September 21st

Friends,  

Just three days ago, I passed the 1,000 mile mark of my journey, and I'm just a couple of days from the Colorado border. With the help of some amazing people in New Mexico, we had a very successful rally at the state capitol, known as the Round House.  

Round House Rally 

My visit Sept. 1 rally at the Round House could not have been possible without the help of a number of volunteers, including Bruce Berlin, John House, Leslie House, Sheila Burns, and Marilyn Winter-Tamkin who did much of the on-the-ground organizing and publicity.   In addition, four state organizations promoted the event and attended:  Common Cause NM, Indivisible Santa Fe, Represent.Us NM, and  Breaking Money's Grip on America.  THANK YOU all, and keep the pressure on for reform in New Mexico!  

Getting Out the Message

Through the hard work of those volunteers, I got two solid radio interviews, and pictures and long caption in the Santa Fe New Mexican. No TV coverage, despite our best efforts.

• August 29, 2023, KTRC Santa Fe/SantaFe.com - The Richard Eeds Show
• September 6, 2023, Santa Fe New Mexican - Walker encourages fixing democracy  (3 photos) 
• September 11, 2023, KCEI Cultural Energy, Taos, NM - Interview with Rick Hubbard
• September 13, 2023, Taos News, My Turn Op-Ed: "Why I've been walking across the country at 82 years old"

Photo Credit:   Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New Mexican

Watch & Share the Santa Fe Video

If you missed the event, a video has now been posted to YouTube of the rally, including some of my solutions for getting our elected representatives working for US, instead of their party agenda and special interest donors!  Apologies: There's a video gap at the 45 minute mark which skips a topic!

 

New "Reasons to Fix Our Democracy" Podcast Next Week! 

Later next week, we'll have a new podcast on the how Congress isn't doing its job, and how better reporting by the media could strengthen our Democracy.  See past episodes and subscribe for free here, or at your favorite podcast platform. 

 

I Couldn't Do This Without YOU!

The great team in New Mexico showed how successful we can be when citizens take action, by organizing, publicizing, driving and showing up.  Be a part of the team!  Sign up to help me cross Colorado and beyond and please buy me a cup of coffee or a tank of gas if you can't help in person!  THANK  YOU!

Onward,

Rick

Rick Hubbard

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