The youth of Tucson and several other groups, including Civil Rights Activist and Unions, joined efforts to battle the attacks on Chicano Studies..
These protesters took on the TUSD Chairperson John Pedicone, and the attacks by Tom Horne, who has targeted this 'ethnic minority'.. with passage of hb2281.
These protesters took on the TUSD Chairperson John Pedicone, and the attacks by Tom Horne, who has targeted this 'ethnic minority'.. with passage of hb2281.
Over the past two years, the Ethnic Studies Program in Tucson has been subjected to a controversial and costly witch hunt by Attorney General Tom Horne.
This law sponsored by Steve Montegnegro was backed by Russell Pearce who's relentless attacks on Hispanics continue today. They include forwarding racist letters, and having racist letters read on the Senate Floor by fellow GOP Senator Laurie Klein.
Todays protest marks a milestone in the struggle for equality in Az., as the Hispanic Community as a whole has been targeted by the extremist who are in control of Az. This comes shortly after the one year anniversary of the signing of sb1070 or the ...'papers please' ..or...'guilty while brown'...law..
...“Just like the people of Wisconsin took a stand and said ‘enough is enough’, the youth of Tucson are standing up and letting it be known that they are fed up with these attacks on their education and on their future. They have been under relentless assault by Tom Horne, John Huppenthal, and by the Arizona State Legislature, and they have had enough,” said Sal Baldenegro, Jr., a TUSD Ethnic Studies alum and member of the Southern Arizona Unity Coalition. “As Arizonans, we absolutely must stand behind our youth and say ‘enough is enough’ with these attacks on their education. There has never been a more critical time to stand behind our children as they fight for their rights and for their futures.”
The students brought a taste of Wisconsin to Arizona, as they peacefully chained themselves to the TUSD chairs, in solidarity of the continued and relentless attacks on their education.
Protests will continue, until the attacks have ceased..
Courtesy jeffbiggers alternet.org
This law sponsored by Steve Montegnegro was backed by Russell Pearce who's relentless attacks on Hispanics continue today. They include forwarding racist letters, and having racist letters read on the Senate Floor by fellow GOP Senator Laurie Klein.
Todays protest marks a milestone in the struggle for equality in Az., as the Hispanic Community as a whole has been targeted by the extremist who are in control of Az. This comes shortly after the one year anniversary of the signing of sb1070 or the ...'papers please' ..or...'guilty while brown'...law..
...“Just like the people of Wisconsin took a stand and said ‘enough is enough’, the youth of Tucson are standing up and letting it be known that they are fed up with these attacks on their education and on their future. They have been under relentless assault by Tom Horne, John Huppenthal, and by the Arizona State Legislature, and they have had enough,” said Sal Baldenegro, Jr., a TUSD Ethnic Studies alum and member of the Southern Arizona Unity Coalition. “As Arizonans, we absolutely must stand behind our youth and say ‘enough is enough’ with these attacks on their education. There has never been a more critical time to stand behind our children as they fight for their rights and for their futures.”
The students brought a taste of Wisconsin to Arizona, as they peacefully chained themselves to the TUSD chairs, in solidarity of the continued and relentless attacks on their education.
Protests will continue, until the attacks have ceased..
Courtesy jeffbiggers alternet.org
