Heat-related illnesses during the Southern Arizona summers can be dangerous and even deadly. Salvation Army Cooling Centers or “Heat Refuges” are open to all, and provide a climate-controlled space to eat, relax, and re-hydrate.
The local chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws hosts free clinics to educate people on expungement and help with the process.
How being honest with oneself and one’s own subjectivity is a starting point in holding ourselves accountable and working against systems of oppression.
Local Asian American leaders talk about how friends and loved ones are coping with and responding to the recent surge in violence against AAPI communities.
While most international aid groups work from headquarters in DC, Nairobi or London, Tucson's own TANGO is involved in projects all over the world - from their offices on South Stone Avenue.
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