Many of you signed the six referendum petitions, either at the congregation event at Granada Park in September, or at some other signing location. The one petition that is very likely to have sufficient qualified signatures is the one contesting the Flat Tax that was passed by the Legislature. 118,000 valid petition signatures are required,

More than half of Maricopa County voters have an election on November 2. Check to see whether your city is included and find out what’s on the ballot. Because our AZ Legislature has made some moves to limit voting, make sure you are registered. See the Election Calendar 2021 for deadlines. If you need to, search

This year’s Women’s March will take place in various parts of the Valley on Saturday, October 2. The start time depends on whether you live in Phoenix, Scottsdale or Mesa. Contact your friends within and outside UUCP and make plans to meet up, carpool and march together. Election Day is coming up in Arizona on

Thank you to all those who attended the Water Gathering at Granada Park last Saturday and signed petitions then. More signatures are needed by Saturday, Sept. 25 before final submission on Sept. 28. These 8 referendum and initiative petitions are necessary to overturn recent legislation devastating to education, voters’ rights, and medical debt.

Referendum Petitions, Fall 2021 The AZ Legislature passed bills this year that will: cut deeply into voter-approved education funding, and make it harder to vote These bills will go into effect at the end of September UNLESS we get enough registered voters to sign petitions to “refer” them to the 2022 general election. This would

The IRC Welcome Center in Phoenix is beginning to receive refugees from Afghanistan in addition to the hundreds per week from other countries. Help is needed there more than ever. Find a way you can help by donating money, ordering needed items from an Amazon wish list, or volunteering in person. The Welcome Center does