Steve Kozachik spoke at the Democrats of Greater Tucson meeting on August 15, 2022. He discussed Tucson’s water shortage, dangerous PFAs chemicals in city water, and recycling plastic into 22-pound Lego blocks that can be used in construction.
Lauren Kuby, an urban sustainability scientist at Arizona State University and candidate for Arizona Corporation Commissioner, warned of the impact of corruption in the Corporation Commission at the December 6, 2021 meeting of Democrats of Greater Tucson. “(The Corporation Commission) is often called the most powerful branch of government that no one’s ever heard of,” … Read more
Nonprofit group Solar United Neighbors (SUN) announced today the launch of the 2nd Annual Tucson Solar Co-op to help Tucson area residents go solar. Building on the success of the 2020 group campaign, this year’s co-op hopes to expand access to solar by supporting a limited number of income-qualified installations. “The co-op will enable Tucson … Read more
Former middle school teacher Nathan Davis said he will focus on education, climate change and abortion if elected to the Arizona state House from LD9. He spoke at the October 4, 2021, meeting of Democrats of Greater Tucson. “I believe we have the best chance that we’ve had in a while to retake the state … Read more
Miranda Schubert is a candidate for Tucson City Council, Ward 6. She has been an academic advisor in Tucson for the past decade, now at the University of Arizona in the Department of Physiology. She is the chair of her department’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion working group and also a member of the Steering Committee … Read more
The Tucson power grid is vulnerable in the event of a climate disaster, according to Barbara Warren, speaking at the Democrats of Greater Tucson on February 1, 2021. At risk are Native Americans and Arizonians housed in trailer parks, as are older Americans in nursing homes who have no place to go, should the power … Read more
Joseph Weinberger, a climate activist and second-year UCLA medical student, says it is already too late to stop climate change. Speaking as a member of the progressive Jewish community, he says we are past the time of “Tikkun Olam” (fixing the world), using a Hebrew phrase. Meanwhile, Biden’s $1.7 trillion climate plan aims to remove … Read more
Do you have $15? All the Democratic candidates for the Arizona Corporation Commission are running under Arizona’s Clean Elections public financing system. This requires them to collect 1,500 valid $5 contributions from voters registered in Arizona. Most candidates will collect at least 1,800 contributions to have an appropriate “cushion.” In return for collecting the required number of … Read more
Inhabitants of Earth are nearly six months into the most disruptive year of our lives, thanks to the novel Coronavirus. The United States was slow to react to the pandemic that had already spread across Asia and Europe and killed thousands. Early denial by leaders in multiple countries– like the US, Brazil, Russia, India, and … Read more
Every month, CREDO gives $150,000 to the progressive causes you care most about — including the ACLU, Amnesty International, NARAL Pro-Choice America, Women’s March, Black Alliance for Just Immigration, Planned Parenthood, Brady: United Against Gun Violence and many more. CREDO Action is a nationwide social change network of 5 million activists, made possible by CREDO … Read more
