photo: KUNM Youth Radio Project - Youth Radio/ BY-NC-SA

The Believe in New Mexico Girls SLAM Conference took place from October 16th-17th, 2009 in the Student Union Building at the University of New Mexico. The conference was put together by the New Mexico Girls Institute, a program of the New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women and brought together female leaders with young teenage women from throughout New Mexico. The event spanned over two days and included several workshops that emphasized leadership skills and self-esteem development.

The audio montage was recorded at the event and edited by KUNM Youth Radio Project. Sophia Nuñez-Morales interviews young women who attended Believe in New Mexico Girls 2009 about their experience and what makes the event so important..