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Paul Gibson and his wife, Roxanne Barber came to Santa Fe in 2012. Since arriving in Santa Fe they have been involved in the development of the Academy of Sustainability Education at Santa Fe High, as volunteers with Master Gardeners, New Energy Economy, and other local efforts. Most recently they coordinated the SantaFe4Bernie campaign, an effort that took advice from Bernie and focused locally, morphing into Retake the Roundhouse. Retake the Roundhouse worked with other advocacy groups around the state to support nine important races, winning seven of them and contributing to NM being the only state legislature in the country that turned blue in the last election. They now are exiting from partisan election processes and have created Retake Our Democracy, a 501-c-4 non-profit organization that tried to make daily activism easier by providing a wide range of resources, information and tools that empower and activate supporters.
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Corporate Welfare A Good Thing; MediCaid Apparently Not So Good
The CBO estimates that the ACHA would sever 23 million Americans from healthcare. Trump’s budget would cut $274B out of anti-poverty programs and $1.4 TRILLION from Medicaid, the program he promised not to touch. This post analyzes the cuts and… Read More ›
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What Trump’s Paris Exit Means for the US & the Earth. And What We Can Do
This post covers what our exit from the Accords means to us internationally; what it means to our planet; what cities and states can do; what an indigenous alliance is doing, and just how advanced climate change may be. There… Read More ›
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Event Alert: Lot’s Happening in Santa Fe and NM
Health Security Act meetings, community organizing and effective political communication and a book club on gentrification and a tremendous one-hour interview with Mark Diaz Truman, one of the trainers for our June 10 training. The interview was taped Monday and… Read More ›
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Addressing Inequity Systemically in Santa Fe
Past posts have highlighted data describing two cities in Santa Fe. This post suggests the need for a systemic approach to create sustainable equity in Santa Fe. And at the end, Land of the Free, Home of the Poor, a PBS… Read More ›
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It Is the US vs. the World as Trump to Announce Exit from Paris Accord and…
This post reviews Trump’s petulant trip to Europe, the reaction of European leaders and now word that Trump plans to fully isolate the US and exit the Paris Accord. Also, a Democracy Now report with an interview that points to… Read More ›
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Clarifying June 10 Training Objectives & An Extraordinary, Inspiring Video
Today’s post clarifies the purpose of the June 10 training, as many have written it sounds very interesting, but they don’t want to canvass. We also provide info about one last time to participate in the Wall of Love, and… Read More ›