Sunburnt & Stubborn: Arizona's Weekly Activism Roundup | Aug 10–16, 2026

Wow, Arizona. It is the dead of summer, we're in record heat, and somehow y'all have scheduled about 100 more events than last week. Which is... kind of amazing.

It is also way more than any one person can possibly do, so please don't look at this list and feel like you need to do it all. You don't. If something catches your eye, go for it. One action is plenty for a week, especially if you come back and do another next week.

August 15 is doing a lot of the heavy lifting, with a Proposition 314 (Immigration enforcement) town hall in Phoenix, a protest over ICE operations at Home Depot, a workshop about who sets our power bill, and door knocking happening in a dozen cities. Before that, there's a training in Eloy on August 12 for residents who want to speak to the Pinal County Board of Supervisors about the La Osa data center while there's still time to have an impact.

If you only do one thing this week

Write Postcards to Native Voters · By September 1 · From home

About 19,000 Native voters across Arizona's tribal lands need to update their voter registration before November, and Arizona Native Democrats is asking volunteers for 25 postcards each. You create an account on their Cardzilla portal, request a batch of 25 addresses, and they send the addresses and the script together. You can write five at a sitting or all twenty-five at once - I used to write them during boring work meetings, ha.

Five minutes or less

Don't have much time but want to do more? Try these.

• Call Sen. Gallego and Sen. Kelly about the CLARITY Act. The bill would move crypto companies to a friendlier regulator and strip ethics provisions that stop officials from profiting off the industry they oversee. It stalled before recess for lack of votes, the Senate returns September 14, and Sen. Gallego already voted to advance it in committee. Gallego: 480-697-3600. Kelly: 602-671-7901. Background and an email option here.
• Sign up for Hands Off Our Vote. The Senate confirmed election denier Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence last week, and Arizona is already listed among the states most at risk of election interference this cycle. Signup form here.

Immigration & ICE

Enforcement in the Valley continues, and Proposition 314 is still being fought in court while it shapes how people interact with police.

Stop the ICE Raids and Wars · August 15 · Mesa
Mesa Valley Indivisible gathers at Dobson Road and Rio Salado Parkway from 9:00 AM to noon, calling on Rep. Andy Biggs to recuse himself from Epstein file oversight and pressing against ICE raids. Outdoors, morning.

ICE Out of Home Depot · August 15 · Phoenix
The National Day Laborer Organizing Network is pressing Home Depot to publicly oppose ICE operations at its stores, after agents detained several workers at the 36th and Thomas location this month. Starts 9:00 AM. Outdoors, morning, two hours.

Proposition 314 Town Hall · August 15 · Phoenix
The ACLU of Arizona and seven partner groups explain what Prop. 314 does, where the lawsuit challenging Section 5 stands, and what your rights are during a stop by law enforcement. Runs 12:00 to 2:00 PM with a Q&A. Two hours.

Climate & Environment

Two fights are running at once: summer utility bills, and the water and power that new data centers would draw from rural counties.

Data Center Community Action Training · August 12 · Eloy
Rural Arizona Engagement walks through the La Osa Data Center proposal at the Eloy Community Center from 6:00 to 7:30 PM, then covers how to speak at a Pinal County Board of Supervisors meeting and how to write your supervisor. Evening, training provided.

Honk n Wave for Climate · August 15 · Tucson
Climate Action Campaign lines the street outside Rep. Juan Ciscomani's office from 8:00 to 9:00 AM over his votes to cut clean energy investments. Signs, shirts and petitions are provided. A companion event outside Rep. Adelita Grijalva's office runs 7:00 AM on August 14, thanking her for the opposite votes.

Who Is Raising Your Utility Rates? · August 15 · Phoenix
Our Voice Our Vote Arizona explains how rate increases get approved, who sits on the Corporation Commission that approves them, and what a household can do about a bill that keeps climbing. Runs 12:00 to 2:00 PM, and the address comes by email after you RSVP. Two hours.

Labor & Workers' Rights

Arizona unions have their general election field program running daily now. There is also a quieter option if you would rather talk about work than knock on a door about it.

Working Class Wednesdays · August 12 · Tucson
Working Families Power is hosting a casual get-together at Slow Body Beer from 6:00 to 7:30 PM. It’s a chance for working people and elected officials to hang out, talk, and get to know each other without all the usual titles and formalities. Basically, come have a drink, meet some people, and talk about what’s happening in your community.

Labor 2026 Canvass · August 12 · Phoenix
The Arizona AFL-CIO knocks doors for candidates backed by state labor, with shifts starting at 10:00 AM, 1:00 and 4:00. Their own instruction is to drop in and give whatever time you have. It runs daily, and there are phone banks on the same schedule if doors are not for you. Runs daily, drop in anytime.

Also this week: VetsForward, Worker Power, UNITE HERE Local 11, Common Defense and PALF host a veterans town hall in Sierra Vista with Attorney General Kris Mayes on August 14, 10:00 to 11:30 AM, on VA care and benefits.

