
Community Matters: Transgender Resource Center of NM

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Adrien Lawyer, ED of Advocacy & Development & Cofounder of the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Special guest in honor of Pride Month! Adrien Lawyer of the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico discusses his organization's work in supporting our transgender communities.
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About Community Matters
Our monthly radio show invites subject experts and community leaders to talk about the challenges and inequities our region faces and possible solutions that could contribute to its growth. Hosted by Santa Fe Community Foundation staff, Community Matters airs on the third Wednesday of every month at 6:00 PM on KSFR (101.1 FM). Listen to past episodes here.
Community Matters: The Power of Community-Led Giving
In the first of a special two-part Community Matters episode, host Sandra Session-Robertson sits down with Jhane Myers of the Native American Advised Fund, Marsie Silvestro of the Envision Fund (LGBTQ+), and Raashan Ahmad of the Empower! Black Futures Community Fund to explore the origins and guiding values of these powerful identity-based giving circles. Together, they discuss how each fund supports historically underserved communities to build a more equitable future for all of New Mexico.
Community Matters: Santa Fe Dreamers Project
This month, we're honored to welcome Miles Tokunow, Executive Director of the Santa Fe Dreamers Project. With a mission rooted in dignity, justice, and equity, Santa Fe Dreamers Project provides high quality, accessible legal services to immigrants and mixed status families. Their work goes far beyond legal paperwork. They partner with clients to pursue humanitarian protection, preserve family unity, build economic stability, and fight for freedom from detention.
Community Matters: Quivira Coallition
Through education, innovation, and collaboration, Quivira works in coalition with ranchers, farmers, government agencies, and land stewards to foster resilience on working lands. Quivira works to support the community and implementation of regenerative agriculture until it is embraced as a crucial piece of our food systems, our land stewardship, and our solutions to climate change.