By Kevin Hall (Editor’s note: The writer has supported the Veva Islas campaign financially and as a volunteer.) Three candidates are vying to become the next representative for District 7 on the [...] Continue Reading
Women & Gender
Slaughter Dedicated to Women’s Issues
By George B. Kauffman Louise M. Slaughter (D–NY) died on March 16 (1929–2018) at the age of 88, the oldest sitting member of Congress, serving her 16th term in the House of Representatives. She was [...] Continue Reading
WILPF – April 2018
WILPF BUSINESS MEETING April 12 (2nd Thursday of each month), 7 p.m.–9 p.m. at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness Ave. Meetings are open to all members and those interested in WILPF [...] Continue Reading
Lest We Forget
By Ruth Gadebusch Just as February has been designated Black History Month, March is Women’s History Month in recognition of the void in telling our history fully. It is more than a matter of pride. [...] Continue Reading
WILPF – March 2018
WILPF BUSINESS MEETING WILPF will meet Thursday, March 8, at 7 p.m. at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness Ave. This meeting is open to all members. WOMEN IN BLACK A worldwide network [...] Continue Reading
Women’s March Fresno #HearOurVote
More than 1,500 Fresnans convened in the River Park area to commemorate the first anniversary of the Women’s March. A slate of dynamic speakers energized the crowd at a rally preceding the march. Many [...] Continue Reading
WILPF – February 2018
WILPF BUSINESS MEETING WILPF will meet Thursday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m. at Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness Ave. This meeting is open to all members. WOMEN IN BLACK A worldwide network of [...] Continue Reading
Women Usually Clean Up the Big Messes
By Sheila Kennedy Editor’s note: This article is republished with permission and was originally published at https://www.sheilakennedy.net/2017/10/women-are-always-the-ones-cleaning-up/. The [...] Continue Reading
WILPF – January 2018
WILPF BUSINESS MEETING WILPF will meet Thursday. Jan. 11, at 7 p.m. at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence (1584 N. Van Ness Ave.). This meeting is open to all members. WOMEN IN BLACK A worldwide [...] Continue Reading
#MeToo
By Tiffany A. Potter At the time of our deadline, and the weeks prior, we’ve experienced a storm surge of sexual harassment and molestation stories and allegations nationally. From Hollywood elites [...] Continue Reading
Human Rights Day in Fresno
By Sudarshan Kapoor “Human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights once and for all.” Hilary Clinton, then First Lady, on Sept. 5, 1995, said these powerful words during the [...] Continue Reading
Did I Bring This on Myself?
By Halima Aquino The disturbing revelations I witnessed first-hand, experienced, heard about or gleaned over the years flooded my head as I woke up yet again last week to more “coming out” stories of [...] Continue Reading