As a political activist who called Tucson, AZ, my home until I moved to Los Angeles just last week, the attack on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, her staffers and constituents has been a heartbreaking personal as well as national tragedy. I have worked with Gabby–that’s what she’s familiarly called in Arizona—at neighborhood canvasses sponsored by Planned […]
Author: Alana Varner
Alana Varner is a recent graduate of the University of Arizona with a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in Gender and Women's Studies. She has been an activist with the Pima County Democratic Party and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona since 2008, and is currently working at Ms. Magazine in Los Angeles while preparing to apply for graduate school.