Civic Engagement Beyond Voting
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Arizona's only Indivisible group focused 100% on state & local politics. Working to empower Arizonans to effect positive change through local advocacy. linktr.ee/CEBV_Action
The budget has passed #AZLeg. Tomorrow is for ballot referrals and legislative fuckery. Stay tuned and be ready for quick action... and be prepared to go to the Capitol in person if you can.
#AZHouse has loaded up today's floor calendars with veto bait. Neal Carter is at the dais whining about lawmakers' voting pace (2+ mins/bill). "At this rate we'll be here well into tomorrow." Maybe they should try not shoving through so much garbage so quickly??
ICE shouldn't be on college campuses terrorizing students. Join the campus resistance: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Publishing a Letter to the Editor in the local paper is a great way to communicate with neighbors about what's going on in state & local govt. Want to write one of your own? CEBV's Linktree has the resources you need: linktr.ee/CEBV_LTE
🚨 BAD BILL ALERT: HB2175 would make "political affiliation" and "political expression" legally protected classes that get tougher sentencing. This could drive selective enforcement, political persecution, even punishment for protests. Call your House reps to OPPOSE. Contact info: buff.ly/WRr1eqE
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Did you know a Republican committee chair threw a reporter out of an #AZLeg House committee last week for taking photos? The stated grounds: "decorum." When pressed, the answer boiled down to "never mind the Constitution, we can do what we want." #WeNeedANewLegislature
#AZLeg is back in session and, uh, looks like House Republicans are ready to go insane and attack us all with an ax?? 👀 Stay updated on what they're up to & what you can do here: 👉 weekly.cebv.us
🗣️ CALL TO ACTION: Police widow Julie Erfle is calling out Sen. John Kavanagh (R-3) for introducing a bill that disrespects victims. See her specific ask below, then contact Kavanagh: 602-926-5170 / jkavanagh@azleg.gov
Our weekly Sunday email is jam-full of events to join, actions to take, and ideas to jolt your thinking. Why is Arizona's budget like a tiny pizza? Who's breaking through the clamor? What unmet new friends are waiting for you to join them? buff.ly/hGPJH4o
We've shunned Target, picketed Tesla, & canceled Disney--what's next? How about good for a change 🤩? ULTA BEAUTY has terminated selling through Target and is proudly standing by diversity, equity & inclusion because beauty is for everyone! buff.ly/rPCmWzz #UpliftGood
Why do so many Americans not vote? Pride in civic action has declined, & participation is duty, not a triumphant, joyful opportunity. On election day, post your sticker or image of you excitedly going to vote? "Social proof" is a powerful tool to inspire others to do the same.
San Francisco represents! Greetings from #NoKings Ocean Beach!
Take on crypto corruption at a virtual rally with Chris Murphy and Tina Smith this Tuesday, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT. The Senate may soon take up a bill that’d enshrine crypto corruption and cement a massive giveaway to crypto billionaires. #NoKings @indivisible.org us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...?
Our privatized health care system is unaffordable for millions of working Arizonans, which the ACA helped to fix. Now billionaires think even that's too much. Remember what the govt shutdown is about: media outlets are "keeping score" without discussing the stakes: remember what we're fighting for!
Even as Arizonans shatter energy usage records, using over 17,000 megawatts a day (!!), big corporations like Amazon want to blanket our state with their energy-guzzling data centers 🙅🏼♀️👎🏼🚫
It's ironic to see the @tucsonagenda.bsky.social article on Project Blue's demise run with this AI-generated image when AI is what's driving data center proliferation. If we don't want data centers here, we must refuse to drive demand — ie, we must use far less AI. buff.ly/4FgVNpN
Trump and federal Republicans' $1.1 billion cut to public broadcasting will hit stations in AZ tribal communities especially hard, leaving them scrambling to fill budget gaps — & perhaps turning some parts of rural AZ into media deserts. buff.ly/UrZe7Zb
DRAINING RESOURCES: With temps soaring, APS & SRP customers broke energy demand records this month. But data centers want to set up shop in AZ, & demand could triple if every data center that wants to build here is allowed to. #ClimateCrisis #EnergyCrisis buff.ly/CItDOJc
"Climate change": How an unforeseen "crazy shift in the winds" & plummeting humidity drove the fire that destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...
#AZLeg Republicans balked at investments like the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. They refused to place even the most modest common-sense guardrails on AZ's runaway $1 billion universal voucher program. But flying cars? Sign them up. 🤦🏼♀️
And then there's this guy 👇🏼 (#AZLeg Senate Majority Leader John Kavanagh) who says it doesn't matter because the only people losing coverage are people he doesn't care about
ANOTHER VETO: Gov. Hobbs just vetoed HB2610, which would automatically fire the entire board of any school district that goes into receivership and automatically dismiss its superintendent. Calls it “blatant legislative overreach.” 🎯 So glad we have a governor who will protect democracy!
Big abuser vibes coming out of the House Appropriations Committee this morning. "I don't want to hurt you but you're making me / I wish I could stop." Making it clear House Republicans intend to hurt Arizonans if they don't get exactly what they want out of this year's budgeting process.
This does not bode well for state budget talks. The toddler in the checkout line has collapsed to the floor and is demanding a new toy.
🚨 STADIUM GIVEAWAY BILL MOVING! #HB2704 is in Senate Rules and Caucus today. This procedural step lines it up to get a full Senate vote tomorrow & then proceed to the governor's desk. Say NO to tax handouts for billionaires! Contact your senator TODAY: buff.ly/fdJRDpu