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Mar
28
Thu
LUCHA Tucson Office grand opening
Mar 28 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

“Join LUCHA Tucson in their grand opening! Meet the organizers and LUCHA leaders of Tucson to see how you can get involved and become a LUCHA member!

Living United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA) is a membership-led, grassroots organization that builds power with Arizona’s working families to advance social, racial and economic justice for all. Through grassroots campaigns, leadership development, advocacy and civic engagement, we work to create an Arizona in which every person enjoys equal rights, opportunities and protections.

This event is open to the community with free food and refreshments! Learn more about LUCHA’s mass liberation project, issue specific committees, and leadership programs!

For more information please contact elvira@luchaaz.org, michael@luchaaz.org or matt@luchaaz.org!”

https://www.facebook.com/events/256389955280056/

Mar
29
Fri
30th Annual LULAC Youth Leadership Conference @ PCC West Campus
Mar 29 @ 8:00 am – 1:30 pm

Registration now open! visit www.lulacylc.org

“Join us for the 30th annual Southern Arizona Youth Leadership Conference presented by LULAC on Friday, March 29 from 8 am to 1:30 pm. The conference is open to all 8th to 12th grade students and will be held at Pima Community College – West Campus.

The conference theme, Education is the Key to Success underlines the value of education by bringing together educators, elected officials, community leaders and volunteers from across Southern Arizona. This year, participants will participate in a service project, enjoy a resource fair, and attend workshops related to Leadership Development, College Readiness, Community and Advocacy, Health and Wellness, and Career Readiness. The keynote presentation will feature Rachel’s Challenge, a project dedicated to making schools safer and replacing violence and bullying with kindness.

Registration is FREE and lunch will be provided.”

https://www.facebook.com/events/1654830451329879/

Stop Rosemont Mine @ Evo A. Deconcini Federal Building, Tucson
Mar 29 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

“Rosemont wants to blast a 1/2 mile-deep hole in the Santa Ritas, drain the aquifer, kill or drive off the wildlife, desecrate 7 thousand years of indigenous history and contaminate the watershed that supplies some of Tucson’s water. They must be stopped.”

https://www.facebook.com/events/1954698094657366/

Comedy4Charity presents Humorist Jeanne Robertson @ Fox Tucson Theatre
Mar 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Comedy for Charity is proud to co-present Jeanne Robertson on Friday, March 29th at the Fox Theatre.

“Humorist Jeanne Robertson specializes in hilarious humor based on her life experiences. Speaking to thousands of people annually, she utilizes her positively funny style to illustrate that a sense of humor is much more than a laughing matter.

Jeanne Robertson is funny. Oh my, yes. She also knows that her job is far more than “being funny.” Her message is that a sense of humor is an attitude, an approach toward working with people.”

The show starts at 7:00pm. Doors open at 6:00pm. Tickets start at $29. All ages are welcome!

Tickets can be purchased at the Fox Theatre Box Office, 17 W. Congress; on the Fox Theatre website; or by phone at 877-840-0457.

More info:

https://comedyforcharity.org/

Mar
30
Sat
19th Annual Cesar E. Chavez march & rally @ Rudy Garcia Park
Mar 30 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Info: https://www.facebook.com/ArizonaCesarChavezCoalition/

From Ward 1 Regina Romero’s newsletter:
* WHAT: Cesar Chavez Rally, March, and Bike Ride
* WHO: anyone who wants to celebrate, or learn more about, Chavez and the Farmworker movement
* WHEN: Sat 30-MAR-2019 morning. Bike ride starts at 8:30AM. March starts at 9:00AM. Rally starts at 10:00AM.
* WHERE: Bike ride starts at Chavez Park (Stone Ave at 18th Street, next to Cafe Desta). March starts at Hollinger School (Ajo Way just west of Sixth). Rally is at Garcia Park (Sixth/Nogales at Irvington).
** BIKE THERE: for the bike ride, exit from Santa Cruz Bikeway at 22d (head east on 22d to Sixth, then north to Chavez Park); for the march, exit from Santa Cruz Bikeway east bank at 29th Street (follow the Loop southeastward to Sixth and Ajo); or for the rally, exit from Santa Cruz Bikeway west bank at Irvington (head east to Garcia Park)
** BUS THERE: SunTran# 18 (S.6th Ave) to 18th for the bike ride (head north two blocks to Chavez Park behind Cafe Desta); SunTran# 18 to Sixth/Ajo for the march (head west two blocks to Hollinger School); SunTran# 18 to Sixth/Irvington for the rally (park is on the southeast corner). Many routes lead to Laos, from there head east three blocks to the park for the rally.
* HOW MUCH? admission is free
* QUESTIONS? http://www.chavezaz.com

The 19th annual Cesar Chavez March and Rally will take place on Saturday, March 30th, 2019 to celebrate and honor the legacy of Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, and the Labor and Farmworker movements.
This year, there will also be a bike ride to the march and rally! Bikers will meet at 8:30 AM at Cesar Chavez Park (750 South Stone Ave, SEC 17th) and bike down Sixth Avenue to meet marchers at Hollinger K-8 School (150 West Ajo Way, just off Sixth). Those who wish to march will meet at Hollinger at 9:00 AM. The two groups will depart together to continue onward to Rudy Garcia Park (5001 South Nogales Hwy, SEC Irvington) where the rally will begin at 10:00 AM.
Join us for the bike ride from Cesar Chavez Park, the march from Hollinger School, or the rally at Rudy Garcia Park — do just one or all three activities! This is a free, family-friendly community event! Visit the Arizona Cesar E Chavez Holiday Coalition website —
http://www.chavezaz.com/ — for more details.

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