May 22, 2025
Mark your calendar for this rally
Pam Hett from Indivisible Las Cruces invited everyone to attend the upcoming No Kings Rally, planned for Saturday, June 14, from 10 am to Noon at the corner of Picacho and Main in Las Cruces. Prior to the rally, on June 12, there will be a Protest Poster Making Party at 2 pm at the First Christian Church.
Pam can be reached at hettagency@gmail.com and (575) 281-0847.
Now mark your calendar for this class
Mary Brannon from Indivisible Las Cruces invited attendees to The Resistance Lab Recap Class. The Resistance Lab is an online course offered by Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal. Ms. Brannon attended said course and condensed it into a single class that she will be offering on June 19, from 6 to 7:30 pm at 1809 El Paseo. Indivisible Las Cruces will be offering an education night once a month but the date is yet to be confirmed.
Mary can be reached at mbrannon44@yahoo.com.
Las Cruces is a welcoming city!
Sylvia Ulloa with NM CAFe sounded the alarm about immigration enforcement. She warned that ICE agents are snatching people when they have appointments at immigration courts, and invited people to help create a rapid response network in response to aggressive enforcement.
Sylvia can be reached at sylvia@organizenm.org.
(DLA stands for District Legislative Aide)
Andre Gonzales introduced himself as DLA for Senator Carrie Hamblen.
Andre can be reached at (505) 946-5588 and andre.gonzales@nmlegis.gov.
Preventing and managing diabetes
Shirley Cohen, a clinician from Greeg Family Health Care announced that they received funding from the NM Rural Health Care Fund to run an 18 month comprehensive program against obesity and diabetes. They are a multimodal clinic, meaning that they have a nutritionist, a behavioral therapist, a cognitive behavioral therapist, education classes, and free tickets for some dance classes and exercises focused on helping people with their weight, either preventing or managing their diabetes.
Shirley can be reached at smcohen97@gmail.com and (505) 377-1999.
Listen to KTAL
Peter Goodman announced an interview with Las Cruces Police Chief Jeremy Story during his weekly show Speak Up Las Cruces, broadcasted every Wednesday from 8 to 10 on 101.5 FM, Las Cruces Community Radio. Click here to listen to the interview that aired on May 28.
Peter can be reached at peter@pgoodmanphotos.com and (575) 489-7090.
Important information about food assistance
Pamela G. Daves made a list of the places where people can find free food in Las Cruces: Calvary Chapel Community Action Agency of Southern New Mexico, Casa de Peregrinos, El Caldito Soup Kitchen, Calvary Baptist Church, and City of Hope.
Pamela can be reached at bobcat3936@yahoo.com.
There are some good things happening
NM Rep. Nathan Small reminded the audience that despite the headwinds, there is progress in some areas locally, like the largest investment in food banks in NM of $30 million which is a large investment in climate resilience. Also, the mitigation of the impacts of climate change as New Mexico grows its renewables and is down to only one more coal plant left in the entire state. Rep. Small also mentioned the threat to the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument and announced a conversation about public lands on Thursday, May 29th, at the Friends of the Organ Mountain Desert Peaks Office.
Nathan can be reached at nathan.p.small@gmail.com.
Welcome home, Xochitl!
Xochitl Torres Small talked about the bill that passed the house, that includes cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and food assistance, and adds work requirements to receive benefits and additional blockades to benefits like accepting families with two parent households but not single parent households. She also shared that the most effective way to combat this is by sharing stories of personal impact. Poll after poll shows that when you talk about the way the bill drives up your personal costs, it will have the most impact in reaching your neighbors. And it also empowers them to be able to share their stories too. Xochitl asked that you send your personal stories to members of Congress and then email them to her at xochitltorres@gmail.com.
“They are a cult!”
Elisa Sanchez invited the audience to rethink how we look at the supporters of the president; she doesn’t think they are regular republicans but instead members of a cult, and she asked the audience to refer to them as Maga Cult and not Republicans.
Elisa can be reached at xiqana100@aol.com.
A big win
Terry Miller thanked the City Council, the Mayor, as well as people like Beth Bardwell for standing up for Realize Las Cruces.
Terry can be reached at terrymiller575@gmail.com.
Become an anti-racist
Jorge Aguirre spoke about the connection between racism and zoning regulation, and recommended a book about the topic named The Color of Law, by Richard Rothstein.
Jorge can be reached at jorgeluis.aguirrebaez@gmail.com.