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4 ADVOCATE | SUMMER 2025 IN SOLIDARITY by Marisol Garcia AEA OFFICERS Marisol Garcia President Angela Philpot Vice President Amber Gould Treasurer AEA STAFF Joaquin Rios Executive Director Geneva Fuentes Editor Roxanne Rash Graphic Design Advertising e AEA Advocate is published by the Arizona Education Association, 345 East Palm Lane, Phoenix, Arizona 85004-1532. Phone: 602- 264-1774 or 800-352-5411 Fax: 602-240-6887. Email: info@ArizonaEA.org. AEA's website may be found at www.arizonaea.org. Permission to reprint any material originating with this publication is granted provided that credit is given to the AEA Advocate. e AEA Advocate (ISSN 0194-8849) is published in Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer for $3.50 per year by the Arizona Education Association, 345 East Palm Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85004-1532. Periodicals postage paid at Phoenix, Arizona. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the AEA Advocate, 345 East Palm Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85004-1532. Moving? Please let us know before you go. Simply clip your mailing label from the back of the Advocate and send it along with your new address to: AEA Advocate 345 East Palm Lane Phoenix, Arizona 85004-1532 Marisol Garcia, President Arizona Education Association Dear all, Arizona educators are ghters. We ght for our kids, we ght for our schools, and we ght for ourselves. Several years ago, we made the collective decision to change the very foundation of our union work. We became a ghting, fast-moving union, and it was the best decision we could have made. Today, the di erence is clear. Across our state, members have trained with Jane McAlevey's Skills to Win, which is one of the best organizing programs out there. We transformed our language, our tactics, and our strategy, and we grew our power. Now, our skills are being put to the test. Public education and labor unions are under attack. e monsters are at our door – and no one is going to save us but us. If we are going to win, we have to recognize the strength within ourselves. If you can lead a bunch of third graders in 100-degree heat at the zoo, you can do just about anything. During these nal weeks of summer, think about the changes you want to see at your worksite, in our union, or in your community. ey can be big or small. Write them down and make a plan. Remember: Organizing is a muscle. e more you use it, the stronger you will be. In solidarity,