Save the date! We will be holding our upcoming spring member meeting on Friday, April 28th with many announcements, organizational updates, and more! Contact George@swop.net for more information.

Follow NM Youth Justice Coalition on Facebook and Instagram at @yjcnewmexico for information and updates!
Watch the launch video on their webpage here https://www.swop.net/youth-justice!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NMYouthJustice

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yjcnewmex/ 

Official Launch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=TLGGjdsJ7_agZ_gxODExMjAyMg&time_continue=4&v=WR0-1ZqG02U&feature=emb_title

WHAT: Abuela's Medicina Open Garden Day Event
WHERE: PFTH Community Garden - Corner of Ross Ave. and Wellesley Dr.
WHEN: Saturday March 25 from 1AM - 3PM

Join Abuela's Medicina at the Project Feed the Hood community garden this Saturday, March 25th from 11-3pm for their Open Garden Day event!

This will be a day full of activities in the garden, located on Ross and Wellesley, where people will be able to make medicine, eat good food, and enjoy music and dancing. Stop by to learn more if you are interested in partnering or joining Abuelas Medicina in the future.

WHAT: César Chávez & Dolores Huerta March and Celebration
WHERE: National Hispanic Cultural Center
WHEN: Tomorrow, Sat. March 25th from 9AM-3PM

Join the community tomorrow, March 25th for the 30th Annual Recuerda a César Chávez and Dolores Huerta March and Celebration.

This is a free event and open to the public.The March will start at 10am-12pm. The Celebration will start at 12pm-3pm. 
Dolores Huerta will be present as special guest! See you then!

WHAT: Community Yoga Class
WHERE: SWOP (211 10th Sw SW)
WHEN: Tuesday, March 28th from 6-7pm

Join hosts Fiore and Alejandra for a community yoga class happening at SWOP (211 10th St SW) next Tuesday, March 28th from 6-7pm! RSVP via text/call at (505) 278-0050.

Please donate and support the health procedure of one of our closest community members and momma of SWOP staff, Amanda Gallegos!

Amanda’s Mom, Trish, has been suffering from lower back issues and is having a correctional procedure on March 22nd and is asking for any support to help raise funds to cover the medical expenses and loss of wages during her months of recovery. Anything you can provide will certainly help and be greatly appreciated.

Feel free to donate via the link below or directly to Trish via Venmo: @Patricia-Gallegos-9

(Image: Trish pictured on the right with her parents)

WHAT: Tularosa Basin Downwinders 11th Annual Peaceful Demonstration
WHERE: Stallion Gate off HWY 380
WHEN: Next Saturday, April 1st at 9AM

Meet at the Stallion Gate Entrance to the Trinity Site, East of San Antonio, off Highway 380. Plan to gather at 9:00 am and remain until 2:00 pm. We will not be driving into the Trinity site. 
Please bring your own water, snacks, chair, sunscreen, posters, etc. We will have portable facilities onsite.

*Alternate Option for Joining Peaceful Demonstration*
Meet at the Tularosa High School to greet those entering through the Tulie Gate. (Yes, the other gate.) Plan to gather at the High School at 7:30 am and remain for about an hour. Please bring your own poster, water, snacks, and chair.

For more information please call Kathy Tyler 575-430-8651

Pictured image is of Paul Pino, Alfonso Lucero, Richard Lopez and Paul’s dog Isis at Stallion Gate entrance to the Trinity site. Richard a man of bravery and honor is no longer with us and greatly missed. Thank you for your service, Richard, and may you Rest in Peace. Isis is gone too and both he and Richard died of cancer.  

Tina from the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium was featured in a really insightful article from Searchlight New Mexico! New Mexicans harmed by the world’s first nuclear bomb test will finally win assistance if Tina Cordova has her way!

Downwinders in Nevada, Utah and Arizona have been able to receive federal compensation for the health problems they suffered after the nuclear detonations at the Nevada Test Site...but New Mexico downwinders never got a thing.

Cordova, other activists and several lawmakers have been trying for more than a decade to amend the 1990 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) so that people affected by the Trinity blast can receive the same kind of health coverage and monetary damages that nearly 26,000 Nevada Test Site downwinders have gotten.

RECA was recently extended for 2 years, but is still set to expire in 2024. RECA also only provides compensation to those exposed before 1962, even though many 2nd-gen atomic bomb survivors believe that the risks of cancer can be passed down to future generations.

We value the strength, dedication, and transparency that Tina of the Downwinders always maintains to make this challenging work possible.

