Activists Stage Protest As Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego Gives Annual Address
At noon Wednesday, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego was scheduled to deliver the city’s address at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown. Dozens of protesters gathered outside the hotel to send messages to Gallego. Protesters held signs calling for an end to evictions and access to affordable housing. They also put up a piñata meant to represent the […]
Water, climate change top legislative issues for Sierra Club, activists
As two decades of severe drought intensify the impacts of climate change across the Southwest, causing shortages on the Colorado River, increasing the frequency and magnitude of wildfires, and endangering wildlife and human health, the Sierra Clubs and other environmental advocates are lobbying state leaders. Take bold action before it’s too late. 42 Climate, Faith […]
Witness at the Border brings migrants rights activists to Yuma County
A group of immigrant rights activists from across the country visited the U.S.-Mexico border near Yuma last weekend. Representatives of more than 40 organizations participate in a 2,200-mile pilgrimage along the border called Witness at the Border. In Brownsville, Texas he started on December 2nd. It ended on Sunday, International Immigration Day in San Diego. […]
