Large group of protesters at Flagstaff City Hall joins National Day of Action on April 19. With updated related news stories

By MosaicNAZ April 21, 2025Democracy, Events, Immigration, local, newsNo Comments

FLAGSTAFF — Local residents once again turned out in force during a National Day of Action rally held on Saturday, April 19, 2025 at the Flagstaff City Hall. With a crowd that easily exceeded 1,000 people, local residents once again assailed the Trump administration with an event that coincided with the anniversary of the first shots of the American revolution in Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, along with weekend activities designed to recognize Earth Day, which will be officially to be recognized on April 22. To recognize those events, a number of protestors carried "No to Kings" signs, as well as a variety of climate change banners, signs and Earth Day flags. The local event was initially promoted by the Coconino County Democratic Party, with additional support from a variety of groups from Indivisible of Northern Arizona, 50501, Catch Fire Movement, Women's March and others.

Indivisible Northern AZ to hold community gathering in Flagstaff on April 21

By admin April 1, 2025Democracy, Diversity, Education, Events, localNo Comments

Please join us at our Community Gathering on Monday, April 21st at 5:30 at the Flagstaff Federated Community Church! We will celebrate the success of the protest movement across the country, and talk about why it’s important and what we see coming next. We’ll discuss the actions you can take in-between protests. We will revisit some key elements of the Indivisible Guide, which lays out the tactics that underpin the actions we need to take to reclaim our democracy; in other words, Activism 101.

Channeling the spirit of César E. Chávez, community leaders provide passionate response to our times at annual community breakfast

By MosaicNAZ March 28, 2025Diversity, Education, Events, Immigration, local, newsNo Comments

FLAGSTAFF — With a mixture of fiery speeches, presentations featuring the importance of telling everyone’s stories and a commitment to refusing to be erased from the history books (video clip*), the 7th annual Coconino Hispanic Advisory Council’s (CHAC) César E. Chávez Community Breakfast took on a more feisty tone this year. The event, held at the American Legion Post 3, included an opening presentation of the importance of remember the community’s history presented by Dr. Pedro A. Cuevas, assistant teaching professor at the Dept. of Ethnic Studies at Northern Arizona University.

Immigration rights supporters take to the streets of Flagstaff on Feb. 7. See related stories

By MosaicNAZ February 14, 2025Immigration, local, newsNo Comments

FLAGSTAFF — More than 200 immigration rights supporters took to the streets to protest against the Trump Administration's mass deportation effort as part of a growing nationwide resistance movement. Shouting "USA" and carrying American and Mexican flags along with a variety of protest signs, the march began after a short rally at a Fourth Street shopping center, moving west along Route 66 before gathering at the Flagstaff City Hall. During the march, the protesters were escorted by members of the Flagstaff Police Dept., with passing motorists honking their horns in support of the marchers.