Read the full article here: 
https://searchlightnm.org/deliverance-for-downwinders-as-the-clock-winds-down-on-federal-compensation-one-womans-mission-ramps-up/

SWOP will be supporting the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium in recruiting artists for their Legacies of Nuclear Testing Exhibition! This exhibit will open on July 13th! Please share with anyone you think may be interested!

Proposed artworks must incorporate the experience of affected populations. The highest priority for selection will be given to relevant artworks by artists who are a part of the affected communities of New Mexico, El Paso and Cuidad Juárez. A range of media may be submitted including paintings, sculptures, photography, video and installations. Limited exhibit space of 1,400 square feet. Works will be selected based on the artist’s understanding of the theme and the ability to move the public.

See the attached image for more information, or visit: www.trinitydownwinders.com to learn about the efforts of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium and others. Submissions can be made via email to mwhite9409@gmail.com. Please share!

WHAT: NMWGP Afternoon Tutoring Program 
WHEN: Mondays and Wednesdays from 4-5pm, Saturdays from 2-3:30pm

NMWGP Immigrant and Refugee Resource Village of Albuquerque is offering afternoon virtual learning tutoring sessions for K-12 youth! This was initially provided during the start of the COVID pandemic, and they will be starting back again! Thanks to volunteer students from local schools on Wednesdays by volunteers from Cottonwood Classical Preparatory School (since 2020) and on Saturdays by volunteers from Albuquerque Academy Albuquerque (tutored since 2012). They have had over 30 students in attendance registered!

Sponsored by Immigrant And Refugee Resource Village of Albuquerque and New Mexico Women’s Global Pathways - www.irrva.com - Checks/money order Donations can be mailed to IRRVA memo : Youth Education P.O.Box 93445 Albuquerque New Mexico USA 87199 or via www.irrva.com

Contact for more information.

The new irrigation season is coming!!

Our Acequia Walk and Talk series is starting soon too! Please mark on your calendar the future days. With the new season comes the time to clean our acequias, so we can enjoy them by using them as walk ways, trails, and community spaces!

Se viene la nueva temporada de riego!!
¡Con la nueva temporada llega el momento de limpiar nuestras acequias, para poder disfrutarlas usándolas como caminos, senderos y espacios comunitarios!

WHAT: César Chávez March and Celebration
WHEN: Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
WHERE: National Hispanic Cultural Center; 1701 4th St SW

We hope to see you at the Recuerda a César Chávez Committee's 30th Annual César Chávez and Dolores Huerta Celebration on March 25, 2023, at the NHCC.

The Social Media Coordinator will work to advance the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women’s mission and grow the impact of its programs, campaigns, and advocacy. Responsible for developing strong narrative and design content that increases brand visibility and strengthens power building for New Mexico’s tribal communities. This position must deliberately meet the community with love at their varying levels of trust and understanding and demonstrate the ability to distill and translate complex, intersecting issues related to gender-based violence.

CSVANW values your lived experience just as much as your education and work experience. We know that studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are building a movement grounded in kinship, inclusion, innovation, culture and healing, so even if you don't meet all the qualifications- we still encourage you to apply. You might be the right person to join us! CSVANW is a survivor-led organization who is committed to centering the experiences of survivors. You belong here.

Learn more & apply: http://ow.ly/fjJ950Moe5Y

Three Sisters Kitchen is now hiring for multiple job positions! If you are interested in joining the TSK team in a full time or part time capacity, check out the links!

PT Executive Admin: https://threesisterskitchen.org/jobs-pt-executive-admin/

FT Financial Director: https://threesisterskitchen.org/jobs-ft-finance-director/

PT Financial Manager: https://threesisterskitchen.org/jobs-pt-financial-manager/

Community Health Programs Coordinator: https://threesisterskitchen.org/jobs-community-health-coordinator/

Assistant Manager: https://threesisterskitchen.org/jobs-assistant-manager/

Counter Service Associate: https://threesisterskitchen.org/jobs-counter-service-associate/

Market coordinator: https://threesisterskitchen.org/jobs-market-coordinator/

Kitchen associate: https://threesisterskitchen.org/jobs-kitchen-associate/ 

SWOP believes sustainability can only exist with grassroots leaders who will inevitability sustain much more than SWOP. SWOP’s work to sustain itself helps to build the economic power of our members, allies, and partners. Check out our fiscally sponsored groups and support by sharing the great work they are doing and donating via the links on our website or the directory below!

Pueblo Action Alliance
Tribal Entities Connect
Family+Indigenize+Thrive (F.I.T.)
The Transwoman Empowerment Initiative
Wildcat Blooms
Honor Native Land Tax
The Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium