Tucson DSA
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Official Democratic Socialists of America chapter in Tucson, Arizona. Join at
http://dsausa.org
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Tucson beat Amazon! And we're kicking out Fortis next! (the Canadian corporation that owns TEP)
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Join us for our September General Meeting on Saturday, September 27 @ 2:15pm! RSVP for location:
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Tucson beat Amazon! And we're kicking out Fortis next! (the Canadian corporation that owns TEP)
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2 months ago
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Hmm, what happened to renewable energy? Tucson needs to say NO to Amazon's Project Blue and YES to Public Power⚡
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3 months ago
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Massive amounts of our water and energy for Amazon? Hard pass.
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3 months ago
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Join us for our July General Meeting! We'll give updates on the candidates we've endorsed for City Council, our Public Power work and the fight to stop Project Blue. And discuss DSA National Convention. Sat, July 26 @ 2pm at the Martha Cooper Library RSVP:
actionnetwork.org/events/july-...
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Mamdani momentum in southern Arizona
actionnetwork.org/events/tucso...
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3 months ago
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Lee Z
3 months ago
@tucson-dsa.bsky.social
has experienced a significant bump in membership since Zohran’s win.
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TEP is trying to raise rates again! People are still struggling to pay TEP's 2023 rate hike. We need a public power utility for Tucson!
www.kgun9.com/news/communi...
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Take a hike: TEP requests 14% rate hike; critics say customers can’t afford more increases
Tucson Electric Power has filed a petition with the Arizona Corporation Commission to raise electricity rates by approximately 14%
https://www.kgun9.com/news/community-inspired-journalism/midtown-news/take-a-hike-tep-requests-14-rate-hike-critics-say-customers-cant-afford-more-increases
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All books $1! Come get some books at a great price, while supporting our work to improve the lives of working class people in Tucson🌹🌵 Book Sale Fundraiser for Tucson DSA from 3:30-5pm at the Global Justice Center
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We'll be at the Tucson Hop Shop on Monday, May 19 - come hang out! ❤️🌹🌵 RSVP:
actionnetwork.org/events/may-s...
5 months ago
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It's time to take back our power, Tucson! ⚡
tucson.com/opinion/colu...
5 months ago
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Yes.
www.kgun9.com/news/local-n...
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Should Tucson buy out Tucson Electric Power?
Should the City of Tucson own and run the electrical service for people in Tucson? That’s the idea some people are proposing—and TEP is fighting.
https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/should-tucson-buy-out-tucson-electric-power
5 months ago
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"Tucsonans are fed up with high rates" The draft study finds Public Power will save Tucsonans hundreds of dollars year.
#PublicPowerForTucson
⚡ via
@tucsonagenda.bsky.social
tucsonagenda.substack.com/p/teps-hosti...
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TEP’s “hostile takeover”?
Power provider fights powers that be … New rules in border game … And one step forward, two steps back.
https://tucsonagenda.substack.com/p/teps-hostile-takeover
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“Right now, bills are very, very expensive because we are paying for TEP’s profit on top of everything else." Public Power for Tucson!⚡
www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...
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Tucson looks to renew TEP franchise agreement as public power advocates push for alternative
Tucson may hold a special election in November in which voters can decide on a franchise agreement between the city and Tucson Electric Power, but progressive advocates are pushing for a publicly owne...
https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042325_tep_election/tucson-looks-renew-tep-franchise-agreement-as-public-power-advocates-push-alternative/
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Symone P. Harris
6 months ago
“We cannot allow those who are sowing division to win. Blaming immigrants is an age-old trick to create fear and distract us from the takeover of our economy by billionaires.”
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Arizona Luminaria
6 months ago
The statewide student union organization is now calling on UA and NAU to also release the numbers of international students with revoked visas
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At least 50 ASU students have now had visas revoked, lawyer says - AZ Luminaria
The number of international students at Arizona State University who have had their visas revoked is now at least 50, according to an attorney representing the students. Last week, Arizona Luminaria r...
https://azluminaria.org/2025/04/08/at-least-50-asu-students-have-now-had-their-visas-revoked-lawyer-says/
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Capital B
6 months ago
Monopoly utilities are retreating from racial justice pledges made in 2020, signaling that “Black lives mattered, briefly, as a marketing strategy.”
capitalbnews.org/trump-southe...
