SPARC Meets by Zoom on Tuesdays. Registered New Mexico Democrats may join the meeting. Please contact SPARC Chair Jay Levine by email for meeting details at [email protected].
2023 - 2025 SPARC Meetings Schedule
Upcoming Meetings:
November 9, 2024 (Saturday) - Las Cruces (CD2, Otero & Doña Ana Counties) (in-person and on Zoom)
Organ Mountain High School
5700 Mesa Grande Dr
Las Cruces, NM 88011
10 am to 2:15 pm (look at the agenda below, come for one or all sessions)
Expert Speaker topics:
Achieving Education Equity within a History of Segregation/Discrimination
Environmental Injustice in New Mexico, Then & Now
Privatization of Community Health Resources-Effects on Healthcare Access/Equity
Platform workshop:
Education
Environment and Energy
Health Care
Facebook event
Agenda
Past Meetings this cycle:
November 12, 2023 - Las Cruces (CD3, Santa Fe County) (in-person and on Zoom)
1420 Cerrillos Rd
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Expert Speakers and platform workshop:
Education, (2) Environment and Energy, (3) Health Care
Agenda
September 9, 2023 - Roswell (CD3, Chaves County) (in-person and on Zoom)
Roswell Public Library
Bondurant Room
301 N Pennsylvania Ave
Roswell, NM 88201
Expert Speakers and Platform Workshop
10 am - 2 pm
Topics:
Sustainability of Agriculture – Today and Tomorrow
Future of Transportation and Infrastructure in Rural New Mexico
Energy Transition
Agenda
August 19, 2023 - Socorro (CD2, Socorro County) (in-person and on Zoom)
New Mexico Tech Joseph R. Skeen Library
Tripp Room (Conference Room 212)
801 Leroy Place Socorro, New Mexico, 87801
Expert Speakers and Platform Workshop
10 am - 2 pm
Topics:
High-Speed Internet and its impact on rural areas
Natural Resource Overlay Zoning of Valencia County (NROZ)
Water and Wildfire
Homelessness
Agenda
July 29, 2023 - CD1 in Albuquerque (moved from Sandoval County) (in-person and on Zoom)
DPNM, 4013 Silver Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108
Expert Speakers and Platform Workshop
10 am - 2 pm
Topics:
Public Safety
Politics, Ethics, and Elections
Criminal Justice Reform
Please join us in-person if you can, the platform workshop will only be available in-person.
Agenda
November 9, 2024 (Saturday) - Las Cruces (CD2, Otero & Doña Ana Counties) (in-person and on Zoom)
Organ Mountain High School
5700 Mesa Grande Dr
Las Cruces, NM 88011
10 am to 2:15 pm (look at the agenda below, come for one or all sessions)
Expert Speaker topics:
Achieving Education Equity within a History of Segregation/Discrimination
Environmental Injustice in New Mexico, Then & Now
Privatization of Community Health Resources-Effects on Healthcare Access/Equity
Platform workshop:
Education
Environment and Energy
Health Care
Facebook event
Agenda
Past Meetings this cycle:
November 12, 2023 - Las Cruces (CD3, Santa Fe County) (in-person and on Zoom)
1420 Cerrillos Rd
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Expert Speakers and platform workshop:
Education, (2) Environment and Energy, (3) Health Care
Agenda
September 9, 2023 - Roswell (CD3, Chaves County) (in-person and on Zoom)
Roswell Public Library
Bondurant Room
301 N Pennsylvania Ave
Roswell, NM 88201
Expert Speakers and Platform Workshop
10 am - 2 pm
Topics:
Sustainability of Agriculture – Today and Tomorrow
Future of Transportation and Infrastructure in Rural New Mexico
Energy Transition
Agenda
August 19, 2023 - Socorro (CD2, Socorro County) (in-person and on Zoom)
New Mexico Tech Joseph R. Skeen Library
Tripp Room (Conference Room 212)
801 Leroy Place Socorro, New Mexico, 87801
Expert Speakers and Platform Workshop
10 am - 2 pm
Topics:
High-Speed Internet and its impact on rural areas
Natural Resource Overlay Zoning of Valencia County (NROZ)
Water and Wildfire
Homelessness
Agenda
July 29, 2023 - CD1 in Albuquerque (moved from Sandoval County) (in-person and on Zoom)
DPNM, 4013 Silver Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108
Expert Speakers and Platform Workshop
10 am - 2 pm
Topics:
Public Safety
Politics, Ethics, and Elections
Criminal Justice Reform
Please join us in-person if you can, the platform workshop will only be available in-person.
