This week on Generation Justice, we learned from Leon Howard, Legal Director for ACLU-NM about the effects of”Operation Legend” in New Mexico. We also heard from Yolanda Montoya-Cordova, The APS Board Secretary for Education on what parents and students of APS schools should expect when it comes to the reopening of schools this upcoming Fall...
Year: 2020
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7.19.20- People are NOT Mascots & COVID-19 Update
This week on Generation Justice, we learned about the new cases and developments regarding NM’s response to COVID-19 and the importance of the name and mascot change of the Washington NFL football team. We spoke to the Cabinet Secretary of the Human Services Department, Dr. David Scrase. We also spoke with Amanda Blackhorse, a certified...
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7.12.20- Native American Relief Fund & I Mask Up Campaign
This week on Generation Justice we learned from the president and CEO of New Mexico Foundation, JoAnn Melchor, she spoke about the Native American Relief Fund. Enrique Cardiel, the Executive Director of the Bernalillo County Community Health Council, spoke with us about the recent #IMaskUp campaign.Resources for Aid and testing for COVID-19 are shared...
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7.5.20 Danielle Lipow: Juvenile Incarceration
This week on Generation Justice, GJ Apprentice Pilar Monfiletto spoke with Danielle Lipow from the Annie E Casey Foundation about Juvenile Incarceration and the initiatives to safely reduce the number of youth, particularly youth of color, in institutions. Catch us live every Sunday @ 7:00pm on 89.9 KUNM OR stream on KUNM.org! ...
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6.21.20- Dr. Finnie Coleman
This week on Generation Justice we shared an interview with the former director of African American studies at UNM, Dr. Finnie Coleman.This interview was conducted by longtime GJ member Joshua Horton after a summer of consecutive killings of Black people at the hands of the police. Catch us live every Sunday @ 7:00pm on...