Monday, July 24, 2017

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A VERY ACTIVE GROUP Events for week of July 23, 2017

This Week Navigation


Sun 23rd

AzTAP Assistive Technology Summer Conference

July 23 @ 8:00 am - July 25 @ 5:00 pm
Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa

Stop by & Sign - Flagstaff

July 23 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Flagstaff City Hall

Chicken Tacos Lunch at the Justa Center!

July 23 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Phoenix, AZ

Cooling the Homeless

July 23 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Phoenix Civic Space Park

The Forbidden Island

July 23 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Puppy Mill Protest - Gilbert

July 23 @ 11:00 am
SanTan Village

Weekend of Action (Part 2)

July 23 @ 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Prescott, AZ

Tucson ~ Petition to Save The Aca & Arizona SOS

July 23 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Antigone Books

Meet and Greet with Kevin Patterson

July 23 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Get Together with Kevin Patterson

July 23 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

AZ Blue 2020 Social

July 23 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
The Grand

Evening Phone Banking - Patterson For Phoenix

July 23 @ 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Maricopa County Democratic Party

Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser for Jesus Flores-Estrada Legal Fund

July 23 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Granite Peak Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Ethnic Studies Revival: Overnight Vigil

July 23 @ 5:00 pm - July 24 @ 8:00 am
Alliance For Global Justice

TIES BBA Open Monthly Business Meeting

July 23 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
SETAY Dance and Fitness Event Center
Mon 24th

AzTAP Assistive Technology Summer Conference

July 23 @ 8:00 am - July 25 @ 5:00 pm
Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa

Ethnic Studies Revival: Overnight Vigil

July 23 @ 5:00 pm - July 24 @ 8:00 am
Alliance For Global Justice

Vote No Rally!

July 24 @ 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Senator Jeff Flake

Tucson & Southern Az - More Than a Drip; Creating a Monsoon

July 24 @ 8:00 am - July 25 @ 12:00 pm
Senator Jeff Flake

Phoenix- Stop & Sign, Petition Drop/Notary on site

July 24 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Paradise Valley Community College

Tempe Stop & Sign/Petition Drop/Notary on Site!

July 24 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Tempe Public Library

Update & Petition Collection with Sen. Andrea Dalessandro

July 24 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Las Campanas Social Center

Tempe Happy Hour with a Purpose! Sign/Petition Drop, Notary on site!

July 24 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Mac’s Broiler & Tap

Tucson & Southern Arizona #VoteNO on Repeal Rally

July 24 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Senator Jeff Flake

Update & Petition Collection with Sen. Andrea Dalessandro

July 24 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Joyner-Green Valley Library

Evening Phone Banking - Patterson For Phoenix

July 24 @ 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Maricopa County Democratic Party

Rep. Reginald Bolding Talks Education Activism!

July 24 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Puente Weekly Meeting

July 24 @ 6:30 pm
Puente Human Rights Movement

Legislative District 12 Democrats July Social

July 24 @ 6:30 pm
Grimaldi’s

Desert Partners

July 24 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Studio ONE A Space for Art and Activism
Tue 25th

AzTAP Assistive Technology Summer Conference

July 23 @ 8:00 am - July 25 @ 5:00 pm
Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa

Tucson & Southern Az - More Than a Drip; Creating a Monsoon

July 24 @ 8:00 am - July 25 @ 12:00 pm
Senator Jeff Flake

Women in Global Leadership

July 25 @ 7:30 am - 9:30 pm
Global Chamber

Resist Trump Tuesday: Kill TheBill, Again

July 25 @ 7:30 am - 9:30 am
Senator Jeff Flake

McSally-This Budget is Immoral!

July 25 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am

Stop by & Sign - Tucson

July 25 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Match Point Tennis

Evening Phone Banking - Patterson For Phoenix

July 25 @ 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Maricopa County Democratic Party

Fountain Hills Stop & Sign!

