‘SPINtervention’: Frame yourself or get framed
We live in a world flooded with fact-free spin.
Faux News started it.
The astroturf Tea Party used it to rise to power.
And billions of dollars from the Kochtopus are being spent to perfect it, with the goal of solidifying corporate control over our government.
Don’t be depressed. Come hear Andrea “Connect the Dots Lady” Witte talk about spin and messaging tonight (March 26) at Drinking Liberally Tucson.
Witte explains complex issues– like healthcare reform or the federal deficit– by combining easy-to-understand graphics with facts and witty commentary. I’ve heard her speak on multiple topics, and she’s always entertaining and informative. Be prepared for some “ah-ha” moments. Event information in the BfAZ calendar here. Schmoozing begins at 6 p.m. on The Shanty’s patio, talk at 7 p.m.
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There have been many lively debates in the Arizona House in 2018. This team of House Democrats fought for consumer protections and fought against risky financial deals in a “regulatory sandbox.” (Pictured are Reps. Mitzi Epstein, Kelli Butler, Athena Salman, Pamela Powers Hannley, Ken Clark and Isela Blanc.)
Rep. Pamela Powers Hannley with members of the Tucson Chapter of NOW on opening day at the Arizona Legislature, 2018.
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Arizonans for New Economy co-directors Jim Hannley and Pamela Powers Hannley with UA Tech Park VP Bruce Wright.
Pamela Powers Hannley, Progressive Democrat for Arizona House, LD9
A homeless man sleeps in the shadow of corporate America.
It was truly a honor to meet Nevada State Senator Patricia Spearman (center) in October and to confer with her regarding our efforts to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in Arizona. Spearman led the successful Nevada efforts to ratify the ERA in 2017. Here we are with activist and NOW leader Dainne Post after the ERA workshop at the We the People Conference in Phoenix. There are a lot of Arizona women who are ready to make history in 2018. Watch my blog here and my Facebook page here for ERA updates.
Martin Luther King, Jr. march.
Jim and I were part of a contingent of Unitarian Universalists who came up from Tucson. Here I am with Rev. Ron Phares from the Mountain Vista UU Church in my district. (Jim is photobombing us.)
I have a background in research. Help me build Tucson’s tech industry and grow our own local businesses.
We often hear that corporations need migrant workers because Americans “don’t want to do these jobs.” When I hear this statement, I picture farm workers picking vegetables. Recently, I toured two dairies and an animal feed packing plant in Pinal County. The photo above from the Zinke Dairy shows a giant cow milking carousel. Nine migrant workers milk 4000 cows three times a day at this dairy. Legislators watched the two men pictured here– working at a brisk pace– bend over and pick up, lift, and attach large electronic suction cups to the cows as they ride the carousel around the giant facility. This level of automation is the wave of the future for industrial jobs.
In the 1980s, the Tucson Weekly called Tucson the “Baked Apple”.
This is a broken sink in the Ladies’ Room at the Arizona State Building in downtown Tucson. One of the elevators also was broken. It’s time to fix Arizona government.
We are the 99%.
PDA members, including Advisory Board Chair Mimi Kennedy, protested food stamp cuts in front of Congressman Henry Waxman’s office.
John Nichols of ‘The Nation’ addressed progressives and unionists at a Tucson event.
Congressman Ron Barber and Pamela Powers Hannley at Cyclovia
#RedForEd teachers and supporters in the Arizona House Gallery, 2018.
A giant poet’s head made up of stainless steel letters marks the stop near the UA Poetry Center.
Occupy encampment in Armory Park– before it was cleared out in the middle of the night by Tucson Police.
The Oberlin Rescuers outside of the Cuyahoga County Jail.
Protesting cuts to education
Protesting migrant deaths in the Arizona desert.
Ironically, I posted this blog post on the anniversary of this election on June 19. 1970ish.
Safe Park, downtown Tucson
Despite the sweltering heat, Jim and I had a great time at the Labor Day Picnic. We collected a lot of Clean Elections $5 donations and signatures. Here I am with LD9 chair Michael Dues.
Rep. Sally Ann Gonzales and I were interviewed by NBC at the Phoenix rally.
Protesting anti-woman laws at the Arizona state capitol.
PDA Tucson Coordinator Jim Hannley speaks against both the crowd management ordinance and the urban camping ban at the City Council meeting.
Jobs with Justice marching with Occupy Tucson in support of postal workers.
Protesters hand deliver symbolic big check from corporate American to McCain.
Governor Ducey had proposed increasing prison beds and funding, while cutting education. Protesters took issue with that short-sighted idea.
Visiting with PALF chairman Fred Yamashita at the 2016 Labor Day Picnic.
Giving the LD9 update at the June meeting. What a great crowd!
The Living Economy event was very informative; we had a great time hob-nobbing. My husband Jim is a small business owner and a member of Local First Arizona. I have owned two small businesses in the past– Powers/Queen Associates and Wind Dancer Design. We support Local First Arizona and buying/investing locally. We believe that supporting local small businesses with low-interest loans through a public/private partnership between a public bank and community banks and credit unions is the sustainable route to improving our local economy. Trickle down economics doesn’t work; it’s time for new ideas.
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