Last Update: 02.06.2012 at 15:48:14
El Bloguipodio: De Crisis Eléctricas, Día de Veteranos y Más Reforma de Salud
La Bloguera y Dabloguiman charlan sobre el Día de los Veteranos y los homenajes en Washington, la reforma de la salud, deliciosas cenas caseras y la falta de ciberseguridad en las plantas electrógenas. Música de introducción con Remembranzas de Max Vasquez.Saludos y respuestas a nuestros amigos en el grupo deEl BloguipodioenFacebook.Contáctanos víaSkypeoGizmo.El Día de los Veteranos en Wash [read more...]
Posted 11.13.2009 at 21:05:09
Nevada Latinos - Influential Voters
The Center for American Progress compiled a very insightful list of facts (http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2012/02/NV_immigrants.html) about Nevada's Latinos. The Nevada Republican caucus is on Saturday, February 4. Latinos in Nevada, represent the state with the fifth-highest Latino population nationally. They are 14% of the state electorate. Given Nevada has the highest (12.6 per U [read more...]
Posted 02.03.2012 at 16:52:22
First-ever global peace telesummit targets connecting youth to causes
LatinaLista — Peace can mean many different things: the end of war and conflicts; the end of school bullying and gang fights; the end of political partisan name-calling; or the not-so-simple act of achieving that higher level known as “inner tranquility.”Yet, regardless of the definition, a lot of people are clueless about how they can achieve peace — especially young people. Many [read more...]
Posted 02.06.2012 at 20:42:14
BORDER PHOTOS SHOW ON THE BORDER WALL ITSELF
Border Wall, Mexicali, Baja California Norte February 2 through April 30 "Beyond Borders" -- photographs by David Bacon On February 2, the Center for Cultural Investigation of the Autonomous University of Baja California mounted an exhibition of 18 large photographs,... [read more...]
Posted 02.06.2012 at 16:02:30
Superette Short Shorts
How’s this for invasive advertising? Superette, an Auckland boutique chain, wanted to promote a short shorts sale. From ad agency DDB Auckland’s press note: “We put indented plates on bus stop, mall, and park benches, so that when people sat down, the message was imprinted on their thighs. This meant that as well as having [...] [read more...]
Posted 12.31.1969 at 18:00:00
Towards Better Organizer-Attorney Collaboration on Deportation Defense
In deportation defense work, immigrant rights organizers can work most effectively to stop a deportation when they collaborate with a reliable immigration attorney. Viewed from another perspective, an attorney can often better serve his or her client with the help of organizers. However, complications can arise with this type of collaborative work.In recent years, collaboration between organizer [read more...]
Posted 01.23.2012 at 01:15:43
and so it happend
Blogtitlan, finally, after much planning (I posted about it here), united in real life, or at least as Cindylu has called it (and I’ve stolen) had a Blogotitlán mini reunion. We were missing keyplayers like El Pocho Abogado, Xolo, El Más Chingon and of course the other blogueros.We were to meet in San Diego. My dude Juan and I left a snow storm in Columbus just in time before they started [read more...]
Posted 01.24.2012 at 00:09:43
Fabian Nuñez Is Back—This Time As a Media Analyst
The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting the following:“Fabian Nunez, who as California Assembly Speaker became one of the state’s most prominent Latino lawmakers, is taking on a new media career — joining a team of 2012 election analysts with powerhouse Spanish-language Univision Communications.Democrat Nunez joins a pair of GOP analysts — journalist Helen Aguirre Ferre and Dr. Emilio [read more...]
Posted 01.24.2012 at 05:24:33
Ecuador: Lesbian who led fight against 'gay conversion' clinics appointed to Presidential Cabinet
Presidential Cabinet appointment:Continuing with his LGBT-friendly record, Ecuadorean PresidentRafael Correaannounced this week thatCarina Vance Mafla, who is a lesbian, would take the reigns of the country's Health Ministry. The appointment followed the resignation earlier in the month of the previous health minister over criticism he had failed to modernize a health system that has been mi [read more...]
Posted 01.23.2012 at 16:03:00
Time to take the ball and go home?
Back in the summer of 2008, when the heady promise of hope and change was still fresh and unspoiled by the realities of political expediency and power, candidate, Barack Obama sat down andanswered some questionsabout immigration issues for the editors ofThe Sanctuary.While many of his responses were the kind of predictable boilerplate we've come to expect from those running for office, a quick g [read more...]
Posted 08.13.2010 at 21:30:00
38 - 41 October Barack Approval
38% to 41%.... Barack Obama is teetering in the approval ratings. How is it possible? How is it that republican policy has crippled this country, plunged us into wars so large corporations can rebuild foreign countries, and increased our debt beyond what we can pay, better than Obama?I will for one say Obama could've done more to put his own stamp on 'how things are done'. But inr eality all we've [read more...]
