Solartopia Green Power & Wellness Hour

MIRACLES IN MI, GA & NY….MAJOR VICTORIES FOR ELECTION PROTECTION - 01.22.21

This weekly Grassroots Election Protection Zoom (#36) is made joyful by major victories that have moved the nation.

In Michigan, JAN BENDOR reports on an extremely powerful anti-gerrymandering amendment that establishes a multi-partisan commission to draw up redistricting lines. 

This complex, democracy-based system will bring competitive Congressional and legislative races to a state previously defined by corruption and theft.

We also talk with RAY MCCLENDON about the “Georgia Miracle”—the fantastic grassroots campaign that unseated two incumbent US Senators and shifted the balance of power in  Washington.

Ray details how the Atlanta NAACP served as the epicenter of an on-the-ground movement that drove an unprecedented turnout of voters of youth and color.

Ray’s outline should serve as a template for future pro-democracy campaigning throughout the US, for years to come.

Then we hear from HOWIE HAWKINS and JULIE WEINER about yet another major victory in New York, where election commissioners have postponed a decision on new voting machines.

The machines are angrily opposed by democracy advocates, but corporate lobbying made their certification seem certain.

Grassroots opposition intervened, however, and a decision won’t be made for two more weeks. 

We end by initiating what will be an on-going dialog about proposed federal legislation (HR-1) that could democratize even more of our nation’s electoral process.

 So there is MUCH MORE TO COME….

CELEBRATING EP VICTORIES IN GA & MI WHILE SURFING A COUP

Amidst an astonishing moment in our history, ignited by an election that wasn’t stolen, we dissect huge steps forward in Election Protection.

ANDREA MILLER (People Demanding Action), EMILY LEVY (Scrutineers) and CHRISTIAN NUNES (National Organization for Women) all report on the amazing grassroots upheaval in Georgia.

With a voter turnout that exceeded all expectations, these three great activists explain the revolutionary coordination in voter protection, voter turnout and ballot counting that turned the tide in KKK country.

We also hear in stunning detail from JAN BENDOR on huge electoral reforms in Michigan, where laws against gerrymandering and for universal hand-marked/scanned/counted ballots turned a tide.  This we will continue next week. 

From legendary Election Protection activist LULU FRIESDAT we confront a move to certify deeply flawed voting machines in New York State.

And then we plunge into the sordid details of January Sixth’s attempted coup d’etat with a very wide range of experts, including the legendary RABBI MARC GOPAN and many others.

Amidst it all we conjure the muscular spirit of ARNOLD SCHARZENEGGER and his now legendary comparison between the Trump Coup and Hitler’s Kristallnacht. 

It’s an astounding round-table of the airwaves you won’t want to miss in the midst of astounding times. 

Solartopia Green Power and Wellness Hour - 01.07.21

VICTORY IN GA, INSANITY IN DC


In this LIVE podcast we celebrate an EARTH-CHANGING double-victory in Georgia, made possible by amazingly powerful on-the-ground grassroots organizing.

RAY MCCLENDON of the Atlanta NAACP explains how “ground game” campaigning brought a huge turnout to Georgia’s two pivotal US Senate races, making Kamela Harris the new Majority Leader and moving the Congress forever left.

With CHRISTIAN NUNES of the National Organization for Women, we explore the nuts and bolts of how grassroots organizers turned Georgia politics forever upside down.

Speaking of which….we then delve into the astonishing attempted coup d’etat by Donald Trump and his fascist MAGAs.  In a “Day that Will Live in Infamy,” January 6 has forever changed American politics.

For a full 40 minutes we segue into as deep a discussion of this assault on democracy as you’ll ever hear.

 For that segment, after our hour with Green Power & Wellness, find the link in the zoom archive of www.electionprotection2024.org.

US democracy was challenged on that way, and has clearly survived.  Listen in for an amazing discussion of exactly how….

Solartopia Green Power and Wellness Hour - 12.31.20

LAST TRAIN TO SAVING THE GEORGIA ELECTIONS

 

 

The hugely publicized special US Senate runoffs in Georgia will determine control of the upper house….and of much of the political agenda for years to come.

 

This Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Coalition zoom gathering #33 gets into the deep detail of how the election will be conducted and protected.

