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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

The families that Casa Maria serves can’t afford a private Catholic education!

Casa Maria February 26, 2014

< 1 min readby Jimmy Ojeda, At Casa Maria we have been working with parents, teachers, students and community members in support of a quality education for all our children. We have played a significant role in keeping the schools in our barrio open. There is nothing more important than quality public education in regards to liberation of barrio families mired in poverty. Dr. Andrea Romero, Ph.D., Associate Professor Academic Program of Family Studies and Human Development Mexican American Studies & Research Center has worked extensively in our barrio in recent years. She has played an integral role in the struggle for quality

A letter to the Mayor

Casa Maria February 24, 2014

3 min readby Suzanne Shafer This is an excerpt from a letter sent last week by Suzanne Shafer form the Bus Riders Union to Mayor Rothschild regarding this lame concept the bureaucrats refer to as “elasticity.” From letter to Jonathan Rothschild 02-18-2014, . . . how is the projected increase in revenue from fare increases being calculated? How much of this “hole” is it expected to fill? . . . When I asked for the origin of the elasticity model used to estimate the effects of fare changes, Sun Tran staff didn’t know the answer. But several weeks later I got the

The Tucson community is HOT For Transit Justice!

Casa Maria February 20, 2014

3 min readby Brian Flagg, You don’t believe me? You should have been at last night’s (Wed. 2/19) City Council Meeting! More than 200 people showed up to say to the Council: DON’T RAISE BUS FARES – DON’T BALANCE YOUR BUDGET ON THE BACKS OF TUCSON BUSRIDERS LIVING IN POVERTY! This event was sponsored by the Tucson Bus Riders Union and a good time was had by all. One hundred more bus riders signed up for the Union. They received an official laminated TBRU membership card with their pictures in addition to bright yellow TBRU t-shirts (thanks to Dwight Metzger and The

Casa Maria February 17, 2014

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FAMILY, FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS OF CASA MARIA AND THE TUCSON BUS RIDERS UNION PLEASE JOIN US ON WED. FEB. 19TH AT 4PM AT CITY HALL TO SAY NO TO FARE INCREASES!

Casa Maria February 14, 2014

< 1 min readCome to city council to say NO TO FARE INCREASES! The city should not balance the city’s budget on the backs of the Bus Riders in this, the 6th poorest city in the United States. Come Join the Tucson Bus Riders Union on Feb. 19th and get your official membership card and a Tucson Bus Riders Union T-shirt. There will be mouth-watering food and raffles for free monthly bus passes. Also, please check out Brian’s Op-ed in the Arizona Daily Star on the subject to be better informed (http://azstarnet.com/news/opinion/brian-flagg-tucson-has-a-moral-imperative-not-to-raise/article_821ed785-8e70-5a71-8fe8-d484f718a827.html).

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