The Yapping with YUCCA Podcast

In this episode of Yapping with YUCCA, we sit down with Armon and Jon, two incredible leaders who are organizing in regions on the frontlines of extraction, industry expansion, and corporate control to dive into their work, the fights ahead at CERA Week in Houston, and how we can continue to build power and solidarity across borders, movements, and generations.  Join The Fight At Confronting CERA...

In this episode of Yapping with YUCCA, members of YUCCA's Staff and Steering Committee dive into We Got Us: from our January We Got Us Bootcamp and Mass Mobilization, to how we're carrying the work forward as we continue to build a future rooted in care, community, and collective liberation for all of us. Tune in to hear the story of how the We Got Us Bootcamp and Mass Mobilization came to...

In this episode of Yapping with YUCCA, we explore movement, grief, community, rest, disability, and financial liberation. Breana joins us to share their story; reflecting on what it means to care for our bodies, hold collective grief, and imagine more liberated ways of living and supporting one another. This conversation is an invitation to slow down, listen deeply, and consider how rest and commu...

In this episode, of Yapping with YUCCA, we get into the heart of what it takes to build movements that last as Zain, Vittoria, and Zoey we sit down with Farah Nousheen – an organizer, independent artist, lifelong community member, and mother of a YUCCA Steering Committee Member – to discuss her organizing philosophy and her work to create radical spaces of community care that center BIPOC communit...

In this episode of Yapping with YUCCA, YUCCA Steering Committee Members sit down with Nic Jacobsen – a writer, educator, historian and artist – for a discussion on Mormonism, settler colonialism, environmental destruction, and survival.

In this Episode of Yapping with YUCCA, Feleecia, Johnny, Raife, and Zoey debrief YUCCA’s recent trip to New York for NYC Climate Week – sharing their takeaways, reflections, breaking down how we showed up in the streets, and what comes next.  If you’re between the ages of 14-25 and interested in getting involved with Youth United for Climate Crisis Action, you can get started by filling out our Me...

In this episode, Savanna and Sofia sit down with Winter Denipah, a longtime member of Tewa Women United’s Youth Council, for a powerful conversation on her work with Tewa Women United and what it’s like to step into activism as a teenager, and her hopes for the future. We discuss what brought Winter into the organizing world while she was still in elementary school, what’s been inspiring her ever...

In this episode, Sofia and Savanna sit down with Siihasin, a land defender, communist, and community organizer from the Navajo Nation and Black Mesa, New Mexico. They discuss Siihasin’s theories on community organizing, what Sheep Camp and Wood Camp are, how you can get involved, and resources that you should tap into if you want to learn more about the movement.  Where to find the Black Mesa Soli...

In this episode, Sofia is joined by Zoey Craft from YUCCA, Alicia Gallegos from Pueblo Action Alliance, and Alejandria Lyons with New Mexico No False Solutions. We discuss the NM No False Solutions coalition and our fight against false climate solutions. We discuss Blackstone, an investment company that is attempting to acquire PNM, one of the major electric utilities serving New Mexicans. As the...

In this episode, Kineo, Zain, and Sofia discuss the importance of reading and sharing knowledge in our communities. They discuss fiction books that have informed each of their personal climate and social justice activism. If you are interested in reading any of these books, here are more details:  Main recommendations (alphabetical order):  Beloved Black and White The Bluest Eye Ceremony The God o...

On today’s episode, Sofia, Zoey, Ennedith, and Feleecia discuss YUCCA’s titular campaign - The People’s Climate Plan. They touch on what this campaign is, how you can get involved, and why it’s so important. Complete the People’s Climate Plan survey here ! Here are links to the resources we discussed:  Hoodwinked in the Hothouse ABQ Mutual Aid   Check out @yucca.nm and @nmclimatejustice on Instagr...

In this episode, Kineo sits down with two of YUCCA’s staff members, Ennedith and Zoey. Ennedith is the YUCCA Policy Campaign Manager and has been involved in the organization since 2023. Zoey is the Communications Manager and has been involved in the organization since 2025. Tune in to learn more about YUCCA and the people behind the organization. Disclaimer: Applications for the YUCCA Policy Camp...

In this episode, Kineo sits down with two of YUCCA’s founders, Bianca and Seneca. Bianca is a Co-Director of EarthCare and has been involved in the organization since 2006. Seneca is a current Steering Committee member of YUCCA, but also helped to found the organization in 2019. Tune in to learn about how YUCCA got started, and learn about these founders’ philosophies on youth activism! Here is th...

In this episode, Kineo, Sofia, and Zephyr discuss The Hunger Games and how that franchise fuels them to continue the revolution! Spoiler warning: they discuss the prequels to The Hunger Games trilogy - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and Sunrise on the Reaping. If you don’t want to be spoiled for these newer books, please tune in next week! Content warning: They discuss dystopian themes and cur...

In this episode, Kineo and Sofia discuss the importance of reading and sharing knowledge in our communities. They discuss ten books that have informed each of their personal climate and social justice activism. If you are interested in reading any of these books, here are more details:  Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We’re in Without Going Crazy   Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scienti...

In this episode, Ennedith is joined by Patrick Jaramillo with AFSC, Jorge Garcia with CESOSS, and community member Xazziel Martinez for a powerful conversation on acequias —the communal irrigation systems that have sustained New Mexico’s land and people for generations. Together, they break down what acequias are (yes, we spell it out!), share the cultural and historical significance of these syst...

In this episode of Yapping with YUCCA, our host Feleecia talks with staff members Sofia, Zoey, and Ennedith about the topic on everyone’s minds: the state of the world. We discuss Trump’s cuts to federal funding, DEI initiatives, the democratic party’s disappointing response, and how our movements fight back. We talk about how different sectors of social and environmental justice are coming togeth...

In this episode, YUCCA leaders Sofia, Savannah, Zephyr, and David (AKA Pecas) talk about the oil and gas company Chevron, the havoc they are wreaking on New Mexico, and their role in international conflicts, such as the ongoing genocide in Palestine. They also discuss the New Mexico governor’s Strategic Water Supply and the Wastewater Reuse Rule. YUCCA member interest form: https://docs.google.com...

In this episode of Yapping with YUCCA, we dive deep into the realities of life in the Permian Basin with hosts Savanna & Ennedith and special guests Xiuy & Jozee. Xiuy and Jozee share their personal experiences growing up in Carlsbad, NM, a community at the heart of New Mexico’s oil and gas boom. From witnessing environmental destruction firsthand to the industry’s deep ties to the local e...

In this podcast, Johnny and Yazh from YUCCA speak to Giizhigateh (Gizzy) Kwe and Orlando Cruz. They discuss the work that Gizzy and Orlando are doing in the community, including the Arrowsoul Trading Post, Orlando’s book, Gizzy’s herbal apothecary and healing work, and their climate activism work.  TW: There are mentions of suicide at 1:14:45, and at 43:00, Ghizzy begins talking about mancamps, wh...

Welcome to the Yapping with YUCCA Podcast featuring Jazmin, Isaiah, Feleecia, and Yazh.