Kyrsten Sinema Began as an Activist, But Now Arizona Latinos Say Mark Kelly is the One Who Listens
On 4/28/21 at 3:46 PM EDT
In 2006, just two years after leaving the Green Party to join the Democratic Party, when she considered herself the most liberal legislator in the state of Arizona and proudly boasted that she was a former socialist, Kyrsten Sinema showed up to a march against former Sheriff Joe Arpaio at 6 a.m.
Walking 20 miles with two dozen day laborers, others wilted under the Arizona sun. But Sinema, who would go on to protest the so-called Show Me Your Papers SB 1070 law in 2010, kept marching.
Helping the Powerless Build Power
Oral histories of five activists whoâve worked in and for worker centers
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Activists rally outside New York Gov. Andrew Cuomoâs office to call on a $15 minimum wage.
Over the past quarter century, a new form of worker organization â worker centers â have arisen among groups of workers, primarily immigrants and African Americans, for whom unionization isnât usually an option, largely due to the limited scope of the laws governing collective bargaining rights. To tell the stories of these organizations, the Prospect
has conducted oral histories with a range of worker center activists and leaders. Here, edited and condensed for space, are excerpts from five of them.
Photograph of Studio courtesy of Radio Jornalera
On a recent afternoon at a DC radio studio, the host of a current-events program leaned into a mike and offered thoughts on the latest bill to hit the House floor. It’s a common-enough occurrence around Washington, where all manner of pundits regularly share opinions and insights. But this station is different from typical talk radio. Located inside St. Augustine’s church on 14th Street, Northwest, the studio is home to Radio Jornalera, a resource for Spanish-speaking day laborers, with a focus on those who live here thanks to Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a designation given to people from countries impacted by war or natural disasters.
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