AZPM’s political reporter Christopher Conover was the moderator of this League of Women Voters and Hispanic Chamber of Commerce sponsored forum.

About 300 people were in attendance at the Proscenium Theater, including District 5 Supervisor Richard Elias, PCC board member Marty Cortez, Dr. Manny Arreguin (Democratic challenger in CD 3 primary), and Barney Brenner, former candidate for District 3 Supervisor. The audience disregarded Conover’s repeated requests to hold their applause & outbursts.

Prepared Sponsor questions asked were about the polarization in D.C., immigration reform, the economic future of Southern Az, and the proposed Rosemont mine. The audience questions were about how to create jobs in Yuma (highest unemployment in AZ), foreign policy & the War in Afghanistan, government regulations (good and bad), and border security (which is better drug policy or immigration policy to secure the border to Mexico?).

I announced this event earlier on October 1st:
http://tucsoncitizen.com/community/2012/10/01/congressman-grijalva-vs-challengers-saucedo-mercer-guerra-at-cd-3-debate-on-october-9/, listing their campaign websites, for those of you who want to read more about the 3 candidates.

Vote wisely on or before November 6. Early voting starts tomorrow.

The League of Women Voters of Greater Tucson, Pima Community College and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will present a debate for candidates for Congressional District 3. This district covers roughly the west side of Tucson, south to the border, and as far west as Yuma. The forum will be on Tuesday, October 9 at the Proscenium Theater on the campus of Pima Community College’s West Campus, 2202 West Anklam Road, Tucson 85709, from 6:30 to 8 PM. The moderator will be Christopher Conover of AZPM, and the debate will be taped by AZPM. All candidates have been invited. For further information, contact the League at 520-327-7652.

5 term (10 years) incumbent CD 7 Congressman Raul Grijalva (Democrat) is facing a challenge by two women candidates, Republican Gabriela Saucedo Mercer and Libertarian Blanca Guerra in the CD 3 House race.

Campaign websites:
–Raul Grijalva (D), Congressman in CD 7, www.standwithraul.com
–Blanca Guerra (L), former paralegal & rancher, www.guerraforcongress.com
–Gabriela Saucedo Mercer (R), activist, www.saucedomercer.com

This debate is going to be live stream videotaped by Arizona Public Media (AZPM) on October 9, and shown on Channel 6 on October 10, for those of you who can’t attend in person. Website: https://www.azpm.org/

Vote wisely on or before November 6.

Free performance of this show in celebration of Women’s “Herstory” Month, at 7 p.m. on March 29, at Pima Community College Proscenium Theater. Sponsored by the West Campus Student Life Office.

More background on this 1996 Vagina Monologues episodic play by Eve Ensler click here.

I know those of you who haven’t seen this show are wondering how can monologues about vaginas and womanhood be funny, but believe me, it is. I saw this show back in Hawaii years ago, and it was creative and entertaining…even for men. I’m taking my husband to see it, but then — he writes and lectures about women & sexuality in the Middle Ages (click here for his talk tonight at Himmel Branch Library).