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Original programming produced in Tucson Arizona for KXCI Community Radio

NOV 26

Roots & Roads Community Hospice Foundation

In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie talks with Julie Evans, Executive Director of Roots & Roads Community Hospice Foundation, about their mission of supporting hospice patients and their loved ones.

5 min
NOV 8

Pima County Community Land Trust (PCCLT)

This week’s Nonprofit Spotlight shines on Maggie Amado-Tellez, Executive Director of the Pima County Community Land Trust (PCCLT). The Pima County Community Land Trust (PCCLT) is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit, community-based organization committed to providing permanently affordable housing for low to moderate-income individuals and families; promoting community revitalization in the neighborhoods in which it operates; and providing ongoing programs and services that help families achieve, preserve, and sustain affordable housing. Homeownership and affordable rental housing are critical tools for wealth building, neighborhood stabilization, and overall wellness. The Community Land Trust (CLT) model offers a unique and permanent solution to…

4 min
NOV 6

Steering Away From Car Dependency with Anna Zivarts

Anna Zivarts, author of When Driving Is Not An Option: Steering Away From Car Dependency, chats with us about how as a community we can work to make our infrastructure and systems more inclusive and accessible for everyone in our cities. To learn more about the book, visit Anna’s webpage.

4 min
OCT 25

No New Jail Coalition (NNJC)

This week’s Nonprofit Spotlight shines on Yvette Borja, organizer with No New Jail Coalition (NNJC). Yvette is also the inaugural Laura E. Gómez Teaching Fellow on Latinx People and the Law at UCLA Law School and the founder of Radio Cachimbona, an abolitionist podcast that audio-archives state repression and fierce migrant resistance in the Southern Arizona borderlands and beyond. NNJC is coalition of groups and individuals driven by a desire to see an end to incarceration as a catch-all response to community problems faced by the community. NNJC can be found on Instagram at @no_new_jail_coalition_pimaco

4 min
OCT 24

RezGrvl highlight

Elisha Bishop from Rez Gravel shares a bit about the mission of this organization, which is in part to get more indigenous gravel and mountain bike riders out exploring trails and enjoying riding in community. This upcoming November 5 they are partnering with SiiHasin Bike Project, Campfire Cycles, and Roadrunner Bicycles to bring the next Adventure Storytelling Series at Borderlands Brewery on Thursday Nov. 5. This donation based event will give all of its proceeds to the SiiHasin Bike Project.

4 min
OCT 22

Dia de los Muertos Event

The YWCA of Southern Arizona and its partners honor cultural traditions and the ongoing struggles that impact our community with this special Día de los Muertos event. This year, the community altar will focus on critical issues such as immigration, racism as a public health crisis, and gender violence. Through this powerful tradition, we remember those we’ve lost and raise awareness for much-needed change. The public is invited to participate in the Dia de los Muertos celebration—a project that honors cultural traditions while inspiring the community to take action in the upcoming election from October 26th until November 2nd, they will create a…

3 min
OCT 13

Breakfast by Bike and creating community

Breakfast by Bike is a program in Tucson that was started by Campfire Cycles and has grown to be a once-a-month free community outing to enjoy breakfast together and foster community. Every first Thursday of the month, the group meets at the parking lot of Himmel Park around 7am and rides to a different location where they provide coffee, fun pancakes, eggs and sometimes even donuts!

3 min
OCT 1

Free movie screening - The Street Project

Film Fest Tucson is coming up! And this year Living Streets Alliance is partnering with organizers to bring you The Street Project, as taken from the director, “The Street Project is an inspiring story about the global, citizen-led fight to make our streets safer.” This FREE community screening will be on Saturday October 12 @6pm at the main gate plaza behind the Caffe Luce off Park Ave. There will be free bike valet at this screening! Film Fest Tucson is also encouraging folks to walk, bike and take public transit to their events happening all weekend long from Thursday Oct.…

3 min

Original programming produced in Tucson Arizona for KXCI Community Radio

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