Mark Maga ñ a, founding president of Green Latinos, shares how his group serves as a convenor to help move the needle in addressing climate justice issues, particularly those hitting hardest among Latine communities. Mark Maga ñ a, founding president & CEO of Green Latinos, a policy and advocacy group dedicated to climate justice issues. In 2012, Mark Maga ñ a and his wife took their months old daughter to see his dying mother in Los Angeles. She was able to see her, hold her

Community-based participatory research is the lens through which Ada Wilkinson-Lee, Ph.D., conducts her work. That's not always the case in academic research. Associate professor Ada Wilkinson-Lee, focuses her research on community needs. As an associate professor at the University of Arizona's Mexican-American Studies Department, Ada Wilkinson-Lee, Ph.D., is dedicated to conducating research that is needed by her community. While it sounds intuitive, too often academic resea

Many in the Latine community are soul searching after explosive allegations against the late civil rights icon who co-founded the United Farmworkers union, that he sexually abused women and girls. Upper: David Lopez, Distinguished Professor of Practice, Arizona State University law school. Lower: Teresa Puente, journalism professor at Cal State-Long Beach. The New York Times investigative story that documented allegations that C é sar Ch á vez sexually abused women and girls

Valeria Fernández founded Altavoz Lab to support local journalism and create a pipeline of stories critical to those communities. It does by both by giving journalists needed support and resources. Valeria Fern á ndez, founder and executive director of Altavoz Lab. Valeria Fernández knows one of the perils of being a dedicated journalist — burnout. It’s something she experienced after years of covering immigration issues, including the infamous campaign of Maricopa County She

Tom Prezelski's mission is to educate Arizona voters and residents on issues impacting rural areas and the folks who call it home. His current priority is protecting the state's groundwater supply so that agribusiness and foreign interests don't run it dry. Tom Prezelski is the Senior Policy Advisor for Rural Arizona Action. Tom Prezelski current role as Senior Policy Advisor for Rural Arizona Action affords hims a chance to advocate for issues facing rural Arizonans, includ