The NM Aging and Long-Term Services Department offers one-stop access to a variety of federal, state, local, public and private resources to support New Mexicans in maintaining their independence as they age. This class offers an opportunity to learn about how to access resources through the Aging and Disability Resource Center. Join Kris Winterowd, NE Regional Coordinator for the State of New Mexico’s State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP). SHIP is part of the New Mexico Aging and Long Term Services Department, and offers free, unbiased, expert information and assistance to New Mexico residents.

Grassroots Solutions from New Mexico is a tour through innovative organizations and inspiring local leaders who are changing the world from the bottom up, one classroom, one clinic, one neighborhood at a time. Together they point to an alternative form of community and economic development and present alternatives in a challenging time. You'll meet asparagus farmers, EMTs, neighborhood hell raisers, radical teachers and health care reformers. Based on the book, Another Way Forward. Dede Feldman was a state senator from the North Valley of Albuquerque from 1997-2012, serving as the chair of the Senate Public Affairs Committee as well as the Health and Human Services Committee. She is the sponsor of landmark legislation in the areas of health care, campaign finance and ethics reform, and consumer protection. She is the author of Inside the New Mexico Senate: Boots Suits and Citizens. Her most recent book is Another Way Forward: Grassroots Solutions from New Mexico.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett was appointed to the Supreme Court following the death of Justice Ginsburg. Her potential impact on the Court is just beginning to be felt as she completes her first term. Andrew Schultz reviews Justice Barrett’s brief tenure on the Court and discusses her role in a number of the Court’s most recent decisions, including cases dealing with the Affordable Care Act, discrimination, religious liberty, robocalls, and free speech. Andrew Schultz is a director at the Rodey Law Firm where he practices in the litigation department. He is the only graduate of the UNM Law School to serve as a law clerk at the US Supreme Court, serving as clerk to Byron R. White. Schultz has been a visiting professor at UNM's School of Law and continues to serve as an adjunct professor. In 2018, he was selected as the Albuquerque Bar Association's Lawyer of the Year.