| Peltier Supporters Going to Tempe for Obama Speech on Wednesday |
[12 May 2009|08:58pm] |
An appeal to Peltier Supporters in the Vicinity of Tempe, AZ
President Obama will be speaking at the ASU commencement ceremony at Sun Devil
Stadium at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 13.
Peltier supporters should gather only at the SE end of the stadium around 5:00
p.m. Supporters won’t be allowed access to the ceremony itself. Instead, they
will line Packard Boulevard, the route Obama is expected to take to the stadium.
Break out those Peltier t-shirts and don’t come empty handed. Bring signs,
banners, etc., expressing support for freedom for Leonard Peltier.
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| In Tucson |
[03 Nov 2008|06:05pm] |
Protest Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff
Protest the Border Wall
Friday, Nov. 14; 10:30am to 12:30pm
University of Arizona Law School, 1201 East Speedway
Meet on SW corner of Mountain & Helen St.
Parking available at the Park Avenue Garage, SE corner of Park and Helen St.
As Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff has:
***Waived over 30 federal laws to build walls and infrastructure along the border***Expanded policies that have resulted in the deaths of thousands of men, women and children***Devastated the beautiful and fragile borderlands environment***Violated Indigenous rights of mobility and passage***Spent $2.7 billion in taxpayer money for fencing that Chertoff himself says won’t work***
“A wall across the border would be phenomenally expensive; it wouldn't be particularly effective… In the desert, fencing doesn't make any sense at all.” Press Conference with Secretary Michael Chertoff on the Secure Border Initiative, December 1, 2005.
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| No on 102 Rally Info *Tonight* |
[29 Oct 2008|07:16am] |
No on Prop 102 Rally *TONIGHT*
We have just confirmed that Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon and District 4 Phoenix Councilman Tom Simplot will be speaking at the event. They have a previous commitment at 6 p.m. so if you want to be there to listen to their encouraging words please arrive before 5:30 pm. Other special speakers will include Equality Arizona Executive Director Barbara McCullough-Jones, activist and former Arizona congressional candidate for District 3 Annie Loyd, Seven Straight Nights coordinator Susan Hurley, Body Positive founder Kirk Baxter and allies from the faith community.
See you all there!
When: This Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 | 5:30 7:30 pm
Where: SW Corner of Central Ave. and Camelback Rd.
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| Spread the WORD |
[21 Oct 2008|09:43am] |
ARIZONA DIVORCES MCCAIN!
WE DEMAND CHANGE!
RALLY AND MARCH Join us at Madison #1 School parking lot
5525 N. 16th Street (16th Street & Missouri) Phoenix
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday, November 1, 2008 Join us for live music, speakers and a symbolic divorce.
Speakers, hosted by activist/talk show host Jeff Farias, include: U.S. Army Colonel Ann Wright - resigned from the State Department in protest of Iraq invasion Rebekah Friend - Executive Director Arizona AFL-CIO Raquel Teran - Maricopa Citizens for Safety and Accountability Tim Carpenter - Executive Director Progressive Democrats of America Tupac Acosta - Director of Tonatierra (Indigenous Peoples' Human Rights) Hari Nam Khalsa - Arizona Representative of Iraq Veterans Against the War Steve Brittle - President of the environmental group Don't Waste Arizona
Russell Crawford - Student Leader Northern Arizona University Peace & Justice
Randy Parraz - Political Organizer Laborers' International Union
Liz Hourican - Arizona's CODE PINK representatative Washington
Skits by the Tucson Raging Grannies
(wild hats, cheeky songs and witty actions for a better world)
MARCH to MCCAIN’S OFFICE
and DELIVER the DIVORCE DECREE!
For more information
go to www.azpeace.org
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| This Saturday in Tucson |
[14 Oct 2008|10:58am] |
“Getting Real about Russia and Medvedev”
Time: 2 pm Saturday, October 18
Place: Friends Meeting House, 931 N. 5th Ave.
Speaker: Dr. Pat Willerton, Associate Professor of Political Science at
the U of A with a focus on the politics of Russia and other former Soviet Union countries.
He will discuss our general (mis)perceptions relevant to the Russia-Georgia conflict.
The meeting is free. The public is invited. Refreshments provided
Sponsored by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
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| This should be good! |
[02 Oct 2008|06:08pm] |
Talk on why nuclear energy is a financially disastrous energy option, and why it is bad for global warming. Covered will be the reasonable options like energy efficiency, wind and solar. It is particularly important during this time when the nuclear industry is swamping Congress with lobbyists who have "hands full of gimme and mouths full o' much obliged!"
