Urgent request from Pima Dems: Attend Monday’s Redistricting Committee meeting
by David Safier I must admit, I've watched the Redistricting Commission's work from afar. But we're down to crunch time, and the Pima County Democratic Party says it's important for people to attend the Monday meeting. It starts at 9:30am. It's important for people to show up to make sure the congressional and legislative maps … Read more
AFL-CIO ‘Jobs, Not Cuts’ Rally / #OccupyPhoenix on October 15
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Announcement from the Arizona AFL-CIO: On Saturday, October 15, please join us and our community ally MoveOn.org as we call for "Jobs, Not Cuts." The event will take place at Cesar Chavez Plaza, 201 W. Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85003 beginning at 10:00am. As we did when we rallied at the state … Read more
Arizona Democratic Party files public records request for Tom Horne’s investigation of AIRC
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I suggested that Arizona's political media do this weeks ago, but to my knowledge, not one of them did. Now the Arizona Democratic Party is stepping in to fill the void of the corporate media. Press release from the Arizona Democratic Party: AZ Dems file public-records request into Horne'spartisan investigation of redistricting panel … Read more
Do the plutocrats fear a populist uprising against the corporatocracy?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Eugene Delacroix painting, Liberty Leading the People, (July 28, 1830). The painting above commemorates the Paris uprising of July 27, 28, and 29, 1830, known as the Trois Glorieuses ("Three Glorious Days"), initiated by the liberal republicans for violation of the Constitution by the Second Restoration government. July 28: Liberty Leading the … Read more
Reminder: 2011 Volunteer Awards Night this Sunday
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Arizona Democratic Party 2011 Volunteer Awards Night, at the Arizona Science Center, 600 E. Washington Street (Phoenix). Tucson guests will have the opportunity to take a chartered bus for $15 with a RSVP to Nick Holder at nholder@azdem.org or (602) 234-6820. Special Guest is astronaut Mark Kelly, husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. … Read more
Serious problems with Colorado online schools
by David Safier Education Week (subscription only) published a series of 3 articles on Colorado's online schools, based on an intensive 10-month investigation: Public Schools Also Lose When Online Students Fail Test Scores Raise Questions About Colo. Virtual Schools Investigation Finds Lax Oversight of Online Education I can't say for certain how relevant these revelations … Read more
Oct. 15 “Occupy Phoenix” event gets ink/pixels in the Republic
by David Safier I read it took NPR two weeks to mention the "Occupy Wall Street" protests. [Full disclosure note: It took BfA about the same amount of time to post about it. We should have been on the story earlier.] Now the growing movement is getting regular media coverage across the country. The Republic … Read more
