Author: gpabqmetro

The Green Party of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Area represents Sandoval, Bernalillo, Torrance, and Valencia Counties in New Mexico, U. S. A.

Immigrant Justice Information

Updated 10 March 2025

1. Here is the edited audio from the Immigrant Justice webinar panel on February 5. The content is really good.  Listen here.
2. HB 9 Immigrant Safety Act is currently in the House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee (HCPAC) and not yet scheduled for a hearing passed the House and is in the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee. This legislation would prohibit public bodies in New Mexico from using public property to detain individuals for federal civil immigration violations. Please contact the relevant legislators and encourage passage of this bill.  Learn more here: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=B&legNo=9&year=25
3. Federally, HR 1511 would restore portions of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1929 that allowed individuals lacking documents who have lived in the United States for at least seven years without a criminal record to apply for citizenship.  Learn more at the link below and please encourage Representative Stansbury to join her colleagues as a co-sponsor of the bill:  https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1511/text

Rally at the Roundhouse

Today! Immigrants’ & Workers’ Rights rally.

Training and Breakfast–8am, Santa Fe Farmers Market, 1607 Paseo de Peralta. 

March–10:30am, Railyard Park to the Roundhouse (Capitol)

Rally–11am, east side of the Roundhouse, 490 Old Santa Fe Trail

Legislative visits–after rally, inside the Capitol

Film Screening–2:20pm, Dignity Not Detention

Activities organised by Somos un Pueblo Unido.

Be Wary of the Strategic Water Supply Act

There will be an attempt by Governor Luján Grisham to get a Strategic Water Supply Act passed in 2025. This is being touted as a way to save fresh water resources. It appears that tens of millions of taxpayer dollars would be used to expand re-use of water contaminated by oil and gas industrial operations. The standards haven’t been created yet, and the proposed act does not account for disposal of residual waste. New Energy Economy has provided an analysis of the draft legislation; download it below.

SWS One PagerDownload

A Weekend of Protests

It’s a busy holiday weekend for those who care about peace and justice. Join us on Saturday, January 18, at 9:00 a. m. at the intersection of University Blvd. and MLK, Jr. Drive (at UNM) in ABQ for the MLK, Jr. March to Civic Plaza. Look for the green banner.

On Sunday, January 19, at 11:00 a. m. at Civic Plaza in ABQ, join the People’s March (formerly Women’s March). Look for the green banner. Civic Plaza address is 301 Tijeras NW.

On Monday, January 20, at 2:00 p. m. at Robinson Park, join various groups in a national day of protest. Green Party will have a speaker at the rally. Look for the green banner.

GPAMA Gathering at Café Da Lat

​Greetings. On Wednesday, December 18, we will meet at 6:00 p. m. at Café Da Lat, 5615 Central Avenue NE, in ABQ–it is on the north side of the street just east of San Mateo. Please join us for socialising and discussions of the upcoming legislative session and BernCo’s glyphosate moratorium.

GGA Webinar on Transportation

Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 6:00 p. m. MST. This webinar focuses on the current situation in St. Louis, Missouri; the topical discussion and debate may apply to other cities. Pre-register at Zoom.
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpd-qorz8iGtyJuV-unS7RsVoqd6gdtlSN#/registration