Have you seen 🧊 in your community? Call your respective rapid response hotline and let them know! They will do their best to get someone to support you where you are. ☎️ 🤳 🚗 Find legal resources at the link below: 🔗 tusderechos.us

Legislators are actively introducing bills that will remove early voting, ban early vote drop-offs, and eliminate vote centers, but there is an alternative... HB2907 and SB1262! 📢 Tell Chairman John Gilette and Chairwoman Wendy Rogers to give the Voters First Act a hearing #Arizona #VotingRights

The $11M settlement with Riverview was a win, but Rep. Lupe Diaz (R-Benson) did not like it and introduced 3 bills to stifle the AG’s ability to respond to citizen concerns when irresponsible corp. actors ruin AZ’s quality of life. ☎️ Call your Rep. and ask them to oppose HB2167, HB2168 and HB2169!

What is with all the bad bills Arizona lawmakers are pushing?! 🥴 Time to start making some calls… ☎️ #azleg

A big shout out to the Northern Cochise County Democratic Club for inviting us to speak at their monthly meeting! ✌️

🧠🧒 Did you know that building a child’s self-esteem early in life can help set them up for long-term success? Today, our Rural AZ Advocates led a special training at Ed Pastor Elementary School, sharing how bullying and self-esteem shape a child’s well-being and future.

We joined over 1,000 national, state, and local organizations in a letter to Congress to demand accountability for 🧊 Check out who's on the list: https://loom.ly/163WWXU

If you’re in the Phoenix area, please join us today at 12pm for a press conference and nonviolent march to demand an end to ICE raids. This will be live streamed on Rural Arizona Engagement’s instagram (@ruralazengage)

What are signs of drought in your area? https://loom.ly/26ABEbg

The 57th Legislature Second Regular Session has officially begun and this means that Rural Arizona Action’s Legislative Updates are back! 🤗🫖☕️ #azleg

Arizona House Judiciary Committee Chair, Quang Nguyen (R), repeatedly interrupted our Rural Arizona Action representative during testimony on a new police pursuit bill, HB 2108. #azleg Read the story: www.ruralazaction.org/post/house-j...

A week after the murder of Renee Good in Minneapolis took place, the AZ GOP introduced a bill, HB 2018, that would increase penalties for fleeing law enforcement. Today that bill was heard in committee. Our team and community organizers packed the room to speak out against it. 🙅🏼🙅‍♂️🙅‍♀️

Protests bring critical issues into public focus. For Sierra Vista protestors, the truth and realities of what happened on January 6, 2021 were a priority. Did you see them along Fry Blvd? 🪧

🪧 On Tuesday, an anti-Trump protest took place at Veterans Memorial Park in Sierra Vista, Arizona. Locals came together to mark five years since the January 6 Insurrection. Community members showed up to say they are refusing to let history be rewritten.

Yesterday we joined more than 25 organizations to call on the Arizona Legislature and Governor to enact desperately needed legislation on environmental impacts. ☀️💧🌱 Read more about what those impacts are: https://loom.ly/q67lFxo

Our Policy & Political Director, Antonio Ramirez, spoke at a press conference on environmental priorities for the legislative session in partnership with the Sierra Club, reaffirming the need for environmentally conscious protections in the legislature for rural Arizonans.

PART 2: Here's what you need to know about the Pinal County 287(g) Program, and how it will effect Arizona communities... This agreement is currently being discussed by the Pinal County Board of Supervisors. We will update what the outcome is.

PART 1: Here's what you need to know about the Pinal County 287(g) Program, and how it will effect Arizona communities...

Show up and make your voice heard! The Pinal Board of Supervisors will be discussing the 287g agreement tomorrow morning, January 7th, at 9 AM in the B.O.S. Hearing Room. ✊

Our team is back in office! ❤️ We look forward to continue working alongside our rural communities across rural Arizona in 2026 🌵🦋🌟🌞

Our team is on Winter Break! ☃️🧣 We're wishing you a happy winter season full of warmth and joy!

A proposal at the Legislature would slash early voting, making it harder for rural & tribal voters to cast a ballot. In the Arizona Mirror, Antonio Ramirez, calls this an attempt to change the rules because some politicians can’t win fair elections. azmirror.com/2025/11/24/g...

Big day at NAU yesterday! Our RAZA Advocates hosted a KYR workshop and resource fair full of resources, conversation, and community energy. 💙🌲

Proposition 434 locks working families out of the San Luis, AZ City Hall. ❌ Vote NO to keep local government accessible for everyone in San Luis. 🗳️ Early voting ends Oct. 31 | Election Day: Nov. 4 For more information, visit: www.ruralazaction.org/no-on-prop-4...

We're out of office! 💼 Our team is spending this week unwinding and resting. 💆‍♀️ We'll be back Monday, October 20th!

Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, all of which hold deep cultural significance. While we spend today honoring the history and rich cultures of Indigenous communities, let's also defend Arizona's sacred lands. Find your rep: house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

“I was an introvert my whole life,” Renee from Douglas, AZ says. “If someone had asked me to lead like this two years ago, I probably would’ve said no.” Today, she’s helping her rural community find its voice, proving that even the quietest voices can create powerful change.

Tell the Election Assistance Commission not to implement this new voter ID proposal! The deadline to provide public comment is October 20th. Submit public comment at the link below: 🔗 regulations.gov/commenton/EAC-2025-0236-0001

Our team showed up, put in the work, and stood alongside our communities throughout this election. Today, the Cochise County Board of Supervisors officially certified the CD 7 election results! This is what people power looks like. 💪 ⭐

Thank you to our Yuma peeps who joined our Building For Power meeting last week 🫶🏼 We had the opportunity to connect with each other and come up with some plans to help our community ❤️⚡️

"There’s no shortage of [environmental] issues at the local level in Arizona," and Arizona's Attorney General is taking action. Read on at @insideclimatenews.org: https://loom.ly/JvP3XjY

Community members of Cochise County came out despite the rain to transform ideas into action! ⚡ Collective actions make lasting impacts! 💪 #rurallife

This Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re celebrating Latinas who are leading change in rural Arizona. 🌵💖 Meet María Robles, founder of We Are Somos, who has dedicated her life to uplifting workers and families in San Luis, Arizona. 🔗 Read more at raze.org

Mark your calendars! On October 1, 2025, the @azwater is hosting two in-person workshops in the Willcox AMA. Both events are in-person only at the Cochise College – Willcox Center. Get all the details here: https://loom.ly/QizwF4U #ArizonaWater #WillcoxAMA #WaterConservation

Today is Election Day for residents in areas of Cochise, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz and Yuma counties! Make sure to vote for a candidate that will represent YOU in Arizona's 7th Congressional District House of Representatives. #ruralvotescount

Are you busy on September 23? Did you forget to get a mail-in ballot? Today is the last day to vote early in-person for the CD7 Special General Election. 👀 #ruralvotescount

🚨REMINDER: Stop by the post office and mail back your CD7 Special General Election ballot today! #ruralvotescount

This Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re celebrating Nicki Velasquez of Hereford, AZ. She's a mom and a candidate for the Palominas School District school board. Her story shows how leadership can begin at home. Read more about Nicki’s journey: ruralarizona.us/nicki-velasquez

Don't forget! Today is the last day to request a mail-in ballot for the CD7 Special General Election. ✉️ #ruralvotescount

When it comes to Arizona’s water crisis, accountability matters. Communities in Cochise County protested Rep. Gail Griffin’s closed Water 101 event, demanding transparency and action on groundwater management. 👉 Read the full story: ruralarizona.us/water101-protestors

⚠️ UPDATE: We've moved this event from in-person to online Join Instituto Power, Rural Arizona Action, and Arizona List for this free Run for Office Yuma County: Intro to Campaigns training. 📅 Thursday, Sept. 11 | 6–8 p.m. 📍 Zoom link sent upon RSVP: bit.ly/harvest-yuma

✨ COCHISE COUNTY ✨ Building for Power invites community members to come together to share the visions and goals they have for their communities! ⚡ 🥤 Light refreshments provided 🗓️ September 25 | 6–8 pm 📍 Rural Arizona Action Office Register: ruralarizona.us/building4power-cochise

🌵 YUMA COUNTY 🌵 Building for Power invites community members to come together to share the visions and goals they have for their communities. 🥤 Light refreshments provided 🗓️ September 25 | 5:30–7:30pm 📍 Main Library - Yuma County Register: ruralarizona.us/building4power-yuma

AZ House Representative John Gilette made racist remarks about the Muslim community in an interview this past Monday. This is a continued disgusting line of behavior from the representative. This is unacceptable, and we demand better representation and accountability.

Early Voting begins today for the Arizona's 7th Congressional District, Special General Election! #ruralvotescount

@azwater is holding an informal public meeting to provide an overview of Active Management Area conservation programs, important dates, regulatory requirements and discuss the framework and proposals for the Willcox AMA. Meeting is open to public. More at: https://loom.ly/QizwF4U

Trump is considering ending mail-in voting via an executive order; this would affect rural communities detrimentally as many folks in rural communities live far from even the nearest polling locations.

Hey Sierra Vista (and surrounding areas 🌵)! We're hosting a Breakfast with Veterans in collaboration with Working Families Power, Save the VA Coalition, and veterans' organizations such as Common Defense and Vets for Peace. Register today: 🔗 mobilize.us/ruralarizonaaction/event/821761

We are saddened to share that we received verified reports of a raid in Gila Bend. Stay alert, be mindful of your surroundings. -- -- -- Lamentamos informar que hemos recibido reportes verificados de una redada en Gila Bend. Mantente alerta, cuida tu entorno y toma precauciones.

Reports of coordinated law enforcement presence in the Gila Bend area have continued over the past week. Stay alert, be mindful of your surroundings, and take extra precautions if you live there or if you are traveling through town.