Carolyn Classen

Carolyn Sugiyama Classen, a life long Democrat, was born & raised in the State of Hawaii, was a Legislative Aide for U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye on Capitol Hill, and practiced law for a while. In Tucson she worked as a tribal staff attorney for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and later was the Interim Executive Director of the now defunct Domestic Violence Commission. In 2008 she became a “My Tucson” guest columnist for the Tucson Citizen newspaper, then continued blogging for Tucsoncitizen.com for over four and a half years. Her blogsite was entitled “Carolyn’s Community” about community events and some political news, until Gannett Publishing shut down the site on January 31, 2014. She started with Blog for Arizona on Feb. 11, 2014. Part time she sat as a Hearing Officer in Pima County Consolidated Justice Courts Small Claims Division since April, 2005 for 15 years. She is married to University of Arizona Distinguished Professor Albrecht Classen, a native of Germany. They have one son, who lives in Seattle, WA with his wife and daughter. She is also the Editor of the Southern Arizona Japanese Cultural Coalition website, www.southernazjapan.org (since Jan. 2013).

International World Indigenous Peoples Day celebration

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Join Us to Celebrate International Day of the World Indigenous Peoples & 20th Anniversary of the Alianza Indigena Sin Fronteras!


Indigenous Community POTLUCK.

August 11, 5:30 to 10 p.m. at Indigenous Alliance without Borders, 225 E. 26th Street, Tucson (note error on flyer above, not E. 27th St.)

Schedule:
“$5.00 Donation with raffle ticket / no one will be turned away.
5:30 – Blessing of the Event – Honorable Jerry Carlyle, Vice Chairman – San Xavier District of the Tohono O’Odham Nation
Welcoming – Alianza Indigna R. Matus, Pascua Yaqui Executive Director, Alianza Indigena Sin Frontera

UN History of the International Day of the World Indigenous Peoples – Tupac Eniquez – Tonatierra, Phoenix

Trump pulling out of the Paris Peace Accord and how it will affect Indigenous Peoples – Many Pino, Acoma Pueblo & Professor of Sociology at Scottsdale Community College

Indigenous Cultural & Human Rights – Andrea C. Valencia, Pascua Yaqui & Executive Director of the International Indian Treaty Council, San Francisco

Indigenous Culture . Rosemary Tona Aguirre – Community Coordinator, Alianza Indigena Sin Fronter

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Rainbow Crosswalk Dedication on 4th Avenue

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“RAINBOWS ARE COMING TO TUCSON!!!  Tues. AUGUST 8th, at 10 to 11 a.m. SAAF, Historic Fourth Avenue, Speedy Striping, and the City of Tucson have joined together to paint all 4 crosswalks at 4th Avenue & 6th Street rainbow! This is the first rainbow crosswalks project in Arizona. The rainbow crosswalks celebrate inclusivity and diversity … Read more

Arizona Daily Star endorses businessman Tom Tronsdal for Ward 3 Council seat

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The Arizona Daily Star has endorsed Canyon Fence businessman (and attorney) Tom Tronsdal in the Ward 3 Democratic primary.

Tom Tronsdal

Here’s the Star article:

http://tucson.com/opinion/local/star-opinion-why-we-like-tom-tronsdal-best-for-city/article_e3cf7db7-e7b6-5195-b6f5-c8623ade43ad.html

Tom is a political newcomer, and his campaign website is:

https://www.facebook.com/tomtronsdal/. He faces opposition from Felicia Chew, a teacher at Mansfeld Middle School and  retired attorney Paul Durham, former Chief of Staff for Ward 6 Councilwoman Nina Trasoff.

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Watch Tucson City Council primary election candidates on AZPM

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AZPM PBS 6 Metro Week Show on Aug. 4, 2017 interviewed the 3 Democrats running for Ward 3,  and 2 Green Party candidates running for Ward 6 in the City of Tucson Council elections.  The 3 Democrats are Felicia Chew, Paul Durham, Tom Tronsdal. The 2 Greens are Mike Cease and Michael Oatman. More info … Read more

Equity Forum to meet Ward 3 Democratic Council candidates

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Info from LSA:
“The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, YWCA of Southern Arizona, Living Streets Alliance, the Southwest Fair Housing Council, and L.U.P.E.Tucson (Lucha Unida de Padres y Estudiantes) invite you to meet the Ward 3 Democratic primary candidates on Saturday, August 5th from 10:30am to 12:00pm at the Donna R. Liggins Center,2160 N. 6th Avenue, for the first-ever candidate forum to focus specifically on equity.

All the primary candidates are confirmed to attend: Felicia Chew, Paul Durham and Tom Tronsdal. (There is no primary on the Republican ticket, as there is no candidate running.)

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