After the Arizona Legislature and Governor Jan Brewer passed HB2281, the Tucson Unified School District voted to ban the Mexican American Studies (MAS) program, in a 4-1 vote. The successful MAS program was dissolved and books were removed from classrooms. March 16, 2012, a caravan of Librotraficantes (book traffickers) came to Tucson, Arizona. These librotraficantes were made up [...]
This is a short collection of video images from Tuesday night at the TUSD Board meeting. There’s a dynamic history of context about the ethnic studies fight I wish I could share now, but it’s the crack a dawn so i’ll have to save a more robust edit of this struggle later. However, after last [...]
Join us May 15 in honoring David Tineo. Hear him speak about his work and see a sneak peek of Solo Tineo the new documentary about his life and work directed by Angela Soto. May 15, 2011 10:30 am - 12:30 pm El Parador Restaurant 2744 E. Broadway Blvd. Tucson, AZ 85716 $35 per person [...]