Your central hub for Tucson's pro-democracy activism
Multiple Dates, Times, and Locations - Please See Description
Organizer: LD 18 Dems
Please see the graphic for the current schedule.
Organizer: MoveOn, Unitarian Universalist Church of Tucson
Saturday, July 18, 9-10:30am: Join MoveOn at UUCT to Celebrate John Lewis’s Legacy with a Food Drive and Rally.
The fight to protect voting rights never ends, and right now, we’re witnessing a Jim-Crow-era effort from politicians and their billionaire friends to restrict our freedoms, silence our voices, and consolidate power. But in America WE choose our leaders and WE decide our future.
The same spirit that fueled Selma, Montgomery, and the March on Washington lives on in our unified action. We're organizing an event in our community to continue the legacy of John Lewis and pass it forward to future generations. This rally will inspire us to continue the fight for housing security, food security and civil rights with speeches by Council Member Miranda Schubert and Rev. Jamili Omar.
To protect and strengthen our community for the fight ahead, we are organizing a food drive for the most vulnerable among us. Arizona is the most hard-hit state by last year’s cuts to SNAP (food stamp) benefits: As of May 2026, more than 457,000 Arizonans, including nearly 196,000 children, have lost benefits according to DES.
• Casa Maria Soup Kitchen and Unhoused Neighbors, two charities working to alleviate hunger in Tucson, will gratefully receive your donations.
• Please bring healthy, non-perishable staples. Prioritize shelf-stable proteins like canned tuna or chicken, peanut butter, and low-sodium canned vegetables or beans. Check labels for secure pop-top lids, as they are ideal for seniors and individuals without easy access to can openers.
• Essential non-food items are also most welcome, including Baby Care (diapers, baby wipes, baby formula, and infant cereal) and Hygiene/Personal Care (toothpaste, toothbrushes, bar soap, deodorant, shampoo, and razors).
Drop off starts at 9am. Come learn protest music with Singing Resistance Tucson at 9am with the speeches beginning at 9:30am.
Organizer: Singing Resistance Tucson
Singing Resistance Tucson is meeting every Sunday from 4 – 5:30 pm at the Unitarian Church at 4831 E. 22nd St.
Come join us!
Singing Resistance, a musical grassroots collective launched in Minneapolis, gathers song leaders and singers to sing out in the face of fascism.
Why sing? For starters, singing immediately evokes an emotional response from the soul and just feels good in your body. When you sing in a group, it gives you the sense that your voice matters for the larger whole – and it does!
Singing Resistance is a mass movement of singers across the U.S.
It’s a proven (and fun) resistance strategy!
Peaceful resistance singing is just one strategy of many that should be employed in times of violent occupation, but it’s a crucial one that should not be overlooked.
We want your voice!
Virtual
Organizer: Democracy Unites Us
Click here for more information and to register.
Please join us for the first Shutdown Trump Committee meeting, by Zoom, on Sunday evening, July 12, 7-8 pm and weekly thereafter. You will be given the zoom link after you sign up. This meeting is for anyone who wants to volunteer.
Trump has threatened to cancel the mid-term elections. This would be a crucial step in completing his authoritarian takeover. The only thing that has been shown to reliably stop such a takeover is large-scale, non-violent noncooperation. An historic coalition came together in St. Louis in late May to call for exactly such a shutdown–if he does try to cancel the election. MayDayStrong.org has 600 labor unions and community groups as members. Seven representatives from Tucson organizations went to St. Louis, including Democracy Unites Us, Party for Socialism and Liberation, Tucson Democratic Socialists of American and the local African-heritage ministerial alliance, although none has yet officially endorsed the plan. Nine cities representing 30% of the economy have already committed to disrupt their economies for two weeks in case he does try to cancel the elections, so called “Tier 1” cities. Some of us in Tucson seek to make us a “Tier 2” city, to support the national Shutdown by disrupting our local economy as much as possible, at or above the scale of January 30th, for as long as we can.
Please join us as individuals or representing a group.
Visit Recorder's Office website to find your polling location
Organizer: Pima County Recorder's Office
For updates and questions, visit recorder.pima.gov.
