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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.

MARCELA DIAZ AND ELSA LOPEZ


    • Jan 4, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 23m AVG DURATION
    • 201 EPISODES


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    01/03/2023 with Gabriela Guzmán and Juan Avila

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2023 26:00


    Gabriela Guzmán and Juan Avila from Somos take part in the Nuestra América's Hall of Fame/Hall of Shame show to discuss the highs and lows of 2023 for immigrants and low-wage workers.

    12/20/2022 with Sammi Kao

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 26:00


    Sammi Kao from Conversation Voters of NM discusses climate and just transition efforts in the 2023 legislature

    12/13/2022 with Elizabeth Cuna

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 26:00


    11/29/2022 with Alex Galeana

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 26:00


    Alex Galeana, Director of America Votes New Mexico, discusses the impact of Latino voters on NM's election.

    11/22/2022 with Sherry Hooper

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 26:10


    Sherry Hooper, Executive Director of Food Depot, discusses work to end hunger in northern New Mexico.

    11/15/2022 with Miles Conway

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 26:00


    Miles Conway, Executive Officer of the Santa Fe Area Homebuilder's Association discusses future of green building and immigrants' role in the industry

    11/08/2022 with Nora Hernandez

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2022 25:01


    Nora Hernandez from NM Immigrant Law Center discusses citizenship program and its importance in today's election

    10/25/2022 with Nicole Melaku

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 26:00


    Executive Director of the National Partnership for New Americans, joins Somos members at a press conference to unveil a report on the outsized impact of naturalized citizen voters in the midterm elections.

    10/18/2022 with Melissa Ramirez & Gabriela Leon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 26:30


    Melissa Ramirez & Gabriela Leon, Financial Empowerment Coaches from Guadalupe Credit Union, discuss programs and services for underserved communities in northern New Mexico.

    10/11/2022 with Arturo Aguilar

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 26:00


    Arturo Aguilar, new Executive Director of NM CAFé, discusses immigrant and economic issues on the southern border.

    10/04/2022 with Camilla Feibelman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 26:00


    Camilla Feibelman, Director of Sierra Club's Rio Grande Chapter, discusses the shuttering of the coal-fired San Juan Generating Plant and how the transition is going for workers and families in New Mexico.

    09/27/2022 with Juan Avila & Gabriela Ibañez Guzmán

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 26:00


    Juan Avila & Gabriela Ibañez Guzmán from Somos Un Pueblo Unido join NM Human Services Dept. in explaining the newest economic relief program for low-income families. (English & Spanish)

    09/20/2022 with Mario Jimenez

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 26:00


    Mario Jimenez, Executive Director of Common Cause NM, discusses voter suppression threats in NM and his expanded election protection program

    Nuestra America September 6, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 26:20


    Pancho & Sandra Olivas discuss their recent court win against wage theft. Jazmín Irazoqui-Ruiz, attorney at the NM Immigrant Law Center, discusses a NM Supreme Court rule change allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain a law license.

    August 30th, 2022 with Nicole Melaku

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 26:00


    Nicole Melaku, Executive Director of the National Partnership for New Americans, discusses TX Governor Greg Abbot's policy of bussing asylum applicants to NYC & DC and the immigrant movement's response.

    August 23rd, 2022 with Poonam Gupta & David Kallick

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 26:00


    Guests: Poonam Gupta, Research Analyst at the Urban Institute and David Kallick, Director of the Immigration Research Initiative discuss latest report "Finally We Are Being Recognized": An Up-Close and Personal View of NY'rs Excluded Worker Fund.

    August 16th, 2022 with Amber Wallin

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 26:00


    Guest: Amber Wallin, Executive Director of NM Voices for Children, discusses the latest poverty and wellbeing indicators for children from the newly released Kids Count Data Book and the policies in place to improve outcomes for our families.

    August 9th, 2022 with Hilaria Martínez and Carmen Flores

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 26:00


    Hilaria Martínez and Carmen Flores from EL CENTRO de Igualdad y Derechos discuss the National Domestic Worker's Bill of Rights, a proposal recently introduced by NM Senator Ben Ray Luján.

    August 2, 2022 Community Care with Yazil Rodriguez

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 26:00


    Yazil Rodriguez, Community Care Coordinator at La Familia Health, discusses current health services and the upcoming community health fair on Saturday, August 6th.

    July 26, 2022 Encuentro NM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 26:00


    Ilse Grijalva, Mario Aguilar, and Marisela Ramirez from Encuentro NM discuss their workforce development and community journalism programs and the grand opening of their new center in Albuquerque.

    July 19, 2022 with Kelly Davis and Hannah Burling from New Mexico League of Women Voters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 26:00


    Kelly Davis and Hannah Burling from NM League of Women Voters discuss the current challenges of the upcoming general election and the League's efforts to increase voter turnout.

    June 12th, 2022 with Michaela Gallegos

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 26:00


    Michaela Gallegos, Organizer with the Working Families Party of NM, shares the vision and work of progressive political organizing in the state.

    July 5th, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 25:44


    A statewide paid sick leave mandate went into effect on July 1st. Hear from workers and advocates about our rights under the new law.

    June 21st, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 26:00


    June 7th, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 26:00


    May 31st, 2022 with Nichelle Gilbert

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 26:00


    Nichelle Gilbert, Associate Director of Partnership for Community Action, invites the public to June 2nd grand opening of ABQ's new Community Action Campus

    May 24th, 2022 with Steven Hubbard

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 26:00


    Steven Hubbard, Senior Data Scientist with the American Immigration Council discusses his new report "Amid Rising Inflation, Immigrant Workers Help Ease Labor Shortages.

