Fresno Three-Card Monte: Based on real events of battling to save animals at Fresno City Hall (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798731194136)

Based on a true story. As a graduate of the Ivy League, Reina enjoyed living in large cities. In 2011, after 21 years away, she returns to her hometown of Fresno, California. It is governed by the right-wing, has a history of the KKK, and is impoverished. But what Reina shut down from her memory was the infinite number of stray animals. Distressed, she fixes and cares for the feral and abandoned cats.

In 2012, a conflict between animal rescuers and the Fresno animal shelter reaches a boiling point. The public demands Fresno become a "no kill" community. Meaning that no treatable, adoptable animal will be killed for space. The pressure forces local politicians to call a meeting at City Hall.

In the meeting Reina witnesses local politicians mislead nearly 300 women in the audience. Then the President of the Fresno City Council blatantly leers at her body. Angered by injustice, Reina speaks truth to power. In response, a bailiff moves to kick her out.

In the upcoming "Animal Task Force Meetings," Reina's only chance to speak will be for 2-3 minutes within the confines of the "public comment seat." There, she will be at the mercy of the politicians. Believing Reina to be a threat, the animal rescuers vilify her.

Reina has no one to lean on. She is the only Chicana in a room brimming with misogyny and racial bias. Beset upon from all sides, she employs her intellect. By using her knowledge of psychology, logic, ethnic studies, law, and gender studies; and with a talent for research, Reina unearths painful discoveries. Amid the hurt, she creates a solution. One that can bring equity for all.

Author: Reina de Las Américas
ISBN-13: 9798731194136
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 07/08/2021
Pages: 180
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d