Tucson City Council Ward 6 Office - East Room
Join Take Action Tucson for a gathering as we work to preserve our rights and save our democracy!
This weekly meetup will start with a review of upcoming calls to action, the latest updates on Take Action Tucson's outreach efforts, then an opportunity to connect with one another and build this pro-democracy community.
Please note that the front (north) door to Ward 6 will be locked by the time our meeting will begin. Please enter the building through the south entrance.
Want to donate to La Bodega but can't make it to their Thursday dropoff window? Bring your donations to this meeting and we'll make sure it makes it to them :)
Organizer: Veterans for Peace, Southern Arizona Community Activists
Join Veterans for Peace and Southern Arizona Community Activists to support VA workers as they come in to work. Meet at the S 6th Ave entrance every Friday unless otherwise noted.
Organizer: Pima County Recorder's Office
For updates and questions, visit recorder.pima.gov.
Visit Recorder's Office website to find your polling location
Organizer: Pima County Recorder's Office
For updates and questions, visit recorder.pima.gov.
Organizer: LD 18 Dems
Please see the graphic for the current schedule.
Organizer: MoveOn, Unitarian Universalist Church of Tucson
Saturday, July 18, 9-10:30am: Join MoveOn at UUCT to Celebrate John Lewis’s Legacy with a Food Drive and Rally.
The fight to protect voting rights never ends, and right now, we’re witnessing a Jim-Crow-era effort from politicians and their billionaire friends to restrict our freedoms, silence our voices, and consolidate power. But in America WE choose our leaders and WE decide our future.
The same spirit that fueled Selma, Montgomery, and the March on Washington lives on in our unified action. We're organizing an event in our community to continue the legacy of John Lewis and pass it forward to future generations. This rally will inspire us to continue the fight for housing security, food security and civil rights with speeches by Council Member Miranda Schubert and Rev. Jamili Omar.
To protect and strengthen our community for the fight ahead, we are organizing a food drive for the most vulnerable among us. Arizona is the most hard-hit state by last year’s cuts to SNAP (food stamp) benefits: As of May 2026, more than 457,000 Arizonans, including nearly 196,000 children, have lost benefits according to DES.
• Casa Maria Soup Kitchen and Unhoused Neighbors, two charities working to alleviate hunger in Tucson, will gratefully receive your donations.
• Please bring healthy, non-perishable staples. Prioritize shelf-stable proteins like canned tuna or chicken, peanut butter, and low-sodium canned vegetables or beans. Check labels for secure pop-top lids, as they are ideal for seniors and individuals without easy access to can openers.
• Essential non-food items are also most welcome, including Baby Care (diapers, baby wipes, baby formula, and infant cereal) and Hygiene/Personal Care (toothpaste, toothbrushes, bar soap, deodorant, shampoo, and razors).
Drop off starts at 9am. Come learn protest music with Singing Resistance Tucson at 9am with the speeches beginning at 9:30am.
Organizer: Singing Resistance Tucson
Singing Resistance Tucson is meeting every Sunday from 4 – 5:30 pm at the Unitarian Church at 4831 E. 22nd St.
Come join us!
Singing Resistance, a musical grassroots collective launched in Minneapolis, gathers song leaders and singers to sing out in the face of fascism.
Why sing? For starters, singing immediately evokes an emotional response from the soul and just feels good in your body. When you sing in a group, it gives you the sense that your voice matters for the larger whole – and it does!
Singing Resistance is a mass movement of singers across the U.S.
It’s a proven (and fun) resistance strategy!
Peaceful resistance singing is just one strategy of many that should be employed in times of violent occupation, but it’s a crucial one that should not be overlooked.
We want your voice!
Organizer: Democracy Unites Us
Click here for more information and to register.
Please join us for the first Shutdown Trump Committee meeting, by Zoom, on Sunday evening, July 12, 7-8 pm and weekly thereafter. You will be given the zoom link after you sign up. This meeting is for anyone who wants to volunteer.
