At the Monday, November 8, 12:00 noon Zoom meeting of Albuquerque Press Women and Friends, the FBI’s special agent in charge for our local office, Raul Bujanda, will be the guest speaker. He will focus on the issue of hate crimes, an area of special focus for the FBI this year. In addition, we expect Agent Bujanda to take questions on other topics related to crime and law enforcement and the FBI’s activity here in New Mexico.

To attend, you must RSVP to Linda Lockett at:
lockettabq@comcast.net
no later than 9 p.m. Sunday, November 7
so she can put you on the list to be allowed into the Zoom meeting. 
To protect our privacy and prevent unwelcome spammers, etc., only those on this approved list are allowed in. 

Law enforcement agencies in New Mexico reported 55 hate crime incidents in 2020, an increase from 50 reported the year before, adding urgency to an FBI campaign to get victims to come forward.

The report can be found at:
https://crime-data-explorer.fr.cloud.gov/pages/explorer/crime/hate-crime

The Albuquerque FBI Division is in the midst of a campaign to build public awareness of hate crimes and encourage reporting to law enforcement.

Here is the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86034117646?pwd=MkRvbm9UdnBvbXFINE1IaWlNc3VVUT09
Remember: Your name must be provided to Linda by Sunday evening in order for you to be admitted to the Zoom session.

NMPW’s own Anne Hillerman is one of four recipients of this year’s coveted Rounders Award. Read more about this year’s award at the organizer’s website. Anne is a founding member of New Mexico Press Women and continues to be actively involved with the state organization and its Northern Chapter. Congratulations, Anne!

Congratulations to six New Mexico Press Women members who won first places in the 2021 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards. They are Sherri Burr, Anne Hillerman, Marcia Meier, Mary Morris, Sharon Niederman, and Patricia Walkow. Anne Hillerman’s book Stargazer won special honors for Fiction: Mystery/Thriller, Cover Design, and Best New Mexico Book. We are proud of you all!

NMPW announces the opening of its annual contests as of October 1, 2021. These include the Communications Contest, the College and Graduate School Journalism Scholarships, and the Zia Book Awards Contest. The annual High School Communications Award is administered directly by the National Association of Press Women and is also now open. These competitions have different instructions and cut-off dates. Please make sure to read the detailed instructions before submitting entries. Links to full information on each contest may be found on our Awards/Contest page. Good luck, everyone!

At the Monday, October 11, 12:00 noon Zoom meeting of Albuquerque Press Women and Friends, Sara Solovitch, Executive Director and editor of Searchlight New Mexico, will discuss Searchlight New Mexico, an independent nonprofit investigative news organization based in Santa Fe. 

To attend, you must RSVP to Linda Lockett at: lockettabq@comcast.net no later than 9 p.m. Sunday, October 10 so she can put you on the list to be allowed into the Zoom meeting. To protect our privacy and prevent unwelcome spammers, etc., only those on this approved list are allowed in. The Zoom log-in link you will need for the APWF October meeting is below—please keep it and use it on Oct. 11. 

Searchlight New Mexico launched 3 1/2 years ago in the belief that great reporting can motivate New Mexicans to confront racial and economic inequities, government corruption and negligence, and abuses of power. They distribute their stories free to all newspapers in New Mexico as well as radio, TV and digital platforms. Their work also appears in a wide array of national publications, including The Guardian, Rolling Stones, Texas Observer, Indian Country Today, and the USA Today Network. The staff of 11 has won numerous national awards, but is especially proud of the recognition they’ve received here in New Mexico.

Here is the Zoom invitation: Linda Lockett is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Albuquerque Press Women & Friends – Oct. 11, 2021 meeting. Time: Oct 11, 2021, 12:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada). Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87555569539?pwd=SmFuTjNoQU1UWVBOYXdrRWNhK2tjUT09 Meeting ID: 875 5556 9539, Passcode: 862632.