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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Put forth by XicanoPwr
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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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Aug
11
And the hits keep on comin’. As you know, last year, I had the opportunity to attend and participate in a panel discussion discussing strategies for communicating both with their Latino and non-Latino audiences. This year I have the fortunate opportunity again to attend Netroots Nation in Pittsburgh, PA. Like last year, I will take [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Jul
20
Thanks to Matt Ortega, he posted the online video of the “Our ‘Dos Centavos’: Strategies For Latino Bloggers.” Blogamigo (and Mayor of Blogtown :p ) Manny, a person who I had the honor of meeting this weekend, live blogged our discussion. You can find the transcript on his site.
Dos Centavos Session
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Jul
17
And so it begins? After two years of blogging, I have finally made my way into the belly of the beast. To some, I know this comes as a surprise. I never talked about, nor have I ever mentioned my interest in being part of the Netroots Nation in crowd. And now that I am [...]
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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.
