President Donald Trump’s eldest daughter, Ivanka Trump, joined Republican Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy in Fresno today. The invitation-only event drew protests, despite attempts to keep the location secret. Ivanka Trump and McCarthy were the guests of honor at a private luncheon for “Protect the House,” a group committed to keeping …
Read More »Fresno Protesters Call For More Staff at Veterans’ Hospitals
If you drove down Clinton Avenue in east central Fresno this morning, you may have seen a rally outside of the Fresno Department of Veterans Affairs. A few dozen veterans and VA staff chanted “when U.S. veterans are under attack, what do you do? Stand up, fight back, ” in …
Read More »‘Stand against hate at Stan State.’ Protesters shout down university president
Some students loudly interrupted CSU Stanislaus President Ellen Junn’s “Fall Welcome Address” on Monday, chanting, “Stand against hate at Stan State!” and holding up posters urging that white nationalist leader … Click to Continue »
Read More »Protesters push Merced for law enforcement citizen review board, police training
UC Merced students and members of the Merced community called Monday for the City Council to set up citizen review boards, pay for bias training and made other demands in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Protesters call for review board, training for Merced police
About two dozen speakers told the Merced City Council to institute a citizen review board for police and add training related to bias, among other demands, during a meeting on Monday, July 17, 2017. Several recounted the events from arrests at a Hookah Lounge on July 9. … Click to …
Read More »Protesters march through Merced, speak out against Hookah Lounge arrests
Dozens of young people gathered at UC Merced and marched through the city on Thursday afternoon protesting the arrests of five people and the use of force by Merced police … Click to Continue »
Read More »Protesters briefly block Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s visit to a D.C. school
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos encountered protesters Friday morning outside a D.C. middle school and found her way barred as she tried to enter through a side door, forcing her to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Protesters rally at Nunes’ Clovis office to criticize his support of Trump refugee orders
U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes’ support of President Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration sparked a protest Wednesday in front of Nunes’ office in Old Town Clovis. The crowd of about … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced group to stand with Dakota Access protesters
A group of community activists from Merced will spend Thanksgiving in North Dakota to join protest efforts against the Dakota Access oil pipeline. A group of about six people from … Click to Continue »
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