Green Socialist Notes

This special episode is a workshop titled "Understanding Queer Geographies," which was presented at the 2021 Green Party US Annual National Meeting. This workshop encourages organizers, activists, and campaigners to attain foundational knowledge of the queer community and intersecting issues within their space. Participants will learn about, but not limited to: basic terminology, identities, myths...

This week Howie talks about the Dems' Reconciliation Bill, three areas where Biden is maintaining Trump policies, and is joined by Edwin DeJesus, Green candidate for City Council in New York City, District 22. Learn more, get involved, and donate to Edwin's campaign at: https://www.edwinfornyc.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LightsCameraEdwin Twitter: https://twitter.com/edwinfornyc Instag...

Plurality voting in single-member-districts has always prevented the Green Party as well as women and people of color from getting their fair and proportional share of representation. This problem has become worse in recent years because the Republicans have become not merely a conservative party but an extremist racist far-right party.   Progressive voters feel compelled more than ever...

Howie will be discussing the new version of the voting rights initiative in the Senate, taking viewer questions, and more. Streamed on 9/25/2021 Watch the video at: https://youtu.be/Fh0GZtpq0Ck Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee , Howie Hawkins.  Started as a weekly campaign livestream in the spring of 2020, the...

There is a growing number of ecosocialists in the Green Party. Many of us believe that the next step in the evolution of our Party is a move towards becoming an ecosocialist Party. Many ecosocialists remain outside of our Party. We believe that moving towards an ecosocialist definition can bring many new people at a time our Party is under attack.    Presented at the 2021 Green Party Ann...

Streamed on 9/18/2021 Watch the video at: https://youtu.be/cmeBcz2wG8c Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee , Howie Hawkins.  Started as a weekly campaign livestream in the spring of 2020, the streams have continued post elections and are now under the umbrella of the Green Socialist Organizing Project, which grew...

Join Howie as he talks about 9/11 20 years later and takes viewer questions. Streamed on 9/11/2021 Watch the video at: https://youtu.be/PzpbBghBSDM Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential and vice presidential nominees , Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker.  Started as a weekly campaign livestream in the spring of 2020, the stre...

Join us for a special episode brought to you buy the Education Working Group of the Green Socialist Organizing Project.  This episode, hosted by Green Party US Co-Chair, Garret Wasserman, and IL Green Party Co-Chair and Former Green Party US Co-Chair, AJ Reed, is the first in a series of workshops on How to Run a Reading/Discussion Group. Murray Bookchin, who founded social ecology, a theory...

Howie is back to talk about current events and take viewer questions. Streamed on 9/4/2021 Watch the video at: https://youtu.be/FBIBpbEspak Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential and nominee , Howie Hawkins.  Started as a weekly campaign livestream in the spring of 2020, the streams have continued post elections and are now...

Howie returns after a week off and is joined by campaign team members, Andrea Merida and Chris Blankenhorn, to talk about current events and take viewer questions.  Streamed on 8/28/21 Watch the video at: https://youtu.be/KGwUJs71sxc Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential and vice presidential nominees , Howie Hawkins and A...

Streamed on 8/14/2021 Watch the video at: https://youtu.be/NMsKijE1pfQ Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential and vice presidential nominees , Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker.  Started as a weekly campaign livestream in the spring of 2020, the streams have continued post elections and are now under the umbrella of the Green...

Streamed on 8/7/2021 Watch the video at: https://youtu.be/JbJmaKAHuhw Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential and vice presidential nominees , Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker.  Started as a weekly campaign livestream in the spring of 2020, the streams have continued post elections and are now under the umbrella of the Green...

This week Howie talks about Murray Bookchin 15 years after his death, the passing of Glen Ford, and the Democrats' failure to fight for the working-class as the eviction moratorium expires and expanded unemployment benefits and student loan relief expirations looming on the horizon.  Followed by questions and answers with viewers.  Streamed on 7/31/2021 Watch the video at: https://youtu....

This week, Howie is joined on the podcast by Frank Chapman of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression to talk about Chicago's passage of a community control of the police ordinance, followed by a question and answer session with viewers. Streamed on 7/24/2021 Watch the video at: https://youtu.be/gn1vSk7g_A8 Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Gr...

