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Students, faculty and community members attended the Sustainability & Climate Action Plan kick-off event on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Attendees were invited to hear about the plan, offer their input and participate in activities related to the plan. (Courtesy Office of Sustainability)

UA unveils Sustainability & Climate Action Plan, hopes to achieve carbon neutrality and more by 2040

Sam Parker
April 17, 2023
Crowds gathered in Downtown Tucson on International Transgender Day of Visibility to demand action be taken by Arizona legislators to protect trans people. This protest comes at a time in which many states, including Arizona, are promoting anti-trans legislation.

Trans Day of Visibility rally draws in hundreds of Tucsonans to support cause and demand action

Bailey Ekstrom
April 2, 2023
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
Student members of UAZ Divest attend a rally held on the UA Mall on Sept. 23, 2022. The group’s primary goal is getting the University of Arizona to “align the university’s endowment with mission-driven investments to combat the climate crisis.” (Courtesy Rick Rappaport)

UAZ Divest hopes to establish connections with campus and surrounding community this spring

Sam Parker
February 8, 2023
Nadira Mitchell stands next to her presentation on the effects of trash on javelina abundance and wildlife species richness for the University of Arizona’s School of Natural Resources & the Environment. (Courtesy of Nadira Mitchell).

How Miss Native UA Nadira Mitchell is using her Diné culture to shift the framework in conservation and tribal rights

Sohi Kang
December 13, 2022
An image of climate protesters standing on a burning world by Farrah Rodriguez.

OPINION: Is radical climate activism effective?

Sophie Applin
November 18, 2022
Protesters shout in unison during the Pro-DACA protest on Sept. 5, 2017, in front of Old Main. Voters may show their support for undocumented immigrants by voting in favor of Prop 308.

OPINION: Vote ‘yes’ on Prop 308

Sophia Hammer
October 6, 2022
Environmentalist's gather to protest climate change in El Presidio Park in downtown Tucson, Az on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.

Climate change advocate Defend Our Future making push at the UA

Lizette Arias from El Inde Arizona
May 21, 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
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
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
Screenshot from Black Voices of Tucson Episode 2.2, featuring March 4 Justice Tucson founders Jasmine Drummer (bottom right), Tiana McDaniel (top right) and Jovanna (bottom left), hosted by Daily Wildcat Arts Editor Ella McCarville (top left) and News Editor Priya Jandu (top center).

Black Voices of Tucson Episode 2.3: March 4 Justice Tucson

Arizona Student Media
July 15, 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
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
Annie Segarra, also known as Annie Elainey, is an American YouTuber, artist, and intersectional activist for LGBTQIA+ and disability rights. Segarra, who is queer, Latinx, and disabled advocates for accessibility, body positivity and media representation of marginalized communities. She came to spend the day and speak to the U of A community on February 21st.

YouTuber and activist Annie Segarra attends Aromas

Nagisa Tsukada
February 23, 2019
Direct Action Everywhere member Katie Litchfield tries to educate Whole Foods Market shoppers about the injustices animals encounter every day on Saturday. The protest by Direct Action Everywhere was done as a result of the group finding that an egg supplier for the store was in violation of standards that certify a supplier as humane.

Protesters egging it on at Whole Foods

David Joseph Del Grande
January 26, 2015
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