Celebrate what can be accomplished when ordinary people take a stand against injustice and exploitation. Join us at the Grand on Ten on October 4th, 2018 from 5pm to 8pm.

RONALD M. GEORGE EQUAL JUSTICE AWARD

Center for Peacemaking – Fresno Pacific University

Through the Center’s efforts, Fresno is a recognized leader across the country in innovative restorative justice initiatives within communities, school and the criminal justice system. The Center has continued to widen its reach into the Juvenile Courts, schools, prisons, and re-entry programs, helping youth and adults to find their way back into the community.

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD

Ana de Alba – Lang, Richert & Patch

A longtime supporter of social justice issues, Ana represents working women – often farmworkers – experiencing sexual harassment in the workplace. She has energetically championed a pro bono culture in our local bar, encouraging private law firms to provide pro bono representation to the underserved, and helping to create the Central Valley Pro Bono Challenge, as well as a volunteer-powered Worker’s Rights Clinic and a quarterly legal clinic helping seniors with simple wills.

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD

Lety Valencia – Faith in the Valley

Lety is a talented community organizer who’s leadership was essential to passage and implementation of Fresno’s first-ever proactive rental housing inspection program: the Rental Housing Improvement Act (RHIA). She inspired a wide range of stakeholders to demand solutions to unsafe and unhealthy housing conditions. When fully implemented, the RHIA will raise the quality of life and safety for thousands of low-income families, while protecting tenants from retaliation for speaking out about code violations.