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🏛️ The New Yorker wrote about a woman who lost 50 pounds in the Pima County jail in 2022 and died two months later. John Washington has more about how her story is connected to his jail reporting. Read it here.
🎓 “I didn’t even tell my parents, especially my mom,” says one UA student whose visa was suddenly revoked and then just as suddenly reinstated. Read more about what it’s been like for one international student caught in a legal rollercoaster impacting thousands across the U.S.
đź“Ł University of Arizona faculty are voting on a referendum urging school leaders to resist political attacks on higher education and join with other land grant universities. More here.
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UA faculty vote on referendum to take stand against Trump administration
Faculty at the University of Arizona are voting in a newly launched referendum that calls on President Suresh Garimella and the Arizona Board of Regents to defend the school against […]
UA student’s life upended after his visa is suddenly revoked then reinstated
It’s been a whirlwind few weeks for Amir, a University of Arizona Ph.D. student who, in early April, was putting final touches on his resume to go on the job […]
New Yorker story spotlights Pima County jail death not counted in official data
In about four months in 2022, while Mary Faith Casey was held in the Pima County jail, she lost more than 50 pounds. In August of that year, when a […]
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Learn about Tucson’s history in a 60-minute talk facilitated by Mauro A. Trejo IV at a History Social with the Mexican American Heritage & History Museum at 5:30 p.m. today at the Tucson Museum of Art. Details.
Attend IndigiWellbeing’s fourth annual National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Day of Awareness Symposium at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Innovation Building, Monday, May 5 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. This hybrid event includes speaker presentations, lunch and a self-defense workshop. Register here. There will also be a 5K run/walk on Saturday, May 3 from 6-9 a.m. at Pima Community College West Campus. Register here for that.
Hear Tucson’s youth discuss social issues and create plans for change on Saturday, May 3. The Collaborative Research in Action symposium is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cesar Chavez Building on the University of Arizona campus. Students in kindergarten through 12th grade will present projects on social change and take questions from the audience. Previous project subjects include mental health at Tucson High, bullying and sexism.
Energy Town Halls: The City of Tucson will host two town halls to discuss Tucson’s agreement with Tucson Electric Power, as well as other proposals for the future of electricity access in the region. The next meetings will take place May 1, May 7 and May 9 and will have options for virtual, in-person and Spanish meetings. Register here, and read about previous debates around Tucson’s agreement with TEP as well as efforts to organize for a public power option.
The Heard Museum and Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing have designed a day of Indigenous storytelling, art, and cultural celebration for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and DeafBlind communities, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 3. Tickets.
Save the Scenic Santa Ritas will host a rally at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 3 at the Tucson Federal Building, 300 W. Congress St., to bring together community members, environmental advocates and regional leaders in a show of public opposition to the Copper World mining project.
Participate in the Annual Missing and Murdered Indigeneous People Walk-A-Thon from 9 to 11 a.m. on May 3 at the Phoenix Indian Center, 4041 N. Central Avenue in Phoenix. The free event includes a 1-mile walk, guest speakers, resource tables and a poster making station. Participants are encouraged to wear red and bring posters, signs or images in honor of their missing or murdered loved ones. Register here.
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