LGBTQ+ & Equal Rights

LGBTQ Democrats of Maricopa Monthly Meeting · August 12 · Virtual
The county party's LGBTQ caucus meets on Zoom from 7:00 to 8:00 PM on current issues and upcoming events. Registration is required through both Mobilize and Zoom, and the link comes after you sign up. Virtual, evening, one hour.

Camp Craft at Hotel Congress · August 13 · Tucson
A camp-themed crafting night at Hotel Congress. Bring a project you are already working on or start something new, with extra materials on hand. Listed on LOOKOUT's Kiki community calendar. Evening, sitting down.

Mutual Aid & Community

Local First Arizona coordinates volunteer shifts across the Valley, and two of this week's are short.

Choice Food Pantry Volunteer Shift · August 12 · Glendale
A two-hour shift at the Choice Food Pantry in Glendale, with slots at 1:30 and 3:00 PM. Sign up on the Local First Arizona volunteer calendar or email volunteer@localfirstaz.com. Two shifts, two hours.

The People's Garden Volunteer Day · August 15 · Phoenix
A morning in the community garden Local First runs with Tonatierra, 7:00 to 10:00 AM before the heat sets in. There is also an indoor, air-conditioned shift on August 12 organizing art and garden supplies for youth programming. Outdoors, morning.

Civic Engagement & Democracy

Canvasses and phone banks

Statewide Door Knock · August 15 · Multiple cities
Copper State Victory runs seventeen door knocks at 9:00 AM across twelve cities, including Bullhead City, Flagstaff, Prescott, Sierra Vista and Lake Havasu City. This link goes to the Maryvale knock; the full list is on the calendar. Locations stay private until you RSVP, then an organizer emails the meeting spot. Outdoors, morning.

Call Voters in CD-01 with Ground Truth · August 16 · Virtual
Arizona's First Congressional District has no incumbent this November, and Swing Left calls voters there from 1:00 to 3:30 PM. Its Ground Truth program has volunteers ask what is worrying people and send what they hear back to campaigns, instead of reading a persuasion script. Virtual, statewide.

Also this week: Desert Democracy writes "remember to vote" postcards to CD-01 voters on August 12 in Phoenix, 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM. They supply everything except stamps.

See every canvass and phone bank on the calendar.

Meetings and trainings

The Big Beautiful Bill: Its Impact on Arizona So Far · August 12 · Goodyear
GATHER hosts a briefing from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on what has changed a year into the bill, including the roughly 121,000 fewer Arizonans enrolled in ACA marketplace plans than a year ago. The address comes by email after you RSVP. Evening, two hours.

No ALPRs in Chandler · August 13 · Chandler
East Valley Unite turns people out to the 6:00 PM city council meeting to ask for an ordinance blocking any automated license plate reader vendor, now that Flock is out of the city. Organizers ask attendees to wear red. Indoors, evening, one hour.

Central and South Phoenix CAT Chat · August 16 · Virtual
Save Our Schools Arizona runs its Community Action Team meeting from 7:00 to 8:00 PM, covering local issues and what the group is working on next. Virtual, evening, one hour.

Community and social

Community and Coffee: Rising Costs · August 13 · Tucson
Honest Arizona meets at Stacks Book Club on Broadway from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM to talk about what has gotten more expensive and to write letters to Rep. Juan Ciscomani about it. Coffee and pastries are on them. Refreshments, sitting down.

Our Voices, Our Home: Tenant Listening Session · August 15 · Tucson
Tenant leaders host an open session at the Murphy-Wilmot Library from 1:00 to 3:00 PM for renters to describe what is happening in their buildings. Light refreshments provided. Indoors, two hours.

Every week in Arizona

Standing actions that run on repeat.

• Rush-Hour Resistance Rallies, weekday mornings and evenings at rotating spots across the Phoenix metro. Current locations at RhRR.us.
• Stand Up CD 8, Saturdays at 8:00 AM in Phoenix, over Rep. Abe Hamadeh's refusal to hold a public town hall. Details.
• Peaceful Resistance to Fascism, Saturdays at 9:00 AM, 4th Avenue and 16th Street in Yuma. Details.
• White Mountains Weekly Rally, Fridays at 4:00 PM in Show Low, thirty minutes. Details.
• LD4 Letter Writing and Ballot Guides, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 11:00 AM in Phoenix, stuffing envelopes for nearly 40,000 voters. Details.
• Flagstaff Farmer's Market Booth, Sundays at 8:00 AM outside Flagstaff City Hall, voter registration and ProtectEd petition signatures. Details.

Volunteer for the Arizona Election Defense Corps. More than 57 Indivisible chapters across Arizona are organizing to protect the general election. The Voting Rights Lab lists Arizona among the states most at risk of election disruption.

• What to do: Sign up to volunteer. Volunteers monitor county Boards of Supervisors meetings, watch drop boxes and polling locations, report voter suppression, and help with rapid response through certification.

Thanks for being here and I'll see you next week, patriots!

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