Trump has threatened to cancel the mid-term elections. This would be a crucial step in completing his authoritarian takeover. The only thing that has been shown to reliably stop such a takeover is large-scale, non-violent noncooperation. An historic coalition came together in St. Louis in late May to call for exactly such a shutdown–if he does try to cancel the election. MayDayStrong.org has 600 labor unions and community groups as members. Seven representatives from Tucson organizations went to St. Louis, including Democracy Unites Us, Party for Socialism and Liberation, Tucson Democratic Socialists of American and the local African-heritage ministerial alliance, although none has yet officially endorsed the plan. Nine cities representing 30% of the economy have already committed to disrupt their economies for two weeks in case he does try to cancel the elections, so called “Tier 1” cities. Some of us in Tucson seek to make us a “Tier 2” city, to support the national Shutdown by disrupting our local economy as much as possible, at or above the scale of January 30th, for as long as we can.
Please join us as individuals or representing a group.
Organizer: Pima County Recorder's Office
For updates and questions, visit recorder.pima.gov.
Join Take Action Tucson for a gathering as we work to preserve our rights and save our democracy!
This weekly meetup will start with a review of upcoming calls to action, the latest updates on Take Action Tucson's outreach efforts, then an opportunity to connect with one another and build this pro-democracy community.
Please note that the front (north) door to Ward 6 will be locked by the time our meeting will begin. Please enter the building through the south entrance.
Want to donate to La Bodega but can't make it to their Thursday dropoff window? Bring your donations to this meeting and we'll make sure it makes it to them :)
Organizer: Veterans for Peace, Southern Arizona Community Activists
Join Veterans for Peace and Southern Arizona Community Activists to support VA workers as they come in to work. Meet at the S 6th Ave entrance every Friday unless otherwise noted.
Organizer: Pima County Recorder's Office
For updates and questions, visit recorder.pima.gov.
Organizer: Pima County Recorder's Office
For updates and questions, visit recorder.pima.gov.
Below are the local activist organizations that are pro-democracy. We encourage you to find your best fit and get involved. If your organization would like to be added to this directory, please email info@takeactiontucson.org.
The AZ Medicare for All Coalition has about 1300 individual members across the state and 12 affiliated community organizations in the Coalition. The AZ Medicare for All Coalition is part of the National Campaign to Win Medicare for All spearheaded by National Nurses United and other national organizations. The AZ Medicare for All Coalition offers itself as a media resource for the facts about the reality of healthcare today and what Improved and Expanded Medicare for All would mean for tomorrow.
The AZ Medicare for All Coalition has about 1300 individual members across the state and 12 affiliated community organizations in the Coalition. The AZ Medicare for All Coalition is part of the National Campaign to Win Medicare for All spearheaded by National Nurses United and other national organizations. The AZ Medicare for All Coalition offers itself as a media resource for the facts about the reality of healthcare today and what Improved and Expanded Medicare for All would mean for tomorrow.
Derechos Humanos is a grassroots organization that promotes the human and civil rights of all migrants regardless of their immigration status. Consequently, we fight the militarization of our southern border home and combat the discrimination and human rights abuses of both our citizen and non-citizen brothers and sisters.
Derechos Humanos is a grassroots organization that promotes the human and civil rights of all migrants regardless of their immigration status. Consequently, we fight the militarization of our southern border home and combat the discrimination and human rights abuses of both our citizen and non-citizen brothers and sisters.
Democracy Unites Us (DUU) is an unaffiliated, non-partisan group of Tucson citizens that organized the eight Tesla protests, the No Kings Motor March, and several other actions. We coordinate our efforts with other resistance groups for maximum impact. We insist that those who join DUU will only participate in peaceful, non-violent actions and will do what they can to preserve our Democracy and Rule of Law for future generations of Americans.
Democracy Unites Us (DUU) is an unaffiliated, non-partisan group of Tucson citizens that organized the eight Tesla protests, the No Kings Motor March, and several other actions. We coordinate our efforts with other resistance groups for maximum impact. We insist that those who join DUU will only participate in peaceful, non-violent actions and will do what they can to preserve our Democracy and Rule of Law for future generations of Americans.
We are a non-partisan group that allows members to focus on the issues that they’re personally passionate about. Our actions focus on disrupting the seats of power held by corrupt politicians, economic imbalance, and human rights violations that threaten our future for the sake of greed and personal gain. We know we won’t change the world over night, but at the core of our actions, we aim to bring awareness to the transgressions that impact our communities.
