#community-mobilization

#community-mobilization

On the summer solstice, a place known by many names brought us together. Referred to as Chuk Shon, Sentinel Peak, 'A' Mountain, or the birthplace of Tucson, this land is one of the only remaining areas where the expansive open desert west of Tucson, AZ, meets the Santa Cruz River. Essential to all life and continuously inhabited by humans for over 4,000 years, this place has been central to many, namely the Tohono O'odham.

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: We begin today's show looking at growing resistance to the Trump administration's mass immigration raids and federal agents' escalating violence nationwide. Protests are continuing over ICE agent Jonathan Ross's fatal shooting of 37-year-old mother of three, poet Renee Good in Minneapolis last week. On Monday, dozens of federal agents wearing tactical gear and masks fired pepper balls and tear gas at a crowd of protesters in Minneapolis who shouted "Shame! Shame! Shame!" and "Get the f- out!" at the agents.

Unresolved anger and mistrust from the 2019 protests have hung over the response to the deadly Tai Po fire. As Hong Kong grapples with the aftermath of a devastating housing estate fire that killed at least 159 people, the tragedy has revived some of the mistrust and divisions in the city that exploded in the form of 2019's antigovernment protests.

Calvin Sennon, the Trinidadian-born co-owner of TriniJam BK, told Caribbean Life that volunteers streamed into his restaurant, "transforming the space into a bustling hub of compassion. "Tables overflowed with essential supplies: sheets, nails, flashlights, batteries, hygiene kits, diapers, canned goods, and more," he added. "Families, students, seniors, and local organizations worked side-by-side, forming assembly lines to box critical items destined for relief centers in Jamaica."

Latinos will coalesce as an ethnic voting bloc when they sense a serious threat to their community, despite primarily focusing on economic issues.