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por Mari Fuentes Mari Fuentes es es una chica pura mexicana . Es originalmente de Arizpe, Sonora. Ella vive en Barrio Libre con su esposo y 3 hijos y es parte del equipo de Casa Maria.   La visita del Papa a Mexico fue buena por que hablo de casi todos los problemas de miContinue reading “PAPA FRANCISCO, UN HOMBRE AUTENTICO”

  by Brian Flagg “In a final prayer, the Pope urged Mexicanos to make their country into a land of opportunity where there will be no need to emigrate in order to dream, no need to be exploited in order to work, no need to make the poverty and despair of many the opportunism ofContinue reading “POPE CONDEMNS THE DRUG TRADE’S ‘DEALERS OF DEATH’ IN MEXICO MASS said the headline in Monday’s Daily Star (2-5-16)”

  To the naked eye, this place looks pretty functional and effective. Lots of gente are served daily (500 bag lunches and as many as 200 family food bags). The corporal works of mercy part of Casa Maria is operative. The other part of a Catholic Worker life is to practice daily the spiritual worksContinue reading “ABANDONADO”

This letter to the editor appeared in the Tucson Weekly the last week of January. Read the article here: http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/letter-to-the-editor/Content?oid=6024651 The brother says it all! May we all be inspired and steadfast in struggle so this does not happen in South Tucson… ______________________________ Esta carta del editor aparece en el Tucson Weekly la última semana deContinue reading “GENTRIFICATION”

by Brian Flagg Padre Juan Elias is a most profound and soulful guy. For weeks now at our parish Santa Cruz Catholic, he has been using the Gospel readings to awaken us to the fact that we need to more deeply encounter Jesus and that very soon, Lent would be upon us. He has beenContinue reading “Cuaresma (Lent) 2016”

CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, February 9, 2016 3 p.m. City Hall The issue: Will the City renew the contract of their notorious union-busting bus management company? The Mayor invited the lawyer from that company, Transdev, to come from Phoenix to present at this meeting. Councilwomen Romero and Uhlich insisted that Farhad, commander in chief ofContinue reading “TUCSON BUS RIDER UNION”

by Cesar Aguirre Yesterday a group of parents from south side TUSD schools met with Petra Falcon of Promesa Arizona and Robert Moses of Project Algebra. We started off with a simple exercise to help parents better understand algebra. The curriculum presented made it easy for parents of all levels of education to really understandContinue reading “Thank you Petra Falcon and Robert Moses! // Muchas Gracias Petra Falcon y Robert Moses”

by Brian Flagg A paid sick leave ordinance for companies with more than ten employees is being considered by the Tucson City Council. This has been done in more than twenty other cities. It is being pushed by labor unions, especially the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) and other grassroots Tucsonans. It was introduced inContinue reading “A PAID SICK LEAVE ORDINANCE”

by Alicia Nunez We at Casa Maria have gotten to know a grupo de young people from Barrio Centro who are passionate about growing their own food, defending their barrio, and preserving their roots and culture. Last week Casa Maria workers were invited to see the garden of Dora Martinez and Tito Romero (from FlowersContinue reading “Casa Maria’s visit to Flowers and Bullets (Barrio Centro)”

by Brian Flagg Here are the 4 biggest issues looming as we move farther into 2016. This was agreed upon by everyone at the last Bus Rider Union meeting. If we don’t organize, mobilize, and throw down on these issues, bus riders will be screwed. 1. Dedicated funding source for transit We the BRU haveContinue reading “TO: BUS RIDERS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS”