The Yapping with YUCCA Podcast

The Yapping with YUCCA Podcast
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We are Youth United for Climate Crisis Action. YUCCA's mission is to organize a youth-led intergenerational & intersectional grassroots climate justice movement in NM that is powerful enough to hold leaders accountable and force the passage of climate policies that address the science, move us swiftly and justly toward carbon neutrality, and end our abusive dependence on fossil fuel extraction.

  1. Mar 5

    From New Mexico to the Gulf South: Connecting Our Struggles, Confronting CERA Week, and Building Power Together

    In this episode of Yapping with YUCCA, we sit down with Armon and Jon, two incredible leaders who are organizing in regions on the frontlines of extraction, industry expansion, and corporate control to dive into their work, the fights ahead at CERA Week in Houston, and how we can continue to build power and solidarity across borders, movements, and generations.  Join The Fight At Confronting CERA Week! ⁠Head to linktr.ee/yuccanm to RSVP⁠ for the virtual CERA Week Hype Call on March 5th at 6:00 pm CT, help spread the word on social media, volunteer your time, or request support with travel and lodging to join organizers on the ground in Houston! Get Involved and Connect with Us! Register to join YUCCA for virtual We Got Us Network Meetings every Monday!Follow YUCCA on social media on Instagram and Facebook!Get in touch with Armon on Instagram!

  2. Feb 26

    We Got Us: Building The Future We Know Is Possible

    In this episode of Yapping with YUCCA, members of YUCCA's Staff and Steering Committee dive into We Got Us: from our January We Got Us Bootcamp and Mass Mobilization, to how we're carrying the work forward as we continue to build a future rooted in care, community, and collective liberation for all of us. Tune in to hear the story of how the We Got Us Bootcamp and Mass Mobilization came to be, get a peek into the behind-the-scenes organizing and community care (and a little bit of chaos!) that made it all possible, hear our takeaways, and learn how we're organizing for what comes next. You can click here to register to join YUCCA for virtual weekly We Got Us Network Calls, keep up with our work on Instagram and Facebook, or learn how to join us in the fight as a YUCCA Member.

  3. Feb 12

    Resources, Grief, and Pleasure: A Conversation with Breana

    In this episode of Yapping with YUCCA, we explore movement, grief, community, rest, disability, and financial liberation. Breana joins us to share their story; reflecting on what it means to care for our bodies, hold collective grief, and imagine more liberated ways of living and supporting one another. This conversation is an invitation to slow down, listen deeply, and consider how rest and community can be acts of resistance and healing. You can stay connected with YUCCA at yuccanm.org or by following us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. You can learn more about Breana and their work by visiting their Instagram at @signsofbreana, tuning into their Signs of Breana podcast anywhere podcasts are found, or reading their writing on Substack.

  4. 12/22/2025

    Building What We Need, Together: Community Care And Resistance

    In this episode, of Yapping with YUCCA, we get into the heart of what it takes to build movements that last as Zain, Vittoria, and Zoey we sit down with Farah Nousheen – an organizer, independent artist, lifelong community member, and mother of a YUCCA Steering Committee Member – to discuss her organizing philosophy and her work to create radical spaces of community care that center BIPOC communities. Together, we dive into the inspiration behind YUCCA’s Mindfulness For The Movement Gatherings, how space for rest and healing are critical organizing tools and acts of resistance as we face interconnected systems of harm, and the power of art and storytelling to shape our analysis during a powerful conversation that we hope you take with you into the work. Click here to connect with Farah on Instagram, join YUCCA's monthly Mindfulness for the Movement Gatherings, and get involved with Youth United for Climate Crisis Action.

  5. 12/02/2025

    Mormonism, Settler Colonialism, & Environmental Destruction: A Conversation with Nic Jacobsen

    In this episode of Yapping with YUCCA, YUCCA Steering Committee Members sit down with Nic Jacobsen – a writer, educator, historian and artist – for a discussion on Mormonism, settler colonialism, environmental destruction, and survival.

