“Please register and share the Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge. This challenge is happening throughout our national network with over 10, 000 participants in over 700 zip codes! Join today and let’s learn together! The challenge starts on Monday, March 1st and continues (Monday –Friday) through March 29th. Share with your friends and family … Read more
City of Tucson Council Wards 1, 2, and 4 and the Mayor’s office are up for election on Nov. 5, 2019: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/clerks/Candidate_Listing_090619_2.pdf Meet the candidates at this upcoming forum on Sept. 26. Mayor: Independent Ed Ackerley, political newcomer Green Mike Cease, ran for Ward 6 Council in 2017 Democrat Regina Romero, Ward 1 Councilmember (3 … Read more
Hosted by YWCA Arizona STAT – Stand Together Arizona Training & Advocacy and YWCA Southern Arizona “Ready to step into your leadership power? We believe that everyone is ALREADY a leader, but sometimes it takes that extra push to recognize the value of our skills, experiences, and what WE each bring – especially when we … Read more
Tucsonans know about mass shootings ever since January 8, 2011 when then CD 8 Congresswoman Gabby Giffords was shot, along with her District Director/later CD 2 Congressman Ron Barber, Congressional aide Gabe Zimmerman and Federal District Judge John Roll. 6 innocent people died that day and 13 were wounded, some of whom are now disabled … Read more
The YWCA of Southern Arizona’s Stand Together Arizona & Training Advocacy (STAT) Center conducted a statewide survey and held 14 town halls from Nogales to Kingman (including Bisbee, Tucson, Casa Grande, Tempe, Glendale, Globe, Show Low, Wickenburg, Prescott, Yuma, Lake Havasu City, Flagstaff), in the Fall of 2017. Here’s their initial report, which was released … Read more