Activism… [Archives 2016] Boycott Driscoll’s | Farmworker Appreciation Day at Fresno State 18 Jun 20208 Jul 2020 Photo Above: Farmworker Appreciation Day at Fresno State, April 12, 2016. Workers are demanding a minimum daily wage of $20, healthcare, overtime pay, 6 weeks of paid maternity and paternity…
Activism… [Archives 2016] Fresno Celebrates LGBTQ Pride and Mourns Orlando Pulse Attack 18 Jun 20208 Jul 2020 Photo above: Marchers holding signs demanding equal rights for genderqueer or LGBTQ individuals. Photo by Hannah Brandt. By Hannah Brandt Editor's Note: This article was originally published in August 2016…
Activism… [Archives 2016] Black Lives Matter and Others in Fresno Protest Police Brutality 18 Jun 20208 Jul 2020 Photo above: Activists protest police brutality and racism in north Fresno on July 9, 2016. Photo by Hannah Brandt By Hannah Brandt Editor's Note: This article was originally published in…
Economics… May 21, 2020 | Voter’s Choice Roll-Out in Fresno County: The Promises and Perils of Universal Mail-In Ballots 21 May 20208 Jul 2020 A large banner saying "Vote Here/Vote Aquí" outside the Fig Garden Library vote center in the City of Fresno at Bullard and Marks avenues. Photo by Hannah Brandt. By Hannah…
Economics… May 13, 2020 | What’s Up With Housing in the City of Fresno? An Intro. to the Planning Process 13 May 20208 Jul 2020 By Emily Brandt and Hannah Brandt The City of Fresno shares in the long, shameful U.S. history of red-lining. It has been carved up by the building of a series…
Activism… [Archives 2017] Universal Heart | A profile of Muralist Mauro Carrera 23 Apr 20208 Jul 2020 Photo of the mural by Mauro Carrera at Fulton and La Sierra Drive from the Digital Mural Map at Creative Fresno. It depicts a human figure whose eyes are not…
Activism… [Archives 2017] Landscape, Mythology, and Memory: Chicana Narratives in Murals 23 Apr 20208 Jul 2020 Photo Above: Las Mujeres Muralistas del Valle, 1978. Top (from left to right) Silvia Garcia, Cecilia Aranaydo, Lupe Gonzalez. Bottom (from left to right) Ernestine Silva, Helen Gonzalez A discussion…
Activism… [Archives 2017] Malak: An American Girl and Her Family 23 Apr 20208 Jul 2020 Photo Above: (left to right) Said Habbaba, Malak Habbaba, and Iman Akroum. By Hannah Brandt This story was originally published in April 2017 at Community Alliance newspaper: https://fresnoalliance.com/malak-an-american-girl-and-her-family/ The word malak means angel in Arabic.…
Economics… Mar. 2, 2020 | Fresno’s 2020 Mayoral Race: Once Again the Stakes are High 2 Mar 20208 Jul 2020 Aerial view of the City of Fresno. Photo by Ron Reiring via Flickr Creative Commons By Hannah Brandt Mayoral elections are always important, but this is particularly true in Fresno where…
Economics… Feb. 20, 2020 | Courage Campaign is now Courage California: Interview with Director, Eddie Kurtz 20 Feb 20208 Jul 2020 By Emily Brandt Editor's Note: Emily Brandt has campaigned for Kimberly Williams in 2019-2020 during her run for Congressional District 16. This interview was conducted to gain an understanding of…
Education… Feb. 17, 2020 | Election 2020: Voters Choice Goes into Effect in Fresno Co. 17 Feb 20208 Jul 2020 Editor's Note: This article is made up of information taken from the Voters Choice Fresno County website. It is intended purely to communicate the new procedures for the 2020 California…
Archives… [Archives 2017] Update on Fresno Transformative Climate Communities Funding 14 Feb 20208 Jul 2020 Danielle Bergstrom (left) and Steve Cancian (right) address the crowd at Westside Church of God. Photo by Peter Maiden. By Hannah Brandt Editor's Note: This article was originally published in…
Activism… [Archives 2017] Battle for Matheny Tract: Demanding Water Justice in Tulare County 14 Feb 20208 Jul 2020 By Hannah Brandt Editor's Note: This article was originally published in September 2017 at Community Alliance newspaper at: https://fresnoalliance.com/battle-matheny-tract-demanding-water-justice-tulare-county/ A community screening and discussion of the film The Battle for Matheny Tract took…
Activism… [Archives 2017] Despite Unconstitutional Criticism, City Council Passes Ban on Street Dwelling 6–1 14 Feb 20208 Jul 2020 City Council meeting on the Unhealthy and Hazardous Camping Act. Photo by Howard Watkins. By Hannah Brandt Editor's Note: This article was originally published in Community Alliance newspaper in September…
Activism… [Archives 2017] Assault on Voting Rights: One of America’s Greatest Injustices Persists 4 Jan 20208 Jul 2020 Occupy Wall Street joined the NAACP as thousands marched in midtown Manhattan on December 10, 2011, to defend voting rights. Photo by Michael Fleshman via Flickr Creative Commons. By Hannah…
Archives… [Archives 2017] Three Years After War, Gaza Still Suffering: A Follow-Up with Dina Samir 4 Jan 20208 Jul 2020 A single white flowering plant grows in Dina’s window box with the partially reconstructed Gaza skyline behind it. Much of Gaza was destroyed in 2014. Dina’s flower and her pet…
Activism… [Archives 2017] Trans Rights Rally and Day of Remembrance 4 Jan 20208 Jul 2020 The vigil at the Transgender Night of Remembrance. Photo by Peter Maiden. By Hannah Brandt Editor's Note: This article was originally published in Community Alliance newspaper in December 2017: https://fresnoalliance.com/trans-rights-rally-day-remembrance/. …
Economics… Nov. 22, 2019 | Does Rep. Jim Costa Deserve a Fifth Term Serving District 16? 22 Nov 20198 Jul 2020 By Emily Brandt Editor’s Note: Emily Brandt has campaigned in 2019-2020 for Kim Williams for Congress and Bernie Sanders for president. WHAT MOTIVATED COSTA TO RUN FOR CONGRESS IN 2020?…
