Pro-Palestinian Protests at UNM

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Source New Mexico Editor Shaun Griswold hosts a two-part roundtable discussion on the pro-Palestine protests taking place at the University of New Mexico and college campuses around the nation. In the first half of their conversation, Shaun asks what legal rights students have to protest at the Duck Pond and at the Student Union Building. Later, the table considers why younger people have rallied around this issue. 

Executive Producer Jeff Proctor speaks with Sophie Leah of Jewish Voice for Peace and asks why her organization wants UNM to divest from Israel. 

In the first of a two-part interview with Jeff, Sarah Silva tells us about her work as a community organizer in Las Cruces. 

Host: Jeff Proctor

Segments: 
Pro-Palestine Protest Encampments at UNM
Correspondent: Shaun Griswold 
Guests: Ernesto Longa, Professor, UNM School of Law 
Ahmad Assed, Civil Rights and Criminal Defense Attorney 
Paloma Chapa, Multimedia Editor, Daily Lobo 

Jewish Voice for Peace Stands with Students
Correspondent: Jeff Proctor 
Guest: Sophie Leah, Jewish Voice for Peace, UNM Alum 

Community Organizing in Southern New Mexico
Correspondent: Jeff Proctor 
Guest: Sarah Silva, Community Organizer 

Why Pro-Palestinian Protests Resonate with Young People
Correspondent: Shaun Griswold 
Guests: Ernesto Longa, Professor, UNM School of Law 
Ahmad Assed, Civil Rights and Criminal Defense Attorney 
Paloma Chapa, Multimedia Editor, Daily Lobo