Where: The Oro Valley Democrats at the Oro Valley Town Hall, at 11,000 N. La Canada Drive, which is off of Naranja Drive
Internet map: http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Oro+Valley&state=AZ&address=11000+N.+La+Canada+Drive
When: Saturday, October 4, 11am. Meeting is scheduled to have announcements then the talk on energy options. The talk is scheduled for one hour.
Hope to see you there!
Russell Lowes
www.SafeEnergyAnalyst.org
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| The Shondes in Tucson TONIGHT! |
[01 Oct 2008|08:51am] |
Queer/Trans Jewish Anti-Zionist Punk!
Wednesday, October 1
The Living Room - 413 E 5th St
7:00 $5
The Shondes (myspace.com/theshondes)
Reservado
and more TBA
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| Tucson |
[29 Sep 2008|05:49pm] |
QUALITY OF LIFE AND CARE ALLIANCE MEETING
THURSDAY OCTOBER 2 , 2008 NOON 201 WEST CUSHING STREET (We will have lunch available or bring your own) WHAT’S NEXT? The Alliance is a coalition of consumers, families, senior and disability advocates, workers, clergy, agencies and community leaders who have united to improve support services needed by our rapidly growing elderly and disability communities. We recognize that any improvements in services can only be achieved with a superior, stable, well-educated, and satisfied work force. We are dedicated to the development and implementation of strategies that ensure Arizonans in need of services receive high quality, consumer driven care which is respectful of the dignity, autonomy, and unique challenges of recipients. |
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| AR in Tucson |
[22 Aug 2008|08:55pm] |
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I just moved to Tucson recently and I was wondering if there were any animal rights groups I could join in on, or if there were any related events going to be going on in the area, in the near future?
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| Humane Borders needs your (financial) help so it can resume water distribution |
[10 Aug 2008|06:31pm] |
From a Humane Borders volunteer:
Our Saturday plans were to go out & service our water stations. That plan changed when our Operations Manager, Doug Ruopp, arrived this morning to discover all the truck tires had been stabbed with a knife. 3 trucks & one Suburban equals 16 tires that now need to be replaced. The knife stabs were in the sidewalls so the tires cannot be repaired.
The good news is that 3 tires have already been promised by the volunteers who were planning to go out this morning. The bad news is that we still need 13 tires! Each tire is approximately $250 each. Can you help? It's easy with our PayPal button on our Humane Borders website. Any amount will help.
http://www.humaneborders.org/
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| Speak out! |
[28 Jul 2008|12:11pm] |
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Emergency Call to Action
No War On Iran!
Money for Human Needs,
Jobs, Housing and Healthcare!
Not Another War!
Check out the web site. Or come on Saturday-
http://www.iactucson.org
Saturday Aug 2nd @ 2:00pm
Wilmot Branch of Tucson Public Library
530 N Wilmot Rd
Films and Discussion Together we can say:
Not ANOTHER war!
Troops Out of Iraq & Afghanistan
No War on Iran
We need jobs, housing, health care and education - NOT Endless war! There is a new and immediate danger of a U.S. attack on Iran, either
directly by the Pentagon or through Israel. **YET ANOTHER U.S. WAR?**
**WAR HURTS U.S. ECONOMY**
**WHAT WE DO RIGHT NOW CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE** The cost of endless war means growing hunger and poverty here in the
U.S. It also means deteriorating schools and infrastructure and
millions of people without health care. You can download the leaflet for this event from
http://www.iactucson.org/Resources/NotAnotherWar.pdf
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| Let Tim Bee know how you feel! |
[18 Jul 2008|11:42am] |
The Republican ideal is supposedly for there to be no external costs or transfer payments, with everyone paying his own way.
In that spirit, if you were caught on one side of Tucson or the other due to the closure of Swan from Davis Monthan all the way up past River on Thursday evening and Friday morning, call the Tim Bee campaign at 520-979-8667 and ask them to write you a check.
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| Film In Tucson July 4th |
[04 Jul 2008|08:18am] |
Today, There will be a public showing of a film about Ammon Hennacy at Dry River (SE corner Main & 4th Ave) during the kickoff evening of the Southwest Catholic Worker gathering. Learn about the history of Catholic Worker communities (like Casa Maria in Tucson) and, specifically, about Ammon who lived a bit of his life right here in Arizona. At 7:00, guest speaker Erica Dahl-Bredine will talk about her experiences growing up in a Worker community, then the movie will show at 8:00.
A PEACE OF THE ANARCHY
AMMON HENNACY and
OTHER ANGELIC TROUBLEMAKERS in the USA
Followed by discussion with filmmaker Marcus Page.
