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CASA MARIA LIVING OUT THE GOLDEN RULE?

Casa Maria March 27, 2014

2 min readThanks very much to the Arizona Interfaith Movement for making Casa Maria one of their Golden Rule Award recipients. Last night, March 25th, Brian drove with Msgr. Tom Cahalane and Victor Calderon from the Catholic Vision to receive the award in front of 900 people at the Mesa Convention Center. Check out these pictures of Brian talking with his new buddy Jerry Colangelo, who was also honored. If you don’t know Jerry, he was past owner of both the Phoenix Suns and the Arizona Diamondbacks and is one of the most powerful men in Arizona. To see the video about

JOIN THE BUS RIDERS UNION AT THE RTA BOARD MEETING AND THE CESAR CHAVEZ MARCH

Casa Maria March 24, 2014

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I Heard You Followed em’ with a Bullhorn,

Casa Maria March 21, 2014

2 min readby John Miles, Brian, Cesar and Jimmy So yesterday there was a meeting about the development of the Ronstadt Transit Center. It was billed as “Pre Proposal Conference and Site Visit.” Our understanding was that it was a public meeting for developers to ask questions of the city bureaucrats. For this reason the Bus Riders Union showed up with our 45 organized members in our yellow shirts, to great developers with banners, signs, screaming kids, bus riders in need of translation, etc., etc. After that came the site visit. Where the architects and bureaucrats were accompanied by the bus riders

Grijalva Kicks off Re-election Campaign

Casa Maria March 17, 2014

2 min readby Brian Flagg, Last night I walked next door to the El Casino Ballroom and had the pleasure of hanging out with the Congressman for a few minutes outside while he had a smoke. We joked with each other and then Ruben Reyes came and attached a microphone to him and sent him inside to address a packed house. Looking back, I wished I would have used those minutes to tell him how appreciative I am of him for never selling out poor people the whole time he was a local politician, even at times when it was uncomfortable for

Thanks to Neto Portillo

Casa Maria March 17, 2014

< 1 min readby Brian Flagg, Thanks to Neto Portillo from the Arizona Daily Star for his column in the Sunday paper (3-16-2014) describing the amazing and miraculous and dedicated life story of our own Cesar Aguirre! Thanks also to Neto and Linda for asking guests at their upcoming party, to write checks to Casa Maria instead of bringing gifts. If you missed the story of Cesar Aguirre, go to: http://azstarnet.com/news/local/neto-s-tucson-school-tie-helps-shape-new-life-for/article_100726de-4a4e-5029-bfc4-e41ce63efc8a.html

IAN MERRILL ON TRANSIT JUSTICE AND SOCIAL TEACHINGS OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

Casa Maria March 13, 2014

2 min readby Ian Merrill, Ian Merrill is a University of Arizona student from Phoenix, majoring in Economics and Chinese! He attends the Catholic Newman Center and is a member of the Tucson Bus Riders Union. I was asked recently how working with the Tucson Bus Riders Union relates to my Catholic faith. At first, I was not entirely sure. Of course, if you asked almost anyone on any street corner, they would likely immediately tell you that Jesus supported broad, feel-good concepts such as justice and equality. When it comes to the concrete application of those concepts, however, the answer is

DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT IS BASED ON STUDENTS ALCOHOL COMSUMPTION?

Casa Maria March 12, 2014

2 min readby Jimmy Ojeda On Sunday March 9th, 2014 the Arizona Daily Star reported on the concern that exists among bar owners and UA students regarding the hours of operation for the streetcar. They would prefer “running the street car as late as – or later than – 2 am., making it more convenient for late-night riders along the bar heavy route, which connects the UA campus to Fourth Avenue and downtown.” The current plan is for the streetcar to run until midnight on Thursdays and Fridays and until 2 a.m. on Saturdays. The street car has already cost close to

March 4, 2014

Casa Maria March 4, 2014

2 min readby Brian Flagg, Tonight the Tucson City Council will vote on whether to adopt Cesar Chavez’s birthday as the 11th official paid holiday for city employees. We at Casa Maria wrote a letter of support. Cesar Chavez is our hero. I even met him once. But how can City Council members vote to institute a holiday for Cesar Chavez, the beloved labor leader and founder of the United Farm Workers Union, and at the same time, in the same budget cycle, vote to balance their budget on the backs of poor bus riders? Voting to economically oppress poor people, while

ANITA TIMPANI: STILL WORKING ON THE REVOLUTION!

Casa Maria March 3, 2014

< 1 min readWhen Anita Timpani lived in Tucson and volunteered at Casa Maria she was really helpful because she actually used her Masters degree in theology from Gonzaga University to inspire us and help us think about what it means to be Catholic. She got married, is going to have a baby and now lives in North Carolina. She continues to inspire by sending us this article on why it’s so great to be a Catholic! Thanks Anita! It’s titled “12 Awesome, Radical Catholic Ideas,” by Nathan Schneider from “The Daily Beast” Click on the link: http://news.yahoo.com/12-awesome-radical-catholic-ideas-104500750–politics.html?soc_src=copy

Yo’ Daily Star, What’s your beef with H.T. and TUSD?

Casa Maria February 26, 2014

3 min readby Cesar Aguirre As I looked at today’s headlines I could not help but feel somewhat discouraged and deflated, which was the total opposite of how I felt last night. Yesterday I spent my day at the Strategic Planning Session, an all-day discussion to begin the planning of the future of TUSD. Afterwards I felt full of hope and optimism because for the first time I felt that the broader Tucson Community was finally being asked to be part of the rebuilding of the district. This morning’s headline on the front page of the Arizona Daily Star read, “Ground is

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