Learning from the Past for a Just Fresno
Facing Fresno is a community learning and engagement initiative to explore the impact of racism in Fresno. It is a journey through the past, present, and future of racial and economic justice in our community.
It Starts With Us
As we face the history of injustices in Fresno, we also look inward to understand how we have been shaped by history and how history has shaped us. Through raising individual consciousness, we work towards building community power.
Our Economy, Our Fresno
Harnessing the power of us, we will shift institutions and systems to create a racially just and inclusive economy.
What You Will Learn
Understanding Racial Socialization
Unpacking Race and Power
Uncovering the History of Fresno
Land & Labor Acknowledgment
We are presenting and in community while residing on the original homelands of the Yokuts and Mono Nations. The Yokuts and Mono have stewarded these lands since time immemorial. The practice of acknowledging the land of the sovereign Nations brings to the forefront their enduring connection to these lands regardless of historical and current colonization practices. We acknowledge that all inhabitants benefit from this land.
We acknowledge that the foundations of the U.S. were built by the free and forced labor of Black people of Africa, the African diaspora, and Black people indigenous to this land. This foundation has generational and exponential effects that continue to negatively impact Black communities today and remain uncompensated. The historical and contemporary contributions of the Black diaspora continue to shape American culture and benefit all inhabitants of this land.