Social Justice Radio: A Strategy for Long Term Change
Posted by New Mexico on October 16, 2009 at 10:55am
KUNM Youth Radio Project, a partner program of Youth Radio/Youth Media International, was recently highlighted in the Youth Media Reporter, the professional multi-media journal that serves practioners, educators and academics in the youth media field.
New Mexico has one of the highest poverty levels in the country and one of the worst dropout rates along with high rates of teen pregnancy, teen violence and suicide. In addition, bleak statistics indicate inequity and a sense of “powerlessness” among youth. It is in this setting that KUNM launched its Youth Radio Project in 2004. Our social justice principles are rooted in the divisions we continue to see in our communities.
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