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Tucson Loves the Streetcar: 60,000 Ride in First 3 Days (images)

Tucsonans celebrated the debut of the modern streetcar in a BIG way this past weekend– by riding it en masse. Following multiple ribbon-cutting ceremonies along the route on Friday, July … Continue reading →

July 28, 2014 · 1 Comment

Mayor and Council to hold ‘Occupation’ discussions behind closed doors

Last week’s Tucson Mayor and City Council meeting was variously described as “raucous,” and “inspiring.” Protesters from Occupy Tucson packed the meeting and testified for hours. They … Continue reading →

October 25, 2011 · 20 Comments

Occupy Tucson’s Craig Barber outs Mayor and Council on national TV

Speaking with commentator Keith Olbermann on national television , Occupy Tucson spokesman Craig Barber outed the Tucson’s Mayor and Council for “hiding behind” the bureaucrats in Tucson Police Department (TPD) and … Continue reading →

October 20, 2011 · 5 Comments

Freedom of assembly ENDANGERED in Tucson: Call Mayor & Council today (video)

Tucson’s Mayor, City Council, and police have been taking a somewhat passive aggressive approach to the Occupy Tucson movement. As reported in the Arizona Daily Star, 53 people were arrested … Continue reading →

October 18, 2011 · 15 Comments

Tired of the Trickle Down: Where Are the Jobs? (video)

‘Nuff said. On August 31, 2011, join Progressive Democrats of America Tucson Chapter, local MoveOn activists, and local nurses at Jon Kyl’s Tucson office (yes, he has one) at 6840 … Continue reading →

August 31, 2011 · 6 Comments

Save Tucson’s Sign Code: Will tinkering bring back the ugliest street in US?

Cluttered with so many signs that you can hardly see the street, Speedway Blvd. was dubbed the ugliest street in American by Life Magazine in 1970. Being known as “ugly” … Continue reading →

June 14, 2011 · 37 Comments

Candlelight vigil: Save historic Tucson from the scourge of mini-dorms (video)

[tnivideo caption=”Little boxes made of ticky tacky” credit=”Malvina Reynolds”]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SADPuUYF_4I[/tnivideo] What makes Tucson unique compared to other southwestern cities? The weather? Nope, Phoenix, Palm Springs, Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale, Sedona, Albuquerque — … Continue reading →

January 4, 2011 · 36 Comments

Rep. Sally Ann Gonzales and I were interviewed by NBC at the Phoenix rally.

PDA members, including Advisory Board Chair Mimi Kennedy, protested food stamp cuts in front of Congressman Henry Waxman’s office.

Giving the LD9 update at the June meeting. What a great crowd!

Protesting migrant deaths in the Arizona desert.

Rep. Pamela Powers Hannley with Red For Ed

Protesting cuts to education

PDA Tucson Coordinator Jim Hannley speaks against both the crowd management ordinance and the urban camping ban at the City Council meeting.

A giant poet’s head made up of stainless steel letters marks the stop near the UA Poetry Center.

Arizonans for New Economy co-directors Jim Hannley and Pamela Powers Hannley with UA Tech Park VP Bruce Wright.

Protesting anti-woman laws at the Arizona state capitol.

In the 1980s, the Tucson Weekly called Tucson the “Baked Apple”.

Pamela Powers Hannley, Progressive Democrat for Arizona House, LD9

Ironically, I posted this blog post on the anniversary of this election on June 19. 1970ish.

Governor Ducey had proposed increasing prison beds and funding, while cutting education. Protesters took issue with that short-sighted idea.

#RedForEd teachers and supporters in the Arizona House Gallery, 2018.

The Oberlin Rescuers outside of the Cuyahoga County Jail.

We are the 99%.

Martin Luther King, Jr. march.

Safe Park, downtown Tucson

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.

Rev. Ron Phares and Pamela Powers Hannley

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.)

John Nichols of ‘The Nation’ addressed progressives and unionists at a Tucson event.

Congressman Ron Barber and Pamela Powers Hannley at Cyclovia

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.

Jobs with Justice marching with Occupy Tucson in support of postal workers.

A homeless man sleeps in the shadow of corporate America.

I have a background in research. Help me build Tucson’s tech industry and grow our own local businesses.

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.

Occupy encampment in Armory Park– before it was cleared out in the middle of the night by Tucson Police.

Protesters hand deliver symbolic big check from corporate American to McCain.

Visiting with PALF chairman Fred Yamashita at the 2016 Labor Day Picnic.

Rep. Pamela Powers Hannley with members of the Tucson Chapter of NOW on opening day at the Arizona Legislature, 2018.

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.

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.

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.)

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The Tucson Progressive: Pamela J. Powers

I stand on the side of Love. I believe in kindness to all creatures on Earth and the inherent self-worth of all individuals–not just people who agree with me or look like me.

Widespread economic and social injustice prompted me to become a candidate for the Arizona House, representing Legislative District 9 in the 2016 election.

My platform focused on economic reforms to grow Arizona’s economy, establish a state-based public bank, fix our infrastructure, fully fund public education, grow local small businesses and community banks, and put people back to work at good-paying jobs.

In the Arizona House, I was a strong voice for fiscal responsibility a moratorium on corporate tax breaks until the schools were fully funded, increased cash assistance to the poor, expansion of maternal healthcare benefits, equal rights, choice, unions, education at all levels and protecting our water supply.

After three terms, I retired from the Arizona Legislature in January 2023 but will continue to blog and produce my podcast “A View from the Left Side.”

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Category Archives: Bob Walkup

Tucson Loves the Streetcar: 60,000 Ride in First 3 Days (images)

Mayor and Council to hold ‘Occupation’ discussions behind closed doors

Occupy Tucson’s Craig Barber outs Mayor and Council on national TV

Freedom of assembly ENDANGERED in Tucson: Call Mayor & Council today (video)

Tired of the Trickle Down: Where Are the Jobs? (video)

Save Tucson’s Sign Code: Will tinkering bring back the ugliest street in US?

Candlelight vigil: Save historic Tucson from the scourge of mini-dorms (video)

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