Green Socialist Notes

Green Socialist Notes
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Green Socialist Notes is a weekly podcast/livestream devoted to discussing current events and politics from a Green Socialist perspective. Hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party Presidential and Vice Presidential nominees Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker, the weekly program includes commentary on current news and events, occasional guests, and Q&A sessions. Streamed weekly on Tuesday nights at 8:00 PM EST on Howie Hawkins official Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Twitch social media platforms and released as a podcast every Thursday morning.

  1. 2d ago

    Green Socialist Notes, Episode 313 with Special Guest Michael Feinstein

    This week Howie is joined by Mike Feinstein, Green candidate for California Secretary of State, for a conversation about proportional representation in the context of the redistricting wars and the Louisiana v. Callais decision.Links Shared During the Stream:https://feinstein4sos.org/issuesMichael Feinstein, "An Open Letter to My Fellow Secretary of State Candidates: Where Is Our Debate About Democracy?,” Independent Voter News, May 29, 2026, https://ivn.us/an-open-letter-to-my-fellow-secretary-of-state-candidates-where-is-our-debate-about-democracy/Howie Hawkins, "7 Democracy Demands," https://howiehawkins.us/democracy-demands/Green Party US Elections Database, https://www.gpelections.org/ Streamed on 5/30/26 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/JbLNEun100U. 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 out of the 2020 presidential campaign.  Green Socialist Notes seeks to provide both an independent Green Socialist perspective, as well as link listeners up with opportunities to get involved in building a real people-powered movement in their communities. Green Socialist Notes Podcast Every Saturday at 3:00 PM EDT on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch. Every Monday at 7:00 AM EDT on most major podcast outlets. Music by Gumbo le Funque Intro: She Taught Us Outro: #PowerLoveFreedom

    1h 8m

  2. May 25

    Green Socialist Notes, Episode 312 with Special Guest Jett Newton

    This week Howie is joined by Jett Newton, Green candidate in Michigan's 38th State House district. Streamed on 5/23/26 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/BlYrECd1lHg Links shared during the stream: https://jettnewton.org/Duncan Chapel, "The Jugular Named, the Jugular Avoided: Greens Organise After the Wave,” Red Mole Substack, May 22, 2026, https://substack.com/home/post/p-198779808 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 out of the 2020 presidential campaign.  Green Socialist Notes seeks to provide both an independent Green Socialist perspective, as well as link listeners up with opportunities to get involved in building a real people-powered movement in their communities. Green Socialist Notes Podcast Every Saturday at 3:00 PM EDT on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch. Every Monday at 7:00 AM EDT on most major podcast outlets. Music by Gumbo le Funque Intro: She Taught Us Outro: #PowerLoveFreedom

    1h 2m

  3. May 18

    Green Socialist Notes, Episode 311 with Special Guest

    This week Howie is joined by Arshia Papari, a Junior Government Student at the University of Texas at Austin, a Green Candidate for Texas State Representative in House District 49, and the youngest National Co-Chair of the Green Party of the United States. Arshia Papari is a second-generation Iranian-American organizer, strategist, and Green Party candidate for Texas State Representative in House District 49. A proud member of the Green Party and a former Vice-President and Spokesman of Austin Students for a Democratic Society.Arshia has been organizing since high school, on immigrant rights, climate justice, education access, anti-war resistance, and youth power. In recent years, he has led or co-led dozens of campaigns and actions, including student protests for Palestine, protests and walkouts for Immigrants rights and against ICE detention centers, lobbying efforts on immigration, education, free speech, and pro-Palestine legislation, and campaigns for ceasefire and sanctuary resolutions in Texas cities. He has served as a legislative aide in the Texas House of Representatives twice, written and advised on progressive legislation, managed several electoral campaigns, and worked with local coalitions on policy related to the death penalty, public health, migrant defense, and divestment efforts. Arshia helped spearhead organizing for the 2024 Stein/Ware campaign in Austin Texas, managing campus-wide outreach, hosting educational forums, and organizing Professor Ware’s visit to the University of Texas at Austin. His testimony and advocacy in city councils and the state capitol have uplifted the Green Party as a principled alternative to the violence of the status quo. He also has mentored and trained youth organizers across the country, has directed national civic education programs, and helped build the leadership pipelines necessary for sustaining a long-term political movement. His organizing experience includes work on county and state electoral campaigns, climate coalition strategy, campus political engagement, and national legislative tracking for youth-led organizations. Streamed on 5/16/26 Watch the video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnigah3Jixw 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 out of the 2020 presidential campaign.  Green Socialist Notes seeks to provide both an independent Green Socialist perspective, as well as link listeners up with opportunities to get involved in building a real people-powered movement in their communities. Green Socialist Notes Podcast Every Saturday at 3:00 PM EDT on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch. Every Monday at 7:00 AM EDT on most major podcast outlets. Music by Gumbo le Funque Intro: She Taught Us Outro: #PowerLoveFreedom

