Put forth by XicanoPwr
Jan
10
Unless you have your head in the sand and are unaware what took place yesterday, January 8, 2011, Representative Gabrielle Giffords, an Arizona Democrat, and at least 17 others were shot when a gunman opened fire outside a Safeway supermarket parking lot where Ms. Giffords was holding a “meet and greet.”
Rep. Giffords was shot [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Dec
07
Last night, I received the sad news that former San Antonio Express-News columnist Carlos Guerra had passed away.
When they say don’t judge a book by its cover, that is certainly true of Carlos Guerra. Before I got to know Carlos, I knew of him only through his column. I was introduced to Carlos through [...]
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Nov
11
More than 10 million undocumented immigrants live in the United States. On November 15, MSNBC, in partnership with Voto Latino, will present a special two-hour town hall event taking an in-depth look at the complex issue of immigration in America and the emerging role of the Latino population in American life and politics. The [...]
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Aug
11
The “DREAM Now Series: Letters to Barack Obama” is a social media campaign that launched Monday, July 19, to underscore the urgent need to pass the DREAM Act. The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, S. 729, would help tens of thousands of young people, American in all but paperwork, to [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Jul
27
In less than 48 hours Arizona’s Senate Bill 1070 (SB1070) will become law. That day, 1.4 million American Latinos living in Arizona and any passing through will become potential targets of racial profiling as SB1070 gives local law enforcement the jurisdiction to request proof of citizenship based solely on “suspicion.”
During the progressive conference Netroots [...]
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This is the blog of Edmundo "XicanoPwr" Rocha, a social worker, an activist, freelance writer and founder and editor of The Sanctuary. My interests include: immigration reform, critical race theory and it's interaction with equality/inequality and freedom/oppression as they relate to the experiences of people of color in the Americas.
Para Justicia y Libertad is a Latino-centered political blog focusing on the humanistic perspective of politics, history, and society as they relate to the Latina/o community throughout Texas and the United States.