  6. 11/10/2025

    NYC Climate Week Report-Back: Power, Solidarity, and the Future We're Building Together

    In this Episode of Yapping with YUCCA, Feleecia, Johnny, Raife, and Zoey debrief YUCCA’s recent trip to New York for NYC Climate Week – sharing their takeaways, reflections, breaking down how we showed up in the streets, and what comes next.  If you’re between the ages of 14-25 and interested in getting involved with Youth United for Climate Crisis Action, you can get started by filling out our Member Interest Form at yuccanm.org/join.   If you’re interested in keeping up with our ongoing campaigns, plugging into the fight, or seeing more content from our trip to New York City for Climate Week, follow us on Instagram at @yucca.nm and TikTok at @yucca_nm.  To learn more about our work with the New Mexico No False Solutions Coalition, visit www.nofalsesolutions.com or follow the coalition’s Instagram page at @nofalsesolutions. Youth United for Climate Crisis Action (YUCCA) is a project of Earth Care International. Learn more about YUCCA at www.yuccanm.org. Contact us at YUCCA@earthcarenm.org. This episode was recorded, produced, and edited by YUCCA Staff and Steering Committee Members. Introductory and outro song sampled from: Bobby Sanchez. “Shut It Down (Dextah).” Harawiq Records.

  7. 10/27/2025

    Youth Organizing and the Power of Showing Up: The Future We’re Building Together

    In this episode, Savanna and Sofia sit down with Winter Denipah, a longtime member of Tewa Women United’s Youth Council, for a powerful conversation on her work with Tewa Women United and what it’s like to step into activism as a teenager, and her hopes for the future. We discuss what brought Winter into the organizing world while she was still in elementary school, what’s been inspiring her ever since, and her message for other young people who are ready to get involved. Tune in to learn more about her story! To learn more about the work at Tewa Women United: https://tewawomenunited.org TWU Environmental Justice Program: https://tewawomenunited.org/programs/environmental-health-and-justice-programReproductive justice: https://tewawomenunited.org/programs/indigenous-womens-health-and-reproductive-justice-programGender & generational healing justice: https://tewawomenunited.org/programs/womens-leadership-and-economic-freedom-programHealthy Masculinities toolkit: https://tewawomenunited.org/2025/08/healthy-masculinities-toolkit-updated-edition

  8. 10/08/2025

    Sheepherding is Resistance! Land Back & the Fight for Black Mesa!

    In this episode, Sofia and Savanna sit down with Siihasin, a land defender, communist, and community organizer from the Navajo Nation and Black Mesa, New Mexico. They discuss Siihasin’s theories on community organizing, what Sheep Camp and Wood Camp are, how you can get involved, and resources that you should tap into if you want to learn more about the movement.  Where to find the Black Mesa Solidarity Network and support them: Linktree (including link to GoFundMe and CashApp) Black Mesa Resistance on Facebook  @blackmesasolidaritynetwork and @blackmesaresistancecamp on Instagram Resources:  Book recommendations:  Babel by R.F. Kuang An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz An Afro-Indigenous People’s History of the United States by Kyle T. Mays Kimberle W. Crenshaw (find all of her publications and articles here) Journal Article “Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color” by Kimberle W. Crenshaw Journal article “Settler colonialism and the elimination of the native” by Patrick Wolfe The Red Nation Feminist Theories:  Indigenous Feminist Theory (this is just the GoogleScholar search page -- do your own searching and reading!) Black and African Feminist Theory (this is just the GoogleScholar search page -- do your own searching and reading!) Third World Feminist Theory (this is just the GoogleScholar search page -- do your own searching and reading!) The Stonewall Riots (again - this is just a starting point. Do your own research!) Youth United for Climate Crisis Action (YUCCA) is a project of Earth Care International. Learn more about YUCCA at www.yuccanm.org. Contact us at YUCCA@earthcarenm.org. This episode was recorded by Kineo Memmer, Sofia Jenkins-Nieto, and Savanna Woods. It was produced and edited by Kineo Memmer and Sofia Jenkins-Nieto. Introductory and outro song sampled from: Eileen & the in-Betweens. “Free Palestine (On Fire).” Records DK, 2024.

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We are Youth United for Climate Crisis Action. YUCCA's mission is to organize a youth-led intergenerational & intersectional grassroots climate justice movement in NM that is powerful enough to hold leaders accountable and force the passage of climate policies that address the science, move us swiftly and justly toward carbon neutrality, and end our abusive dependence on fossil fuel extraction.

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    The Yapping with YUCCA Podcast
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    21
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    Explicit
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