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Rally for the Santa Ritas
May 3 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm MST
Join us on May 3rd at 2 PM in Downtown Tucson for a Rally for the Santa Ritas.
Saturday May 3, 2 – 4 p.m.
Tucson Federal Building
300 W Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701
“Hudbay, a Canadian mining company, has plans to develop a copper mining project consisting of 6 open pits straddling the northern ridge of the Santa Ritas. This project includes plans to dumping mine tailings consisting of toxic waste rock as close as 1 1/2 miles from an elementary school and hundreds of feet from homes.
The time to act is now!”
https://www.scenicsantaritas.org/event-details/rally-for-the-santa-ritas
“Key attendees and speakers include the following (from City of Tucson press release):
- Adelita Grijalva, former Pima County Supervisor (District 5)
- Regina Romero, Mayor of Tucson
- Kevin Dahl, City of Tucson Councilmember (Ward 3)
- Russ McSpadden, Center for Biological Diversity
- Rob Peters, Save the Scenic Santa Ritas
The Copper World project threatens to destroy a treasured landscape, pollute scarce water resources, and set a dangerous precedent for future mining operations in our region. Rally participants will call on local, state, and federal representatives to oppose this project and to take a stand to protect our lands for generations to come.
Event organizers: Save the Scenic Santa Ritas, Center for Biological Diversity, Great Old Broads for the Wilderness, Living Desert Alliance, and the Corona de Tucson Preservation Alliance.”