Agenda
2021 - 2023 SPARC Meetings Schedule
Past Meetings this cycle:
August 28, 2021
9:00 am-3:00 pm
Agenda
October 9, 2021 (Saturday)
9:00 am-3:00 pm
Platform topics to be discussed:
November 13, 2021 (Saturday)
9:00 am-4:00 pm
Platform topics to be discussed:
December 11, 2021 (Saturday) - Zoom
9:00 am-4:00 pm
Platform topics to be discussed:
January 9, 2022 (Sunday) - Zoom
9:00 am-4:00 pm
Platform topics to be discussed:
February 5, 2022 (Saturday)
9:00 am-4:00 pm
Platform topics to be discussed:
August 13, 2022 - Doña Ana County (in-person and on Zoom)
Sunset Grill at Sonoma Ranch, 1274 Golf Club Rd, Las Cruces, NM 88011
10 am - 2:15 pm
Topics:
Public Lands: Patrick Nolan, Friends of Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Monument, Jeff Swanson, Southern New Mexico Public Lands Alliance, Angel Pena, Nuestra Tierra
Unhoused Population: Ann Sanchez, Mesilla Valley Community of Hope, Tessa Stuve, Las Cruces city councilor
Colonias: Shannon Reynolds, Dona Ana County Commissioner, Orlando-Antonio Carrillo Jimenez, Speaker of the House Representatives Appointee for the Colonias Infrastructure Board
Agenda
December 10, 2022 - San Juan County (in-person and on Zoom)
San Juan College, Henderson Theater, Room 9010, 4601 College Boulevard, Farmington, NM 87402
Room 9010 is in the Henderson Fine Arts Center, use Parking Lot B (map)
10 am - 2 pm
Topics:
Education Panel - Native American Education Access and Equity in New Mexico Schools
Energy Panel - Just Transition to Renewable Energy
Water Panel - Water Sharing in the Time of Drought
Agenda
February 11, 2023 - CD1 in Albuquerque (in-person and on Zoom)
Conference and Community Roundtable
10 am - 2 pm
Topics:
Healthcare & Reproductive Rights Panel
Housing Justice Panel
Sustainable Development Panel
Agenda
August 28, 2021
9:00 am-3:00 pm
Agenda
October 9, 2021 (Saturday)
9:00 am-3:00 pm
Platform topics to be discussed:
- Ethics, Elections and Politics
- Civil Rights
- Women
November 13, 2021 (Saturday)
9:00 am-4:00 pm
Platform topics to be discussed:
- Agriculture
- Energy and Environment
- Science & Technology
- Transportation & Infrastructure
December 11, 2021 (Saturday) - Zoom
9:00 am-4:00 pm
Platform topics to be discussed:
- American Indian Tribes and Pueblos of New Mexico
- Immigration
- International Relations
- Veterans & Military Affairs
January 9, 2022 (Sunday) - Zoom
9:00 am-4:00 pm
Platform topics to be discussed:
- Business, Economy, and Revenue Sources
- Healthcare
- Labor
- Education
February 5, 2022 (Saturday)
9:00 am-4:00 pm
Platform topics to be discussed:
- Arts
- Criminal Justice Reform
- Media
- Public Safety
August 13, 2022 - Doña Ana County (in-person and on Zoom)
Sunset Grill at Sonoma Ranch, 1274 Golf Club Rd, Las Cruces, NM 88011
10 am - 2:15 pm
Topics:
Public Lands: Patrick Nolan, Friends of Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Monument, Jeff Swanson, Southern New Mexico Public Lands Alliance, Angel Pena, Nuestra Tierra
Unhoused Population: Ann Sanchez, Mesilla Valley Community of Hope, Tessa Stuve, Las Cruces city councilor
Colonias: Shannon Reynolds, Dona Ana County Commissioner, Orlando-Antonio Carrillo Jimenez, Speaker of the House Representatives Appointee for the Colonias Infrastructure Board
Agenda
December 10, 2022 - San Juan County (in-person and on Zoom)
San Juan College, Henderson Theater, Room 9010, 4601 College Boulevard, Farmington, NM 87402
Room 9010 is in the Henderson Fine Arts Center, use Parking Lot B (map)
10 am - 2 pm
Topics:
Education Panel - Native American Education Access and Equity in New Mexico Schools
Energy Panel - Just Transition to Renewable Energy
Water Panel - Water Sharing in the Time of Drought
Agenda
February 11, 2023 - CD1 in Albuquerque (in-person and on Zoom)
Conference and Community Roundtable
10 am - 2 pm
Topics:
Healthcare & Reproductive Rights Panel
Housing Justice Panel
Sustainable Development Panel
Agenda
2019/2020 SPARC Meetings Schedule
September 7th- Cibola County-
Healthcare, Transportation/Infrastructure, Civil Rights
Grants Public Library
1101 N. First Street, Grants, New Mexico 87020
9:00am-3:00pm
Approved Agenda HERE
October 12th- Colfax County
International Relations, Public Safety, Women
Old County Courthouse- Raton, NM
Approved Agenda HERE
November 2nd- Luna/Hidalgo County
Agriculture, Immigration, Education
La Fonda Restaurant
601 E Pine St, Deming, NM 88030
9:00am-3:00pm
Agenda HERE
February 1st- Lea County
Energy/Environment, Economy/Jobs
Lea County Democratic Headquarters, 604 W Broadway St, Hobbs, NM 88240-6012, United States
9:00am-3:00pm
Draft Agenda HERE
Healthcare, Transportation/Infrastructure, Civil Rights
Grants Public Library
1101 N. First Street, Grants, New Mexico 87020
9:00am-3:00pm
Approved Agenda HERE
October 12th- Colfax County
International Relations, Public Safety, Women
Old County Courthouse- Raton, NM
Approved Agenda HERE
November 2nd- Luna/Hidalgo County
Agriculture, Immigration, Education
La Fonda Restaurant
601 E Pine St, Deming, NM 88030
9:00am-3:00pm
Agenda HERE
February 1st- Lea County
Energy/Environment, Economy/Jobs
Lea County Democratic Headquarters, 604 W Broadway St, Hobbs, NM 88240-6012, United States
9:00am-3:00pm
Draft Agenda HERE
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