11/29/2021
Spoiler: They can't police themselves.
Tim Steller's opinion: Violent incident tests whether Tucson Police Department can police itself
An off-duty police officer took two women to the ground outside a Tucson restaurant, kneeling on the neck of one. His colleagues investigating the incident made a troubling choice about
04/02/2020
Who's not paying rent?
Home - tucsonrentstrike.com
Millions of people are facing the reality of not being able to pay their bills. Banks and landlords cannot continue to profit. Our communities will defend ourselves through this crisis the only way we can—by sticking together, supporting each other, and caring for each other’s needs. This means ...
03/28/2020
rent strike?!
Between Eviction, Infection, and Refusal: What You Need to Know About the April 1st Rent Strike & How to Plug In - It's Going Down
On April 1st, while corporate retailers skip on payments and homeowners are allowed to wave mortgages, millions of renters will be expected to pay their rent. Even before the current pandemic and ensuing economic meltdown, cities and towns across the US have been experiencing rising rents and intens...
03/19/2020
Let's get started implementing the 5 demands. Rent strike April 1st?
03/10/2020
Tucson's infoshop has the opportunity to move into a bigger space with room for larger shows, dance parties, a practice space, and other dedicated workshop space. It also has a kitchen! Let's help them out!
Help the BCC grow ! organized by Blacklidge Community Collective
The Blacklidge Community Collective is looking to expand! Our lease is ending and… Blacklidge Community Collective needs your support for Help the BCC grow !
12/20/2019
Check out the Blacklidge Community Collective, a space for in-person organizing, skill-sharing, theorizing, and socializing. They have a new online calendar where you can see/submit events at the space (shows, talks, recurring Spanish classes, weekly Substance Abuse Support groups and coffee hangouts) as well as local events of interest to radicals (protests, fundraisers, film screenings).
Community Calendar – Blacklidge Community Collective
Community Calendar > MTWTFSS 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 This is a collaborative community calendar we have created to move information about our social scenes, mutual aid projects, activism, and resista...
12/12/2019
Charges dismissed against the Tucson 12! We still need to raise $5k to make sure that legal defense money doesn't come out of defendants' pockets. Lets collectivize the cost of legal defense to make sure we keep defeating the state's attempts at repression. Check out the cashapp in the graphic below and share widely plz :)
11/22/2019
This is a great article on the arrests outside the Pima County Jail. Don't forget to share their fundraiser! This has been exorbitantly expensive for everyone involved, and we need to look out for each other and make sure that the defendants aren't paying out of pocket.
https://theintercept.com/2019/11/22/tucson-12-protest-felony-riot/
https://www.gofundme.com/f/fundraiser-for-tucson-arrestees?fbclid=IwAR0C7B3IMUDiMjIA_-f5tNEWaP_PyCtzba1-wS5Nq3WIL3MqPcgeilgC764
Meet the Tucson 12: Under Trump, Protesters Are Being Hit With Felony Riot Charges
In another crackdown on dissent in the Trump era, protesters against a prison in Arizona were hit with severe charges.