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Cartoon: Santa Barbara News Press Driver’s Licenses To “Illegals” Controversy

Tweet Not this again. Chale Brown Cartoon:  Santa barbara News Press Driver’s License to “Illegals” controversy. By Viva Samuel Ramirez

Jaime Seall-Gutierrez Letter to Santa Barbara News Press Editor for “Illegals Line Up For Driver’s Licenses” Controversy

Tweet Photo: California Chicano Lawyer, Jaime Segall-Gutierrez with Dolores Huerta   Chicano lawyer, Jaime Segall-Gutierrez writes with regard to Santa Barbara News Press’ usage of the term “illegal” when referring to immigrants.  It’s too bad they won’t drop an antiquated offensive word and follow the Associated Press’ suit.   Please sign this petition Chipsterlife began here.  […]

Ruben Salazar Letter To Santa Barbara News Press Editor for Use of Term Illegal

Tweet   Chicano lawyer, Ruben Salazar writes with regard to Santa Barbara News Press’ usage of the term “illegal” when referring to immigrants.  It’s too bad they won’t drop an antiquated offensive word and follow the Associated Press’ suit.   Please sign this petition Chipsterlife began here.  In the below, Ruben Salazar essentially gives the Santa […]

Chipsterlife Sounds The Alarm: Santa Barbara News Press Controversial Use of “Illegal”

Tweet Chipsterlife was the first to sound the alarm with regard to Santa Barbara News Press’ usage of the term “illegal” when referring to immigrants.  It’s too bad they won’t drop an antiquated offensive word and follow the Associated Press’ suit.  Chipster will begin a petition that is being worked on by Chicano / Latino […]

Arizona Rep.-elect Jay Lawrence Puts Super Bowl Super Bowl XLIX In Jeopardy For Submitting Anti-DREAM Bill

Tweet FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 31, 2014 – New Year’s Eve       Arizonans To Protest Super Bowl XLIX If Jay Lawrence Submits anti-DREAM Bill     Phoenix, AZ — Arizona is infamous for not supporting the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. It is also a state where former Arizona Governor Evan Mecham publicly […]

“I LIKE YOUR CHRIST, BUT…” by Sal Baldenegro

Tweet I like your Christ, but… By: Sal Baldenegro Keep Christmas out of the stores? How things change. When I was growing up, religious folks railed against the commercialization of Christmas. They believed and taught that publicly, Christmas was to be celebrated in churches and that personally, the faithful carried Christmas in their hearts, not in […]

Chicanos To Phoenix City Manager Ed Zuercher: Bring Phoenix Police Chief Daniel Garcia Back and Hire More Chicanos / Latinos Representative of Phoenix Demographics

Tweet Posted by Somos Independents FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 19, 2014       Mexican Americans To Phoenix City Manager:  Bring Phoenix Police Chief Daniel Garcia Back and Hire More Chicanos / Latinos Representative of Phoenix Demographics Phoenix, AZ — There are approximately 20+ director positions within the City of Phoenix but only 2 Latinos […]

Arizona Senator John McCain’s Legacy: Stealing Native American Land and Giving It Away

Tweet Posted by Somos Independents Honor the treaties, Senator John McCain.  Haven’t you read history with regard to the genocide of our Native American brothers and sisters with regard to manifest destiny when white settlers moved westward and stole their lands after killing them?  Haven’t Native Americans and the indigenous gone through enough already? The land […]

Social Justice For Rumain Brisbon Letter To Phoenix Police Chief Daniel Garza

Tweet   December 9, 2014   City of Phoenix Police Chief Daniel Garcia 620 W Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85003 (602) 262-7626 Subject: Arizona Law Enforcement Excessive Force Concerns / Homicide  Dear Police Chief Garcia: I began the facebook event in support of Justice for Rumain Brisbon with regard to the rally held at Space Park in downtown […]

Arizona Community Reaction to Death Of Rumain Brisbon Shot By Phoenix PD

Tweet Arizona Community Reaction to Death Of Rumain Brisbon Shot By Phoenix PD By DeeDee Garcia Blase   At the request of Civil Rights Leader Rev. Jarrett Maupin, I began a Rally For Rumain Brisbon Event on Facebook.  The rally is for tonight at 8:00 pm for Rumain Brisbon at Downtown Phoenix Civic Space Park […]