This week’s show featured youth voices talking about the important issues facing the New Mexico legislature. Generation Justice member Jonquilyn Hill reported on the KIDS COUNT report that ranked New Mexico last in the nation for child well being. Cuidando Los Niños and Representative Rick Miera brought this story to life. SouthWest Organizing Project activists...
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1.19.14 Honoring Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. [Radio] – Generation Justice
This episode we honored the work and life of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Youth from Generation Justice picked their favorite quotes and discussed what they meant to them. We also heard from Arturo Castillo who discussed his admiration for MLK through the lens of his parents struggles as immigrants. Music Featured:“Speech on Fun Town”...
1.12.14 Spirituality and Social Justice Pt. 4 – Rev. John D. Hill [Radio] – Generation Justice
In the last of Lucia Martinez’s discussions on spirituality and social justice, she talks with Reverend John D. Hill of Grant Chapel A.M.E. Church in Albuquerque. He discusses the history of Grant Chapel, and the A.M.E. church as a whole, connecting its founding as a rejection of discrimination to social justice work today. He also...
12.22.13 Best Generation Justice Music of 2013 [Radio] – Generation Justice
On this show Generation Justice plays some of our favorite songs from shows throughout the year! Hosts Pauly, Jason, & Raiza look back at a year of powerfully fabulous music. We also thank many of the amazing people that have contributed to Generation Justice in 2013. Music Featured:“Steady As She Goes” – The Raconteurs“Best of...
12.15.13 Celebrating Nelson Mandela’s Life and Legacy [Radio] – Generation Justice
On this show, Pauly Denetclaw and Jason Fuller talk about what they were NOT taught in school – even college – about the legendary Nelson Mandela. Listen in to learn about Madiba through the eyes of youth who have come to love and respect who he is, and what the legend of Mandela means to...