Attorney General Kris Mayes town hall on electricity rates

by Carolyn Classen, blogger Attorney General Kris Mayes Coming to Tucson for a TEP Town Hall “Attorney General Kris Mayes has been approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) to intervene against APS and TEP’s pending electricity rate cases, which would skyrocket already high electricity bills for Arizona consumers. Join the Attorney General for a … Read more

National Day of Racial Healing

by Carolyn Classen, blogger Organizer contact is Victor Bowleg at YWCA of Southern Arizona, https://www.ywcatucson.org/. In the past this event has included ethnic performances and a panel discussion. Stay tuned for details.

Building Arizona’s Workforce town hall

by Carolyn Classen, blogger https://aztownhall.org Tucson Community Town Hall on Building Arizona’s Workforce TUCSON, AZ (November2025) 一 “Arizona Town Hall is collaborating with a consortium of community partners for a community town hall on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at the YWCA of Southern Arizona, where community members will engage in discussions about the future of … Read more

Criminal Justice Community Forum: Fixing Cash Bail & Restoring Voting Rights

by Carolyn Classen, blogger “On Saturday, October 11, 2025, the NAACP Tucson Branch and YWCA of Southern Arizona will host our second Criminal Justice Community Forum. The keynote speaker will be Lauren Beall, Staff Attorney at ACLU Arizona, who will share insights and expertise on the rights of those who are incarcerated. In addition, experts and … Read more

Participate in National Day of Racial Healing on January 18, 2025

Carolyn’s note: As a non-white female in America today, I can attest to lots of verbal incidents directed at me and my bi-racial son over the years. It’s getting less, but was still bothersome and disturbing during the Asian Hate episodes of the covid pandemic (2020 to 2023). Let’s work at healing ourselves as this … Read more