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What’s race
got to do with it?
- Why
are young people of color twice as likely to be placed in the juvenile justice
system?
- Why are Native American
youth three times more likely to be in the child welfare system?
- How
does television negatively target minority young people?
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New Mexico Race Matters
Coalition Statement of Principles
Race
is a social construct, often misunderstood as a biological fact. We are all one
people. Still, this concept of race has become a way of dividing us and creating
inequities based on physical characteristics or cultural traditions. Race and
ethnicity matter because of the very real injustices children and youth of color
experience. Structural racism prevents them from reaching their full potential.
Read the full Statement of Principles.
See the list
of endorsers.
RACE MATTERS
Task Force Check back for the date and time of
the next meeting of the Race Matters Task Force. 
Minutes
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Conference Presentations:
download
the Power Point Presentations from the May 2006 conference Download
the tool kit from the Annie E. Casey Foundation website. |
Issue
Areas: - Race and Media
- Child
Welfare
- Juvenile Justice
- Access to Behavioral
Health Care
- Reproductive Health
- Education
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Training Opportunities and Upcoming Conferences:
The Facing Race 2008 national conference, hosted by the Applied Research Center, is Nov. 13-15, 2008, in Oakland, CA. The keynote speaker is Sherman Alexie, 2007 National Book Award winner and acclaimed Native-American author. For more information visit www.arc.org or call 510-653-3415.
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Contact
Information For information regarding
Race Matters, contact Felicia Griffin, Development Director at (505) 244-9505
ext. 21 or fgriffin@nmvoices.org
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Resources & Related
Information Download
and review the Race Matters resources and related information. Download
the Fact Sheets from the 2007 conference:
(pdf format) Behavioral
Health
Child
Welfare
Education
Juvenile
Justice
Race
& Media
Reproductive
Health
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