Challenging the extreme agenda that hurts Arizona women, families and minorities, and is devastating our economy and environment.
04/14/2021
We are devastated to hear about the death of , who was shot and killed by police just 10 miles from where the trial of Derek Chauvin is taking place over the death of . nyti.ms/3mNIGhS
When will it end?
04/09/2021
YWCA Southern Arizona is proud to partner with Cox Communications to offer high school seniors a $3,500 Diversity Scholarship. Application and eligibility details are available from the Arizona Community Foundation at azfoundation.academicworks.com. Application deadline is May 1, 2021. 🧡
06/08/2020
Civil Rights & Census CREATE-A-THON! · Census Counts THERE'S POWER IN FILLING OUT THE CENSUS! Join Census Counts in partnership with YWCA AZ and PPAZ for a community training, where we'll collaboratively create digital content to EMPOWER our communities to fill out the Census. Together we'll create informative content and enter a chance to win cash pr...
05/06/2020
One way of saying this is that for a more just US to emerge post-pandemic, our vision must be values-based. For instance, the international cooperative movement declares its values to be “self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity, and solidarity.” Cooperative principles and practices are then derived from those values. A justice framework that guides US policy should likewise be values-based.
Even more fundamentally, as powell noted in NPQ, a culture shift requires changing the stories we tell ourselves about who we are. “Our existing institutions and story,” he wrote, “will not carry us to the future we want.”
Are We Ready Yet? The Need for a New Direction - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly There’s no doubt the pandemic is a tragedy. But the time has come to move beyond it to a more creative shared ethos of prosperity.
03/31/2020
Incredibly important conversation and analysis, H/T Desiree Lynn Adaway.
from: African American Policy Forum
"The past several weeks have prompted unprecedented levels of turmoil and unpredictability due to rising alarm over COVID-19. While American society has taken precautionary measures to counter the spread of the virus, those most vulnerable to societal neglect remain most impacted. Coronavirus did not create the stark social, financial, and political inequalities that define life for so many Americans, but it has made them more strikingly visible than any moment in recent history. Unfortunately, some of the intersectional dimensions of these structural disparities remain undetected and unreported.
As we witness this unprecedented moment, some of us from home and some of us from the front lines, we want to take the opportunity to gather together and share a piece of what we’re each seeing and experiencing. Join us on March 25th at 8:00 p.m. EST (5:00 p.m. PST) as thought leaders around the country discuss the current crisis, explore how we can move forward together to protect and uplift the most vulnerable among us, and imagine the world we hope to see emerge on the other side.
Featuring:
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Eve Ensler
Laura Flanders
Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
Ai-jen Poo
Dorothy Roberts
Alvin Starks
To learn more about this event and future events, visit aapf.org/under-the-blacklight-covid19 and follow on social media."
Under the Blacklight: The Intersectional Vulnerabilities that COVID Lays Bare The past several weeks have prompted unprecedented levels of turmoil and unpredictability due to rising alarm over COVID-19. While American society has taken...
03/19/2020
Local resources for newly jobless restaurant workers and others facing layoffs The Tucson City of Gastronomy compiled this list of resources.
Just like the weather phenomenon called a haboob (a dust storm that appears in the Arizona desert), Operation Haboob (OH) is bringing together diverse groups and individuals in a statewide, non-partisan alliance to create a storm of voices and utilize our collective power to:
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