We are Sembrando Esperanza Coalition!
Cultivating hope by connecting people most impacted by injustice to each other, allies, academia, decision-makers, and the media, and providing trainings and resources to implement action plans that are strategic and build people power.
“Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.”
- Dolores Huerta
Sembrando Esperanza Coalition works directly with nine neighborhoods that have borne the brunt of economic and environmental injustice since the City and County were founded.
We know that the people most impacted have the power to make the change they want to see. Our coalition coordinates, trains, and provides resources to our members to address those injustices and also increase their civic engagement and voter turnout.
Our Campaigns
Our neighborhood organizations decide what campaigns or projects we will get involved with. Our work focuses on both economic and environmental justice. For each of our campaigns, we will outline what the problem is, why it matters, who makes the final decision and when, and how we can take action.
Utility Price Increases
In 2025, three major utilities announced they would increase the price for residents: El Paso Electric Co., Texas Gas Service, and El Paso Water Utility. Our members decided to get involved because these 3 services are essential to our health and survival and we know that residents in our neighborhoods are already having a hard time paying their bills and many are already making huge sacrifices, like only keeping their refrigerator on during the summer to save electricity, using space heaters during the winter to save gas, or not watering their trees.
Some of these sacrifices risk people’s health in addition to them having to decide whether to pay their utility bills or pay for other necessities like medicine or food. Each utility has a different process, final decision maker and deadlines. For each of the three utility companies, we collected signatures for one page comment forms, submitted more detailed comments backed by research, presented them to elected officials, and held press conferences, among other actions. We believe that these 3 utilities are raising prices to accommodate the META data center.
Stay connected!
Please email us at info@sembrandoesperanza915.org if you live or have roots in one of our member neighborhoods and would like to get involved.
Follow us on social media for calls to action to support our members and community-wide campaigns.