This week, Generation Justice speaks with Diana Montoya and Angie Gonzales Carver of Las Mujeres. Diana and Angie speak about the ongoing work of bringing Avenida Dolores Huerta to Albuquerque. Tune in to hear about how community can get involved and what the legacy of Dolores Huerta means for our state.
11.3.19- Community Empowerment: Hip Hop & Academia
This week, we hear from people working for social change through academia and music. First, youth producer Emilio Bauvallet sits down with Albuquerque hip-hop artist Wake Self for an exclusive introduction to his new album, Ready to Live. Wake shares what inspires him and his advice to New Mexico youth! Then, we hear a presentation...
10.13.19 – Protect #MaunaKea & The Right to Connect
This week on Generation Justice, we spoke with people who are working to educate and organize to protect the sacred Mauna Kea and Net Neutrality for all. We hear from Lehua Lopez, a Native Hawaiian cultural anthropologist based in Albuquerque. Lehua has taught Hawaiian culture for more than 40 years and joins us to...
9.1.19 – Sherri Burr & 2019 Black Cultural Conference
Don’t miss this hour we spent with Professor Sherri Burr, UNM Law professor and President of New Mexico Press Women. Professor Burr introduces her new book, Complicated Lives: Free Blacks in Virginia 1619-1865. Devont’e Kurt Watson and Dannelle Kirven, give us the details on the 2019 Black Cultural Conference: Blackness Unchained, hosted by African American Student Services!!
5.19.19 – Curanderismo for the Community
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...