What's next?
The long run
There was a protest in Tucson? Last Saturday?
You wouldn't know it if all you ever watched was mainstream print and TV media. Or if you lived in a tarantula’s burrow.
It was the biggest protest I have ever seen in this town. The awesome Hands Off protest on April 5 was an effort by Indivisible, 50/50/1, and Women’s March, as well as hundreds of other aligned groups. I was blown away by you, Tucson. And encouraged by the turnout.
Number of protestors nationwide: 5.2 million
Locations: 1300 plus
Will there be a march in Tucson on Saturday, April 19?
Here? Unlikely. But this is what will be happening:
Saturday April 12th Tesla
Tuesday April 15th tax day protest at Ciscomani’s office
Saturday April 19th day of protest
Here are the groups playing a role:
And a good source:
So when’s the next protest?
See what the organizers say.
Listen to Ezra Levin, one of the chairs of “Indivisible”.
https://indivisible.org/ezra-levin.
In this interview in Rolling Stone Levin talks about future plans:
In it he talks about how we will keep the pressure up and grow this thing.
How do I help?
Know in your heart this is the beginning not the end. Saving democracy is going to be a long haul. Are you ready, patriot? Are you willing to choose courage over fear? Now is the time to harness the energy of the protest. Join a local branch of Indivisible, 50/50/1, the Working Families Party or the local Democrats. There’s plenty of citizen’s groups that could use your help. Just plain folks like yourself who are fed up and are ready to work for change.
Action: Start digging into the area races that can affect change. Volunteer to help a candidate win back America.
Start digging into the area races that can affect change, starting with unseating Trump’s tool, Congressman Juan Ciscomani, in November 2026. Five excellent Democrats have expressed interest in the race.
Andrew Becerra
Dean Dill
Chris Donat
Jason Stanhibel
JoAnna Mendoza
The most impressive candidate is JoAnna Mendoza.
48
born in Eloy
grew up in the district
worked the cotton fields during the summertime with her farm worker parents
United States Marine Corps veteran
single, working mom
On her site:
Eventually, she found her way to then-Rep. Tom O’Halleran’s constituent services office doing casework for veterans. She went on to become the executive director of the Arizona Center for Economic Progress, a liberal economic think tank, and later worked for a Phoenix-based political consulting firm.
“I really don’t like to be labeled," Mendoza continued. "… I believe in fiscal responsibility. I believe in good governance, transparency, ensuring that we’re good stewards of taxpayer dollars, that we are lifting people up from poverty.”
She’s strongly supportive of economic assistance programs like food stamps, which she said her family depended on to get by, and she is concerned about the cost of housing and groceries.
“I saw, in his leadership, what good governance and good leaders can actually do for people,” she said. “He was very grounded, down-to-earth, and we were getting a lot of stuff done for constituents. And when it comes to immigration, she supports a “secure” but “compassionate” approach.
thanks for all the tips. I've been at all the protests so far. The "hands off" had about 25,000 of us with little news coverage. We need to do that 1 again.
Many thanks, Fitz.