Arizona People's Report Podcast

The Arizona People's Report sat down with Ron Austin for an informal chat about his work as a community videographer with the Southern Arizona Independent Justice Media and his personal projects working to live healthy and independently, growing his own food and more.

The Arizona People's Report sat down with Nicole Gillett, Tucson Audubon Society's conservation advocate, to chat about the state's Drought Contingency Plan and other conservation concerns and issues in Tucson and Southern Arizona.

The Arizona People's Report sat down with Claire Kaufman of Zerology to chat about her zero waste projects and teaching people how to live and shop using less package and introducing less plastics into our landfills.

The Arizona People's Report sat down with Women's Foundation of Southern Arizona CEO Amalia Luxardo to talk about the changing face of philanthropy and the good works of the Foundation.

The Arizona People's Report sat down with visual and performance artist Laura Milkins to talk about her zero packaging project and all the fun and challenges involved with not buying produce, clothes and other necessities with packaging, stickers and tags.

The Arizona People's Report sat down with writer and journalist Todd Miller to talk about climate change, how it relates to what is happening in Central America and the migrant caravans coming to our border.

The Arizona People's Report sat down with Tucsonan Lola Rainey, attorney, poet, writer, activist and executive director of the Tucson Second Chance Bail Fund. The Fund is an outgrowth of Black Lives Matter(BLM)Tucson's May 2017 "Mama Bailout Campaign," established to address the disproportionate impact of the cash bail system on communities of color and vulnerable populations in Pima County.

Naomi Ortiz is a writer, poet, facilitator and visual artist whose work focuses on self-care for activists, disability justice and living in multiple worlds (intersectionality). Her book, Sustaining Spirit: Self-Care for Social Justice invites readers to explore the relationships between mind, body, spirit, heart and place.

Josh Rubin is a New Yorker horrified by the events taking place at the U.S.-Mexican border of children being separated from their parents as they arrive to seek asylum. He came to Texas to see it for himself, and decided to stay in Tornillo. He lives in an RV parked across from a children's detention camp to observe the daily operation of a facility that may be housing more than 1,700 children. To see what Rubin witnesses daily and other updates, join the Facebook group Witness: Tornillo.

Arizona People's Report sat down to talk with Tucson artist Melo Dominguez about her gallery in South Tucson, as well as gentrification and the need for this region to create economic policy that includes art and cultural hubs. http://melodominguez.com/galeria-mitotera/

Arizona People's Report sat down to talk with former U.S. Senate candidate Deedra Abboud about the challenges she faced during her unique and inspiring campaign, as well as the inspiration she found on the road all throughout the state.

Arizona People's Report sat down to talk with Tiera Rainey about her work with the American Friends Service Committee Arizona (AFSC-Arizona). At heart, Rainey is about more than criminal justice, she's an abolitionist eager to bring the system to its knees. Follow her on Twitter @TBiz30.

Arizona People's Report sat down to talk with Zaira Livier about organizing in Southern Arizona, as well as her latest project with the People's Defense Initiative. After our conversation, PDI released their new project, Tucson Families Free and Together. You can read about the initiative here www.familiesfreeandtogether.org, as well as visit www.peoplesdefenseinitiative.org.

Arizona People's Report sat down to talk with Jim Byrne about the future of #RedForEd and activism in Arizona. Byrne teaches African American Studies as part of Tucson Unified School District's culturally relevant curriculum at Cholla High School. Byrne is an active member of the Tucson Education Association, and his range of interests make him a great person to sit down and chat with about education, elections and organizing in Arizona.

Hey, welcome to the Arizona People's Report recorded by the Stand Together Arizona Training and Advocacy Center at YWCA Southern Arizona in Tucson. I'm Mari Herreras and together we're going to review the conversations taking place in our state with grassroots activists, leaders, organizers, community folks and even our statewide politicians and candidates. We aim to rebuild community, figure out democracy and get back to the roots of comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable. Check us out on Facebook @YWCASTAT.