This show discussed food justice, the occupation of Palestine, and the ongoing tragedy in Syria. We heard about the parallels between Palestine and New Mexico from Rodrigo Rodriguez, organizer and coordinator of SWOP’s community food justice initiative, Project Feed the Hood: International District Community Garden, who recently returned from a trip to the West Bank....
11.23.14 – Steven Salaita [Radio] – Generation Justice
Major donors took an antagonistic position against American Indian Studies Professor Steven Salaita, for taking a critical stance in his tweets. Pressure from the donors ended his tenured position at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Listen to Steven, on a recent visit to the University of New Mexico, talk about his work and what...
10.19.14 – Occupation and Resistance [Radio] – Generation Justice
This show features voices discussing occupation and resistance. First, we hear from Josh Ruebner, Policy Director for the U.S. Campaign to End Israeli Occupation. Ruebner sits down with Pauly Denetclaw to discusses his new book Shattered Hopes: Obama’s Failure to Broker Israeli-Palestinian Peace. Then, we hear from local activists who organized and marched in the...
3.9.14 Palestine [Radio] – Generation Justice
March 10th to 15th, 2014 is Israeli Apartheid week at UNM. Members of Students for Justice in Palestine talk about the planned events and why they became involved. International Studies and Economics major Reem Jaber also shares her personal experiences living in Palestine, and provides background information about the issues involved. For more information on...
UNM Students for Justice in Palestine – Audio Interview [Radio] – Generation Justice
Our very own Jocilyn Tafoya spoke with Becky, Lizzy and Julie about the importance of being conscious of the Israeli Occupation and the power of student activism. Here is an additional interview to the Sunday February 26th radio production of Generation Justice.