Generation Justice

This week, we share beautiful messages from Forward Together's "Mama's Day" project. They are messages of solidarity and love dedicated to immigrant, refugee and Muslim mothers. Generation Justice youth producers and fellows also share stories of the mothers who have inspired us and prepared us for greatness.

This week, we share beautiful messages from Forward Together's "Mama's Day" project. They are messages of solidarity and love dedicated to immigrant, refugee and Muslim mothers. Generation Justice youth producers and fellows also share stories of the mothers who have inspired us and prepared us for greatness.

We dedicate our show to May Day! It is a day for workers, immigrants, and refugees to fight for labor rights and equal treatment. Starting in the late 1800’s as a labor movement that fought for 8hr workdays, unions, and other labor rights. Tune in as we sit down with two organizers, Mayra Acevedo from Partnership for Community Action, Marian Jazmin Mendez from El Centro de Igualdad y Derechos and Huong Nguyen from New Mexico Asian Family Center about the importance of immigrant and worker’s rights. We share thoughts from individuals from El Centro, ATF - Albuquerque Teachers Federation, and from the SouthWest Organizing Project We continue with our community calendar and the resistance headlines.

On this week's program, we are excited to share the recent updates on Net Neutrality, the FCC and public media with our community! We feature guests, Craig Aaron, the President and CEO of Free Press and Dr. Bernadine Hernández, Associate Professor of American Literary Studies. Continuing with our amazing segment, The Resistance Headlines and share events of resistance happening in our community, including an update for the 24th Annual Recuerda a César Chávez Marcha y Fiesta by Danny Hernandez. Don’t forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes!

Candace Clement of Free Press describes what the "100 Days of Disruption Campaign" is about.

GJ 2.26.17 PODCAST by Generation Justice

This week, we are excited to share with our community Dr. Akhil Amar’s presentation, “The Constitution at a Crossroads”. Dr. Akhil Amar is a leading legal scholar and Constitution expert. This week's podcast is an amazing opportunity for those who were not able to attend in person, to learn more about the significance of the Constitution, and a variety of issues and how they intersect.

This week we spoke with Liz Carrasco, a Representative with New Mexico Immigrant Law Center, about being an immigrant and what she would like to tell officials about deportations. We also heard from Fabiola Bawden and Marian Jazmin Mendez, community organizers from El Centro de Igualdad y Derechos, about immigrant rights in New Mexico. Last but not lest, we hear from Mayahuel Garza, a water protector, about the current issues on the #NoDAPL movement and ways you can get involved. We continue with our, “The Resistance Headline” segment, a look at the actions from the past week by people - near and far - that have made a positive impact.

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. We continue with our newest segment, “The Resistance Roundup”, a look at acts from the past week by people who are making a difference in many ways.

This week we spoke with Patrick Davis, ABQ City Council member, and executive director of ProgressNow New Mexico on what it means to be an activist, and the recent surge of political engagement that followed since inauguration. We also talked with two #NoDAPL supporters, Davin "Legun" Coriz and Christopher Lujan, about the most recent developments on the movement.

These conversations are a part of a larger ongoing dialogue called the#100DaysofDisruption. For more info on the campaign, check outFreePress.net.