This week, we look at New Mexican youth who are organizing for solutions to climate change and using innovative ways to address waste in the fashion industry. We will speak to Olivia Gonzalez and Vivien McCullough, two youth organizers of the upcoming Global Climate Strike in Albuquerque. We also hear from Jakia Fuller, an interdisciplinary...
How would life be different without reliable internet access? For many rural communities in New Mexico , and around the country, finding a reliable and affordable way to get online is difficult. This week on GJ, we take a look at rural access to the digital world as we learn about rural broadband access...
This week we speak with award-winning journalist, Kent Paterson who shares his reporting on the illegal construction of a border wall in Sunland Park New Mexico. Kent was the Editor of New Mexico State University’s “Frontera NorteSur” news service from 2005 to 2016, which provided a perspective that was not commonly found in most US...
This week on Generation Justice, we look at Community events and organizing that is happening right here in Albuquerque from two generations of women community organizers! We hear about the 8th Annual Family Pride Celebration from Sonja Larsen and Sara Tafoya, two youth organizers with Young Women United. Then, Angie Gonzales-Carver and Diana Montoya of...
This week we look at one way that New Mexico’s traditional healers are keeping Curanderismo, or traditional healing, practice alive and thriving for the community. This year, the 19th Annual Traditional Medicine without Borders: Curanderismo in the Southwest and Mexico course will happen at UNM. We hear from Antoinette ‘Tonita’ Gonzales, a curandera, and instructor...
