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XP Invades Netroots Nation Again

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Jul 19

Viva Las Vegas! Yes folks, I will be heading to Las Vegas for this years Netroots. I will be on a panel discussing immigration enforcement and detention issues. The panel is:
Crimmigration Under Obama: Pushing Back Against the “Enforcement-only” Immigration Regime
Description: Immigration enforcement under the Obama administration has continued almost unchanged from the “enforcement-only” regime [...]

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Emiliano Zapata (August 8, 1879 – April 10, 1919)

Put forth by XicanoPwr

Apr 12

Born August 8, 1879, Emiliano Zapata fought for land and liberty under his Plan of Ayala. The plan called for redistributing the land by seizing all land owned foreign owners and confiscating the land held by wealthy hacendada owners who were squeezing out indigenous communities by forcing them into debt slavery so they will work [...]

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Food For Thought

Put forth by XicanoPwr

Mar 08

We live in a complex, divided society. We are divided by wealth, income, education, housing, race, gender, ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation. These divisions are discussed; but rarely do we devoted time examining the growing income divide. We know it is there, we feel everyday when we enter a grocery store, when pay for gas, [...]

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Zack De La Rocha – C.I.A. (Criminals In Action)

Put forth by XicanoPwr

Jan 10

Sorry everybody, allergies have been acting up due to mountain cedar. Anybody else have allergy problems? What have you done to keep it in check?
For now, enjoy this video by former Rage Against the Machine front man Zack De La Rocha.

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Molina Soleil: Being Brown

Put forth by XicanoPwr

Dec 16

Molina Soleil is a hip emcee, poet, playwright and performance artist from Colorado. He uses his artistic abilities for activism and social justice education. As an educator and activist, he reflects on his complex upbringing and difficult life choices. He recently hit me up on a Def Jam Poetry type video he did, which he [...]

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