Posted 11.05.2011 at 12:16:00
Bloguerismos: De reformas financieras y derrames de petróleo
Después de una larga ausencia, La Bloguera y Dabloguiman charlan acerca de la reforma financiera, el desastre petrolero del Golfo de México y otros asuntos en Washington.Música de introducción con Remembranzas de Max Vasquez.Saludos y respuestas a nuestros amigos en el grupo deEl BloguipodioenFacebook.Contáctanos víaSkypeoGizmo.La reforma financieraDerrame petrolero amenaza destruir miles de [read more...]
Posted 12.31.1969 at 18:00:00
New Latino Voters in Iowa Push Democrats Into Balancing Act
At La Favorita, a Mexican grocery store here, there is plenty of food for sale — and also a new brand of politics.A handwritten sign, hanging over the door, proclaims in Spanish: “Wake up! Register to vote! It is the hour to unite and change our future, the future of our children — and the [...] [read more...]
Posted 10.29.2007 at 11:35:47
Despite Name, The Cause Must Endure
Over the last month or so, I’ve been following the development of a series of protests that is taking place throughout the U.S. known as SlutWalks, that began after a Toronto police officer made a comment how women could prevent being sexually assaulted if they, “Avoid dressing like sluts.”Since the movement’s inception, the SlutWalk campaign has gone viral. Facebook groups have em [read more...]
Posted 06.17.2011 at 14:30:32
My Computer's New Wallpaper
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHANow he can spend more time palling around with hisNational Alliancefriends.In an apparent rebuke to his hard-line politics, Arizona state Senate President Russell Pearce was recalled by voters Tuesday. Senator Pearce was the author of the state's tough anti-illegal immigration law that has spawned copycat laws in several states from Utah to Alabama.Senator Pearce's crusade again [read more...]
Posted 11.09.2011 at 14:21:00
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Posted 10.29.2007 at 23:30:07
NO MORE WAR ON THE POOR
A lot of people in the USA these days are going broke. It hardly matters if you have a G.E.D. or a Master’s degree. Unemployment is creeping through the populace like a billion-fingered thief. The number of people on food stamps in the USA today is unprecedented, and what’s left of our national safety net after Clinton and Bush took their turns hacking it apart is a threadbare mess wit [read more...]
Posted 09.25.2011 at 20:19:35
TN Lawmaker Puts Immigration Bill on Hold
According to the article below, originally from The Tennessean, a bill that would allow law enforcement to check someone’s immigration status if pulled over or detained has been put on hold, at least for now.TN Lawmaker Puts Immigration Bill on HoldFrom the TennesseanClick here to read >> Filed under: immigration news, legal news [read more...]
Posted 02.02.2012 at 18:54:05
Daily Headlines: February 6, 2012
* Panama:At least one person was killed after police clashed withindigenous protestersblockading the Pan American Highway.* Brazil:The military have been deployed to Bahia where 10,000 members of the state policewent on strikeand refused to return to their posts.* Ecuador:Chevron refused to issue a “court-mandated”public apologyaccepting guilt for polluting the Ecuadorian Amazon.* U.S.:The may [read more...]
Posted 02.06.2012 at 10:15:00
Florida's Fast Growing Puerto Rican Population
Believeit or not, pero Cubans account for little more than a quarter (28%)of Florida's Latino population -- and shrinking! That is, 3 of 4Floridian Latinos are now nonCuban. Puerto Ricans are the...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [read more...]
Posted 01.26.2012 at 04:54:00
Watch clips from Marketplace of Ideas on preventing wrongful incarceration
From the magic of YouTube we now present clips from this morning's Marketplace of Ideas event (see the liveblog for more) .Dallas DA Craig Watkins was phenomenal this morning. Here's a highlight from his speech.New York Assemblyman Joe Lentol was among the audience members. He asked the panel a question but included this horrifying anecdote that reveals the attitudes that keep common sense crimina [read more...]
Posted 10.29.2007 at 18:15:51
BLOG BLACKOUT: STOP SOPA NOW
This site and I are committed to blacking out for a day in protest against attempts by Democrats and Republicans to further censor the Internet. President Obama is signaling a veto, but don’t be fooled as you were around the Defense Authorization act that fundamentally destroyed multiple freedoms after President Obama revealed that he would, in fact, sign it. Don’t be fooled. Join us [read more...]
Posted 01.18.2012 at 04:19:41
Summertime
It's got me. I'll be back very soon though. That's my word. [read more...]
Posted 07.26.2010 at 08:50:00
Latino Netroots ...the Podcast
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