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Police: 9 protesters arrested after Phoenix march
Nine people have been arrested after a protest march stopped in front of a federal immigration building in Phoenix. About 500 demonstrators marched in the downtown area Wednesday afternoon against Arizona's controversial immigration law known as SB 1070.
AZ lawmakers receive knitted uterus as protest
Critics of an Arizona proposal to limit birth control coverage have given a personalized gift to more than a dozen state lawmakers a�� a fuzzy, knitted uterus with googly eyes.
Protest set over SB1070
Immigrant rights advocates plan to hold a protest in downtown Phoenix on the day that the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments over Arizona's 2010 immigration enforcement law.
Students plan Friday Phoenix march against Arpaio
Days after shutting down a west Phoenix intersection over Sheriff Joe Arpaio's immigration enforcement policies, some of those same teenagers and others are planning another major protest.
New restrictions OK’d for Arizona Capitol protests
Arizona legislators are imposing new restrictions on demonstrations and other public gatherings at the Capitol complex, a reaction to loud noise and congestion resulting from activities that include protests against legislation on illegal immigration in the past two years.
‘ResistALEC’ protestors pepper-sprayed, arrested
Police used pepper spray on a crowd of protestors, and arrested six of them, outside a a Scottsdale conference center today that was attended by dozens of lawmakers from around the country.
The roughly 150 demonstrators showed up at the American Legislative Exchange Council summit in Phoenix, to protest what they see as undue corporate influence in government.
Protests planned against conservative lawmakers
Community members and organizations are planning protests Wednesday against groups of conservative lawmakers meeting in Scottsdale. Various organizations ranging from labor to civil rights groups plan to protest against the American Legislative Exchange Council's States and Nation Summit.
Anti-Wall Street crowd expected to fill downtown
The anti-Wall Street movement is expected to spread to Phoenix Saturday with a planned protest beginning in the downtown area.
‘Occupy Phoenix’ protest planned for Saturday
Organizers say around 2,000 are expected at a planned "Occupy Phoenix" protest this weekend.
Critics: Pearce’s latest immigration bill worse than SB1070
A mere “cleanup” it is not.
That is critics’ response to the late introduction of an immigration bill authored by Senate President Russell Pearce.
Protesters try to block Neo-Nazi rally in Phoenix
Police say two people were arrested for throwing rocks at officers who tried to keep protesters from blocking a neo-Nazi march to the federal courthouse in Phoenix.
Immigration protest at Capitol turns into celebration
By Griselda Nevarez, Arizona Capitol Times What was intended to be a protest outside the Capitol against the implementation of S1070 turned out to be a celebration after U.S. District... […]
