Tag: SB 1070

10 years after SB 1070: LUCHA discuss plans on new mural

Living United for Change in Arizona hosted a virtual community event to plan the creation of a mobile mural that will be displayed at...

ASU librarian leads discussion of anti-immigrant rhetoric

An Arizona State University librarian discussed the decades-old roots of anti-immigrant rhetoric in the state at the Walter Cronkite School Thursday. The discussion, led by Arizona...

Protesters march against deportations in Phoenix

Between 150 and 200 people from various activist organizations marched from the State Capitol to the Maricopa County 4th Avenue Jail.

Four people arrested during march from capitol building for fifth anniversary of SB 1070

Four people were arrested for refusing to move from sitting in the street outside the Fourth Avenue Jail while protesting a bill that in Arizona requires those living in the U.S. without documents over the age of 14 to carry registration.

ASU graduate starts up Sprawlr, an online nonprofit magazine about Arizona

Sprawlr, an upcoming online magazine founded by ASU grad Daniel Mills, will share literary works focused on the state of Arizona. The site seeks to create a sense of place, recognition and respect for the Grand Canyon State.

Gubernatorial candidates discuss education, immigration and economy at open forum

Republican, Democratic and independent candidates for Arizona governor took the stage at Central High School Tuesday in a forum discussing some of the most divisive topics facing the state today, including immigration, education and corporate welfare.

Activists keep protesting despite low turnouts, negative reactions

For downtown Phoenix activists, angry reactions don’t dissuade them from showing up on street corners, in front of libraries or outside politicians' offices.

Immigrant rights march traverses downtown

Several thousand people marched through downtown Phoenix Saturday while following a route was carefully chosen to tell the story of deportation symbolically by passing through a church, ASU and ending at the Superior Court.

Phoenix musicians lend their talents to movie on immigration issues

Downtown musicians Tobie Milford and Henri Bernard provide the soundtrack to "The Immigration Paradox," a movie that will premiere at Phoenix's Orpheum Theatre on Thursday. The movie's subjects range from undocumented immigrants to "tea party" activists, and the film touches on Arizona's Senate Bill 1070 and the DREAM Act.

Hispanic civil-rights group hosts panel discussion focusing on SB 1070

The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund led the 2012 Latino State of the State event Tuesday, hosting a panel of leaders who discussed issues facing the Hispanic community, particularly those related to Senate Bill 1070, Arizona's controversial immigration law.