 

We’re joined again by RAY MCCLENDON, political direction of the Atlanta NAACP, who fills us in on what’s happening on the ground with getting out the vote.

 

We also hear from JEANNE DUFORT of Citizens for Good Governance on the complex interior of how the election will be conducted.

 

From JENNIFER TANNER, EMILY LEVY, LORA CHAMBERLAIN, DON WOLF, JOHN BRAKEY, BOB FITRAKIS & others we cover much of the ground we’ll need to see in making sure the vote count actually matches the public will.

 

The Fate of the Earth is now in the hands of the voters of Georgia.  Listen to find out how we can honor what they have to say.  

 

Solartopia Green Power and Wellness Hour - 12.24.20

DEEP IN THE GEORGIA-GEDDON ELECTION WEEDS

 

 

Our emergency election protection excursion takes us today deep into the weeds of Georgia.  

 

As we face the most critical pair of US Senate runoffs in our nation’s history, we take on the details on exactly how this election will be conducted and how it must be protected. 

 

We start with RAY MCCLENDON, political director of the Atlanta NAACP, which is at the heart of the all-important voter turnout. 

 

 Ray has been coordinating the critical Get Out The Vote campaigns meant to raise the turnout among the African-American, Hispanic and Asian-American communities.  

 

His success at bringing citizens to the polls will determine control of the United States Senate.

 

He is followed by the legendary MARILYN MARKS and LIZ THROOP of the Coalition for Good Governance.  

 

The CGG has led the way in plumbing the depths of how Georgia’s election apparatus has been manipulated to serve the interests of the entrenched elite.

 

In particular we focus on the entirely extraneous ballot marking devices foisted on the system by the secretary of state.  

 

These machines make the voting process unnecessarily complex and vulnerable to hacking.  We need to know them inside & out!

Solartopia Green Power and Wellness Hour - 12.17.20

D-DAY FOR DIVERSITY IN GEORGIA

 

 

Just 3 weeks away from America’s decisive January 5 Senate run-offs in Georgia, we are joined in our 31st GRASSROOTS EMERGENCY ELECTION PROTECTION COALITION zoom gathering with an astonishing diversity of democracy advocates.

 

Public Service Commission candidate DANIEL BLACKMAN explains his campaign’s vital focus on the broadband and nuke power issues likely to expand grassroots turnout in the state’s rural counties.

 

CHRISTIAN NUNES, President of the National Organization for Women, tells us in critical detail how her legendary movement builds participation in America’s democratic process.

 

A focus on women of Asian descent is discussed by HEDY TRIPP, who introduces us to ASKA MAHMOOD of the Georgia Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

 

DANIEL NELSON of the Standing Rock-based Indigenous election protection campaign explains its focus on turning out Native American voters in the upcoming Georgia vote.

 

From the Atlanta NAACP, RAY MCCLENDON explains his legendary powerful group’s GOTV efforts and its need for large-scale funding.

 

We’re also joined by EMILY LEVY of Scrutineers, who discusses her groups efforts to train and deploy grassroots organizers.

 

And by other great Election Protectionists working at the Grassroots.

 

If you are at all aware of Georgia's upcoming January 5 three-race mega-runoff, don’t miss this call!!

Solartopia Green Power and Wellness Hour - 12.11.20

MARCHING MILITIAS IN MICHIGAN, HOT/HEAVY IN GA, & IS TRUMP DONE IN 2020?

 

First we hear from MAUREEN TAYLOR, who reports on the militia madness in Michigan.

 

We then jump into the epic battle for a Public Service Commission seat and and 2 US Senate seats in Georgia as they boil down to voter registration and turnout.  

 

We’re joined for that by CHERYLE MOSES of Progressive Democrats of America to talk about her work in Gwynette County….

 

…by RAY MCCLENDON of the Atlanta NAACP…

 

….by JOEL SEGAL of ELECTIONPROTECTION2024.org

 

Safe energy activist Glenn Carroll explains the true nuclear catastrophe at Plant Vogtle in GA and how it might affect the PSC and Senate races.

 

…by HEDY TRIPP in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and many more.

