Put forth by XicanoPwr
Sep
26
There has been a lot of talk about immigrants cleaning up Houston. Ask Kevin Johnson from ImmigrationProf Blog points out as Houston/Galveston area rebuilds in the wake of Hurricane Ike, people are calling on FEMA, not the federal agency, but “Find Every Mexican Available.” (h/t to symsess of Citizen Orange)
Therefore, for this weekends video is [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Sep
23
With more than a quarter of CenterPoint Energy’s electric customers still electric power 10 days after Hurricane Ike turned off the lights, it seems CenterPoint is deciding they will increase it’s rates to cover the cost of repairs.
According to the Houston Chronicle:
In a filing with the Securities Exchange Commission CenterPoint said “the total cost for [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Sep
19
First, I like to thank everybody who expressed their concern for my safety and well being as Hurricane Ike passed through the Houston/Galveston area. The hurricane left Houston, the US’s fourth-largest city, and its surrounding areas battered and bruised and was reduced to near paralysis in some places.
As the power companies take their time restoring [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Sep
19
In today’s post-Katrina coverage, if damage pales in comparison to Katrina, in the eyes the national media, it’s not going to be seen as a “big deal” and in the public’s mind, it is nothing more but ancient history. Here in Houston, with over 1.7 1.2 million people without power, we wouldn’t know what is [...]
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Sep
13
Power is back on - I am alive and kicking. It will take a little more than a Cat 2 to keep XP down and out. I am one of the lucky ones, unlike the those who lived on the coast. From the Houston Chronicle:
I will be back on shortly, I will plan to take [...]
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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.
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