In this week’s show, we talk about defending the rights to protect our health and achieve our dreams. We will be featuring Nancy Koenigsberg of Disability Rights New Mexico to hear about how people with disabilities can find the behavioral health resources they deserve. Then, we talk with Adirel Orozco of the New Mexico Immigrant...
Category: 2016 Podcasts
06.05.16 Refugee Settlement & Support, Haneen Amer, Ludella Awad – Generation Justice
In this weeks show we speak with Jim Gannon & Diane Leal from Catholic Charities New Mexico (CCASFNM) about the resettlement center and we hear from Haneen Amer, a youth poet whose family recently settled in Albuquerque from Iraq. We are also joined by Ludella Awad, a 16-year old Syrian-American author from Albuquerque who has...
05.29.16 – Protecting Land and Water – Generation Justice
Two interstate exchanges at $30 million each, an increased tax burden of over $1 billion for schools, roads, and other infrastructure and health impacts related to the increased exposure to blowing sand are just some of the concerns the community has raised about the Santolina Master Plan. Tune into our latest updates from Lorraine Archibald...
05.22.16 – DOJ Report on UNM Sexual Violence Policies – Generation Justice
In this show, we discuss the Department of Justice’s 37-page report on UNM’s handling of sexual assault on campus. We will hear from May Sagbakken of the Rape Crisis Center of Central New Mexico, students and Cathy Cook from Students for Reproductive Justice. We discuss the report and what resources are available for all survivors...
5.15.16 – #Frisco5 and Mental Health Awareness – Generation Justice
Over the past few years, we’ve been witness to numerous police killings of unarmed women and men of color. At the same time—from New York City, to Ferguson, Albuquerque and San Francisco—community has stood up against police violence. Sunday, we’re joined by Equipto one of the #Frisco5 activist who recently ended 17-day hunger strike against police violence and racism...