AFSC-Arizona is preparing to transition to an independent organization as of January 1, 2022. We are in the process of establishing ourselves as an Arizona-based nonprofit organization called Just Communities Arizona (JCA).
In July 2021, the American Friends Service Committee of Arizona (AFSC-AZ) was funded by the JRI Catalyst Grant Program to conduct a research study entitled Reimagining Community Safety (RCS), a Community Based Participatory Action Research project. The present project is informed by the Barrio Centro Community Safety Participatory […]
AFSC-AZ is hiring a Community Co-Researcher for the Reimagining Community Safety Research Project. This project will survey Tucson communities on what constitutes safety in their neighborhoods. We will work with leaders from Wards 1, 3, and 5 to collect data on what residents define as “safety” and what investments would materially improve residents’ safety and wellbeing.
By AFSC Arizona Staff | In previous years, ReFraming Justice Day at the Capitol was marked by huge crowds, national celebrities, and actual rock stars in the Capitol Rose Garden. On January 25, 2021, the event will be held virtually, but the message is the same: The people […]
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