July 25 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Phil’s Filling Station Grill

Prescott Stand with PP Phone Bank

July 25 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Frantz Fanon Community Strategy Center at Prescott College

D26 July Social

July 25 @ 6:00 pm
Honey Moon Sweets Bakery & Dessert Bar

AZ LD21 Dems Monthly Meeting

July 25 @ 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm
New Life Community Church

The PHXLOC's Orientation and Introduction meeting

July 25 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Maxine O Bush Elementary School

Desert Boyz

July 25 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Studio ONE A Space for Art and Activism

EVIP July Meeting

July 25 @ 7:00 pm
Chandler Police Department
Wed 26th

Stop by & Sign - Tucson

July 26 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Match Point Tennis

Evening Phone Banking - Patterson For Phoenix

July 26 @ 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Maricopa County Democratic Party

Bio-Cultural & Eco-Gastronomic Restoration With Gary Nabhan

July 26 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Borderlands Restoration Leadership Institute

AzLGBT Bar Association Happy Hour

July 26 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

I Scream for Health Care Ice Cream Social and Potluck - Prescott

July 26 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Granite Peak Unitarian Universalist Congregation

District 6 Councilman Candidate Forum

July 26 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Phoenix, AZ

Grand Dems Meeting - Surprise

July 26 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

RAIL Meeting - MURAL Project, Imagine Mesa & More

July 26 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Volstead Public House

East LD 24 "Working" Meeting

July 26 @ 6:00 pm
McFate Brewing Company

Precinct Committeeperson and Civic Engagement

July 26 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Agave Phoenix Public Library

PCYD Meeting with Mary Matiella

July 26 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
The Shanty

PCYD Meeting with Mary Matiella

July 26 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
The Shanty
Thu 27th

Stop by & Sign - Tucson

July 27 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Match Point Tennis

Sierra Vista - Tell Rep Martha McSally NOT to be a Rubber Stamp

July 27 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Sierra Vista Farmers Market

Indigenizing the Women's March Unity Principles

July 27 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Evening Phone Banking - Patterson For Phoenix

July 27 @ 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Maricopa County Democratic Party

Meet and Mingle

July 27 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Conserve our Climate: Sierra Vista Information Meeting

July 27 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Summer Training Series-Tucson

July 27 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Arizona List

Hold The MCSO Accountable - Accountability Forum Series

July 27 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Center for Neighborhood Leadership

Stop By and Sign Tucson at Literacy Connects

July 27 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Ward 3 Primary Candidate Meet & Greet

July 27 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Literacy Connects

Free screening: A Right to Eat

July 27 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
CO+HOOTS

DSA Tucson - General meeting

July 27 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
The Historic Y

Anniversary of Injustice: Gathering And March For Dalvin Hollins

July 27 @ 7:00 pm
Tempe, AZ
Fri 28th

Stop by & Sign - Tucson

July 28 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Match Point Tennis

LGBTQ Consortium Meeting

July 28 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Cozi Pride

July 28 @ 4:00 pm - July 30 @ 10:00 pm
Gay Gardens

LD4 Democrats Monthly Happy Hour (CASH ONLY at Roman's Oasis)

July 28 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Fundraiser Party

July 28 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Phone bank for Kevin Patterson

July 28 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Phoenix, AZ

Planned Parenthood Data Entry Pizza Party

July 28 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Frantz Fanon Community Strategy Center at Prescott College

Tucson Happy Hour Fundraiser for Steve Farley!

July 28 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Rev-FLOW-lution Presents: Be The LIGHT Rail Takeover!

July 28 @ 6:00 pm
19th Ave & Camelback Rd Park & Ride

Zen Nights Block Party

July 28 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Downtown Mesa, Arizona

One n Ten Benefit Art Show!

July 28 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Green New American Vegetarian

2nd Year Anniversary of ALAS

July 28 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Puente Human Rights Movement

One n ten benefit art show at green & nami

July 28 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Green New American Vegetarian

Sb1070: 7 yrs Resistance/ 7 Anos de Resistencia

July 28 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

The Salt of the Earth - Free Screening

July 28 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
MOCA Tucson

Cup of Joe with Joe!

