August 2021
La Fortaleza
In the Spotlight
COVID-19
BUDGET
POLICING
COVID-19
Arizona has officially reached over one million COVID-19 cases with 3,000 new daily cases. Only 53.9% of our population is vaccinated and healthcare workers are urging people to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Banner Health and Valleywide Health both reported 93% of patients that were hospitalized with COVID-19 were unvaccinated, and ventilator usage for COVID-19 patients increased by 50%. With cases on the rise again we must do our part to mask up and get vaccinated as soon as possible to stop the spread
On August 23rd, the Pfizer vaccine became the first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved by the FDA. While the others still meet the standards set by the FDA for emergency use, this FDA approval gives the public extra assurance that these vaccines are effective in the battle against this virus.
BUDGET
Doug Ducey is back to prioritizing money over people, this time putting children at risk. Ducey announced that he has allocated $163 million in grants funded from federal dollars for district and charter schools that are "following all state laws" and offering in-person learning. This means schools with mask mandates are ineligible, as current state law bans mask mandates. Despite this, schools are defying the governor and implementing mask requirements to protect their students and staff against the Delta variant. State leaders including the Superintendent of schools have all come out against Ducey’s ridiculous attempts to badger schools to get rid of the life-saving mask mandates
POLICING
New and horrifying details about The Phoenix Police Department have recently come to light. As many know the U.S Department of Justice has launched an investigation into one of the deadliest police forces in the States. However, an independent investigation was ordered by the city manager and what was uncovered was not surprising, but was a disgusting display of negligence, abuse of power, and racism.
In October of last year during a Black Lives Matter protests, 15 people were arrested and charged with felonies (including being part of a criminal street gang) with no evidence. After the report came out swift action was taken: Police Chief Jeri Williams was suspended for one day, in accordance with city policy and three assistant chiefs have been demoted following the investigation. A police sergeant at the center of the report has been placed on administrative leave, pending criminal and administrative investigations. Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has been asked to conduct a criminal and administrative investigation into employees involved in the case. This is not a punishment, this is a slap on the wrist and a slap in the face to all of those who have been subject to harassment at the hands of PHX PD. It’s time for transparency and accountability on all levels.
Featured Artist
Kevin Jason Parkinson is the Owner and Director of Vinark Motion Pictures. Kevin attended Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) for his graduate studies to fine-tune his technical skills, and to expand his portfolio beyond music videos and short films. He has interned for Fox, tinkered with stop-motion animation, worked on Fox’s “Give Me My Reality Show” and directed and produced a TV pilot for Kel Mitchell of “Keenan and Kel” fame. He also established a steady client base of local musicians for his music video production company, VinArk J Motion Pictures. He now resides in Phoenix, Arizona and flies regularly across the country to produce projects; from Television commercials to campaign videos and broadcast Television shows. Kevin wants to portray the message that if you broadcast excellence, people are going to want to be excellent.
Go support Kevin and watch his new feature film NOXIOUS 2: Cold Case. It is available for streaming on TUBI.com and Amazon Prime Video (Next Friday), and coming to the ROKU app soon
August: During the month of August we began hosting vaccine text banks for COVID-19 in partnership with Made To Save. Those will continue for the month of September. If you would like to sign up for those visit this link.
We also began our healing circle programs that have been received well by our community.
September: We are going to kick off our third Defending Democracy 72 video challenge tomorrow and it will run until Sept. 6th. Stay tuned for details on our community screening for those videos.
Podcasts
Agosto 2021
La Fortaleza
En el centro de atención
COVID-19
Presupuesto
Policía
COVID-19
Arizona has officially reached over one million COVID-19 cases with 3,000 new daily cases. Only 53.9% of our population is vaccinated and healthcare workers are urging people to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Banner Health and Valleywide Health both reported 93% of patients that were hospitalized with COVID-19 were unvaccinated, and ventilator usage for COVID-19 patients increased by 50%. With cases on the rise again we must do our part to mask up and get vaccinated as soon as possible to stop the spread
On August 23rd, the Pfizer vaccine became the first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved by the FDA. While the others still meet the standards set by the FDA for emergency use, this FDA approval gives the public extra assurance that these vaccines are effective in the battle against this virus.
PRESUPUESTO
Doug Ducey is back to prioritizing money over people, this time putting children at risk. Ducey announced that he has allocated $163 million in grants funded from federal dollars for district and charter schools that are "following all state laws" and offering in-person learning. This means schools with mask mandates are ineligible, as current state law bans mask mandates. Despite this, schools are defying the governor and implementing mask requirements to protect their students and staff against the Delta variant. State leaders including the Superintendent of schools have all come out against Ducey’s ridiculous attempts to badger schools to get rid of the life-saving mask mandates
POLICÍA
New and horrifying details about The Phoenix Police Department have recently come to light. As many know the U.S Department of Justice has launched an investigation into one of the deadliest police forces in the States. However, an independent investigation was ordered by the city manager and what was uncovered was not surprising, but was a disgusting display of negligence, abuse of power, and racism.
In October of last year during a Black Lives Matter protests, 15 people were arrested and charged with felonies (including being part of a criminal street gang) with no evidence. After the report came out swift action was taken: Police Chief Jeri Williams was suspended for one day, in accordance with city policy and three assistant chiefs have been demoted following the investigation. A police sergeant at the center of the report has been placed on administrative leave, pending criminal and administrative investigations. Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has been asked to conduct a criminal and administrative investigation into employees involved in the case. This is not a punishment, this is a slap on the wrist and a slap in the face to all of those who have been subject to harassment at the hands of PHX PD. It’s time for transparency and accountability on all levels.
Artista Presentado
Kevin Jason Parkinson es el dueño y director de Vinark Motion Pictures. Kevin asistió al Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) por sus estudios de posgrado para afinar sus habilidades técnicas y ampliar su portafolio más allá de videos musicales y cortometrajes. Ha sido aprendiz de Fox, trabajado en la animación de stop-motion, trabajado en “Give Me My Reality Show” de Fox y ha dirigido y producido un piloto de televisión para Kel Mitchell de “Keenan and Kel” fama. También estableció una base de clientes de músicos locales para su compañía de producción de video musical, VinArk J Motion Pictures. Ahora vive en Phoenix, Arizona y vuela regularmente a través del país para producir proyectos; desde comerciales de televisión hasta videos de campaña y programas de televisión. Kevin quiere retratar el mensaje si transmites excelencia, la gente va a tambien querer ser excelente.
Ve a apoyar a Kevin y mira su nuevo largometraje NOXIOUS 2: Cold Case. Está disponible para streaming en TUBI.com y Amazon Prime Video (el próximo viernes), y pronto en la aplicación ROKU
Eventos en Agosto y Septiembre
Agosto: Durante el mes de agosto comenzamos a organizar bancos de texto de vacunas para COVID-19 en asociación con Made To Save. Estos continuarán durante el mes de septiembre. Si desea inscribirse en ellos, visite este enlace.
También comenzamos nuestros programas de círculo de sanación que han sido bien recibidos por nuestra comunidad.
Septiembre: Estamos comenzando nuestro reto de video en 72 horas mañana y se extenderá hasta el 6 de septiembre. Manténgase atento para obtener mas detalles.
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