Tucson Chinese Cultural Center’s Lunar New Year Celebration

  Every 12 years of the Asian zodiac, it’s the Year of the Pig. Chinese New Year is on Feb. 5, 2019, but for us Japanese, we start on January 1st. More info: http://www.tucsonchinese.org/ Support volunteer citizen journalism at the Blog for Arizona with a donation today. Your PayPal contribution keeps the Blog online and … Read more

Ward 3 Council Open House on January 30

“Please mark your calendars for a Ward 3 Open House at our office at 1510 E. Grant Road on Wednesday, January 30th from 5:30-7 pm. We had a wonderful New Year Open House last January filled with great company and I hope to see you all there again this year.” (from Councilman Paul Durham’s e-newsletter … Read more

Jeremey Lasher, 2018 DCCC National Canvass Director at DGT

Jeremey Lasher will be speaking at Democrats of Greater Tucson (DGT) tomorrow (postponed from January 21, MLK Holiday),  12 noon at Dragon’s View restaurant, 400 N. Bonita Ave. Tucson. He served as President of DGT for 2 years, prior to taking a job with the D-Triple-C last year.

Jeremey Lasher, photo credit Dia Meraz Photography

“Jeremey Lasher began his career in politics helping to defeat a “right to work” initiative in Colorado in 2008.  Working in the battleground State during such an important election year helped propel him to travel the Nation helping elect Democratic candidates and champion progressive issues.  He worked on the inclusion of a public option in the ACA, and helped build support for environmental legislation, equal marriage legislation, and universal background checks in multiple states.

Jeremey joined Ron Barber’s field team in 2012 and spent the next few years applying his knowledge to electing strong Democratic Candidates in Southern Arizona. Alongside Jeanne Christie, Jeremey chaired the DGT awards luncheon and has served two terms as the DGT Board President.After the devastating 2016 Presidential result, Jeremey was looking for a way to help train the next generation of organizers and campaign staff.  The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee was looking for someone to train and manage staff for the dozens of competitive races across the Country and Jeremey was lucky enough to be chosen for this position.  He will be talking with us this Monday about a few of the tactics used to ensure the largest Democratic Congressional victory since Nixon’s Resignation.”

 

 

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Free “Dark Money” film screening & panel discussion

Sunday January 27, 1:30 to 4 p.m Summit Ridge Community Church, 505 W. Hardy Rd. Tucson Hosted by Represent.Us Tucson and 2 others “Watch Tucson’s first free screening of “Dark Money”, an award-winning documentary by Kimberly Reed exposing political corruption in Montana. Free childcare from 1:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., too. The film draws parallels … Read more

Tucson Peace Center’s Vegetarian Spaghetti Dinner

Saturday Jan. 26, 2019 6 to 9 p.m. First Christian Church, 740 E. Speedway Blvd, Tucson “Delicious spaghetti dinner! There will be music and a short presentation of the new Tucson Sanctuary City proposal and petitions, as well as a silent auction of exceptional pieces of art, jewelry, etc. The dinner will take place until … Read more