We are a non-partisan group that allows members to focus on the issues that they’re personally passionate about. Our actions focus on disrupting the seats of power held by corrupt politicians, economic imbalance, and human rights violations that threaten our future for the sake of greed and personal gain. We know we won’t change the world over night, but at the core of our actions, we aim to bring awareness to the transgressions that impact our communities.
Environment Arizona has one mission: to protect the natural world. We advocate ideas and actions to guide our country onto a greener, healthier path. Our network of 30 state environmental groups promotes clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife and open spaces, and a livable climate. Our members put grassroots support behind our research, public education, advocacy, and litigation.
Environment Arizona has one mission: to protect the natural world. We advocate ideas and actions to guide our country onto a greener, healthier path. Our network of 30 state environmental groups promotes clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife and open spaces, and a livable climate. Our members put grassroots support behind our research, public education, advocacy, and litigation.
Good Trouble Action Group (GTAG) launched in Summer 2025 with two blockades of Jim Click Kia. We object to Click (the oligarch of Tucson) bankrolling Congressman Juan Ciscomani and co-chairing his finance committee. Since then, GTAG has offered nonviolence/direct action trainings to Tucson activists and facilitated the formation of affinity groups to resist Trump’s authoritarian takeover attempts, as well as neighborhood Migra Watch groups to respond to ICE’s attempted kidnappings.
Good Trouble Action Group (GTAG) launched in Summer 2025 with two blockades of Jim Click Kia. We object to Click (the oligarch of Tucson) bankrolling Congressman Juan Ciscomani and co-chairing his finance committee. Since then, GTAG has offered nonviolence/direct action trainings to Tucson activists and facilitated the formation of affinity groups to resist Trump’s authoritarian takeover attempts, as well as neighborhood Migra Watch groups to respond to ICE’s attempted kidnappings.
Our Alliance is committed to an inclusive and diverse country that works for all of its citizen. We support progressive candidates and causes at the national, state and local levels. We originally organized in 2016 to defeat Trump and we succeeded. Now we must continue our work to form a more perfect union. We are affiliated with Indivisible (www.indivisible.org), a national organization with thousands of local chapters.
Our Alliance is committed to an inclusive and diverse country that works for all of its citizen. We support progressive candidates and causes at the national, state and local levels. We originally organized in 2016 to defeat Trump and we succeeded. Now we must continue our work to form a more perfect union. We are affiliated with Indivisible (www.indivisible.org), a national organization with thousands of local chapters.
We are a collaborative formed in September of 2025 consisting of U of A activist groups and local community members providing actionable steps towards a surveillance-free existence at the University and throughout the County of Pima and surrounding areas. Our organization remains committed to advocating for policies that protect both public safety and the fundamental freedoms that define our democratic society.
We are a collaborative formed in September of 2025 consisting of U of A activist groups and local community members providing actionable steps towards a surveillance-free existence at the University and throughout the County of Pima and surrounding areas. Our organization remains committed to advocating for policies that protect both public safety and the fundamental freedoms that define our democratic society.
Singing Resistance, originally launched in Minneapolis, gathers song leaders and singers to sing out in the face of fascism. Why sing? For starters, singing evokes an emotional response from the soul and feels good in your body. Singing in a group gives you the sense that your voice matters for the larger whole. It’s a real, proven resistance strategy against violent forces. This is a crucial strategy and one of many that should be employed in times of violent occupation. We need your voice!
Singing Resistance, originally launched in Minneapolis, gathers song leaders and singers to sing out in the face of fascism. Why sing? For starters, singing evokes an emotional response from the soul and feels good in your body. Singing in a group gives you the sense that your voice matters for the larger whole. It’s a real, proven resistance strategy against violent forces. This is a crucial strategy and one of many that should be employed in times of violent occupation. We need your voice!
Your central hub for pro-democracy activism, Take Action Tucson is a non-partisan platform working to expand our local resistance movement and encourage civic engagement by simplifying access to information on local pro-democracy events, actions, and organizations. Join us at one of our weekly meetups as we build our pro-democracy community.
