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Bulldog Pride Fund presents $10,000 to the 2012-13 Bulldog Pride Fund Scholars

The Bulldog Pride Fund at Fresno State presented $10,000 equally to the 2012-13 Bulldog Pride Fund Scholars on Fri. Sept. 28th at the Smittcamp Alumni House at a reception attended by nearly 40 donors, guests and family members. Attendees were welcomed by Jared Lindo (2009), the inaugural Bulldog Pride Fund scholar and master of ceremonies. […]

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Honoring the Bulldog Pride Fund Scholars

Please join us on Sept. 28th! Please join family, donors and friends in honoring the 2012-13 Bulldog Pride Fund scholars ­ TimeOut, Justin Kamimoto, Dausha Calhoun, Michelle Swift, and Leo Barajas ­ on Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Jensen Library of the Smittcamp Alumni House. This academic year, $10,000

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Reel Pride festival starts in only 9 days!

With only 9 days until the 2012 Reel Pride film festival kicks off, now is the time to watch the film trailers and choose which films you’ll be going to.  Or better yet, purchase your festival pass so you can see every film and won’t miss out on the fabulous parties!  Passes start at only

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Tower District Meeting

On Wednesday, August 29th at the Gazebo Gardens parking lot Mr. Craig Scharton, Director, Downtown and Community Revitalization Department, City of Fresno addressed around 60 to 80 people about concerns and issues of Fresno’s Tower District citizens.  The meeting started at 6:00 p.m. and went until about 8:00 p.m.  Mr. Eskq Siipola of Code Enforcement

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Introducing the 2012-13 Bulldog Pride Fund Scholars

The Bulldog Pride Fund at Fresno State is pleased and proud to present $10,000 to the 2012-13 Bulldog Pride Fund Scholars: • Leo Barajas – a senior from Madera majoring in mass communication and journalism;• Michelle Swift – a senior from Burney studying recreation administration;• TimeOut –a junior from Fresno majoring in kinesiology;• Dausha Calhoun

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Fresno’s Chick fil A Protest – wrap up

It was warm, but not as hot as it had been all week. When I arrived a crowd was just starting to build but by the end of the protest there had been well over 200 hundred people participating. In a community like Fresno that says alot! We are an agricultural based community and tend

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Trans-E-Motion seeking new leaders & motivated team members

Trans-E-Motion is a 501(c)(3) organization offering education, advocacy, and support for the transgender community and their allies.  Trans-E-Motion currently hosts a monthly social, support group, and annual transgender events like The Transgender Day of Remembrance while supporting their community coalitions faithfully. As the largest Transgender advocacy organization in the Central Valley the demand for resources

You know, you could still always find a nice boy.

Whilst my mother has improved exponentially in her tolerance of, if not acceptance of my sexual orientation, I know that this is an issue that most of us face every day. In a way this casual dissonance from close family members harms more than the blatant hate that is directed our way from the general,

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Fresno Rainbow Pride Gives Thanks and Recaps Pride 2012

It is said that takes a village to raise a child, BUT I call tell you it takes a community to raise a pride. People, their time, energy, efforts, and spirit are irreplaceable. There are so many people to thank for making Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade and Festival such a success. There is no hierarchy

Fresno Rainbow Pride – Issues with new city permitting process

To start off the city has changed the time frame in which the Special Events Application may be submitted. Up until this year the application could be turned in 90 days prior to the event. We usually turned in the permit at the first of March. This year they returned the application and told us