On Friday, Jan. 30, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the YWCA Tucson, 525 N. Bonita Ave., some Tucson folks are starting their organizing early in reaction to the new Arizona governor’s proposed budget cuts to K-12 education and state universities. Oh, yes, and giving more to the Department of Corrections to spend on private prisons. Everyone is invited to what’s described as a planning meeting: parents, grandparents, faith based groups, elected officials, PTO’s—yep, everyone. It can’t hurt to actually organize early rather than be reactive. For more information, go to their Facebook event page, Arizona stands up.
This article appears in Jan 29 – Feb 4, 2015.
The charade of 2015 played out all across the US is that because corporations/plutocrats get their stooge elected; it means he/she has a mandate from the people.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Are we surprised by the new Governor’s agenda; why?
We can’t stop people from voting against their own interests, but we can exercise our recall option, which we might well lose, but the effort is what will count ultimately