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Fresno’s Bishop Brennan: Border Patrol Sweeps Insult Human Dignity and Are ‘Simply Wrong’
Our people are being asked to produce proof of citizenship, and it seems as if the request is based on how they look and how they speak. It is an insult to human dignity, and it is simply wrong.
Our Work in Fresno
Through a massive outreach and listening campaign, Faith in Fresno leaders have developed a comprehensive vision for change focused on safe and decent housing, jobs and poverty, environmental justice, parks, and police accountability and gun violence.
Our key issues include:
- Safe, Healthy and Affordable Housing
- Live Free: Police Reform, Incarceration Reform and Reducing Gun Violence
- Clean Energy, Jobs and Air
- No One Stands Alone: Rapid Response and Accompaniment
Our Key Accomplishments
Organizing toward the creation of a mandatory Interior Inspection program to address the unsafe and unhealthy housing conditions that are impacting local families
Our leaders gained the Fresno’s commitment to adopt 21st Century Policing and have helped to oversee its gradual implementation, including implicit bias training for officers, and improved transparency through public access to data on police contact with students on school sites
Our leaders also are working to create a stronger Office of Independent Review by giving the independent auditor subpoena powers
Our work is leading to the development of a Community Advisory Board to create greater transparency and trust with the Police Department
