Generation Justice

Haarika Reddy on finding community by Generation Justice

Jonquilyn Hill, GJ Youth Member since 2006 by Generation Justice

We join Emma Sandoval, Beva Sanchez-Padilla and Amanda Gallegos of The Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP) as they share their stories of the 2015 COP21 Climate Change Summit in Paris .

Listen in as our GJ youth highlight the awesome community events coming up and dive into some sweet tunes!

Sam Quinones Full Interview by Generation Justice

Sam Quinones Interview (Edited Version) by Generation Justice

In this podcast, we reflect on many of the interconnected issues in our community. On the show, we have Sam Quinones, author of “Dreamland,” as well as Jessica Collins of Strong Families New Mexico/Forward Together. ‪#‎GJLove

Sun. 4/3 p: On this week’s podcast, we take a look at the local organizations that are keeping our community healthy, empowered, and engaged. Young Women United’s Circle of Strength project, Gen Z Vote, is helping new voters in NM to vote in the primaries. Then, on campus, Free Association UNM is hosting a Mental Health Fair - which they’ll be telling us all about.

Missed our #NMspeaksCrisis Behavioral Health Town Hall? No worries, we recap the night on this week’s show. We will share statements made by Senator Martin Heinrich, Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham, and Congressman Ben Ray Lujan. Also, we will feature a poem titled “Mad Love” by Hakim Bellamy.

In this podcast, we talked about the legacy of César Chávez with members of the Recuerda a César Chávez Committee: Kira Luna and Travis McKenzie. We’ll also speak with New Mexico In Focus Host, Gene Grant, about what the Behavioral Health System is going through in New Mexico, and his role as a journalist. And of course, we share some sweet events that are going on this week that you’ll want to check out.

On this week's podcast, we bid a fond farewell to Melissa Harris, who has been our Operations Coordinator for the past 4 years. We also say “Hello” and welcome to our new OC, Jennifer Lim! Finally, we introduce our newest segment, Community Corner, where we'll be featuring the amazing local organizations that call Albuquerque home.

Generation Justice highlights the Early Childhood Development Movement in New Mexico. We feature Jessa Bunker, Public Policy Advocate at CHI St. Joseph's Children, and throughout our podcast, you'll hear from young parents across NM about the importance of home-visitation programs.

Now that the 2016 legislative session is over, we reviewed it from a community perspective. This Sunday, we featured Adriann Barboa of Strong Families New Mexico/Forward Together and Emma Sandoval of the SouthWest Organizing Project. Both powerful women gave us their take on the legislative session.

We dedicated the hour to sharing music selected by our GJ crew! Take a listen to the songs that we can’t get out of our heads and the latest on what is happening in our community.

This Valentine’s Day, we talked about love, self-love, and sex education. We talked with Juan Silva, Danny Perez, and Mariana Rodriguez - 3 Enlace Comunitario members who spoke out about the importance of healthy relationships and how to prevent teen dating violence. Then, we were joined by Kira Luna of the Rape Crisis Center of Central New Mexico to talk about the realities of sexual violence.

We’re bringing you Indigenous voices from and about the Seventh Generation, including: Casey Camp Horinek (Ponca), Amanda Blackhorse (Diné), Lynnette Haozous (Apache), Rob Brown (Ojibwe), Christina Castro (Jemez and Taos), Nick Estes (Lower Brule Sioux), and Melanie Yazzie (Diné). Join us to learn about Indigenous resistance and resiliency. #GJLove #SaveOakFlat

This Sunday, our show focuses on fresh music handpicked by our members. We also bring you updates from the rotunda and breakdown all of the events happening in the community and during the current Legislative session.

In this program we share voices from the New Mexico Legislative Celebrating Children & Youth Day and new music from Albuquerque Native of the Dine nation, Def-i.

At the 2015 Western Governors' Association Drought Forum in Santa Fe, N.M., Generation Justice Fellow Christina Rodriguez interviews Tom Blaine, New Mexico's State Engineer. Photo: U.S. Department of Agriculture(USDA) - bit.ly/1OD4LbL

At the 2015 Western Governors' Association Drought Forum in Santa Fe, N.M., Generation Justice Fellow Christina Rodriguez interviews the Executive Director of Protect the Flows, Craig Mackey. Protect the Flows works to urge decision makers to prioritize immediate action and conservation in decisions about the future of the Colorado River that will benefit the economy, the environment and the quality of life in the Colorado River basin. Photo: U.S. Department of Agriculture(USDA) - bit.ly/1OD4LbL