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With Southern Utilities Quietly Dismantling DEI Programs, Black Households Pay the Price
Monopoly utilities are retreating from racial justice pledges made in 2020, signaling that "Black lives mattered, briefly, as a marketing strategy."
https://capitalbnews.org/trump-southern-company-energy-equity-rollback-utility-bills/
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Potluck at the Park with Tucson DSA! RSVP:
actionnetwork.org/events/potlu...
6 months ago
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Prerana Sannappanavar
6 months ago
🚨: Tucson immigration attorney says ASU has had 12 student visas revoked, while UA officials refused to disclose if there were any visa revocations at the UA, citing privacy violations and the protection of students. Read
@emilybregel.bsky.social
and my story:
tucson.com/news/local/e...
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12 student visas revoked at ASU, as students 'in state of panic,' Tucson attorney says
At least eight international students at Arizona State University have had their student visas revoked by the federal government since the last week of March, but the number of revocations
https://tucson.com/news/local/education/college/article_ce8c47d9-d4e0-4131-a117-7638aec0e889.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawJcAMVleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHa3UvN9-SXSrWT64rIvtmx_xpxQfMbUZbofD1bcewAVwRLxn6olZmqhJMQ_aem_Pse7IVljtQr62gu579EYXw#tracking-source=home-top-story
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Join us for our next social this Sunday, April 6 @ 11am at Revolutionary Grounds. RSVP:
actionnetwork.org/events/e169d...
6 months ago
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We can't win Public Power for Tucson without you!⚡
7 months ago
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We can't win Public Power for Tucson without you!
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BLIMP! JUICE!
7 months ago
"For renewable energy to survive in this moment, we believe it has to be as popular as Social Security. Public Power is how we get there." 🔥🔥🔥
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Arizona Luminaria
7 months ago
Despite higher temps in Maricopa County, Tucson’s heat-death rate is similar
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Pima County’s heat deaths are surging along with extreme summer temperatures - AZ Luminaria
Pima County’s heat deaths have surged at an unprecedented rate over the past two years, coinciding with a sharp rise in prolonged summer heat. That worrying trend brings the number of Pima County heat...
https://azluminaria.org/2025/03/26/pima-countys-heat-deaths-are-surging-along-with-extreme-summer-temperatures/
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Know Your Rights Training with the Southern Arizona National Lawyers Guild this Saturday✊ For activists, protestors and anyone ready to fight back! RSVP:
actionnetwork.org/events/know-...
7 months ago
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Join us for our March General Meeting! Saturday, March 22 at 2pm Woods Memorial Library (3455 N 1st Ave) Our chapter was proud to be part of the coalition that defeated Prop 414, but what comes next? It's up to us! RSVP:
actionnetwork.org/events/march...
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Sarah Kaplan
7 months ago
“The kids started shouting, shouting that they didn’t want another war, that it would come back again.”
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
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Live updates: More than 400 killed as Israel strikes Gaza, breaking ceasefire with Hamas, officials say
The rate of Palestinian casualties flooding through hospital doors was making it nearly impossible to keep track of numbers, one doctor said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/17/israel-hamas-ceasefire-gaza-war-airstrikes/
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"While we celebrate that we won’t be directly funding increased surveillance and the harms of policing with every dollar we spend for the next 10 years, we understand that there are still urgent, unmet needs in the community," said members of the No Prop 414 Tucson Coalition in a press release.
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Democratic Socialists of America
7 months ago
Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian American student at Columbia University and a US permanent resident, has been illegally detained by ICE for organizing against the US-supported genocide in Palestine. We demand Mahmoud's immediate release!
www.dsausa.org/statements/o...
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On the Detention of Mahmoud Khalil - Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)
Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian American student at Columbia University and a US permanent resident, has been illegally detained by ICE for organizing against the US-supported genocide in Palestine. In ...
https://www.dsausa.org/statements/on-the-detention-of-mahmoud-khalil/
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More Perfect Union
7 months ago
BREAKING: Workers at multiple Starbucks locations are now on strike over the company's refusal to negotiate a fair union contract with
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National Association of Letter Carriers
7 months ago
On March 23, we’re putting this fight on the MAP! Join letter carriers across the nation as we
#fightlikehell
for the universal service Americans rely on. 📢 We’re delivering our message, loud & clear:
#HELLNO
to dismantling USPS! Find your local rally ➡️
nalc.org/march23
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Fixed it. Sign the Public Power petition if you believe a for-profit company shouldn’t control Tucson’s electricity!
