Originally posted soon after the election, we keep this post on the home page as it outlines how Retake Our Democracy has been formed and how its Action Teams will engage, educate, and activate our communities.
In this post, an Obama staffer makes the same point I made yesterday about the need for Sunday turning into a sustained movement. Also video from the Santa Fe march; a link to It Can’t Happen Here, a scary comparison between today and 1930 Germany; questions about Internet security in this scary time; and book group,…
The blog describes a guide for resisting the Trump agenda that has gone viral, an insightful article about depression, anxiety and the most healthy reaction to Trump’s election, an update on Verde and Somos Un Pueblo Unido (both good news–we need it), and a plea for Peltier whose time is running out for clemency: What…
This blog focuses on how race has been used to divide us and how effective activism should be informed by both race and class. Links are provided to essays by Ian Haney-López, Robert Reich, and Bill Ayers and a model for how a City can stand against the looming threats to democracy.
Somos Un Pueblo Unido has submitted a resolution to strengthen Santa Fe’s Sanctuary City initiative and the Bureau of Land Management is taking comment on the Verde Transmission line that would desecrate the Pojoaque Valley. Women’s March details Albuquerque & Santa Fe.
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 the clock. We have to face this reality and challenge it.
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 reality ours. To find out more about Trump’s Ship of Fools and Action Team Next Steps,…
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, but tomorrow we stand with Somos Un Pueblo Unido.
We will meet at the Santa Fe National Cemetery at 1pm today with television and print media coming, our Mayor and others speaking. This blog includes video from Standing Rock, explains why we are not going to Allsups, why you should turn off your phone before coming to the protest, and more…
400 people packed the hall, 250 signed up to get active, 9 speakers explained what we do next. We have a plan of action emerging. Complete video of each speaker and details on the meeting…