Nuestra America
Tuesdays 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Bi-lingual Conversations with and about the Latino Community and their struggles and triumphs in Nuestra America.
Conversaciones bilingues sobre las luchas y triunfos de la comunidad latina en Nuestra America.
email - nuestraamerica@ksfr.org
Click here for podcasts of Nuestra America
See New York Times article about Somos un Pueblo Unido's worker justice project.
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Somos Un Pueblo Unido co-hosts D.C. press conference with plaintiffs in lawsuit against IRS and DHS for sharing information about immigrant taxpayers. -
Rachel LaZar & Fabiola Landeros from EL CENTRO de Igualdad Derechos discuss immigrant resilience in Albuquerque and the City's work to support immigrant's rights.
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Jill Dixon, Executive Director of The Food Depot, discusses food insecurity, poverty and the proposal to raise the minimum wage in Santa Fe.
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Leo Castañeda, Director of New Mexico's Office of New Americans, discusses efforts to expand legal services and support job training and licensure for immigrant workers.
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Santa Fe County Commissioner Lisa Cacari-Stone discusses county efforts to protect immigrant families and support local naturalization efforts
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Rebecca Sheff, Senior Staff Attorney at ACLU-NM, shares on-the-ground updates from the unprecedented detention center at Fort Bliss.
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Tomás Rivera, Executive Director of Chainbreaker Collective, and Joseph Kunkel, Principle at MASS Design Group, discuss recently launched Midtown District-Hopewell Mann Neighborhood Stabilization Plan.
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Elizabeth Camacho, Economic Development & Communication Administrator at the City of Santa Fe Office of Economic Development, discusses immigrant entrepreneurship and the Feria Southside.
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Robert Chavez, CEO of Youth Development Inc. (YDI), discusses expanding needs for youth and families in New Mexico, workforce development and skills building barriers, and wrap around support services YDI offers.
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Roberta Roberts, Director of the Tooh Haltsooi Community Center, discusses challenges and opportunities in workforce development for Navajo residents of Sheep Springs, New Mexico