by Jimmy Ojeda Stand with striking fast food workers on Thursday, December 5th at 12:00 pm, on the Mc Donald’s 3856 E. Speedway (Speedway/Alvernon). Workers will demand $15 an hour and the right to form a union without retaliation. Employers like McDonalds, Burger King and Wendy’s are raking in enormous profits while workers mostly adultsContinue reading “Take Action Against Low Pay!”
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NO CLASS CLEANSING of DOWNTOWN TUCSON
by Brian Flagg It is wrong, sinful and unjust to cleanse the downtown of poor and working people. Let’s be real. Many, maybe not all, developers cashing in on downtown gentrification have wanted to see the Ronstadt Transit Center disappear. They claim it is not the best and highest use of that prized pieceContinue reading “NO CLASS CLEANSING of DOWNTOWN TUCSON”
THANKSGIVING CONCERT at CLUB CONGRESS a Big Success!
by Brian Flagg, Thanks to Dave Slutes and Richard Oseran from Club Congress and to everyone who attended! It wasn’t a totally packed house but it definitely wasn’t empty. Rich Hopkins and the Sand Rubies opened with a blistering set of Sand Rubies classics, in addition to the old Ringo Starr song ‘Post cards.’Continue reading “THANKSGIVING CONCERT at CLUB CONGRESS a Big Success!”
H.T. SANCHEZ: FIGHTING FOR FAMILIES IN TUSD
by Brian Flagg, The new school board, along with their new superintendent, H.T. Sanchez, seem to be fighting for families instead of against them. It’s a real breath of fresh air. Mr. Sanchez is standing up to a so-called national desegregation expert, William Hawley, who thinks that Carrillo and Davis elementary schools, and Pueblo HighContinue reading “H.T. SANCHEZ: FIGHTING FOR FAMILIES IN TUSD”
Casa Maria Thanksgiving Benefit Concert
Hola companeros de Casa Maria! This Friday, Nov.22 we will be celebrating our annual CASA MARIA THANKSGIVING BENEFIT at CLUB CONGRESS!!! Come celebrate with Brian Flagg and all the volunteers and friends of Casa Maria this day of Gracias! The admission will be $5.00 or free if you are friends of Casa Maria and haveContinue reading “Casa Maria Thanksgiving Benefit Concert”
Rasquacho Art
by Kassandra Manriquez Pancho Medina, the Minister of Culture at Casa Maria calls his art gallery, The Rasquacho Gallery. The gallery is built into his home alongside many of his art pieces displayed from room to room. Rasquacho is a term often used to describe somebody who is low-class, poor, disrespectful or dirty. An exampleContinue reading “Rasquacho Art”
Lessons I’ve Learned from Riding the Bus
by Ellen Courtney One way to see how the other half lives is to ride the bus. A few years back, I was a regular commuter on Sun Tran, and I’ve traveled back and forth to El Paso on the “dog” (the Greyhound) a number of times in the past couple of years. I confessContinue reading “Lessons I’ve Learned from Riding the Bus”
Wireless Disconnection
by Cesar Aguirre, A few weeks ago I was blessed with the opportunity to take my girls out to a pizza place for dinner. After playing arcade games with Alissa and Jasmine we sat down together to enjoy our pizza and salad. As we ate we talked about our day, they both told me about whatContinue reading “Wireless Disconnection”
Pancho Medina Honors a Nacozari Hero
by Kassandra Manriquez Maquina 501 is a corrido that jogs Pancho Medina’s memory of his father and is the inspiration behind his Dia de los Muertos altar. Pancho Medina is the Minister of Culture at Casa Maria as well as a local artist and activist. Over a century ago, Jesus Garcia, a railroad brakeman wasContinue reading “Pancho Medina Honors a Nacozari Hero”
Money Grubbers
by Brian Flagg The UA basketball team is ranked as high as 5th in the pre-season polls. The first game is on Friday, November 8 against Cal Poly. And neither I nor most of my friends nor many of the poor and working people in Tucson will watch or be able to afford to watch.Continue reading “Money Grubbers”
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