The Las Vegas Review Journal’s story about the anti-immigrant sentiment throughout the Western states is quite chilling. According to the story, only 31% of Nevadans polled felt positively about immigrants from Latin countries compared to 47% feeling negative. (Another disturbing trend is the societal conflating of “illegal immigrants” with any immigrant from a Spanish-speaking country.)…
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The United Coalition for Immigrant Rights is hosting their first activist conference right here in LV. And it’s free! Check it. Aug. 16-17. Southern Nevada NOW’s next meeting is Aug. 17 at noon at the Flamingo Library. Did I mention I’m officially a member of NOW as of this month? Speaking of awesome groups I’m…
PLAN’s Environmental Organizer Cinthia Zermeno just started a 1Sky Nevada blog. It’s a great way to find out about 1Sky, which is a nationwide campaign to enourage elected officials to pass legislation to end greenhouse gases, create green jobs and stop coal-fired power plants. And you can sign the 1Sky Pledge!
In my official capacity as Southern Nevada Director of PLAN, I made it into Las Vegas CityLife this week. (A surreal moment, being interviewed by a paper you once wrote for.) It’s all about our fight to register new citizens to vote, and help them engage in democracy and the attempts of others to squash…
In quicky news: The national NOW PAC (as well as the Nevada NOW PAC) has endorsed Dina Titus in the CD3 race. But it’s not just the feminists who love Titus, the Sierra Club has given its endorsement to Titus as well.
I’m in Portland for a conference, but couldn’t pass up this little bit of news: I feel so fancy ’cause I was one of the folks who was called for this poll, which shows Dina Titus leading Jon Porter in CD3, 43 to 39. I will say this, the poll was way too long! Short and…
First stop: Crazy town — What is the deal with the New Yorker cover featuring the Obamas dressed as terrorists and burning a flag in the fireplace? Racist fear-mongering is never funny! The New Yorker can suck it. Not quit out of Crazy Town: Word of Nevada’s sorry excuse for a governor, or GW Jr.…
So I admit I’m a bit behind the feed ’cause I just got to read Steve Sebelius’ CityLife cover story from last week: We’re not a real city. After years of working with Steve, it’s not exactly news to me what his feelings are on the value of Vegas. He makes no bones about the fact…
Cause if you’d kick a kid in the face, maybe this isn’t for you. But even child-free folks like myself would like a world where kids don’t have to face poverty, unsafe conditions, lack of healthcare, cuts in education … and, you know, stuff like that. In fact, there’s going to be a forum on…
The Sin City Siren 