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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.

• Standing Rock and NM Election: A Time for Action

  By paulgibson51 on November 2, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  It would be easy to let the non-stop muck of this campaign paralyze you, to give up. But that is what “they” want. Fox, Koch, Trump–they want to dispirit us and while we sulk, they steal more of our future…. Read More ›

• New Energy Economy & Retake the Roundhouse Present Standing Rock Petitions to Udall & Lujan

  By paulgibson51 on October 30, 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  With less than 24 hours to organize, New Energy Economy and Retake the Roundhouse joined forces, collected over 1000 signed petitions and at 8 AM Saturday, drew about 75 protestors to the Center for Progress & Justice in Santa Fe. Guess what… Read More ›

• Berniacs-Get Active We Need to Save NM

  By paulgibson51 on October 23, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  OK, we got robbed. Many of us have been living in a ‘what if’ blur for two months. But we have 16 days and some very important races that need your support. Please get to it.

• We Have Sunk to New Lows as a Country & State

  By paulgibson51 on October 16, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  The political dialogue has sunk to such lows (again), that I thought I’d lighten it up a bit and call out the cute kitty imagery. He is praying for our future.  But no matter how low the political debate goes,… Read More ›

• Less Than a Month To Go. Time to Get Active: Canvass, Phone Bank, Donate

  By paulgibson51 on October 13, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  With a month to go this is Get Out The Vote Time. This issue includes info on three key races with strongly progressive Democratic candidates facing very tough House races. The margin will be razor thin and so your calls, donations, or… Read More ›

• A Focus on Voter Registration, Voter Suppression, and the Myth of Voter Fraud

  By paulgibson51 on October 9, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  The GOP would have you believe that one of the greatest threats to our democracy is widespread voter fraud. This blog debunks the myth of voter fraud, describes the real threat of cyber hacking voting booths, and presents Oregon’s Motor… Read More ›