Category: 2014 Podcasts

For Mother’s Day our show features the 28th Annual Women on the Move Awards, presented by YWCA Middle Rio Grande. Speakers include Major General Sandra Finan, recipient of La Estrella award, and Jennifer Metzler of Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless, who was named “Woman to be Reckoned With.”  Our own Roberta Rael was also honored as...

So what is normal? This week on Generation Justice we speak with Jacob Skorka, a Breaking the Silence trainer who shares his personal story of accepting and overcoming mental illness. Then Ryan Sanchez and Ryan Lopez of San Felipe pueblo and Sarah Hans share what they learned about mental health from the Youth Health Literacy...

Community partnerships are organizing campaigns for change! Protect and Serve ABQ seeks to inspire constructive community dialogue about the relationship between law enforcement and the ABQ communities they serve. We talk with coordinator Sommer Smith about the campaign’s efforts.  The Re-Food Project seeks to reduce waste at community events by re-using pre-prepared foods, recycling, and...

Hear the details about some important community events happening this week, and learn more about the inspirational organizations behind them! Jolene Aguilar of the Partnership for Community Action talks about their community town hall to celebrate the reduction in underage drinking on April 25th from 5:30 to 8pm at 318 Isleta Blvd. SW. Then Neza...

The Empowerment Through Music: Digital Technology Project of the New Mexico Jazz Workshop is a fabulous program dedicated to freeing the voices of incarcerated youth. Pauly Denetclaw talks with Audra Blea also known as Lil’ Threat Loca, and Alyson Steinman about the youth they work with. All the songs this week are original works by the...