Nuestra America

Miles Conway, CEO of the NM Homebuilders Association, discusses ICE workplace raids on construction and homebuilding industry in NM. 

This week on Nuestra America, Marcela interviews Ileana Alarcon, Community Arts Manager at Vital Spaces, talks about their art programming and events in Santa Fe.

Dylan Tenorio, Co-executive Director of Little Globe, discusses local programming to use art for community dialogue.

Sandy Emory, Director of City of Santa Fe Community Services Dept., discusses 3rd anniversary of the Santa Fe Teen Center and plans for expansion.

Angela Guzmán rom CAFé and Jennifer Medrano from Semilla Project talk about Constitutional Amendment # 4 and their grassroots work to inform communities.

SOMOS Citizenship Team, Jesús Güereca, Nicole Laudicina & Gretel Barrita, talk about the Citizenship Now! program and National Citizenship Day 

Mason Graham, Policy Director, and Cesar Marquez, Organizer, of Common Cause NM discuss the threats to election integrity in NM and how to become involved in their Election Protection program.

Nelson Medina, Chief Lending & Marketing Director of Guadalupe Credit Union, discusses the challenges and opportunities serving immigrant communities while threats of deportation increase in New Mexico.

Andrea Plaza, Executive Director of Plaza Encuentro Gathering Place in ABQ, talks about Home Health Care Aid workforce development needs in Santa Fe and New Mexico.

08/18/2026

Former Mayor David Coss talks about his reflections on the role of local government during unprecedented times.

This week on Nuestra America, Marcela interviews Paula García, Executive Director of the NM Acequias Association talks about organizing rural communities to protect land & water in northern NM.

This week on Nuestra America, Marcela interviews Laurie Weahkee, founding member of SAGE Council & Native American Voting Alliance shares the struggles and hopes of community organizing in New Mexico.

Sangre de Cristo apartment fire victims and Chainbreaker organizer Yetzali Reyna Aguilar discuss need for evection prevention funding and protections in Santa Fe.

Patricia Rivera, president of the Sociedad Folkllórica de Santa Fe, talks about its 90th anniversary of preserving culture in Santa Fe. 

Michael Leon Guerrero, long time organizer in the environmental justice movement discusses the role of community organizing in NM's ongoing social justice work.

Part 2 of Somos Founding Board Member Maria Cristina López' reflections on Somos and NM"s immigrant's rights movement.

María Cristina López, Founder of Somos Un Pueblo Unido, discusses origins of Somos and the NM immigrant's rights movement. 

This week on Nuestra America, Marcela interviews Tomás Rivera, Executive Director of Chainbreaker Collective, discusses plans for building a local community land trust and the first phases of implementation of the community development plan for mid-town campus.

This week on Nuestra America, Marcela interviews Alissa Barnes, Executive Director of Progress Now NM, talks about building a progressive communications infrastructure in NM.

Meredith Machen from the League of Women Voters talks about outreach to immigrant community and semi open primaries. 

Gunjan Koul and Paul Mallory from Seed & Bloom talk about therapeutic horticulture and culinary arts programs at the NM state penitentiary.

Rayna Dineen & Joanne Louis from Reading Quest talk about the challenges and triumphs of learning to read in immigrant communities.

Ivan Cornejo, Chairperson of the Santa Fe Immigration Committee, updates us on the committee's work to support immigrant families facing threats from the federal administration.

Sherman Allen, Executive Director of Santa Fe's Friendship Club, discusses programs for Latino and immigrant communities.