Sunburnt & Stubborn: Arizona's Weekly Activism Roundup | Sep 14-20, 2026

Welcome, and thanks for being here. Arizona Advocacy Hub is the go-to place for progressive action in Arizona. We collect what organizations around the state are doing each week and put it in one place, so finding something to do doesn't mean following forty groups across six platforms. I do that for you. 😄

Why does activism in Arizona even matter? Well, our state attorney general (Kris Mayes) won her seat in 2022 by 280 votes out of more than two and a half million cast, the closest statewide race in the country that year. She's on the ballot again in November, along with the legislative seats that decide whether the state's billion-dollar voucher program stays unregulated. Margins like that are why a single canvass shift in Yuma or a phone bank from a kitchen table counts for something here: people have real power in Arizona.

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Try not to feel overwhelmed by the number of events presented. You do not have to do everything; start with one cause that calls to you and sign up. The good news is that we can safely promise there is something for everyone! Your people, events, and community are out there.

If you only do one thing this week

Public School Proud Phonebanks · September 17 and 20 · Virtual
Save Our Schools Arizona calls voters about the legislative candidates it has endorsed as Public School Proud, and the whole thing runs from wherever you are. Shifts this week are 5:00 to 7:00 PM September 17 and noon to 2:00 PM September 20, and the group holds them three times a week. Training is provided and the org says all experience levels are welcome, so nobody expects you to have called strangers before. Because it is over the phone, distance and heat are not factors, which matters in a week where most of the door knocking sits in the metro corridors. Virtual, statewide, two hours, training provided.

Five minutes or less

Make a difference from your desk.

• Call Sens. Gallego and Kelly about the CLARITY Act. The bill hands crypto companies a friendlier regulator and strips the ethics rules that stop officials from profiting off the industry they oversee. The Senate votes September 15 on whether to take it up at all, and Sen. Gallego already voted to advance it in committee. Call Gallego at 480-697-3600 or 202-224-4521 and Kelly at 602-671-7901 or 202-224-2235, or send the email.
• Check and update your voter registration. Registration closes October 5 at 11:59 PM, and anyone who has moved, is about to move, or changed their email needs the record to match. Update it at AZVoterRegistration.com. If something goes wrong registering or voting, the Election Protection hotline is 866-OUR-VOTE, with 888-VE-Y-VOTA in Spanish and 888-777-3831 for Native voters.
• Sign the letter on Medicare Part D premiums. A July 28 CMS memo ends the Part D premium stabilization program after 2026. Roughly 25 million enrollees rely on it, and an administration official acknowledged that ending it raises premiums for about half of them. Sign here.

Civic Engagement & Democracy

Rallies and visibility

MAGA Shave Roadside Sign Protest · September 17 · Marana
Indivisible Tucson Action Alliance runs morning-commute sign protests aimed at Rep. Juan Ciscomani, this one from 7:30 to 8:45 AM at Ina and Thornydale. The group says it has the signs and needs people to hold them. Outdoors, morning.

Fall of Fascism · September 19 · Show Low
Navajo County Indivisible Community calls this its big September rally, running noon to 2:00 PM on the corner. Organizers ask people to bring water and a sign. The exact spot goes out after you RSVP. Outdoors, two hours.

Also this week: Mohave County Indivisible rallies against a data center rezoning in Bullhead City from 5:30 to 7:00 PM September 17, before a planning and zoning hearing on the amendment.

Canvasses and phone banks

Douglas Carpool Canvass · September 19 · Douglas
La Gente for Grijalva carpools down to Douglas for a full day of doors, 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM, for Rep. Adelita Grijalva. Organizers ask people to bring water, sun protection and comfortable shoes. Outdoors, Spanish spoken.

Knock Doors in Kingman · September 20 · Kingman
Copper State Victory knocks doors from 9:00 AM to noon. An organizer emails the meeting spot after you RSVP and follows up to make sure you have what you need. Outdoors, morning.

Canvass for Kris Mayes · September 20 · Yuma
Yuma County Democrats knock doors 5:00 to 8:00 PM for the attorney general's reelection. The address is held until your RSVP is confirmed. Outdoors, evening.

Also this week: Copper State Victory and DWPA write postcards in Prescott Valley from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM September 19, supplies provided; Indivisible hosts a GOTV postcard party at a Tucson coffee shop from 3:00 to 5:00 PM September 20.

Meetings and trainings

Meet the Nominees Town Hall · September 18 · Maricopa
LD16 Democrats bring the November ballot into one room from 6:30 to 9:00 PM, with Jonathan Nez, Kris Mayes, Elaine Aldrete, Julia Gusse, Clara Pratte and Jonathan Hill committed to attend and answer questions. Questions can be submitted ahead of time. The address goes out after sign-up. Indoors, evening.

LD8 Fall Volunteer Fair · September 17 · Scottsdale
An open house from 5:30 to 7:30 PM where candidates, campaigns and organizations table and you find out what they actually need. LD8 Democrats say all are welcome whether it is a first time volunteering or a hundredth. Indoors, evening, drop in anytime, first-timer friendly.

Indivisible N AZ Community Gathering · September 16 · Flagstaff
Doors open at 5:00 PM and the meeting runs 5:30 to 7:00 PM at Flagstaff Federated Community Church, with LD6 and LD7 candidates Jamescita Peshlakai and Mike Montiel taking questions, plus Coconino County elections director Elsir Musta. Registration is required and the group asks for a non-perishable food donation. Indoors, evening.

Also this week: Pima County Democrats hold an election observer workshop in Tucson from 3:00 to 5:00 PM September 19 on what happens to a ballot after it is mailed.

