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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.

• Advances In Rethinking Our Democracy & Legislative Update

  By paulgibson51 on April 8, 2021 • ( 3 )

  

  Today, we update you on what we’ve been doing, reading and viewing to continue our movement toward creating Rethink Our Democracy with a focus on the appropriate function of governance and government.

• Inspiring Border Partnership Worthy of Your Support, Joe Monahan on Wednesday & Rethink Our Democracy Vision, Purpose and Scope of Work

  By paulgibson51 on April 5, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  Today we share our Rethink Our Democracy vision, purpose and scope of work statement and ask for your feedback. In just a week, we have achieved 80% of our fundraising goal to kick off the 501c3, needing just under $2000… Read More ›

• Cannabis Passes, Stansbury Edges Sedillo-Lopez, a Review of Biden’s Infrastructure Plan & What Rethink Our Democracy Is Reading & Viewing

  By paulgibson51 on April 1, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  NM Legislative Update, Biden’s Transition Proposal, Social Housing, Community Land Trusts, George Lakoff, De-Funding Fox, Marijuana, Nick Estes, Community Wealth Building, and more on the Retake’s new Rethink venture. Read on!

• The Last Word About SB 66, the 36% Rate Cap, Misleading Industry Information; We Could Have Built a Better Case

  By paulgibson51 on March 29, 2021 • ( 3 )

  

  On Saturday we wrote about Retake’s transition, the launch of Rethink Our Democracy, and a critical need for contributions right now to help us develop a 501c3. Sadly, the donate button was corrupted and failed to work. It works now…. Read More ›

• Retake Takes a Hiatus to Rethink Our Path to a Sustainable Organization

  By paulgibson51 on March 27, 2021 • ( 7 )

  

  Tomorrow or Monday, we will ask you to take one more action in relation to SB 66, but today we announce an expansion of Retake’s work and ask for your input and support. Lastly, we offer our thanks to all… Read More ›

• Vaccine Update, NM Counties Opening Up, Plus More on How the Predatory Lending Bill Was Gutted

  By paulgibson51 on March 25, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  We drove to Amarillo on Tuesday for our second vaccine shot and yesterday both of us were waylaid by mild flu-like symptoms. Today we’re back with updates on NM counties opening up and an interesting take on how lobbyists led… Read More ›