News » Local Matters in November

Local Matters is a 30 minute talk show produced by Access Tucson to highlight non-profit organizations and groups in Tucson. Local matters matter most on Local Matters. A new episode starts every Sunday at 5pm on Access Tucson channel 74 (Comcast) / 99 (Cox).

Host Dorothy Miller interviews Cheri Horbacz, Project Manager of Don’t Borrow Trouble, a program of the Southwest Fair Housing Council and Kelly Griffith, Deputy Director of the Southwest Center for Economic Integrity about the annual Tucson Money Faire. Low to moderate income consumers can check their credit report, get access to free tax preparation, find information about home repair and emergency utility payment assistance, etc. The Tucson Money Faire event is Saturday, November 14. Click on the picture above for more information.

Cablecasts Sunday November 1 through Saturday November 7.
Encores daily at 10:30pm Sunday November 8 through Friday November 13.

Host Erica Fluckus discusses the work of the HI-TECH Team from Every Voice in Action Foundation (EVIA) with Robin Soliz, Team Leader and Judith Anderson Ph.D., CEO of EVIA. Projects include the production of a video titled, Seeing Tucson Through the Eyes of Youth and a recent gathering for youth (and families) called “Think. Talk. Take Action!” where youth creatively voiced their concerns and issues to the the community and engaged community leaders in conversation.

Cablecasts Sunday November 8 through Saturday November 14.

Local Matters is the first to present My Brothers’ and Sisters’ House (MBSH), a new non-profit organization to the Tucson community. Caroline Felicity Antone, creator of MBSH gives host Dorothy Miller the 411. The mission of MBSH is to help children and young adults on the Tohono O’odham reservation realize their incredible potential in life. Projects include comic books and digital storytelling.

Cablecasts Sunday November 15 through Saturday November 21.

Host Erica Fluckus talks with Stephanie Balzer, poet about her new poetry chapbook, Revenant and the vision of Kore Press, a small feminist-owned publishing company geared toward publishing works by women.

Cablecasts Sunday November 22 through Saturday November 28.

Cablecast times for Local Matters:
New episodes start on Sundays at 5pm and continue through the week
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:30pm
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6pm
Saturdays at 5pm
Access Tucson channel 74 (Comcast) / 99 (Cox)