Generation Justice

This program features local youth leaders in Albuquerque and highlights the issues that they organize and stand for. Youth featured include Marissa Vigil, Ernesto Godina, Hope Alvarado and Izzy Mustafa.

On this week's show 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 us her powerful story and how she hopes to grow over the next year.

This program will also feature Pauly Denetclaw, GJ YR1 Fellow, who will share her summer experience as a Knight CUNYJ Fellow and NPR's Latino USA Intern in New York City.

On this program, we feature the work of awesome local community members! First, we hear from Magdalena (Lena) Quintana, a Global Youth Messenger with the Centers for Spiritual Living. Lena has been working to establish a successful youth program at the Rio Grande Center for Spiritual Living since she was 13 years old. She is a local and global youth leader.

Then we chat with James Black and Faustino Villa from the 111 Media Collective, an Albuquerque-based screen printing shop.

This show features Reverend Dr. Barber’s keynote speech at the New Mexico Voices for Children: Kids Count conference that took place on June 29. Reverend Dr. Barber’s powerful speech touches on issues of equality as well as on what it means to speak up for the youth.

In this program, we explore what the historical struggle for voting rights looks like, and what we’re still struggling for here in New Mexico. We will be sharing audio from the recent Voter’s Rights Panel hosted by Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham, which includes Senator Daniel Ivey-Soto, County Clerk Maggie Toulouse Oliver, Pamelya Herdon of the Southwest Women's Law Center, Israel Chávez of Equality New Mexico, and Adrien Lawyer of the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico.

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We celebrate the powerful women in our community by bringing you audio from this year's Women on the Move Awards, presented by YWCA Middle Rio Grande. Hear the speeches and awards presentations in their entirety, music, and much more!

In this program, we honor our community by sharing information on issues and upcoming events happening around town. From cultural events, policy forums, and opportunities for young people, this hour has it all!

Listen to the performances put on by local artists Wake Self and DJ Young Native. We had an incredible in-depth conversation and were fortunate enough to share exclusive content. We also premiered live performances from their upcoming album!

The Southwest recently experienced the worst drought in its history. In fact, California recently implemented water restrictions for its residents. What can New Mexico do to avoid this? And how can we ensure that our unique systems and relationships to water thrive and flourish? We discuss the drought, conservation, and the future of water in New Mexico.

Generation Justice devoted a whole show to upcoming community events. Click play to listen to hear a power packed Community Calendar!!

Too often, too many things get overlooked or forgotten about in the community while they shouldn’t be. This stellar line-up of calendar events is something everyone should hear about.

Photo credit: Mike Tungate