The Arizona Boycott

 

After the passing of SB 1070 in Arizona, there has been a call for a boycott of the state. A Denver group, Padres Unidos Jovenes Unidos has compiled a list of Arizona-based companies. There are organizations, cities and companies that are participating in the boycott. 

Here's a short list of some of the companies:

•  2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Location: Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ
• Cold Stone Creamery. Headquarters: Scottsdale, Arizona
• CSK Auto (Checker Auto Parts, Schucks Auto Supply, Kragen Auto Parts, Murray's Discount Auto Stores), Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona
• Dial (Soap) Corporation, Headquarters: Scottsdale, Arizona 
• P. F. Chang's China Bistro. Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona 
• PetSmart. Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona
• U-Haul. Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona

Resistance Through Art

Progressive art can assist people to learn not only about the objective forces at work in the society in which they live, but also about the intensely social character of their interior lives. Ultimately, it can propel people toward social emancipation. --Angela Davis

As many of you know, our brothers and sisters in Arizona are fighting a police state. SB 1070 has created a real challenge for Latinos, but it has also inspired us, and a whole lot of other people, to stand up and fight this oppression. Artists, Poets, and Activists are getting together for what some may call the 21st Century Civil Rights Movement.

It is vital to challenge all the misinformation that is directed at us on a daily basis. So if anyone is interest, I recommend submitting art to the Alto Arizona Art Campaign.