About Us
A Grassroots Advocacy Coalition
New Mexico Media Literacy Now is a coalition of advocates for students to obtain key skills and tools to interact critically with and participate ethically with media and society.
Media Literacy education – which teaches students to apply critical thinking to media messages and to use media to create their own messages – is a key 21st century skill.
Partner With Us
Media Literacy Now partners with representatives from the following sectors: youth, parents, media, schools, education groups, youth serving organizations, civic and volunteer groups, healthcare professionals, religious or fraternal organizations, business community, state local or tribal governmental agencies and other organizations that support our mission.
Get involved
We are a volunteer organization and we have many ways for you to get involved in this important cause.
Your participation ensures media literacy education prepares young people to be effective consumers and creators of media in New Mexico. We couldn't accomplish our goals without the help of supporters like you.
Whether you help through volunteering your time, monetary donations, or spreading our mission through word-of-mouth, thank you.
NM Legislation 2020
NM Legislative Session Dates
January 21 (noon) - February 20 (noon)
NM Legislature Session Calendar
Here's a link to the NM Legis website on the NM House and NM Senate session calendar.
Find your NM legislator
Here's a link to the NM Legis website to find any NM legislator 2020
NM House Education Committee
Here's a link to the NM House Education Committee members & scheduled legislation
NM Senate Education Committee
Here's a link to the NM Senate Education Committee members and scheduled legislation
NM Legislative Education Study Committee
Here is a link to the NM LESC Committee that meets in the interim to study education issues of NM.
Thank Your Legislators
2019 Legislative Session Summary
HB400
Thank you all for working towards advocating for House Bill 400 Media Literacy Advisory Committee. The bill's aim was to set up a committee of experts to advise the NM Public Education Department (PED) on media literacy in K-12 schools and create a comprehensive media literacy plan for the state.
The bill garnered strong bi-partisan backing traveling to House Education Committee, House Appropriations and Finance Committee, House Floor, Senate Education Committee and Senate Floor. It passed with 64-0 votes on the House side and 31-4 on the Senate. Despite the high level of support within legislature and from outside groups, it got pocket-vetoed by the governor as the PED was already working on some initiatives. It was a huge success to get that far. We will continue to educate and advocate.
Please thank bill sponsors for HB400 Representative "Moe" Maestas, Representative Matthew McQueen, Representative Joy Garratt, Representative Sheryl Williams Stapleton and bill carrier on the Senate floor Senator Michael Padilla.
SB194
It was a huge honor to have worked with the late Senator Carlos Cisneros on SB194 for a School Media Literacy Program. His legacy lives on in SB536 allocating funds for such a program.
Thank Sponsors
Thank your legislators on the house and senate for their hard work and dedication to media literacy
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Consider Donating
Can you give $10, $35, $75, $100 or $250 today to help us raise awareness and make this important policy initiative a reality for all children?
Your donation will go towards up keeping the website and social media, gas to drive to SF Capitol meetings and to pay a little of the countless hours of outreach, create and upkeep a coalition and communication.
Please state "NM" in your donation.
