This week on Generation Justice, we spoke to Andrew Schumann and Irene Andrews, members of NMPIRG UNM and freshmen at UNM, with the goal of increasing voter registration. They shared their upcoming Civic Engagement Event and their New Voters Project with our listeners. Additionally, our community calendar highlighted census and voter information for New...
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9.13.20- Voting & Census Information
This week on Generation Justice, we learned all about voting and the 2020 Census! Secretary of State, Maggie Toulouse Oliver, identified misleading narratives about voting by mail and upcoming deadlines all New Mexican voters should know. Nichole Rogers, the founder of the Welstand Foundation and co-chair of the African American Complete Count Committee shared...
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8.30.20- Karuna Koppula: Voting Information
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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5.24.20 – 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...