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Unlikely Team Fights to Protect San Joaquin River from Mining Project
In what we here at uSpark consider the team-up of the century, Assembly member Joaquin Arambula and Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer have joined forces to oppose a controversial mining proposal along the San Joaquin River.

What is media literacy?
What is media literacy, and why does it matter? In Fresno County, misinformation and conspiracy theories run rampant, sometimes targeting our most vulnerable communities. Even local officials have used unreliable sources to shape policies that affect us all.

March & Rally to Defend Our National Park
On Sunday, March, 22, 2025, around 150 folx, several from the Central Valley, gathered in Yosemite Valley for a Rally & Learn, an event organized nationally by the Resistance Rangers and in Yosemite by a local group of organizers.

Martirio: Local Band Championing Undocumented Immigrants in the Trump Era
Local band, Martirio, taking a stance on immigration. Check out this brief interview with band members.

Fringe Theater as Resistance
Fresno’s Rogue Festival and how performing arts can be an act of rebellion against traditional definitions of arts.