May 2022 - Faith in the Valley

AAPI Heritage Month: Pastor Wangki Xiong

This AAPI Heritage Month, Let’s Honor Leaders Like Pastor Wangki

May 27, 2022
Faith in the Valley
Blog, Merced

Pastor Wangki, of Trinity Christian Church in Merced, works to support the Southeast Asian community as they face language barriers, information barriers, transportation barriers, and the threat of anti-Asian racism in their daily lives.

Marcel Woodruff: "Mass policing and mass incarceration do not create safer communities."

Gang Sweep Today, More Crime Tomorrow: Fresno’s Inability to Deal With Root Causes

May 19, 2022
Faith in the Valley
Blog, Fresno

Mass policing and mass incarceration do not create safer communities. Instead, we must move to fully examine the root causes of criminal activity and violence and commit to dismantling the social determents that drive these behaviors.