5.12.19 – Celebrating Islam & Ramadan
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5.12.19 – Celebrating Islam & Ramadan

This week on Generation Justice, we learn about Ramadan, which is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad. We feature a panel discussion about understanding the Islamic faith recorded at the Islamic Center of New Mexico. This panel includes speakers: Dr. Harris Zeyaee,...

4.21.19 -Climate Justice: An Indigenous-led Discussion
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4.21.19 -Climate Justice: An Indigenous-led Discussion

This week on Generation Justice, an informative, Indigenous-led panel on Climate Justice from the 2019 Climate Justice Alliance Member Convening which happened in Albuquerque, NM. Panelists include Julia Bernal of Pueblo Action Alliance, Leona Morgan of Nuclear Issues Study Group, Juan Reynosa of SWOP, Bineshi Albert of Indigenous Environmental Network, & Congresswoman Deb Haaland. And...

4.7.19 – Dr. Stephanie Evans: Africana Studies & Institutional Wellness
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4.7.19 – Dr. Stephanie Evans: Africana Studies & Institutional Wellness

This week! We share a lecture from the UNM Africana Studies Cortez Williams Lecture Series, featuring Dr. Stephanie Evans. Dr. Evans isProfessor and Chair for the Department of African American Studies, and Africana Women’s Studies and History for Clark Atlanta University. She researches Black women’s intellectual history, focusing on memoirs and mental health. Dr. Evans...

3.24.19 –  Looking Back to Defend Tomorrow: Remembering U.S. Sen. Dennis Chavez & César Chávez
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3.24.19 – Looking Back to Defend Tomorrow: Remembering U.S. Sen. Dennis Chavez & César Chávez

This week, Gloria Tristani, the granddaughter US Senator Dennis Chavez, introduces the 2019 U.S. Senator Dennis Chavez Memorial Lectureship in Law & Civil Rights: “Privacy and Civil Rights in the Age of Facebook, ICE, and the NSA” with Prof. Alvaro Bedoya. And, Alicia Lueras Maldonado and Ivan Olay of the Recuerda a César Chávez Committee...

4.29.18: Indigenous Advancement: Art & Education
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4.29.18: Indigenous Advancement: Art & Education

Discussion of the advancement of Native people through art and Indigenous learning models. We speak with Warren Montoya, executive director of Rezilience and Dr. Shawn Secatero, assistant professor with the University of New Mexico College of Education.