This week on Generation Justice, we learned about efforts to ensure everyone’s voice & vote is counted in the upcoming election. 🗳️💙The Deputy Director for Program and Partnerships at the Voter Participation center. Karuna Koppula, spoke with us about their work to mobilize voters in the Rising American Electorate. Catch us live every Sunday...
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5.31.20 – Kerner Commission, Discrimination, and Voter Suppression
This week on Generation Justice we learned from former U.S Senator Fred Harris, the last remaining member of the Kerner Commission, established by President Lyndon Johnson to investigate the causes of social unrest of 1967. We will also share a debate from NPR’s All things Considered about the discrimination black men face in public...
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5.24.20 – Voter Info & Celebrating Ramadan
This week! New Mexico preps for the 2020 Primary elections, so we got important voter information from Austin Weahkee, the Political Director for New Mexico Native Vote. This weekend marked the end of Ramadan and the start of Eid! We shared one of our favorite conversations with elder Sahibzada Muzaffar-Uddin, who talked about the meaning...
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2.19.17 A Stronger New Mexico
This week we sit down with Jessica Collins, Program Director for Strong Families NM, participants and organizers to hear their experience from attending the Strong Families Legislative Day and to learn more about the legislation that they are passionate about.
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11.6.16 Don’t Forget To Vote!
We continue our discussion on democracy and youth voter advocacy. We bring in two community leaders from Young Women United, Nicole Messina and Angie Nareja, who discuss the importance of young voters and the Gen Z Vote Project. We also spoke with a variety of students, faculty and protesters who attended the Bernie Sanders Rally...