Streamed on 7/11/2021 Watch the video at: https://youtu.be/VN9mi4iJZ5I Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential and vice presidential nominees , Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker.  Started as a weekly campaign livestream in the spring of 2020, the streams have continued post elections and are now under the umbrella of the Green...

Howie talks about Sha'Carri Richardson, indigenous boarding schools, and voting rights and democracy, before taking questions from viewers. 00:00: Intro - Sha’Carri Richardson 01:45: Intro - Dept of Interior indigenous boarding schools investigation 02:20: Intro - Voting rights and democracy 13:30: Increasing the number of US House seats 16:30: Equal representation of candidates 18:30: HR1 22:55:...

Howie and Angela talk about Juneteenth, HR1, Biden's infrastructure bill, organizing, and take viewer questions.  00:00: Intro - Bethesda African Cemetery Juneteenth (Howie) 05:45: Intro - Juneteenth (Angela) 09:50: 13th Amendment 14:15: Reconstruction post Civil War 23:15: Teaching Juneteenth in elementary education 27:00: Juneteenth and the abolition of slavery 33:05: Strategy for fighting...

This week Howie and Angela talk about the war on whistle blowers, the filibuster, Kamala Harris' immigration statements, some book promos, and take viewer questions! 00:00: Intro: War on whistleblowers (Howie) 02:00: Intro: Manchin and the filibuster 08:15: Intro: Kamala Harris on immigration (Angela) 11:35: Intro: Fourth Stimulus check (Angela) 13:55: Intro: The Queens English - New Book Promo (A...

Angela is working this week, so Howie talks about the attacks on US democracy and takes viewer questions on topics ranging from organizing locally to the filibuster to election observers. 00:00: Intro: Attacks on democracy (Howie) 10:00: New York municipal elections 11:30: International monitors of US elections 12:45: Direct democracy 16:20: 2024 17:15: Building at the local level 21:45: Shutting...

Howie and Angela are back (along with Angela's dogs) for another episode of Green Socialist Notes.  They talk about topics from the filibuster to bodily autonomy to organizing and more! 00:00: Intro (Howie): Filibuster and RCV 10:12: Intro (Angela): Reproductive Freedom Bills and Pride Month 11:45: Dems scapegoating the GOP 13:25: Conservatives and the PRO Act 16:25: Dems waiting to 2022 to m...

This week Angela returns (she's been working long hours) and Howie and Angela give their takes on current events and take viewer questions. Streamed on 5/22/2021 Watch the video at: https://youtu.be/yYSUqIwk0jw Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential and vice presidential nominees , Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker.  Started...

This week, at our new day/time, Howie talks about the conflicts in Palestine and Columbia and takes viewer questions on a wide range of topics.  00:00: Intro: US Imperialism: Israel, Columbia, and Beyond 06:40: NY Democrats attack third parties ballot access 11:25: Response to “both sides” messaging in regard to Israel/Palestine 12:35: Media portrayal of the conflict in Palestine 14:05: Pales...

Howie Hawkins is joined by whistleblower John Kiriakou, a former CIA analyst and case officer, former senior investigator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and former counterterrorism consultant.  Kiriakou revealed that waterboarding torture was not just what some rogue agents were doing, but rather it was an established policy of the US government.  For that revelation, he ser...

This week Howie and Angela talks about Biden's American Families Plan and takes viewer questions ranging from the COVID vaccine distribution to Biden's imperialism to Green campaigns.  00:00: Intro/Biden’s Climate Plan: A Promise He Can’t Keep 04:00: American Families Plan 17:25: Vaccine distribution 21:15: Biden bombing Syria 22:50: What if a progressive wins the Dem nomination in 2024? 27:3...

On this special episode Howie talks about the Red and Green History of May Day and then takes viewer questions. Streamed on 5/1/2021 Watch the video at: https://youtu.be/6BqFfYu4hmc Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential and vice presidential nominees , Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker.  Started as a weekly campaign livestre...