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Susan Willis… A GREAT SOLDIER IN THE STRUGGLE FOR POOR PEOPLE, THE PLANET AND BUS RIDERS!

Casa Maria April 2, 2015

< 1 min readBy Brian Flagg, If you missed her letter to the editor in today’s Star (Holy Thursday, April 2, 2015) “US could help Mexico’s workers keep jobs”, check it out! For 25 years she has helped organize the St. Pius Catholic Church’s one Saturday a month effort to bring hundreds of lunches to Casa Maria. They even have tuna sandwiches on wheat bread! She has worked tirelessly on the issues of climate change and sustainability. And not only did she help found the Tucson Bus Riders Union, she rides the bus almost every where she goes! Casa Maria loves Susan Willis

YOU CAN’T HONOR CHAVEZ WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE AND MORE CHARITY…

Casa Maria March 30, 2015

< 1 min readBy Brian Flagg, Contrary to the op-ed in today’s Star, this is not how you honor Cesar Chavez. He was a great labor ORGANIZER. His work was rooted in the experience of oppressed Brown workers, specifically farm workers. His life was about analyzing the power structure that oppressed his people and ORGANIZING to force politicians and rich people to do some justice. Way too often charity and volunteerism are offered up to the rank and file of society as solutions to the scourge of poverty, racism and income inequality in the U.S.A. Too often charity and volunteerism lead people to

MY WEEKEND AT CASA MARIA

Casa Maria March 27, 2015

2 min readby Cesar (Big Cesar) Aguirre My usual weekend, going to Tucson from Ajo and helping out at Casa Maria when I can. This past weekend my son unexpectedly asked me to join him for a book study gathering at Brian’s. I was hesitant to go but I did anyway (my best move of the day). I found myself among some of the people I had met at Casa Maria last winter while volunteering in the soup kitchen. The topic was a book titled ¡Hugo! As I listened in (keep in mind I had never read the book or heard of

International Women’s Day Honors You! Special Awards:

Casa Maria March 25, 2015

2 min read By: Gilberto Contreras Las Mujeres de Casa Maria! Today we are honoring Laura Alameda, Amalia Tovar, Mari Fuentes, Gaby Dominguez, Rosa Diaz, and Luz Acosta. These six wonderful women are the backbone of Casa Maria Soup Kitchen. Thanks to them hundreds of families are given warm meals every day. We recognize the incredible teamwork and dedication that these women demonstrate. With their own individual stories they each bring a unique light, strength and passion for service. Come help Laura, Amalia, Mari, Gaby, Rosa, and Luz make delicious food and share it with our community. Casa Maria needs volunteers and your

Reconocimiento por El Dia Internacional de la Mujer! Premios Especiales:

Casa Maria March 25, 2015

2 min readBy: Gilberto Contreras Morales Las Mujeres de Casa Maria! Ahora estamos reconociendo a Laura Alameda, Amalia Tovar, Mari Fuentes, Gaby Dominguez, Rosa Diaz, y Luz Acosta. Estas seis maravillosas mujeres son la pilar de Casa Maria Soup Kitchen. Gracias a ellas, cienes de familias reciben comida calientita todo los días. Les damos su reconocimiento a este increíble equipo y dedicación que estas mujeres demuestran. Con todas sus historias individuales, cada una trae una luz única, fuerza y passion para el servicio. Ven a ayudar a Laura, Amalia, Mari, Gaby, Rosa, y Luz hacer comida deliciosa y compartir con la comunidad.

Archbishop Oscar Romero (15 August 1917 – 24 March 1980)

Casa Maria March 23, 2015

< 1 min readThis week marks the 35th anniversary of the martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador. “His love of people who were poor, his faithfulness to the Gospel, led him to confront the people who had become captive to their own wealth and power. Risking his life day after day, he spoke out and walked with his people. Romero gave living witness to what it means to hate the life of the world. His life became a walking, talking profession of faith. Nothing could have ben more fitting than his martyrdom during the eucharistic celebration that proclaims the death and

Needed: Someone to articulate a new vision for economic justice for Pima County (TREO, the Southern Arizona Leadership Council, and the Downtown partnership need not apply)

Casa Maria March 19, 2015

3 min read(Chuck Huckelberry, County Administrator) By Brian Flagg, My feeling is that any and all of you concerned with the Liberation of the People owe it to yourself to read Inside Tucson Business. Seriously. How else are you going to know what the enemy (it’s nothing personal,) is thinking and doing? They did a little blurb (ITB, March 6, 2015) entitled: County Administrator Releases Economic Plan for Public Comment Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry has released a draft of the Pima County Economic Development Plan, 2015-2017. The plan details 13 strategies and 92 specific actions the county proposes to pursue to

THANKS TO AWASA FOR…

Casa Maria March 18, 2015

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PADRE JUAN ELIAS

Casa Maria March 16, 2015

2 min readBy Brian Flagg, We’ve got this soulful, humble and very spiritual young Chicano priest from San Jose, Califas at Santa Cruz Parish (really! at Santa Cruz Parish!) His name is Padre Juan Elias and the vato really inspires me. Over my almost two decades of attending masses there, on occasion I’ve been challenged or gained some insights from homilies by some extremely lame priests. The good thing about being Catholic is that it’s not about how good the priest is or isn’t, it’s about being there for that hour linked to all the other sisters and brothers who make up

HOMELESSNESS POVERTY & HUMAN SUFFERING IN TUCSON

Casa Maria March 11, 2015

< 1 min readBy Brian Flagg, Contrary to what the media promotes, the issue ain’t John McLane. Yes, he was stupid and he got busted for pot. And he has some big skeletons in his closet. The real issue is that all those dream pods in the downtown streets have raised the issue of the sin of massive poverty, homelessness and human suffering to the front burner of people’s consciousness. It has forced our Bishop to try to deal with it. It has forced Peggy Hutchison, Director of Primavera Foundation to come to a meeting and inform the community that in spite of

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