Immigration, Civil Rights, Poverty, and Other Social Justice Issues

Link – Day of the Dead celebration idea: And now for something completely different, October 5, 2011

Link – Border Patrol orders removal of shrine… again (video), October 4, 2011

Link – First Amendment upheld in Border Patrol video case (video), October 1, 2011

Link – Eliminating open enrollment: Is PCC opening or closing the doors of opportunity?, September 14, 2011

Link – 1964 to 2012: Perry, Bachmann, Romney, and Paul parrot Barry Goldwater, September 12, 2011

Link – ‘Under Arpaio’ a ‘must see’, September 12, 2011

Link – ‘Under Arpaio’ to air at Salt of the Earth Labor College on Saturday (video), September 9, 2011

Link – Mother Nature: Tear down this wall (video), August 10, 2011

Link – Vigil for Carlos: Border Patrol Orders Removal of Memorial for Slain Teenager (video), July 29, 2011

Link – On the 46th anniversary of Medicare, Republicans attack our ‘Great Society’, July 27, 2011

Link – MoveOn urges members to take debt ceiling battle to the streets and to Congressional Offices, July 23, 2011

Link – Flor de Muertos: A ‘must see’ for All Souls Procession and Calexico aficionados, July 23, 2011

Link – Giffords’ deficit reduction town hall features right-wing talking points (video), July 2, 2011

Link– Thomas Jefferson says: Stop the ‘War on Dancing’ (video), June 6, 2011

Link – Vermont: Single payer health insurance coming to a snowbank near you, May 24, 2011

Link – AZ Legislature: The biggest reason why Medicaid should not be a block grant, April 26, 2011

Link – Would Paul Ryan’s Medicare voucher plan increase the medical bankruptcy rate? It could happen., April 18, 2011

Link – Hundreds at Tucson march honor the legacy of Cesar Chavez (video), March 27, 2011

Link – 200 Tucsonans march for peace (video), March 27, 2011

Link – Multiple local marches focus on equality, corporate greed, and unions, March 26, 2011

Link – Sam Webb: Capitalism and worldwide crises (video), March 18, 2011

Link – Communist Party head braves Arizona: Sam Webb to speak in Tucson and Phoenix, March 9, 2011

Link – Religious leaders challenge politicians: What would Jesus cut?, March 3, 2011

Link – UA College of Public Health holds 5th Annual Social Justice Forum, March 8, 2011

Link – Religious leaders challenge politicians: What would Jesus cut?, March 3, 2011

Link – AZ Death Panel Decision: 95 transplant patients, 90,000 babies, or 250,000 adults?, February 28, 2011

Link – Protest Emperor Pearce’s SB1611 and other racist Arizona laws Feb. 25, February 24, 2011

Link – ‘Men in black dresses’ have their way with women’s heath: US House de-funds family planning (video), February 20, 2011

Link – Disgusted? It’s time to organize: PDA meeting Feb. 21, February 20, 2011

Link – US media covers Middle East protests, while ignoring pro-union Wisconsin protests– until 30,000 showed up, February 17, 2011

Link – Republicans declare war on women: So, what else is new?, February 16, 2011

Link – Arizona immigration bills: ‘Temper tantrums’ or actual policy?, February 10, 2011

Link – White Panthers: The corporatists and cronies who run Arizona with Russell Pearce’s help, February 1, 2011

Link – Did Scalia and Thomas have a conflict of interest in the Citizens United campaign finance case? (video), January 21, 2011

Link – What happened to the War on Poverty? Is the US marching backward?, January 19, 2011

Link – Remembering Sargent Shriver, January 18, 2011

Link – Why was Dr. King assassinated? He spoke of nonviolence and a ‘world revolution of values’ (video), January 17, 2011

Link – House Un-American Activities Committee: Will the new House revive ‘McCarthyism’?

Link – ‘Scrooge of the Year’ Award: Brewer coasts to easy victory, December 12, 2010

Link – Scrooge of the Year: Jobs with Justice group to roast local bosses (video), December 6, 2010

Link – Flip-flopper McCain shows his homophobia and his age on DADT, December 3, 2010

Link – My Mom was an anchor baby, October 20, 2010

For older posts, search this blog by month or check out my other blogs…

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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.)

Rep. Pamela Powers Hannley with Red For Ed

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.

Protesting cuts to education

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

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

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

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

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

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Martin Luther King, Jr. march.

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

Pamela Powers Hannley, Progressive Democrat for Arizona House, LD9

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.)

Congressman Ron Barber and Pamela Powers Hannley at Cyclovia

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

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

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

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

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.

Protesting migrant deaths in the Arizona desert.

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

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

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.

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

A homeless man sleeps in the shadow of corporate America.

We are the 99%.

Protesting anti-woman laws at the Arizona state capitol.

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

The Oberlin Rescuers outside of the Cuyahoga County Jail.

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

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.

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.

Safe Park, downtown Tucson

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

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

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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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