We open up the year with critical issues at hand. Nearly 800,000 young people are fighting the threat of deportation as women continue to lead the resistance in this country. Our guests are: United We Dream organizers, Janeth Antillon, and Felipe Rodriguez, who share the latest, on a clean dream act. Samia Assed, a local...
Category: GJ Y1 Fellows
1.10.16 – #NMSpeaksCrisis – Generation Justice
[:en]Thousands of New Mexicans are living with the pain of not having Comprehensive and Integrated behavioral health services – but there’s a way we can help. This program features the #NMspeaksCrisis campaign and what New Mexicans experience due to gaps in the behavioral health system. Production Team Producers: Roberta Rael, Melissa Harris & George Luna Pena...
1.3.16 Best of Justice Campaigns – Generation Justice
We share Part 2 of our 2015 Best of Generation Justice Series with you. We look back at the media justice victories of 2015 – including the FCC’s vote for both net neutrality and prison phone justice. Also, we celebrate how local campaigns and organizing can create change – from protecting ethnic studies curriculum, addressing...
8.9.15 – A Celebration of Fellows – Generation Justice
On this week’s program we hear from successful New Mexicans who happen to be part of the Generation Justice fellowship, a program that helps young journalists of color build their skills while becoming the next generation of socially conscious media makers. We will welcome in our newest GJ fellow Tamara Colaque. She will share with...
2.1.15 Food and Culture with the Powdrell’s [Radio] – Generation Justice
To honor the first day of Black History Month, 1st Year Generation Justice Fellow, Jason Fuller, spoke with the owners of Mr. Powdrell’s Barbeque House. We discussed food and culture in New Mexico, over the last 50 years, through the stories and insights of Joe and Rita Powdrell. We also explored the importance of history,...