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Phoenix Union High School District announces support of trans students, denounces anti-trans legislation

All StoriesEditor05/11/20220

By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — Last week, Phoenix’s third-largest school district issued a statement in support of transgender youth across the state, denouncing recently passed legislation that targets trans student athletes. The governing board of Phoenix Union High School District unanimously approved a resolution opposing Senate Bill 1165, which bars trans girls and women…

On eve of first Arizona execution in 8 years, advocates call for an end to the death penalty

All StoriesEditor05/11/20220

By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — Khalil Rushdan knows firsthand what a prison looks like during an execution. In 1997, he was hard at work in the kitchen of an Arizona prison the day it happened. “That day was the only day that it was silent. Everybody in that yard knew what…

‘Where is the justice?’: Indigenous families plead for help combatting violence

All StoriesEditor05/06/20220

By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — Odelia Jose should be enjoying her retirement surrounded by family. Instead, the 58-year-old member of the Gila River tribe is in a state of constant grief after losing two of her three children to violence — a tragically common story among indigenous people in Arizona, which…

Dando atención a migrantes en el desierto

All StoriesEditor05/04/20220

By Paula Díaz/El Inde En el segundo piso del consulado de México en Tucson hay varios cubículos, donde se encuentran los operadores del centro de llamadas que ofrece asistencia a los mexicanos. Estos tienden a ser migrantes que están en medio del desierto perdidos, familiares buscando a uno de sus seres queridos que cruzaron la…

Making art out of life

All StoriesEditor05/04/20220

By Jenna Nicole Rivera/El Inde Though artists have come to express themselves in various ways, Francisco Narxogaray, a local Tucson-based artist, finds himself navigating life through his art while sharing his personal stories along the way. Jenna Nicole Rivera has the story.