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On Monday April 11th, I had the privilege of praying and participating at Mass with the Casa Maria community.  It is always such a beautiful time and never without surprises.  Our celebrant and dear friend, Msgr Tom, invited me to share a little about the needs of our homeless youth and young adults in Tucson.  I have beenContinue reading “Mass at Casa Maria by Kim Sisson”

By Sarah Launius PhD Candidate and Researcher in the School of Geography and Development at the UA Dear Reader, It is with apologies that I share that I gave bad information on the extent of the new Broadway bus pullout delays that bus riders will bear. City staff finally communicated at the 4/19 M&C meetingContinue reading “When Cynicism Overwhelms Public Process”

by Cesar Aguirre First off, I want to begin by apologizing to anyone I might offend with this because a few people I know and respect are in support of prop 123. When I ask why they support it the most common responses are, I’m supporting our childrens’ education, or I know it’s not greatContinue reading “VOTE NO ON PROP 123! // ¡VOTE NO EN LA PROPUESTA 123!”

La peregrinación de Alma la Mexicana Alma vino de D.F. menos que un año atrás con su hijo de siete años, Angel. Ellos viven aquí en Barrio Libre y ella es un voluntaria aquí a Casa Maria. Me llamo Alma y vivo en uno de los estados mas grandes y mas violentos de la republicaContinue reading “PORQUE ABANDONE MI PAIS Y MI FAMILIA”

Raising the price of getting on the bus is an attack on bus riders living in poverty and those hovering on the edge of living in poverty. To raise the fares (Mr. Ortega is proposing 10 cents this year and 15 cents next year) would truly be balancing the budget on the backs of poorContinue reading “TUCSON BUS RIDERS UNION RESPONSE TO THE CITY MANAGERS RECOMMENDATION ON BALANCING THE BUDGET”

MEMO TO CITY COUNCIL: DON’T RAISE THE BUS FARES, DON’T WIDEN BROADWAY, DO THE RIGHT THING… VOTE IN BEHALF OF THOSE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED YOU, THE PEOPLE, NOT THE DEVELOPERS AND MONIED INTERESTS! Join the Tucson Bus Riders Union in eyeballing the local Democratic politicos as they deliberate the fate of bus riders, many ofContinue reading “MEMO TO CITY COUNCIL: DON’T RAISE THE BUS FARES, DON’T WIDEN BROADWAY, DO THE RIGHT THING… VOTE IN BEHALF OF THOSE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED YOU, THE PEOPLE, NOT THE DEVELOPERS AND MONIED INTERESTS! // Memorándum Para el Concejo de la Ciudad: No AUMENTEN las Precios de los Camiones No AMPLIEN el Bulevar BROADWAY ¡Hagan lo CORRECTO… Voten a favor de los que los han apoyado, La Gente, no a los interesados en dinero y progreso!”

by Sarah Lanius Last week members of the Bus Riders Union attended the Mayor and Council hearing on the RTA/County/City of Tucson plan to turn Broadway from Euclid/Park to Country Club into six lanes of traffic. Lots of ideas were bounced around regarding how the Broadway corridor can best serve the surrounding neighborhoods and long-timeContinue reading “It’s time to get real about Broadway: A Busriders perspective // Es Hora de Ser Realista Acerca del bulevar Broadway: La Perspectiva de los usuarios del Camión”

PETRA FALCON is lead organizer for the group Promise Arizona in Phoenix and to the best of my knowledge, is the most competent community organizer in Arizona. This is why Casa Maria is choosing to invest in her and Promise Arizona. On Tuesday April 5, Casa Maria threw a little party here at the ValenzuelaContinue reading “Rich in Spirit, Faces of Promise”

Ernie was born and raised on Tucson’s Southside and is a pillar of the Santa Cruz Catholic Church. He is a manager at Purcell Tires and cooks one Sunday a month here along with his wife Becky. He is without a doubt the #1 FOOD EXPERT at Casa Maria! He knows and loves everything aboutContinue reading “Jesus acted kinda like Ernie Lujan?”

Apparently he would have approved of us not taking the ‘blood money’ we were offered a few years ago by Walmart. Check out this little gem we got from America magazine (3/21/16). Pope Francis: ‘Take Your Check Back’ Speaking out against exploitation and unfair wages for workers, Pope Francis told benefactors to forget about donatingContinue reading “The Holy Father, Walmart, and Casa Maria …”