Your central hub for pro-democracy activism, Take Action Tucson is a non-partisan platform working to expand our local resistance movement and encourage civic engagement by simplifying access to information on local pro-democracy events, actions, and organizations. Join us at one of our weekly meetups as we build our pro-democracy community.
The Tucson Peace Center supports the movements for Peace, Social Justice, Environmental Justice, and Labor Equity. Among other things, we publish a print version of the Tucson Peace Calendar, maintain an online Calendar, and host an annual Tucson Peace Fair and Music Festival. We stand with local activists and believe that we are stronger together.
The Tucson Peace Center supports the movements for Peace, Social Justice, Environmental Justice, and Labor Equity. Among other things, we publish a print version of the Tucson Peace Calendar, maintain an online Calendar, and host an annual Tucson Peace Fair and Music Festival. We stand with local activists and believe that we are stronger together.
We are a collective organizing for a U of A that is accessible, anti-colonial, and democratic. As part of a land-grab university, we fight for land back and Indigenous stewardship. We build a safe, supportive community for people of color, trans and queer people, undocumented and immigrant communities, and workers who keep this campus running. We reject profit over people, campus militarization and policing, and the erasure of DEIA.
We are a collective organizing for a U of A that is accessible, anti-colonial, and democratic. As part of a land-grab university, we fight for land back and Indigenous stewardship. We build a safe, supportive community for people of color, trans and queer people, undocumented and immigrant communities, and workers who keep this campus running. We reject profit over people, campus militarization and policing, and the erasure of DEIA.
Veterans For Peace is a global organization of Military Veterans and allies whose collective efforts are to build a culture of peace by using our experiences and lifting our voices. We inform the public of the true causes and enormous costs of wars, with an obligation to heal the wounds of war. Our work includes: educating the public, advocating for a dismantling of the war economy, providing services that assist veterans and victims of war, and most significantly, working to end all wars.
Veterans For Peace is a global organization of Military Veterans and allies whose collective efforts are to build a culture of peace by using our experiences and lifting our voices. We inform the public of the true causes and enormous costs of wars, with an obligation to heal the wounds of war. Our work includes: educating the public, advocating for a dismantling of the war economy, providing services that assist veterans and victims of war, and most significantly, working to end all wars.
Below is a growing list of pro-democracy businesses and institutions in our community. If you own a local pro-democracy business or institution and would like to be added to this directory, or if you know of one that may be interested, please email info@takeactiontucson.org.
We craft authentic chamoy from scratch and blend it with your favorite candies to create bold, sweet-sour-spicy dulces enchilados that celebrate culture and flavor. Every product is gluten-free, many are vegan, and each bite tells a story rooted in tradition and community.
520-273-2179
1211 W Saint Mary's Rd, Tucson, AZ 85745
We craft authentic chamoy from scratch and blend it with your favorite candies to create bold, sweet-sour-spicy dulces enchilados that celebrate culture and flavor. Every product is gluten-free, many are vegan, and each bite tells a story rooted in tradition and community.
520-273-2179
1211 W Saint Mary's Rd, Tucson, AZ 85745
Eastside Metaphysical shop focused on education & community.
520-282-7082
101 S. Pantano Rd. Suite A, Tucson, AZ 85710
Established in 1979, Tucson Thrift Shop is a marketplace for creative shoppers seeking their own personal style. As a hybrid thrift store with a fashionably funky blend of old and new, we are an emporium for Tucson’s street-wear, Halloween, and theme party needs, featuring vintage clothing and accessories spanning the decades of the 1950s-1980s, new import clothing, festival wear, hats galore and an outstanding year-round collection of recycled and new costumes, props, wigs, makeup, and more.
520-623-8736
319 N 4th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705
Established in 1979, Tucson Thrift Shop is a marketplace for creative shoppers seeking their own personal style. As a hybrid thrift store with a fashionably funky blend of old and new, we are an emporium for Tucson’s street-wear, Halloween, and theme party needs, featuring vintage clothing and accessories spanning the decades of the 1950s-1980s, new import clothing, festival wear, hats galore and an outstanding year-round collection of recycled and new costumes, props, wigs, makeup, and more.
520-623-8736
319 N 4th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705
