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Mourners and colleagues surround the bodies of Al-Jazeera journalists Ismail al-Ghoul and cameraman Rami al-Refee, both killed in an Israeli strike during their coverage of Gaza’s Al-Shati refugee camp, on July 31, 2024.
Hadi Daoud
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APA Images
The first Santa Fe Palestinian Voices Film Festival launched last week. The event spanning the month of November is sponsored by the Joan Duffy Chapter of Veterans for Peace and the Santa Fe Jews for Justice Education Committee. The festival is showcasing five different films, all made by Palestinians.
The encampment located in the parking lot of Quirky Used Books in Albuquerque is pictured on April 25, 2025.
Jon Austria
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Albuquerque Journal
After a yearlong conflict, the city of Albuquerque has asked a judge to declare a local bookstore a “public nuisance” due to health concerns and alleged illicit drug use by homeless people staying in the property’s parking lot.
Finding Help With Food
More than half a million New Mexicans will see their monthly grocery budgets shrink significantly when the U.S. government cuts off extra aid that had been doled out during the coronavirus pandemic. Top New Mexico officials issued the warning Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, saying it will take a mix of short and long-term efforts to fill gaps that will be created when the extra food assistance ends after next month.
Susan Montoya Bryan
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AP
A list of resources around New Mexico for those who need assistance in the wake of the ongoing government shutdown and disruption in SNAP benefits.
Let's Talk New Mexico
Food bank officials said they intend to increase distribution sites—as they did during the COVID-19-pandemic—in response to lost Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits expected on Nov. 1, 2025.
The Food Depot
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This week on Let’s Talk New Mexico we’re discussing all things food insecurity in New Mexico, including the overarching causes and necessary changes.