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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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The Wealth & Income Gap
Our country’s ‘wealth’ can be measured in income, accumulated wealth or the Dow Jones, but it can also be measured in completely different terms: quality of life, family security, confidence in the future. Guess what our leaders currently use to… Read More ›
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We Need Leaders for the Long Haul. Here’s How to Join Us.
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Organizing Principles & An Invitation to Act Before January
Not to be dramatic, but our planet and our grandkids’ future is at stake. We can’t sit idly by and wait for someone else to resist. The bad new is, there is no quick fix, no brilliant idea to turn back… Read More ›
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Bob Dylan & George Carlin: Spot On Truth In the Era of Trump
Our artists see things before we do. They understand things we don’t. We should listen to them more carefully and more often. Almost no narrative to today’s blog, just the words of Bob Dylan, and the voices of Patti Smith… Read More ›
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The Trump Cabinet of Horrors & Next Steps for Action Teams
The contrast between who Trump has chosen as his key advisors and who Justin Trudeau has selected in Canada is stunning, but don’t pack your bags for Canada, get active in one of our Action Teams and let’s make Canada’s… Read More ›
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Action Teams Meet & Advance. On Wednesday We Stand with Our Immigrants
Yes the room was crowded, yes it was hard to hear, but well over 150 folks got engaged, great ideas were turned into strategies to be developed, and smaller Team meetings will be held in the first two weeks of January,… Read More ›