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7 months ago
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Starbucks Workers United
7 months ago
UPDATE: Cops are continuing to be brought in to stop Starbucks workers and allies demanding the company settle fair contracts with workers. Now, those participating in actions in Chicago are being arrested and led away by police. Shame on Starbucks! NO CONTRACT, NO COFFEE!
#ToBeAPartner
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"Many of those deaths lasted into the fall. Last year, which also saw the hottest October day in Tucson’s history, heat caused or contributed to the death of four people that same month: Alejandro Garcia, Dean Hardin, James Brown, and Victor Rodriguez-Leal."
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Canvass with us for Public Power along 4th Ave this Sunday, February 16 at 2pm.
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8 months ago
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“The crumbs that housing and services are getting clearly are not making a significant systemic impact and until funding reflects real solutions we will continue to see the same problems over and over.” Community, not cops!
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"While many Tucsonans spent their December paychecks on holiday preparations and gifts for family and friends, both of Dicochea’s paychecks went to pay her balance." TEP bills are too damn high!
#PublicPowerForTucson
www.tucsonspotlight.org/tucsonans-pu...
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Tucsonans push for public power amid soaring electric bills
Tucson residents are advocating for a city-run electric utility, citing soaring bills and unreliable service from Tucson Electric Power amid record-breaking heat.
https://www.tucsonspotlight.org/tucsonans-push-for-public-power/
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Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC)
8 months ago
How Do You Organize in a Remote Workplace? Organizing in remote workplaces is based on the same principles of in-person organizing, but it can be daunting to reach out to people you’ve never met.
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How Do You Organize in a Remote Workplace?
Organizing in remote workplaces is based on the same principles of in-person organizing, but it can be daunting to reach out to people you’ve never met.
https://workerorganizing.org/remote-workplace-organizing-union-9311/
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Hike with fellow socialists on Saturday!
actionnetwork.org/events/hike-...
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"Prop 414 housing and shelter allocations are like bailing out the Titanic with a teacup. They are not enough to offset the added burden this tax will impose on the poor who are already having to choose between groceries and rent due to skyrocketing costs."
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Tucson Proposition 414: Some balk at proposed tax hike's law enforcement funding, police plane
Two-thirds of the estimated $800 million over 10 years would be allocated to public safety while the remainder would go toward community investments.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2025/02/07/tucson-proposition-414-police-funding/77888008007/
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Arizona Luminaria
8 months ago
For the past two years, religious and humanitarian organizations have provided food and aid to migrants at a camp near Sasabe. Just before Donald Trump took office, volunteers were told to clear off federal land. With
@propublica.org
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“We will fight back”: Aid workers fear closing a camp on the Arizona border will endanger migrants - AZ Luminaria
Just before Donald Trump took office, volunteers aiding migrants at a camp near Sasabe, Arizona, were told to clear off federal land.
https://azluminaria.org/2025/02/03/aid-workers-fear-closing-a-camp-on-the-arizona-border-will-endanger-migrants/
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Surprise, surprise TEP doesn't want to sell, but would rather keep profiting off delivering something we need to survive in Southern Arizona.
www.kgun9.com/news/local-n...
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https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/city-of-tucson-considering-replacing-tep-with-city-operated-electric-company
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Starbucks Workers United
9 months ago
Have you signed the pledge yet? It's a great day show support for union workers doing whatever it takes to get their contract -
crm.broadstripes.com/ctf/SJID0H
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Want to get more involved in our work to replace TEP with a publicly owned utility and improve the lives of working class people in Tucson? Join us for our General Meeting today @ 2pm at the Global Justice Center!
actionnetwork.org/events/janua...
9 months ago
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Tucson Agenda
9 months ago
BREAKING: Pima County will close both of its migrant shelters it runs in Tucson at midnight, January 26 as the number of asylum seekers released by DHS dwindles and federal funding (reimbursing cost associated w/ housing migrants) has been paused by the Trump Administration pending review.
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