Representative Leezah Sun

Advocacy, at its best, is not about noise, it’s about presence. Today in Washington, D.C., we shared meaningful dialogue with US Rep. Adelita Grijalva on protecting public education and committing to the quiet, necessary work of doing what is right. Progress is rarely loud, it is built through thoughtful exchange, shared responsibility, and moral clarity.
I’ve walked these halls hundreds of times throughout my career, and it never gets old. Each visit is a reminder that democracy is a practice, not a place and that our responsibility to students and future generations must always come first.
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The students who walked out across our high schools stepped into a moment that will be remembered long after today's headlines fade. Their futures are still being written and history will judge not only their courage but whether we as adults chose to leave them a society rooted in fairness, safety and opportunity, better than the one we inherited.

Sky12 flew over multiple student walkouts this week at Tolleson, Gilbert, Mesa and Horizon high schools, where hundreds of students left class to protest ICE: https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/valley-high-school-student-helps-organize-walkout-tied-to-national-anti-ice-strike-san-tan-valley-arizona/75-6c6b13ae-67e7-4366-bc07-2b9a15e3244c?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_12News

As a TUHSD board member, I am deeply grateful for the blessings we carry as a community. But I am also mindful that too many of our neighbors still struggle with food scarcity, mental-health challenges, and the rising cost of living that leaves our elders and the poorest among us feeling forgotten. This season, let us reach out and share whatever abundance we hold, good health, a roof over our heads, joy in our hearts, and the comfort of loved ones near and far.
Sometimes true gratitude is simply recognizing what we do have, not what we don’t.