 

We also hear from ATTY. BOB FITRAKIS & others about the deep Constitutional issues surrounding Trump’s assault on the US electoral system.

 

With the US Supreme Court’s rejection of a Trump challenge to the vote count in PA, this phase of the election may be over.  Or is it?

 

Stay Tuned!!!

Solartopia Green Power and Wellness Hour - ON THE GROUND IN GEORGIA; IN THE COURTS AGAINST THE COUP - 12.03.20

ON THE GROUND IN GEORGIA; IN THE COURTS AGAINST THE COUP

 

 

As Trump closes in on destroying the republic, our absolutely jammed 90-minute zoom covers:

 

The birth of our four-year campaign to guarantee a reformed electoral system, including universal hand-marked / scanned / hand-counted paper, ballots, an end to gerrymandering, abolition of the Electoral College and much more.

Check out the laundry list at www.ELECTIONPROTECTION2024.org.  Hear co-convenor JOEL SEGAL. 

 

The nitty-gritty from the Georgia grassroots, featuring the great RAY MCCLENDON of the ATLANTA NAACP.  We go into deep detail on how YOU can help drive the turnout in the upcoming Georgia US Senate runoffs, and the pivotal race for the Public Service Commission.

 

The very latest from the attempted Trump coup, with legal experts BOB FITRAKIS, PAUL LEHTO, RAY LUTZ and more.  This shifting catastrophe being choreographed from the White House has turned our nation upside down.  Hear the deep details and prepare for the worst.

 

And see us again Monday, 5-6:30pm eastern time via www.grassrootsep.org, or stay tuned for the re-podcast here at the Green Power & Wellness Show at prn.fm.  Thanks!

Solartopia Green Power and Wellness Hour - 11.25.20

GRASSROOTS GEORGIA

 

In the midst of this historic call, we get two major pieces of news:  Trump has released funds for the Biden transition, and Sen. Diane Feinstein will step down from the minority chair of Senate Judiciary Committee.  

 

 

The fate of the US Senate now turns on two high-profile races in Georgia.  Getting out the vote along with protecting the vote count are at the core of the American future.

 

We cover this hallowed ground in our GRASSROOTS EMERGENCY ELECTION PROTECTION ZOOM #28.

 

We begin with the great ANDREA MILLER, whose People Demanding Action is leading the grassroots Get-Out-The-Vote movement on the ground in Georgia.

 

We’re joined by Ray McClelland, political director of the Atlanta NAACP.

 

DANIEL SHEEHAN of the Dakota Pipeline Resistance and the Indigenous movement for voter rights checks in.

 

As does HEDY TRIPP, who informs us of movements among the Muslim and South Asian communities to protect and count the vote.

 

With the usual crew of genius Election Protection activists, we cover the hallowed ground of the movement that gave us hand-marked/counted paper ballots.

 

There is no doubt  this way of voting protected the swing state recounts, and changed the outcome of this election.  Can we do it again in 2024?

Solartopia Green Power and Wellness Hour - GEORGIA! GEORGIA!! GEORGIA!!! - 11.19.20

GEORGIA!  GEORGIA!!  GEORGIA!!!

In our Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Coalition Zoom #27 we go all-out to explore the realities of the upcoming special elections in Georgia that will choose two US Senators and a member of the state’s Public Service Commission.

These two Senate seats will decide who will control the Congressional Upper Chamber.  Both are run-offs.  And both bring with them extremely complex challenges for election protection activists.

We are joined by legendary civil rights activists REVEREND GERALD DURLEY and REVEREND LEO WOODBURY.  We are also joined the Atlanta NAACP’s Political Director RAY MCCLENDON, as well as ALAN MINSKY, Political Director of Progressive Democrats of America.

We run the gamut in this gathering of Georgia’s voter registration, vote by mail, ballot counting and other issues.  The January 6 process will be controlled by the election boards of Georgia’s 159 counties.  About 19 of them contain some 77% of the African-American voters in Georgia, a population that accounts for about 30% of the state’s overall electorate.

Overall Georgia 2021 will become a generic test case for the ability of an informed citizenry to conduct a truly free, fair and accurate accounting of the will of a state’s population.  We will continue with this in-depth exploration right up to the day it happens.