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Aug18Sat10:00 am Why We Need to Ratify the ERA Now! @ Yavapai CollegeWhy We Need to Ratify the ERA Now! @ Yavapai CollegeAug 18 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Hosted by League of Women Voters of Central Yavapai County https://www.facebook.com/events/1921462437904567/Share this:FacebookTwitterMoreEmailTumblrPrintPocketRedditLinkedInGooglePinterestLike this:Like Loading...12:30 pm AZ Dems Nogales Office openingAZ Dems Nogales Office openingAug 18 @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
“We’re having a party this Saturday to celebrate our new office opening in Nogales! Come meet other local Democrats and find out how to join our #trailblAZing volunteer team. RSVP here: https://my.azdem.org/event/map/98614 It’s the office with pink flowers on the windows!” https://www.facebook.com/events/288515001948085/ Share … Continue reading2:30 pm AZ Dems Chair’s Mixer in NogalesAZ Dems Chair’s Mixer in NogalesAug 18 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
“Come learn about the Party’s plans for 2018 and get to know your fellow Santa Cruz County Dems!” https://www.facebook.com/events/318747532004291/Share this:FacebookTwitterMoreEmailTumblrPrintPocketRedditLinkedInGooglePinterestLike this:Like Loading...Aug19Sun2:00 pm Tucson NOW meeting @ Joel D. Valdez Main libraryTucson NOW meeting @ Joel D. Valdez Main libraryAug 19 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
*Please note that this meeting is on the 3rd Sunday of the month, instead of the usual 2nd Sunday. “Carmen Liñero-Lopez with the Feminist Majority will be speaking to us about her work to energize and get out the student … Continue readingAug20Mon12:00 pm PCDP Chair Jo Holt – Electing De... @ Dragon's View restaurantPCDP Chair Jo Holt – Electing De... @ Dragon's View restaurantAug 20 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Pima County Democratic Party Chair Jo Holt will be speaking on “Electing Democrats and Looking forward to the General Election”. The Arizona primary is on August 28, 2018 so don’t forget to vote. Share this:FacebookTwitterMoreEmailTumblrPrintPocketRedditLinkedInGooglePinterestLike this:Like Loading...5:00 pm Tucson’s Official Birthday Celeb... @ La Cocina RestaurantTucson’s Official Birthday Celeb... @ La Cocina RestaurantAug 20 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Hosted by Presidio San Agustín del Tucson and La Cocina Restaurant & Cantina “Tucson’s official birthday party will take place in the Presidio District on Aug. 20, the City’s actual birthday, from 5-7:30 pm. Hosted by the Tucson/Pima County Historic … Continue readingAug21Tue5:30 pm Tucson’s 242th Birthday celebrat... @ Presidio San Agustin del TucsonTucson’s 242th Birthday celebrat... @ Presidio San Agustin del TucsonAug 21 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
City of Tucson’s Official 242nd Birthday FREE Monday, August 21st at the Presidio San Agustín del Tucson 5:30 pm Gates open Music by Los Changuitos Feos 6:00 – 6:45 pm Flag and Cannon Firing Ceremony 6:45 pm Family-friendly food tasting celebrating the … Continue reading6:30 pm Education Town Hall @ Golden Gate Community Center, PhoenixEducation Town Hall @ Golden Gate Community Center, PhoenixAug 21 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Hosted by AEA Latino Outreach and 3 others “It’s time for our candidates to let us know how they specifically plan to fix our broken public education system. Arizona Center for Empowerment is inviting candidates running for governor, the Arizona … Continue reading6:30 pm The Child Separation Fiasco: How... @ Pueblo High SchoolThe Child Separation Fiasco: How... @ Pueblo High SchoolAug 21 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
The RSVP Deadline is August 19th The Child Separation Fiasco: How did we get here? The policy of family separation evoked alarm and outrage from the general public this summer. But this practice is merely the latest in a decades-long … Continue readingAug22Wed6:00 pm Family Information Night on Crim... @ Pima Community College downtown campusFamily Information Night on Crim... @ Pima Community College downtown campusAug 22 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
“Brought to you by the Pima County Public Defenders Office and the Reentry Coalition of Pima County. Whether you have a family member who has recently been incarcerated, is serving a long sentence, preparing to release, or has recently released, … Continue readingAug24Fri7:30 am 2018 Issues Over Easy @ Hacienda del Sol Guest Ranch Resort2018 Issues Over Easy @ Hacienda del Sol Guest Ranch ResortAug 24 @ 7:30 am – 9:30 am
“Join us on August 24 to learn about the current status of the North American Free Trade Agreement, the opportunities in revisiting the agreement, and the current status of negotiations between Canada, Mexico and the United States. Mr. Lopez will also discuss … Continue readingAug26Sun11:00 am Women’s Equality Day Courageous ... @ Dusty Monk PubWomen’s Equality Day Courageous ... @ Dusty Monk PubAug 26 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
“This year for Women’s Equality Day (Aug 25), Tucson NOW and the other organizations involved in the Courageous Conversations event planning are having a fundraising event at Dusty Monk (see flyer above). A portion of the sales will go toward … Continue reading2:00 pm AZ Celebrates the 19th Amendment @ ASU West campusAZ Celebrates the 19th Amendment @ ASU West campusAug 26 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
AZ Celebrates The 19th Amendment 2018 Sun, August 26, 2018, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM DESCRIPTION “This year’s program is all about the women. . . the ones who are courageously speaking out about their past abuse and harassment through … Continue reading -
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The bad smelling infiltration of Netroots Nation that few noticed.
My Blog for AZ colleagues who attended Netroots Nation have done a great job describing Netroots Nation Phoenix and critiquing the shitstorm that followed a group of #BlackLivesMatter activists disrupting the town hall of Democratic Presidential candidates Martin O’Malley and Bernie Sanders. I feel no need to elaborate upon what Pamela Powers Hannley, Bob Lord, Craig McDermott, and Steve Muratore have done.
And I will get to the thing I want to say, but first I need to outline my favorite things in life in order of importance:
1. Mark
2. Corgis
3. Panel discussions
4. Walking around, gathering swag (t-shirts! coffee cups! bottle openers!), at the booths at the conventions where the panel discussions happen.
And I got to this one booth, that was run by a thing called the Tax Foundation. They had fortune cookies, and I love fortune cookies. Both fortune cookies I took from them contained the statement “There is no such thing as a free cookie!”
Hmm.
That was clever but it also piqued my interest a little bit. I poked around at the slick literature the group was offering for free and found a booklet about San Diego. I flipped through the glossy pages of the booklet and saw a chapter devoted to how “California Has One Of The Worst Business Tax Climates In The Nation”.
That made me think that maybe this group didn’t belong at Netroots Nation. And, sure enough, ten seconds of googling proved that.
Do better, Netroots Nation.
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