AIRC Update: ASU Professor Jennifer Steen on Arizona Redistricting
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jennifer Steen, a professor at Arizona State University, has testified regulalry at AIRC public hearings. She is a political scientist and a "numbers cruncher" who knows what she is talking about. Her testimony has been some of the most insightful at these public hearings. If you attend the AIRC public hearings over the … Read more
AIRC Update: Weekend schedule of public hearings added – your testimony is requested
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) had hoped to complete the state legislative district "draft map" by the end of the week, but the commission has added an additional three days of public hearings over the long Columbus Day holiday weekend and another on Tuesday. This gives those of you who work Monday … Read more
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
