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ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

Casa Maria December 9, 2013

3 min readby Brian Flagg, December 8, 2013 Second Sunday of Advent Mathew 3: 1-12 In due course John the Baptist appeared; he preached in the wilderness of Judaea and this was his message: -“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand.” This was the man the prophet Isaiah spoke of when he said: A voice cries in the wilderness: prepare a way for the Lord, make his paths straight. This man John wore a garment made of camel hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then Jerusalem

Fight For 15! Tucson’s Contribution to the National Campaign to Raise the Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour

Casa Maria December 6, 2013

< 1 min readby Cesar Aguirre & Brian Flagg On Thursday Dec. 5, Tucsonans joined with approximately 200 other cities to stand in solidarity with fast food workers (McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King). The majority support families and find it impossible to make ends meet at minimum wage. This action was at noon at the McDonald’s at Speedway and Alvernon, and was organized by Service Employees International Union (SEIU), with a little help from us here at Casa Maria. It was a cold and wet day, but the energy level was high. We brought hot coffee, sandwiches and donuts. There were lots of uptight

Take Action Against Low Pay!

Casa Maria December 2, 2013

2 min readby Jimmy Ojeda Stand with striking fast food workers on Thursday, December 5th at 12:00 pm, on the Mc Donald’s 3856 E. Speedway (Speedway/Alvernon). Workers will demand $15 an hour and the right to form a union without retaliation. Employers like McDonalds, Burger King and Wendy’s are raking in enormous profits while workers mostly adults with families, don’t get paid enough to cover basic needs like food, rent, health care and transportation. These employees are risking our jobs as they continue to stand up and say ENOUGH. Everyone who believes in justice should support them. It’s time to give every worker a

NO CLASS CLEANSING of DOWNTOWN TUCSON

Casa Maria November 27, 2013

3 min read by Brian Flagg It is wrong, sinful and unjust to cleanse the downtown of poor and working people. Let’s be real. Many, maybe not all, developers cashing in on downtown gentrification have wanted to see the Ronstadt Transit Center disappear. They claim it is not the best and highest use of that prized piece of property, but we say the best and highest use for whom? They think they could entice more people with money downtown without the presence of all those scary, low income people of color who ride the bus and use Ronstadt. If you don’t believe

THANKSGIVING CONCERT at CLUB CONGRESS a Big Success!

Casa Maria November 25, 2013

2 min read by Brian Flagg, Thanks to Dave Slutes and Richard Oseran from Club Congress and to everyone who attended! It wasn’t a totally packed house but it definitely wasn’t empty. Rich Hopkins and the Sand Rubies opened with a blistering set of Sand Rubies classics, in addition to the old Ringo Starr song ‘Post cards.’ Brian Lopez followed with some mellow acoustic tunes. Technobanda La Picosa never showed up so the famous Catholic musician from Casa Maria, Cesar Gonzales jumped on stage with his guitar and absolutely rocked the house with Mexicano classics such as ‘El Rey,’ ‘Sabor a mi’

H.T. SANCHEZ: FIGHTING FOR FAMILIES IN TUSD

Casa Maria November 20, 2013

2 min readby Brian Flagg, The new school board, along with their new superintendent, H.T. Sanchez, seem to be fighting for families instead of against them. It’s a real breath of fresh air. Mr. Sanchez is standing up to a so-called national desegregation expert, William Hawley, who thinks that Carrillo and Davis elementary schools, and Pueblo High School, are not integrated enough. Because Mr. Hawley was appointed by a federal judge to oversee the district’s desegregation plan, he could take magnet status away from those three barrio schools , denying them funding sorely needed for their survival. According to the Arizona Daily

Casa Maria Thanksgiving Benefit Concert

Casa Maria November 18, 2013

< 1 min readHola companeros de Casa Maria! This Friday, Nov.22 we will be celebrating our annual CASA MARIA THANKSGIVING BENEFIT at CLUB CONGRESS!!! Come celebrate with Brian Flagg and all the volunteers and friends of Casa Maria this day of Gracias! The admission will be $5.00 or free if you are friends of Casa Maria and have a flier or handbill to give us at the door. The doors open at 8pm. To start the show starts at : 8:30 with THE SAND RUBIES(Rich “Vato Loco” Hopkins from the Luminarios) will be on the electic guitar ready and willing to shred!! 9:30…Brian

Rasquacho Art

Casa Maria November 18, 2013

2 min readby Kassandra Manriquez Pancho Medina, the Minister of Culture at Casa Maria calls his art gallery, The Rasquacho Gallery. The gallery is built into his home alongside many of his art pieces displayed from room to room. Rasquacho is a term often used to describe somebody who is low-class, poor, disrespectful or dirty. An example of this might be someone who repaints his or her car using a bottle of spray paint. The term rasquacho is versatile; it can be used as an adjective, verb or noun. It can even be exaggerated; rasquachon (big rasquacho). “It means a way of

Lessons I’ve Learned from Riding the Bus

Casa Maria November 14, 2013

4 min readby Ellen Courtney One way to see how the other half lives is to ride the bus. A few years back, I was a regular commuter on Sun Tran, and I’ve traveled back and forth to El Paso on the “dog” (the Greyhound) a number of times in the past couple of years. I confess that my earliest experiences as a bus rider were sometimes uncomfortable, not because of the seats, but because my fellow passengers seemed strange to me. They looked and acted and talked differently, and sometimes their behavior seemed odd and disrespectful of boundaries. For instance, it’s

Wireless Disconnection

Casa Maria November 12, 2013

5 min readby Cesar Aguirre, A few weeks ago I was blessed with the opportunity to take my girls out to a pizza place for dinner. After playing arcade games with Alissa and Jasmine we sat down together to enjoy our pizza and salad. As we ate we talked about our day, they both told me about what they had done in school. I told them about my day in the soup kitchen. After eating I cut them loose to play a little more while I got a box for our leftovers. Once I had done that I sat for a moment and

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