/tags/la-plazita-institute La Plazita Institute en-US Copyright Thu, 09 May 2024 11:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-05-09/local-group-brings-a-piece-of-home-to-kids-in-juvenile-detention Kids in juvenile detention facilities miss out on a lot going on in their communities and families. That includes grandma’s cooking. A program in Albuquerque is trying to mend that by bringing culturally relevant foods to a youth detention center. It’s not about teaching them how to cook, necessarily, but to help them maintain a relationship to their cultural heritage and learn about food as medicine. Thu, 09 May 2024 11:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-05-09/local-group-brings-a-piece-of-home-to-kids-in-juvenile-detention Megan Myscofski /local-news/2024-01-10/families-and-formerly-incarcerated-young-people-seeks-change-after-christmas-day-protest On Christmas Day, young people in the state’s largest youth detention center protested conditions for five hours, and three were later treated for injuries.Now, formerly incarcerated young people and families of kids who are currently detained are giving the county a list of demands for changes. Wed, 10 Jan 2024 15:41:52 GMT /local-news/2024-01-10/families-and-formerly-incarcerated-young-people-seeks-change-after-christmas-day-protest Megan Myscofski /music/2017-06-02/fandango-burqueno Sat. 6/3, 3:30p: FANDANGO Burqueño! Organizers & musicians will join us to share this community-based celebration of son jarocho, poetry, dance,… Fri, 02 Jun 2017 23:30:59 GMT /music/2017-06-02/fandango-burqueno