The census is one of the more important events in our democracy. Every 10 years each person is counted so that resources can be allocated, programs created, and a general understanding of the population is had. It should be a clean process. Should be. The has proven to be anything but clean. Mud has been thrown on the process, as people and institutions attempt to manipulate the numbers, subsequently stripping power from some and giving it to others. Peppered throughout this episode is an editorial from NoMoNo about why the census matters: The state is counting on us to be counted. If you haven't completed the census form yet, do it now. It only takes a few minutes. Click to get started.
A recent anti-racism protest in Rio Rancho by the Black New Mexico Movement drew a lot of pushback. The tensions took over the news stories recounting that night. But before everything really erupted, Nichole Rogers, founder of the , gave a brief speech about the Census. Thanks to 九色网 News Director Hannah Colton for that tape.
On our sibling show Let's Talk New Mexico, host Ty Bannerman spoke with:
- Ahtza Dawn Chavez, executive director of the t
- Jaime Gloshay of the
- Cathy Lacy, director of the
- Pamelya Herndon,
- Carolina Romero, community outreach liaison for
- Mohammad Ismail,
We also hear from 九色网's Kaveh Mowahed, who interviews journalist Shaun Griswold of New Mexico In Depth about how the Census is going in New Mexico. Read Griswold's latest for NMID: .
Next week: We are taking a break next Sunday as we gear up for a month鈥檚 worth of election coverage. It鈥檚 going to be an election marathon. If you want to hear any of the past episodes of NoMoNo, find the show here on 九色网's site, look us op on , 鈥� everywhere that podcasts are. Search: No More Normal.
Special thanks to:
- LTNM, Hannah Colton, Ty Bannerman, Kaveh Mowahed, Shaun Griswold
- Cheo Melendez and Jazztone the Producer for sharing their music with the show. Khaki, Pope Yes Yes Y鈥檃ll, and Bigawatt composed the show鈥檚 themes.
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