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Sixth Grader Protests School’s Slashed Library Time
12.20.24 – Sixth grade student Rainier Long is an avid reader. When his school, Carlos Gilbert Elementary in Santa Fe, cut library time to make room for a technology class, Rainier organized a series of escalating protests. Rainier tells Our Land’s Laura Paskus why he believes time spent in a school library is just as…
Read MorePoetry As a Way To ‘Build Empathy’
12.6.24 – For New Mexico Poet Laureate Lauren Camp, poetry is a way to “build empathy.” In conversation with Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus, Camp talks about her new book and a project that brings “epic poetry” to communities across the state. She also reads from her new book, “Worn Smooth Between Devourings,” and…
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