Author Archives
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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GOP Leader Declares Trump Presidency “Over,” Naomi Klein Calls for a Movement & What Happens if Trump Cancelled the Election
I’ve read dozens of coronavirus pieces in the last 2-3 days and today I share the best along with an important video from Naomi Klein. We hear from the GOP leader & a piece on Trump trying to secure a… Read More ›
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How Long Will Social Distancing Continue? + a Piece on Suicide Among Rural Farmers
Links to two COVID-19, one projecting how long social distancing will be required and a 2nd on why people should NOT shop again unless absolutely necessary. Plus we break from coronavirus and examine the plight of rural farmers.
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Is Anyone Else Feeling _______? Fill in the Blank. We Reflect On A Mind-Boggling Week
As unsettling, scary and just plain eerie as last week was, I expect that it is only going to get weirder and worse over the next weeks. Today we offer thoughts and tools for enduring & a look back at… Read More ›
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An Important Coronavirus Message from Albert Hsu, LANL Scientist
HSU lays out very clearly the science behind this epidemic and why it is indeed an enormous threat to millions of Americans. We then provide a spiritual view on the epidemic from Paul Levy.
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Social Distancing: What it is, why it works & what you should do
We provide links to 4 excellent articles, a hilarious clip from Trevor Noah shredding Trump’s pronouncements, and then conclude with a video on the virus from Bernie, just so you can be reminded what leadership looks like.
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NM State of Emergency: Retake Cancels Mtg. Will Use Zoom
The Governor asked organizations to cancel large meetings, so Retake will replace our in-person March 17 meeting with web-based Zoom, available statewide. Sit-in on Friday will be staged, but with “social distancing.”