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Trump has signed a bill into law passed by Congress & pushed for actions that punish immigrants. His obsession is to show that immigrants are “criminals,” so in the new law & the EOs, the narrative is anti-immigrant and without basis fresnoalliance.com/attack-on-immi…

Within the vast expanse of the south SJV region live a mosaic of landscapes stretching from the treeclad Sierra through the rambling foothills & across the farms & prairies of the valley plain Natural terrains have been buried under human development. fresnoalliance.com/conserving-the…

El 4 de marzo de 2025, las escalinatas del Ayuntamiento de Porterville se llenaron de manifestantes antes de una reunión del Concejo Municipal que incluía en su agenda dos propuestas relacionadas con los derechos de las mujeres y de las personas trans.  fresnoalliance.com/?p=29239

Porterville’s City Hall was crowded w/ protestors as activists gathered ahead of a City Council meeting at which 2 proposals relating to “women’s” & “trans” rights were on the agenda. These transphobic proposals, were widely condemned by LGBTQ+ advocates… fresnoalliance.com/?p=29176

Stolen Newspapers The Community Alliance newspaper has been disappearing from some of its distribution sites apparently by individuals determined to prevent the community from accessing its content. fresnoalliance.com/?p=29166

Trabajadores agrícolas y líderes comunitarios se reunieron en #Visalia para protestar contra el uso del #pesticida 1,3-D y exigir protecciones regulatorias más fuertes.  Se destacó el impacto desproporcionado en las comunidades #latinas e #inmigrantes fresnoalliance.com/manifestacion-…

#Farmworkers, community leaders & advocates gathered in #Visalia to protest the use of the #pesticide 1,3-D & demand stronger regulatory protections. The rally highlighted the disproportionate impact of pesticide exposure on Latino & #immigrant communities fresnoalliance.com/rally-against-…

On his second day as President, Donald Trump attended a church service at the Washington National Cathedral, where Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde used her sermon to deliver a pointed message to the new president. fresnoalliance.com/bishop-calls-o…

There has been much speculation about what the incoming Trump administration have in store for the country. Despite vehement denials by Trump & his running mate, Project 2025 has already laid out much of the agenda. In NC we’ve already seen how MAGA works. fresnoalliance.com/?p=28771

MLK Day  Jan. 20 was the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, and the City of Fresno held its annual march and rally in commemoration of the civil rights leader. Fresno is unusual in holding a City-sponsored event in honor of Dr. King. fresnoalliance.com/?p=28741

The new era of madness started in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20. It was not a surprise because Trump promised lots of extreme right policies as a candidate. And now he is implementing those promises, no matter how bizarre- fresnoalliance.com/from-the-edito…

36% of ppl living on the streets have a substance-use disorder. Perhaps the number is greater because the Fresno Police Department, the Fresno business community & many Fresno community members believe that most unhoused ppl have drug problems. #homeless fresnoalliance.com/fresnos-new-wa…

The House’s pas of the Laken Riley Act is an indicator of the ongoing decay in Congressional decision-making that results in dysfunctional laws Its support among Dems shows, in this political climate, few are willing to stand in defense of immigrant rights fresnoalliance.com/?p=28732

En las entrañas de la escuela de teatro de la Universidad de Fresno, un puñado de estudiantes de diversos orígenes raciales y culturales dan vida a un proyecto con una fuerte base latina.  fresnoalliance.com/?p=28559

What better escapist fantasy to enjoy than a night at the Tower Theatre watching Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life, that classic tale of a socialist affordable-housing developer overcoming a local power elite through collective community action? fresnoalliance.com/?p=28557

Woody Guthrie (1912-1967) es considerado el padre de la canción social, o de protesta. Cantautor folk, retrató la vida rural de EE.UU. Fue acusado de comunista y su casa fue incendiada por fanáticos conservadores. fresnoalliance.com/woody-guthrie-…

Like a concierge at a grand hotel or the conductor of a philharmonic orchestra, Gabriel Sandoval fine-tunes the environmental surroundings of the Merced National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). fresnoalliance.com/merced-nationa…

Approximately 2.2 million people in the US lack access to safe drinking water. Unfortunately, rural communities such as those in the Central Valley are disproportionately affected due to poor infrastructure, agriculture and climate change. fresnoalliance.com/a-sea-of-poiso…

On Dec. 17, a coalition of activists that included We Are Not Invisible, the #Fresno #Homeless Union, the Fresno Tenants Union and Peace Fresno joined with unhoused members of the community to protest the City of Fresno’s harsh no camping ordinance fresnoalliance.com/kill-the-poor-…

Fascists Steal Children BY LENI VILLAGOMEZ REEVES   As we prepare for the re-inauguration of a fascist monster, it might be good to learn more about something we already know: Fascists steal children.   fresnoalliance.com/?p=28555