July 28 @ 11:30 pm - July 29 @ 2:00 pm
Wild Iris Coffeehouse
Sat 29th

Cozi Pride

July 28 @ 4:00 pm - July 30 @ 10:00 pm
Gay Gardens

Cup of Joe with Joe!

July 28 @ 11:30 pm - July 29 @ 2:00 pm
Wild Iris Coffeehouse

Farming Initiative

July 29 @ 6:00 am - 9:00 am
Spaces of Opportunity

July Giveaway

July 29 @ 8:00 am - 10:00 am
Hance Park

Saturday Morning Canvass with Kevin Patterson

July 29 @ 8:30 am - 11:30 am

Kermes Comunitaria ~ Community Carnival

July 29 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Isaac Middle School

Coffee with Rep. Kelli Butler and Christine Marsh

July 29 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am

Stop & Sign - Dobson Ranch Library, Mesa

July 29 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Dobson Ranch Library

Stop & Sign - Mesa Public Library, Main Branch

July 29 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Mesa Public Library

Stop & Sign - Red Mountain Library, Mesa

July 29 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Mesa City Government Library-Red Mountain Branch

Stop by & Sign - Tucson

July 29 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Match Point Tennis

July DACA Drive

July 29 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Center for Neighborhood Leadership

Climate Change--Let's Talk

July 29 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Joel D. Valdez Main Library

Our Lives on the Line - Phoenix, AZ

July 29 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
The Parsons Center for Health and Wellness

Our Lives On the Line - Rally & Press Conference

July 29 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ability360

Our Lives On The Line- Phoenix Rally and Press Event

July 29 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
The Parsons Center for Health and Wellness

Planned Parenthood Healthy Neighborhood Canvass - Flagstaff

July 29 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Planned Parenthood

YP Summer Splash 2017

July 29 @ 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Kimpton Hotel Palomar Phoenix

House Party to Re-elect Sean Bowie

July 29 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Don't Buy Nike's Lies!

July 29 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Nike-Arizona Mills Mall

Opposition to Captive Dolphins

July 29 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

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Now For Something Really Sexxxy > Got Your Attention?

Oral arguments begin next week, but this directive, as written, is way too broad.
Still interested in reading the story, or did you get turned-off?
Your MesaZona blogger is just in the mood to have some fun, to show you how news headlines can attract your attention - it can be called 'click-bait' that might hook you to take a look . . .
THE TAKE-AWAY:
Those in power dislike the public nosing around in their business and are forever looking to shield themselves from scrutiny.
But when that happens, the public needs to push back. Hard.
No matter which team is in charge.
And no matter how unsexy the details of the battle may be.
The War on the Freedom of Information Act
A conservative group is resisting congressional efforts to kneecap FOIA.
Source: The Atlantic
Does this opening grab your attention?
"The health-care clusterfudge continues. Senator John McCain has brain cancer. President Trump throws another public tantrum. Russia, Russia, Russia.
That about covers the Big Political Headlines of the week. Now for something really sexy: the creeping assault on the Freedom of Information Act.
Stop right there! No clicking over to that Tucker Carlson YouTube rant. This is another one of those ticky-tacky, below-the-radar issues that may sound like a nonprescription substitute for Ambien but is, practically speaking, super important—especially in the Age of Trump.
FOIA is what enables regular people to pester powerful federal agencies into handing over information about what they’ve been up to. FOIA’s website calls it “the law that keeps citizens in the know about their government.” Though a tad grandiose, that characterization is pretty much accurate. And never has such a tool been quite so vital as with the current White House, which has adopted a policy of unabashedly lying about pretty much everything. . . "
The ultimate goal is to stop lawmakers from undercutting one of the key tools the public has for keeping an eye on its government
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