Stop Killing People With Our Tax Money I recently sent a note to Rep. Jim Costa about the bombardment in the Middle East—not a “war” when one side is bombing the shit out of the other side, [...] Continue Reading
War & Peace
Perspectives on the War
It is more than 100 days since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, and the daily news bulletins of destruction raise painful emotions. For me, it was an additional shock to learn from an article in a [...] Continue Reading
Fresnans Speak Out for Palestine
Zahra Al, a teacher and Fresno State alumnus, told the Fresno City Council on Jan. 11, “I am here for Palestine, I am here for Gaza. I am here to call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire. I am [...] Continue Reading
Khalida Jarrar
Statistics are important. We can know the official count of the dead and realize that this represents only those who have been identified and that many more bodies remain, killed but unidentified and [...] Continue Reading
To Gaza, Palestine: “Your Pain Is Our Pain”
A POEM BY ZAHARA AL With the first blast that shattered your peace, we cried “Genocide!”An oppressor’s cruel act, their war crimes cannot hide.Each explosion they unleash, in their ruthless, [...] Continue Reading
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
February 2024 You can read the (.pdf) print version of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom sponsored page below. There are features that allow viewers to increase the size of the [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Center for Nonviolence Sponsored Page
February 2024 You can read the print version of the Fresno Center for Nonviolence sponsored page below. [...] Continue Reading
La Mesa Redonda de Líderes del Valle respalda al Republicano Duarte
El 9 de diciembre de 2023, la Mesa Redonda de Liderazgo del Valle Central se reunió en Firebaugh para entrevistar a los candidatos para el 13º Distrito Congresional de California, que incluye partes [...] Continue Reading
Komon ‘alajtik: la Apuesta Zapatista por la Paz
En la noche del 31 de diciembre de 2023, en el Treinta aniversario del levantamiento del Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN), el subcomandante Moisés reitero la nueva etapa del [...] Continue Reading
Truskavets: Turbulent History and Ukrainian Resilience
Truskavets, a picturesque city 84 kilometers south of Lviv in Western Ukraine, is one of Europe’s oldest balneological resorts, offering unique mineral springs and a healing climate. Located in an [...] Continue Reading
Palestinian Flag Raised in Fresno
On Dec. 8, the Palestinian flag was raised at Eaton Plaza in downtown Fresno, a month after the flag of Israel was raised there. Only three other U.S. cities have raised the flag of Palestine. More [...] Continue Reading
Japanese Concentration Camps in Images
In 1942, the infamous Executive Order 9066, signed by then President Franklin D. Roosevelt, ordered all Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans living on the West Coast to be interned in [...] Continue Reading