Heart of New Mexico Podcast

Introduction to Heart of New Mexico Season 01 - Bienvenidos All.

What is a religious refusal? It's when an individual or institution refuses to provide care or services to others based on their own religious beliefs and in many cases, religious refusals are legal. This series explores the impact of religious refusals on New Mexicans and their families.

S01 Ep1: JT

A religious refusal is when an individual or institution refuses to provide care or services to others based on their own religious beliefs. In our Bienvenidos All series, we explore the implications of these refusals on New Mexicans and their families. We begin with southern New Mexico LGBTQ advocate, JT Perez. 

S01 Ep2: India and Nicole

In episode two of the Bienvenidos All series, we sit down with Southern New Mexico couple India and Nicole to talk about how religious refusals has impacted their family. 

S01 Ep3: Pastor Vangie

Episode three of the Bienvenidos All series shifts the conversation to a faith perspective. We speak with Pastor Vangie Chavez of the Rising Sun Christian Community in Albuquerque about how religious refusals is not a New Mexico value nor is it part of a welcoming faith. 

S01 Ep4: Kandace

In this episode of the Bienvenidos All series, we speak to Bold Futures criminal justice reform policy advocate, Kandace Littlefoot, about how Indigenous people have known religious refusals since the onset of colonization. 

S01 Ep5: Generations

We wrap up the Bienvenidos All limited series of Heart of New Mexico with a roundtable of generational voices; moms. Passing along values and without the discrimination.

S02 E1: Dr. Khan

Welcome to the new season of Heart of New Mexico where we dive deeper into religious refusals and its impact on New Mexicans: we move the conversation beyond amen. We kick off this season with a conversation from the medical provider perspective. Visit www.nmentiende.org learn more about the ongoing community collaboration that envisions a New Mexico where all people have access to the care and community they need, regardless of who they are or who they love.

S02 E2: Reverend Herrera

What does it mean when a faith leader denies the ability to worship because of a person's identity or political stance? In this episode of Heart of New Mexico, Reverend Angela Herrera speaks from the faith leader perspective about denials within a house of worship as we continue to move the conversation beyond amen.

Visit www.nmentiende.org learn more about the ongoing community collaboration that envisions a New Mexico where all people have access to the care and community they need, regardless of who they are or who they love.

S02 E3 - Hyde Amendment Panel

This episode of Heart of New Mexico is a panel discussion from a religious refusals virtual convening centering the Indigenous perspective of religious refusals through the Hyde amendment; continuing the conversation beyond amen.

Visit www.nmentiende.org learn more about the ongoing community collaboration that envisions a New Mexico where all people have access to the care and community they need, regardless of who they are or who they love. Click here to see all the videos from the NM Entiende 2020 convening.

S02 E4: Three Generations

Three generations of New Mexicans share lessons of love and understanding imparting New Mexican values without discrimination. Join Heart of New Mexico to move the conversation beyond amen.

Visit www.nmentiende.org learn more about the ongoing community collaboration that envisions a New Mexico where all people have access to the care and community they need, regardless of who they are or who they love.