Sunburnt & Stubborn: Arizona's Weekly Activism Roundup | June 22-28, 2026

Greetings pro-democracy patriots! I am glad you found your way here because there is a LOT happening; in fact, there were so many events (over 350 🫨), I needed to change the format of this newsletter. I will provide a few highlights and then direct everyone to our website for a clickable filterable calendar to make it easy to sort through.

June 24 marks four years since the Dobbs decision and Tucson is holding a candlelight vigil in remembrance. Also, Pride Month closes out with a string of civic events in celebration (solidarity, my friends!). Pete Buttigieg is rallying with Jo Mendoza in Tucson on June 28. And tenants in Phoenix have two chances this week to organize around the rent crisis. Scroll down for everything!

Protect Education Petition - Deadline July 2

Signature depots are open statewide, most running weekdays from 10 AM through early afternoon. Notary services are available at most locations on rotating days.

• June 22–26 | Stop & Sign to Protect Education | Protect Education | 10:00 AM | Flagstaff. Open until 8:00 PM on June 22; 10:00 AM–2:00 PM other days. Notary available June 26 and June 24 4:00–6:00 PM.
• June 22–26 | Stop & Sign to Protect Education | Protect Education | 10:00 AM | Tucson. Sam Hughes neighborhood depot at 2302 E Speedway Blvd. Notary Mon/Thu 10:00 AM–1:00 PM, Tue/Wed 1:00–4:00 PM, Fri 10:00 AM–noon.
• Locations also open this week in Phoenix (Burton Barr Library), Sierra Vista, Sedona, Bullhead City, Coolidge, Green Valley, Prescott, and Nogales. See the full calendar for addresses and hours near you.

Voting Rights

Two ballot initiatives are still collecting signatures this week: Protect Education (deadline July 2) and the Right to Vote initiative, which would enshrine mail voting, early voting, and voting-center access into the Arizona Constitution. Beyond petitions, there are town halls and community events focused on ballot education and voter engagement around the state.

• June 22–26 | Right to Vote Petition Signing | Coconino County Democratic Party | 10:30 AM | Flagstaff. Stop by the Historic Ice House, 201 E Birch Ave Suite 8, during office hours through the week.
• June 24 | Voting Rights and Ballot Training Town Hall | Rick McCartney for Congress | 6:00 PM | Phoenix. Location private — register for details.
• June 25 | Wine, Dine & Sign: Democracy Downtown | LD11 South Mountain Democrats | 7:00 PM | Phoenix. Petition signing over dinner at Cornish Pasty Co.

See the full calendar for additional voting rights events around the state.

Protests & Resistance

Resistors are showing up at congressional offices, ICE facilities, intersections, and overpasses. Groups from Indivisible chapters to the National Day Laborer Organizing Network are organizing actions from Flagstaff to Phoenix to the border. A few highlights are below.

• June 22 | CD1 Protest at Schweikert's Office | Indivisible Arizona | 8:00 AM | Scottsdale. Recurring each week at 14500 N Northsight Blvd. Covers education, health care, housing, and more.
• June 22 | Rush-Hour Resistance Rally | Desert Democracy | 4:00 PM | Phoenix. This week's Monday afternoon rally at 7th Ave & Osborne. Rallies run every weekday — see the calendar for each day's location.
• June 27 | ICE OUT For GOOD: Our Money, Their Raids | Anthem Indivisible Arizona | 9:00 AM | Phoenix. Visibility event at the Carefree Highway Overpass.

See the full calendar for daily rally locations, the Saturday Yuma peaceful resistance, visibility events in Sedona & the Village of Oak Creek, and a MoveOn honk-and-wave in Scottsdale on June 26.

Immigration

ICE enforcement activity remains a focal point this week, with vigils and protests at multiple locations. Southern Arizona organizers also have two candidate forums later in the week.

• June 22 | Eyes on ICE Vigil | Indivisible Northern AZ | 5:00 PM | Flagstaff. Community vigil at 1585 S Plaza Wy.
• June 27 | ICE Out of Home Depot Protest | National Day Laborer Organizing Network | 9:00 AM | Phoenix. Visibility protest at the Home Depot location.
• June 27 | Santa Cruz County & State Legislature Candidate Forum | Santa Cruz AZ Dems | 2:00 PM | Tubac. Meet candidates at Saint Ann's Community Hall.

See the full calendar for the Nogales Protest & Protect on June 27, the Rio Rico Protest & Protect on June 24, and the Nogales monthly Indivisible conversation on June 23.

Pride Month

June's final full week brings a run of Pride-themed civic events across the Valley.