Voting Rights

Power Back: A Movement School for Election Defense · September 19 · Kayenta
Generation Vote's national training tour reaches the Navajo Nation for a full day, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The tour has been running since August and covers how elections get disrupted and what ordinary people can do about it locally. The address is sent after registration. Training provided.

Poll Observer Training · September 19 · Flagstaff
Copper State Victory trains poll observers from 2:00 to 4:00 PM ahead of the general. You have to be a registered Arizona voter to observe. Location follows your RSVP. Two hours, training provided.

Education

With the Protect Education Act off the November ballot, Save Our Schools Arizona has moved the voucher fight into eight legislative races. Four of the November ballot measures also touch schools directly.

Maricopa Canvass in LD16 · September 19 · Maricopa
Save Our Schools knocks doors 9:00 to 11:00 AM to talk about Public School Proud candidate Julia Romero Gusse. Drivers and canvassers are both needed, canvassing is always done with a partner, and the group says first timers are welcome. Outdoors, morning, first-timer friendly.

Immigration & ICE

Know Your Rights · September 19 · Phoenix
LUCHA holds a bilingual session from 4:00 to 6:30 PM on North 12th Street covering what rights people have in encounters with ICE and immigration enforcement. Indoors, Spanish spoken.

Community Accompaniment · September 16 · Virtual
Borderlands Resource Initiative trains people from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on supporting immigrants through immigration court, ICE check-ins and other legal appointments, including how to show up safely and consistently. Virtual, training provided.

Healthcare

Calling Voters on Rep. Eli Crane · September 17 · Virtual
We The Fighters calls voters across CD-2 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM about the healthcare and food assistance cuts in the 2025 budget bill, which Rep. Crane voted for. Virtual, two hours, sitting down.

In Conversation: Jose Rosario · September 20 · Virtual
Civic Engagement Beyond Voting talks with Dr. José Rosario from 4:00 to 5:00 PM about using storytelling and education to open up mental health conversations. He is a clinician and researcher and founded The Phoenix Empowered, which helps organizations build culturally informed mental health practices. Virtual, one hour, sitting down.

Women's Rights

Clipboard on Campus · September 17 · Tucson
Population Connection Action Fund tables at the University of Arizona from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM, talking with students about reproductive rights and collecting pledges to act before the midterms. The group says no experience is necessary. Two hours, first-timer friendly.

Knock Doors with #Fight4HER · September 19 · Tucson
The same campaign knocks doors 9:00 AM to noon about reproductive rights and the midterms. No canvassing experience is necessary and everything you need is provided. The meeting spot follows your RSVP. Outdoors, morning, first-timer friendly.

Labor & Workers' Rights

Statewide Committee Meeting · September 16 · Tucson
A follow-up session from 10:00 AM to noon on how the union is organizing for working people in Arizona. Address goes out after sign-up. Two hours.

Statewide Committee Meeting · September 17 · Phoenix
The same meeting, 10:00 AM to noon in Phoenix. Two hours.

Every week in Arizona

These run on repeat so come by!

• Rush-Hour Resistance Rallies, weekday morning and evening rush hours, standing Phoenix metro locations. Full list at RhRR.us.
• Caffeinate & Activate, weekly 9:30 to 11:00 AM (September 16 this week), Phoenix, coffee with Desert Democracy, drop in anytime. Note the new meeting place at 7 Leaves Cafe. Details.
• Freedom Rings Indivisible Discussion Group, weekly 6:00 to 8:00 PM (September 17 this week), Tempe. Details.
• White Mountains Weekly Rally, weekly at 4:00 PM (September 18 this week), Show Low, thirty minutes on the corner. Details.
• Local First Arizona food and garden shifts, standing two- and three-hour slots around metro Phoenix, including Mesa September 17 and Phoenix September 19. Sign up.

Read the fine print on Props 320, 318, 144 and 142. Arizona voters face eight ballot measures in November, and the four the legislature referred carry titles that do not describe what they do. Prop. 320 would force large districts to spend at least 60 percent of their operating budget on direct instruction or lose Classroom Site Fund money. Prop. 318 would require students to use teams, bathrooms and locker rooms matching their sex assigned at birth, with teachers and coaches enforcing it. Prop. 144 would write a voter ID requirement into the state constitution, and Prop. 142 would bar public institutions from maintaining DEI policies.

• What to do: Read Save Our Schools Arizona's breakdown of what each measure actually does, get the Prop. 320 detail at NoOn320.com, and pass it along before ballots go out. The group is also collecting written and video testimonials through its Community Testimonial Toolkit.

Adopt a legislative district to flip the Arizona Legislature. On August 20 the Arizona Supreme Court kept the Protect Education Act off the November ballot, upholding rulings that threw out roughly 40,000 signatures on technicalities pressed by voucher-lobby lawsuits. Arizona's $1 billion ESA voucher program stays unregulated, and Save Our Schools Arizona has moved its effort into eight legislative races.

• What to do: Sign up to adopt one district among LD2, LD4, LD9, LD13, LD16, LD17, LD23 and LD27, and commit to canvassing, driving canvassers, or phone banking there through the election.

Volunteer for the Arizona Election Defense Corps. More than 57 Indivisible groups across Arizona are organizing to protect the general election, and the Voting Rights Lab flags Arizona as one of the most at-risk states in the country for election disruption.

• What to do: Sign up with the Election Defense Corps, run by Civic Engagement Beyond Voting. Roles include monitoring county Boards of Supervisors meetings, watching drop boxes and polling locations, reporting voter suppression, and rapid response.

Everything else is on the Arizona Advocacy Hub calendar.

Thanks for being here and I'll see you next week, patriots! All politics is local. So is the resistance.

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