    May 17th, 2022 "Vote Yes For Kids" campaign

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 26:00


    Organizations across NM in support of the constitutional amendment to increase funding for early childhood education programs host virtual launch of the "Vote Yes For Kids" campaign.

    May 10th, 2022 with Nia Rucker

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 26:00


    May 3rd, 2022 with Luis Garza

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 26:00


    April 26th, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 26:00


    April 12, 2022 Virtual Forum: impuestos y derechos de los trabajadores

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 26:15


    Today's episode, presented by Marcela Diaz, features excerpts from a live, virtual forum hosted by Somos Un Pueblo Unido on March 31, 2022. Topics covered by presenters in Spanish include the working families tax credit, mandated sick leave, and filing income taxes.  

    Nuestra America - April 05, 2022 with Julie Sanchez

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 26:00


    Julie Sanchez, Director of Youth & Family Services of the City of Santa Fe, shares the latest information about the City's Guaranteed Basic Income project for students

    March 29, 2022 with Rebecca Sheff

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 26:00


    Rebecca Sheff, Senior Staff Attorney at ACLU-NM, discusses conditions for ICE detainees at Torrance County Detention Center and the latest federal inspector report calling for immediate transfer of all detainees.

    Nuestra America - March 15, 2022 with Roger Montoya

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 26:00


    How did rural New Mexico fare in the 2022 Legislative Session? NM Representative Roger Montoya (District 40) discusses the highs and lows of the Legislature and the upcoming Rural NM Summit.

    Nuestra America - March 08, 2022 with Merline Gallegos of Olé

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 26:00


    Merline Gallegos, Olé member and early childhood education provider, discusses ballot initiative to tap into Permanent Land Grant Fund for more early childhood education resources.

    Nuestra America - March 01, 2022 with Mike Loftin, Executive Director of Homewise

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 26:00


    Mike Loftin, Executive Director of Homewise, discusses current state of affordable housing in Santa Fe.

    Nuestra America - February 15, 2022 with Camilla Feibelman, Director, Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 26:00


    Camilla Feibelman, Director of the Sierra Club: Rio Grande Chapter, gives an update on climate policy legislation coursing through 2022 Legislature.

    Nuestra America - February 08, 2022, GBI Project Press Conference

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 26:00


    Somos and the Economic Relief Working Group unveiled a first-of-its-kind statewide immigrant GBI project at a press conference with Santa Fe Mayor Webber and Las Cruces City Councilor Johana Bencomo.

    Nuestra America - February 01, 2022 with Barron Jones, Senior Policy Strategist, ACLU-NM

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 26:00


    Barron Jones, Senior Policy Strategist with ACLU-NM, discusses crime bills at the 2022 NM Legislature.

    Nuestra America - January 25, 2022 with Bill Jordan, New Mexico Voices for Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 26:00


    Bill Jordan from New Mexico Voices for Children discusses tax and budget priorities to help struggling families and children.

    Nuestra America - January 18, 2022 with Dr. Gabriel Sanchez of BSP Research

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 26:00


    Dr. Gabriel Sanchez from BSP Research polling firm discusses statewide survey of Latino families' current financial status as a result of the ongoing pandemic. Also joining, are local elected officials calling for more state economic relief.

    Nuestra America - January 11, 2022 with Camilla Feibelman of the Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club, and James Povijua of the NM Sustainable Economy Taskforce

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 25:58


    Camilla Feibelman from the Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club and James Povijua from the New Mexico Sustainable Economy Taskforce discuss the highs and lows of climate policy in New Mexico and what we have to look forward to in 2022.  

    Nuestra America - January 04, 2022, Annual Hall of Fame/Hall of Shame 2021 Year in Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 26:00


    Somos Organizer Zulema Chavero and Staff Attorney Gabriela Ibañez Guzmán join Nuestra América's annual Hall of Fame & Hall of Shame show to discuss the high and low lights of 2021.

    Nuestra America - December 21, 2021 with labor activist Eliseo Medina, and immigration movement leader Deepak Bhargava

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 26:00


    Labor activist Eliseo Medina and immigrant movement leader Deepak Bhargava discuss "Immigration Matters," a new book on the modern history and future of the immigrants' rights movement.

    Nuestra America - December 14, 2021 with Jessica Trujillo and Yetzali Reina from Chainbreaker

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 26:00


    Jessica Trujillo and Yetzali Reina from Chainbreaker give an update on Santa Fe's Midtown Campus community engagement effort and this year's Posolada.

    Nuestra America - December 07, 2021 Fair Redistricting for Workers and Communities of Color

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 26:00


    Residents from across New Mexico speak about the People's Map, the community-led effort to ensure fair redistricting for workers and communities of color.

    Nuestra America - November 30, 2021 with Jessie Hahn, Worker's Rights Attorney, National Immigration Law Center, and Gabriela Ibañez Guzmán, Staff Attorney, Somos un Pueblo Unido

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 25:59


    Jessie Hahn, Worker's Rights Attorney with the National Immigration Law Center, and Gabriela Ibañez Guzmán, Staff Attorney at Somos un Pueblo Unido, discuss the newest executive actions by the Biden administration to protect undocumented workers organizing against labor exploitation.

    Nuestra America - November 23, 2021 with Daniel J. Galvin, Associate Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 26:00


    Daniel J. Galvin, Associate Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University, discusses his recent Economic Policy Institute report "Alt-Labor's turn toward politics and public policy to combat the exploitation of low-wage workers"

    Nuestra America - November 16, 2021 with Nia Rucker

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 26:00


    Nia Rucker with ACLU-NM discusses #WelcomeWithDignity campaign to undo Trump-era asylum and border policies

    Nuestra America - November 03, 2021 Climate Conference Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 26:00


    Members from Somos and the Native American Voter Alliance discuss the challenges of workers and families dependent on fossil fuel industries at the NM Climate Conference

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