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Kathleen Dreier
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A professional freelance photographer of events, portraits, & social justice, using photography as a tool to connect people & build community. Also a custom perfumer. A woman in her 60's striving to do and be a better human being. kathleendreier.com
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63 images from the 2 Tucson AZ events on 03/29/25 have been uploaded to my Social Justice Actions viewing gallery.

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An older man with a silver mustache and wearing a brown plaid shirt, sun glasses and hat is holding a sign that says " Things are so bad even the introverts are here!" stands in front of the Tesla dealership on 03/29/25 during the 6th protest in the last 2 months. Taken from the vantage point of standing on top of a ladder, a group of 10 or so primarily white men and woman hold various protest signs that say things such as "honor our vets", "we are not ok", and "collective bargaining is an American worker's right" stand in the protest line in front the Tucson AZ Tesla dealership. A woman wearing a resist t-shirt is walking across the street at Oracle RD and River RD in Tucson AZ. She is holding a colorful sign that says "Speak Up! While it's still legal. We the People." Date of image: 03/29/25 during the 6th protest in front of the Tesla dealership. Facing west opposite of the Tucson Tesla dealership, a group of veterans and citizens unfurl a 20x30 foot US Flag in the upside down position to signal the distress of our country due to the coup.
March 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
bluerobedcrone.bsky.social
This flag is making stops all over the country to signal distress as our country is in a coup. Today in Tucson, AZ, the flag was visible at both the 6th Tesla protest and then, as you see here, unfurled atop A Mountain. More images forthcoming.
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Taken with a telephoto lens with yellow palo verde blossoms in the foreground, an upside down American flag is seen on top of Sentinel Peak(aka A Mountain) on Saturday, 03/29/25. The flag which is being taken all over the United States is positioned upside down to denote the distress our country is in due to the active coup that is happening. The image is by Kathleen Dreier.
March 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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63 images of Attorney General Kris Mayes' visit & conversation with Tucson constituents has been added to my Social Justice Actions gallery. She calls it what it is:
Yes, it is a coup. Counter with crowds, courts and courage.

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March 29, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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74 images of Tucson's rally on 03/22/25 with Senator Bernie Sanders and Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Greg Casar has been added to my ongoing Social Justice Actions viewing gallery.

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A young woman with long black hair and glasses is standing in line with other people on 03/22/25 at the Tucson, AZ Fight The Oligarchy rally with Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Greg Casar. She is wearing a short-sleeve maroon t-shirt that says "Women don't owe you shit." A close-up side profile of AOC speaking in Tucson AZ. Off the frame of the image are 1000's of people occupying the Catalina Magnet High School football stadium.
March 26, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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4 decades ago I had a college prof who predicted the times we are currently in: Christian Nationalism, setting up a die-off of millions, etc.

Cruelty = their fuel.
Our sorrow/fear = their joy.
Hatred/supremacy = their motto.
Manifest destiny = their incorrect perceived birthright.

#Resist
An elder indigenous woman with a red jacket and tan cap has a placard around her next of a young indigenous woman lifting her arm in strength and the words on the placard say "Standing In Solidarity." This image was taken by Kathleen Dreier during the 03/15/25 Tesla Protest in Tucson Arizona.
March 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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The age of protests, rallies and marches is set anew.
These images are from the 02/22/25 protest #2 outside of Tucson's Tesla on Oracle Rd north of River Road.

More images images from various 2025 Tucson protests and rallies:

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A sign is on the wall outside of the Tucson Tesla dealership that says " Nothing left after caring for my 94 year old mother who passed away. No money, home, car, food, family and no help."
February 28, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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02/15/25 Protest at Tucson's Tesla dealership on Oracle/River. Ongoing album of my protest/rally images can be viewed here:

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Ever growing album, now contains 6 actions documented since 01/20/25. Reverse order so you see most recent images first.
February 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Tucson: Vote NO on Prop 414.
We need more $ going to social programs and less to further militarize our local law enforcement including their goal to have a surveillance plane ($17 Million). These images are from May 2024 peaceful protests where I bore witness to their violent actions.
February 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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02/08/25
The power and the importance of one.
Beloved Tucsonan, Eb Eberlein peacefully protested in front of the Tucson Federal Courthouse.
May you be inspired by Eb's action to find an expression of how you can give voice to what you value for our country.
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February 9, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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This is from March of 2016. We already knew then what we know now. Image © @bluerobedcrone.bsky.social
A group of protesters at a March 2016 protest stand behind an American flag with police holding a line to prevent the protesters from closer to the Tucson Convention Center building where then-candidate Trump was giving a rally. One man wearing a button up shirt with an American flag pattern is holding a sign with three images of Trump with a Confederate flag superimposed on his face.
February 7, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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On Saturday, 01/25/25, Miranda Schubert launched her Ward 6 candidacy at the Historic Y in Tucson AZ. I was thrilled and honored to be asked to photograph Miranda's (and our) important day where she laid the foundation and her intention to serve Tucson with equity while building community.
January 29, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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I'm looking for people who are familiar with and uses Mastadon and/or Fanbase. If you know anyone, can you connect me? Thank you!
A woman with long blond hair, wearing jeans and green jacket is holding her dog in her lap as she sits on the ground during a rally/march in Tucson, AZ on Inauguration Day, 01/20/25. Her dog has a sign on its back that says "My (poop emoji) would make a better president." The woman is holding a sign that says "Eat the rich." Image by the author of this post, Kathleen Dreier.
January 25, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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"When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty."
01/20/25 Rally against Trump's extreme right billionaire agenda, Armory Park, Tucson, AZ.
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A man wearing glasses has a red t-shirt which reads,"when injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty." The man is carrying an upside down American flag on a pole.
January 23, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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Hey Tucson!
Please join us TODAY at 430pm.
A sign notification about a rally at Armory Park, 1/20/25 @ 430pm to Defeat Trump's Extreme-Right Billionaire Agenda.
January 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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My SIL posted this image on another platform that she took during a Wisconsin rally yesterday. Relatable, eh? Tucson friends, please attend MLK Rally at Reid Park at 10am and a protest/rally at Armory Park at 430pm. I will be at both with my camera.
January 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Quotes from Angela Davis' SURJ presentation this week:

”You never stop resisting - even under the most dire circumstances - you continue to resist.”

”In order for us to engage in that kind of long struggle, we have to imagine ourselves as much bigger than we think we are.”
A person with long blonde-brown hair wearing a light-colored short sleeve shirt with their back to my camera are holding a sign above their head that reads "A better world is possible." The person is walking in a peaceful march on the downtown streets of Tucson, AZ.
January 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Recent self-portrait with layered meanings.
January 17, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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What do I do? This:
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A woman with brown-grey hair put up in a loose bun wearing an all black outfit taking a photograph of musicians during a live performance. Her back is to the camera of the person taking her picture.
January 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM