New York City The Mayor of Phoenix announced City Hall’s projection that based on the first 4 conventions having canceled and projections over the coming year, just in Phoenix they estimated the loss at $90 million. The Governor of Arizona whined that a boycott was a bad idea, blah, blah, blah, once again taking no …
Category: Protests
The Arizona Movement Against SB1070
Phoenix Getting into Phoenix on Wednesday morning, we went by the big church rally with Rev. Al Sharpton where many groups announced their pledges of opposition to the anti-immigrant, racial profiling bill, SB 1070. By the end of that evening 10000 had marched to the State Capitol in protest. This is an everyday event here. …
Frances Gomez, Foreclosure Exception or Rule
Phoenix I spent most of the day in meeting with Frances Gomez, her brother, and Teresa Castro, talking about her case and what could be done to resist foreclosures and win real relief for tens of thousands of homeowners facing this catastrophe because of federal and banking inaction here where this problem is ground zero …