A Peace of the Anarchy is a quick summary of 20th century radical activism
in the USA with a notable focus on the pacifist christian anarchist Ammon
Hennacy. Folks from the War Resisters League, the IWW, Earth First! and
the Catholic Worker, along with Mr. Hennacy exemplify the marginalized
prophetic witness for peace and justice in the USA as they attempt to
appeal to the dominant culture. These people speak on the benefits of
anarchy and peace, following the radical (rooted/basically grounded)
ideology and optimism that goodness will overcome evil, love is superior
to hate and truth trumps falsehood.
69 minutes
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| AFSC is Moving-Can You Help? |
[26 Jun 2008|08:57am] |
American Friend's Service Committee-Tucson Office
AFSC is on the move again! Call 623-9141 if you have time in the next
few weeks to help out.
Fortunately, we aren't moving far. We're literally moving next door.
Another suite (#111) in the building has opened up and has more space
for us to spread out. Our move-in date is July 15.
But the new space needs some serious TLC and that unique AFSC
home-decorating touch. In other words, we need volunteers to help us
paint, pack, and move.
Benefits:
* Air conditioning
* Good company
* Frosty beverages
* Our undying love
Here's the schedule:
Weekend of 6/28
Paint the rest of the new office
Week of 7/1
Packing up the old office
Weekend of 7/5
MOVE
Weekend of 7/12
Finish move, clean old office
If you would like to help us out with ANY part of this process, we would
be eternally grateful. Please send me an email letting me know what
days/times you are available. We'll send additional announcements
before each major workday, just in case you need a reminder.
We are a non-profit and can take people who need to work off community
service hours.
We are also in need of:
* Dollies or any other wheeled contraption with which to transfer
heavier items from one space to the other
* Ladders-the taller the better
* Paint rollers, pans, and long handles
* Fans
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| Stop the Insanity!! |
[12 Jun 2008|04:28pm] |
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Are you sick of getting forwarded e-mails about Barack Obama? Me too!! Now I am not a supporter of Barack Obama, I still support Dennis Kucinich even though he's dropped out, but I still have a dislike for receiving ignorant forwards with misinformation in them...
Have you ever wondered how you could fight back against the idiocy of receiving e-mails that have not been properly researched?! I have your solution right here!
http://www.fightthesmears.com
Check it out! I did and I found lots of great info to fight the idiocy with.
So be a voice of reason in an otherwise insane world. Enlighten the masses today!
Peace-
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| Raging Grannies Yard Sale |
[23 May 2008|10:46am] |
The Tucson Raging Grannies are having a yard sale this coming Saturday, May 24, starting at 7:30 am at 2548 E. Helen Street, at the guest house around the corner on Forgeus. Central location: One block north of Speedway, one block east of Tucson Boulevard.
The weather will be perfect, come early and browse the latest recycled books, fashions and decorative items. And check out the Victorian collectables. Also a special on mesquite firewood delivered to your wood pile. Lots of surprises and values...a beautiful white chest of drawers, a comfy old upholstered chair, baby cactus that want to be in your garden...more goodies are coming in each day.
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| World Harmony-Can It Happen? Watch it on the web or cable |
[20 May 2008|05:31pm] |
On Thursday, May 22, 2008 the World Harmony: Can It Happen? TV program will present from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM (M.S.T.) the topic - The Horrors Going On In The Democratic Republic of The Congo!
Our featured guest will be Professor Julius Kunnie, Director of the University of Arizona Africana Studies Program.
This program can be seen on Cox Cable Channel 97 and Cox Digital Channel 120; Comcast Channel 72; and on the worldwide web - Search www.accesstucson.org and click on: Access Tucson, next look for "NOW PLAYING" and click "Watch Online", and finally click "Watch Channels 72/Digital 120".
If you miss this showing, you can still see it rebroadcast on Saturdays, May 24th and May 31st from Noon - 1:00 PM on Cox Cable Channel 99, Comcast Channel 74, and online by following the directions above and finally clicking "Watch Channels 74/99".
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| from an e-mail |
[15 Apr 2008|01:21pm] |
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You are invited to a Book Feast on Sunday, April 27, 2008, from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. at The Book Stop, located at 214 N. 4th Avenue, Tucson, Arizona (phone: 326-6661).
The books are from the library of Dr. Augusto Ortiz, a dedicated family physician and faculty member of the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center who served the underserved citizens of Arizona for decades.
History, Science, Philosophy, Music, Spanish, Art, and Children's books are among the hundreds of treasures to be found at this event.
The proceeds will go to fund the Ortiz Endowment, which supports the University of Arizona Mobile Health Program "Health Care and Education for the Underserved."
Please help to continue the legacy of Dr. Ortiz by supporting the Book Feast!
PRINT AND POST FLYER:
http://www.opa.medicine.arizona.edu/OrtizBookfeastflyer.pdf
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