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“It’s a Space Built for Us”: Queer-Led Medical Clinic Opens in Fresno for LGBTQ+ Affirming Care
We Take Care of Us: Fresno Leaders Stand Up to ICE Raids, Call for Business Solidarity
The Encampments: Interview with the organizers of the film screening
R.A.D.: A Social Justice Book Club
Free Wicky Twohands!
Wickey Twohands, 77-year-old Indigenous elder, was detained in October 2024 for standing on a sidewalk, an act deemed a crime under Fresno’s newly implemented "no-sit-lie or sleep" ordinance. The ordinance bans sitting, lying, sleeping or camping on public property....
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.