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A busy week in BajaAz land… see how many unhappy "P" words are to be found
when you find us across the dry orange riverbed...
January 8 Survivors
Let’s start with today’s AZ Starnet account of the survivors of the January 8 attack, telling each one’s recovery story so far. Universally, they are grateful for the community support our City of Love (that would be Tucson) gave them, and for health insurance. Happy to relate that Gabby now sings all the words to "American Pie." Ah, music therapy..the right brain knoweth what the left brain hath forgetteth.
and, related,
Fundraising Concert March 10 for Civility, Respect and Understanding
Ron Barber says, “Nothing in our lives would have prepared us for this.” He is working on a March 10 concert at the Tucson Arena to promote the local Fund for Civility, Respect and Understanding he has started. Star-studded. Tickets $25, $45, $65, AND $95 from (800) 745- 3000 (TCC) or www.ticketmaster.com While you are over there (at the Blog for Arizona) do look around give them some other pageviews...why not?
Baja AZ Statehood (and other earned media)
Meanwhile, more conversation building about Baja AZ statehood on AMC, here on MSNBC
Did you know that more people live in the City of Tucson than the entire state of Wyoming? And that 16,000 of them are moveon.org members…
…as a cranky revgerry wonders where all these "progressive" secessionists are when it comes time for protests - like Fight Back Fridays (well Derechos Humanos hasn’t adopted the name yet, but I think it’s catchy). Why are there only 35 of us present (and about 75 last week), including 3 kossacks at least. We had a great response from passersby, though - lots of horns and cheers. Fightback Fridays, Tucson, 4pm, State Bldg, Congress and Granada Bring your own signs or pick up one of theirs. This weekly protest is sponsored by Coalicion de Derechos Humanos (Human Rights Coalition).
...my rant to everyone who will listen - "They" (those who prey on the weak and steal from us all) have successfully marginalized enough movements that no one wants to stand together for fear of further marginalization, I guess. This is a LOSING STRATEGY. Solidarity is the word of the day... education is under attack...pell grants are under attack...womens rights are under attack...Planned Parenthood is under attack...health care is under attack.... human right are under attack...citizenship rights are under attack...we are becoming a (private) police state, and we are all to be ICE agents singing while we work to fill the profitable private prison system with scary brown people.
See Mothermags' great reporting (and others in our archives) to see what all we could be so upset about... can't wait for YOUR diary to add.
Group Maintenance
We have a busy message system in our group, thanks to buddabelly’s genius in making us all administrators. For those of you members/administrators who do not (ahem) read your messages…it's almost like its own open thread to do with things of interest to members, so I urge you to check every day. DK4 does not necessarily warn you there is a group message there.
... like Mother Mags telling us about the 2000 Phoenix high school students who left school Friday in protest...DaNang wondering what our governor is doing visiting Alaska (hmmm, A house was purchased for Bristol in Maricopa)...Ganja on the secession effort...Azazello with a CD 7 update...
...announcements, chitchat about our facebook page...our twitter account, diaries coming up or being republished by members from other parts of DK4.
Speaking of our facebook page, Spedwybabs sent us "the new link
Once we have 25 people who have "liked" the page she can give it a custom name. Anyone who wants/needs posting privleges should then go "like" the page and send her an EMAIL at progressivepst@gmail.com and she'll make you an admin :) So be on the lookout so we can spring into action.
here is our Twitter a/c, please follow us, and send the group a message if you need/want to admin there too.
All in all, I personally echo whoever said, "This is the best group on DK4!"