• June 23 | Pride in Politics: Out Leaders from Across the Valley | Mazzocco for Phoenix | 4:30 PM | Phoenix. An evening forum with LGBTQ+ elected officials and candidates. Location private, register for details.
• June 24 | Pride Month Thank-You Note Writing | Desert Democracy | 11:30 AM | Phoenix. Write appreciation notes to outstanding community members at Fate Brewing Company.
• June 25 | Pride Happy Hour & Petition Drop Off | Save Our Schools Arizona | 6:00 PM | Phoenix. Celebrate Pride and drop off completed Protect Education petitions. Location private, register for details.

See the full calendar for more.

Reproductive Rights

June 24 is the four-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision and there is a vigil in Tucson that evening to honor the loss.

• June 24 | Persist: A Vigil — Four Years Since Dobbs | Population Connection Action Fund | 6:30 PM | Tucson. Candlelight vigil on the University of Arizona Mall in front of Old Main.

See the full calendar for related events.

Housing & Tenant Rights

Two events this week focus directly on Arizona's rent crisis.

• June 25 | Community Conversation: Rising Rents in Downtown Phoenix | Worker Power | 6:00 PM | Phoenix. Discussion of rent increases and affordable housing at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral.
• June 27 | Tenant Summit: Rent Is Rigged | Our Voice Our Vote Arizona | 1:00 PM | Phoenix. Full summit focused on building tenant power in Arizona. Location private, register for details.

See the full calendar for more housing-related events, including a community listening session in Pinal County on June 27.

Elections & Candidates

The AZ-01 Clean Elections primary debate airs this week, with watch parties in the Valley. A rally with Pete Buttigieg in Tucson closes it out!!

• June 23 | AZ-01 Debate Watch Party | Rick McCartney for Congress | 5:00 PM | Scottsdale. Watch the Clean Elections AZ-01 Democratic primary debate together. Location private — register for details.
• June 26 | Nogales City Candidate Forum: Mayor & Council | Santa Cruz AZ Dems | 5:30 PM | Nogales. Meet the candidates at 220 N Morley Ave.
• June 28 | Rally with Pete Buttigieg and JoAnna Mendoza | Mendoza for Congress | 5:00 PM | Tucson. Location released 24 hours before the event — register now to receive it.

See the full calendar for additional candidate forums, debate watch parties, a Marana meet-the-candidates town hall on June 27, and a VoteVets happy hour with Jo Mendoza in Tucson on June 26.

Mutual Aid & Community

• June 23 | Rush Hour Rally and Food Drive | Tempe Rising Indivisible | 7:00 AM | Tempe. Visibility rally at Cole Park with a nonperishable food drive. Bring a donation if you can.
• June 24 | Yuma Pathways: Summer Resource Fair | Save Our Schools Arizona | 12:00 PM | Yuma. Free summer resources for families at Yuma Main Library. Protect Education petition available to sign on-site.
• June 27 | Neighbor to Neighbor Food Distribution | LUCHA ACE | 10:00 AM | Glendale. Community food distribution in Glendale.

See the full calendar for a West Valley community food drive and potluck from Copper State Victory, a LUCHA barrio kickback in Phoenix, a Guardians of Democracy leadership training from Fuerte Arts Movement, and a nonviolence training in Tucson — all on June 27.

Canvassing & Phone Banking

Copper State Victory runs canvass and phone bank shifts across the state every day this week — Tucson, Scottsdale, Flagstaff, Gilbert, the East Valley, West Valley, and Cochise County all have scheduled slots.

• June 22 | LD13 Hybrid Phone Bank | LD13 Democrats | 1:30 PM | Chandler. Call voters for LD13 candidates from the Friendship Room or from home.
• June 25 | Call Voters in AZ CD-01 with Ground Truth | Swing Left | 5:30 PM | Phoenix. Virtual-friendly phone bank targeting competitive CD-01 voters.
• June 27 | Phone Bank for Mazzocco, Phoenix City Council D4 | Mazzocco for Phoenix | 2:30 PM | Virtual. Weekend phone bank for the Phoenix City Council District 4 race.

See the full calendar for the full list of Copper State Victory canvass and phone bank shifts, LD canvasses around the Valley, and a Swing Left CD-01 phone bank series running through the week.

The Action Carousel on the Hub is a stack of five quick actions you can knock out in one sitting, powered by Climate Action Now. Each one's a single click: email your legislator, sign a petition, submit a public comment, that kind of thing. It refreshes daily, so there's always something new to do. Five minutes from now, you'll have done more than most people do all week!

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

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