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A group of elderly protestors gathered in front of Chase Bank on March 21 to protest the establishment's funding of fossil fuel projects. These protestors were a part of Th!rd Act, a climate activism group made up of people over the age of 60. (Photo courtesy Kurt Reuter)

60-plus climate group Th!rd Act protests fossil fuels in downtown Tucson

Cole Fields
March 30, 2023
Revolta Art, also known as Monique Laraway’s prints, will be available at the BICAS Art Mart on March 26. Laraway takes inspiration from their passion for bicycles and nature to create pieces. (Courtesy of Revolta Art)

BICAS’s annual Art Mart promotes local artists and bicycle accessibility

Ella McCarville
March 25, 2023
Ryan Hicks (left) and Maddie Mortenson (right) set up a table on the University of Arizona Mall for Students Demand Action, a new organization on campus. Their group is dedicated to ending gun violence and providing a safe space for survivors and all those who care about the issue. (Courtesy Ryan Hicks)

UA introduces its own Students Demand Action chapter, a nationwide org committed to ending gun violence

Annabel Lecky
February 23, 2023
An image of climate protesters standing on a burning world by Farrah Rodriguez.

OPINION: Is radical climate activism effective?

Sophie Applin
November 18, 2022
An eastbound Sun Link tram is stopped at the Main Gate Square station on University Boulevard on Friday, July 20, 2018.

OPINION: Appreciate the walkability of the University of Arizona and free Sun Link rides while you still can

Ben Pope
October 24, 2022
Environmentalists gather to protest climate change in El Presidio Park in downtown Tucson, Az., on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.  Protesting can be an impactful way of changing climate legislation. 

OPINION: The Inflation Reduction Act is a big win, but we can still do more

Luke Lawson
August 31, 2022
Our columnist Selena Kuikahi talked with local artists Robbie Lee Harris about their activist art across Tucson.  Tucson, Ariz. — Photo of Robbie Lee Harris’s mural located at 318 E Congress St. 

ART IS ACTIVISM: Documenting history with local artist Robbie Lee Harris

Selena Kuikahi
February 7, 2021
 DiAn Dviation’s visual representation of “Uprising.” The individual in the image chooses a soup can instead of a gun which has been tucked away in the face of resistance. (Courtesy DiAn Dviation)

UPRISING: Black Lives Matter Tucson’s zine calls to local Black creators

Allison Fagan
January 25, 2021
Protests in France by  °]°/Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

OPINION: Apparently equality is a really big ask for nations that champion “freedom”

Lauren Borelli
December 6, 2020
Album cover for “4 Walls” EP by Etyana Leigh

ART IS ACTIVISM: Student-artist on online perception, authenticity and healing

Selena Kuikahi
October 4, 2020
Postal Progress is a self-funded postcard organization started by two University of Arizona students and a recent graduate. The three founders, who have chosen to remain anonymous, are using their art as a form of activism, raising money to support the movement for racial equality.

Postal Progress Q&A: How UA artists are fighting for racial equity one postcard at a time

Amaris Encinas
September 5, 2020
Lone Malefho, a UA student passionate about social justice and an aspiring influencer with a growing social media following. Courtesy Lone Malefho

Lone Malefho: Activist, immigrant, influencer and UA student

Amaris Encinas
August 2, 2020
Environmentalists gathered to protest climate change in El Presidio Park in downtown Tucson on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. 

OPINION: Want to make a change on campus? Start here

Selena Kuikahi
July 20, 2020
March 4 Justice Tucson founders digitized from left to right: Jovanna Conde, Jasmine Drummer, Tiana McDaniel and Mariah Barnett. Graphic courtesy of artist Des Grayson (IG @misteryucky).

ART IS ACTIVISM: March 4 Justice Tucson and celebrating Black artists

Selena Kuikahi
July 15, 2020
The video above is an interview with NSS members Jozette Luke, Brianna Jones and Blaze Ho’omakoa. 

OPINION: Change starts at home: The young activists behind Never Stay Silent

Selena Kuikahi
July 7, 2020
"Are we loud enough?" spray painted on wall in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

OPINION: Violence has always been the answer. So what changed?

Rhaya Truman
June 24, 2020
Hundreds of local Tucson protesters surrounding the stage where BLM speakers spoke their thoughts during the July 6 Celebration of Black Lives on the University of Arizona Mall.

The past century of race, riot and protest in the United States: A brief timeline

Amaris Encinas and Elvia Verdugo
June 19, 2020
Sign at the Black Lives Matter protest in Los Angeles, CA. May 29, 2020.

TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How are you supporting Black Lives Matter?

Eva Halvax, Kayleigh Cook, and Clare Maclay
June 16, 2020
Hundreds of local Tucson protesters surrounding the stage where BLM speakers spoke their thoughts during the July 6 Celebration of Black Lives on the University of Arizona Mall.

OPINION: Pride Month would not exist without activism

Juwan Chase
June 10, 2020
OPINION: Tips on documenting protests

OPINION: Tips on documenting protests

Selena Kuikahi
June 9, 2020
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