BREAKING: Climate activists from @sunrisemvmt were arrested during a sit-in at Trump’s campaign office in Phoenix.
Staff shoved, yelled at, and slapped down the phones of protestors, before police took them to 4th Ave. jail on misdemeanor charges for trespassing.
Police are now arresting protestors outside of @SenatorSinema's office. We spoke with a number of those at the event about why ending the filibuster matters so much to them.
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Today we’re launching #LosingArizona, a series where we chronicle the Arizona state legislators who played a role in the movement to overthrow US democracy.
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Yolanda Renee King, the 13-year-old granddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr., speaking in Phoenix today about voting rights:
“For all the elected leaders out there who will tweet, post and celebrate my grandfather…my message to you is simple. Don’t celebrate. Legislate.”
.@AZAGMayes says the work she’s done in protecting water rights, taking on landlords, and holding companies accountable for mistreating consumers would be at risk under a Donald Trump presidency.
As arrests at the US-Mexico border fall by more than 40%, mayors in the border towns of Bisbee, Nogales, San Luis, and Somerton have endorsed Kamala Harris for President.