    1h 5m

  4. May 11

    Green Socialist Notes, Episode 310 with Special Guest Sacha Ismail

    This week Howie is joined by Sacha Ismail, Policy & Education Officer for the Green Party Trade Union Group and Green candidate for Wandsworth Town Council in southwest London, for a discussion of the May 7 local elections.Links Shared During the Stream:Sacha Ismail blog, South London Socialist, https://southlondonsocialist.wordpress.com/Sacha Ismail, “Why I’m standing in the local elections,” South London Socialist, March 30, 2026, https://southlondonsocialist.wordpress.com/2026/03/30/why-im-standing-in-the-local-elections/Green Party of England & Wales, “Election Results,” https://greenparty.org.uk/Scottish Greens, “Scottish Greens Hail Seismic Results,” May 8, 2026, https://greens.scot/news/scottish-greens-hail-seismic-resultBrad Reed, "‘Two Party Politics... Is Dead’ in UK Says Green Party Leader After Labour Thrashed,” Common Dreams, May 8, 2026, https://www.commondreams.org/news/uk-elections-reform-greensEvening Standard, "Local elections 2026 LIVE: Polanski's Green Party storms London as Labour suffers historic defeats,” May 8, 2026, https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/local-elections-2026-latest-live-london-polls-greens-labour-reform-tories-lib-dems-b1281363.htmlKatherine Hearst, "Green Party leader Zack Polanski condemns 'vile antisemitic caricature' in The Times,” Middle East Eye, May 3, 2026, https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-zack-polanski-condemns-vile-antisemitic-caricature-timesMajor British newspapers’ antisemitic cartoon caricatures of Zack Polanski, https://x.com/benphillips76/status/2051909751076975056Sacha Ismail, "The left and antisemitism – thoughts from a Green activist and candidate,” South London Socialist, April 22, 2026, https://southlondonsocialist.wordpress.com/Green Party of England and Wales Workers' Charter, https://greenparty.org.uk/workerscharter/https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/02/24/fourth-anniversary-of-russian-invasion-of-ukrainehttps://ukrainesolidaritycampaign.org/2025/12/23/ukraine-solidarity-motion-to-green-party-of-england-wales-2026-spring-conference/https://ukrainesolidaritycampaign.org/2026/02/13/uk-young-greens-stand-with-ukraine/ Streamed on 5/9/26 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/Ba3JxzTb748 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 out of the 2020 presidential campaign.  Green Socialist Notes seeks to provide both an independent Green Socialist perspective, as well as link listeners up with opportunities to get involved in building a real people-powered movement in their communities. Green Socialist Notes Podcast Every Saturday at 3:00 PM EDT on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch. Every Monday at 7:00 AM EDT on most major podcast outlets. Music by Gumbo le Funque Intro: She Taught Us Outro: #PowerLoveFreedom

    1h 4m

  5. May 4

    Green Socialist Notes, Episode 309

    This week Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Links Shared During the Stream:Ukraine Solidarity Network (US), “Stop Trump’s, Netanyahu’s and Putin’s Wars,” https://www.ukrainesolidaritynetwork.us/stop-trumps-netanyahus-and-putins-wars/Nina Potarska and Andrii Movchan, https://www.instagram.com/sumud_ukrTerrell Starr, "Two Ukrainians Risk It All To Stand With Palestine,” https://terrellstarr.substack.com/p/two-ukrainians-risk-it-all-to-stand"Israeli Navy's criminal attack on Gaza flotilla: Ukrainian team among detained crews." https://mailchi.mp/ukraine-solidarity.eu/free-nina-and-andrii-protect-the-flotilla?e=f947d8a9e0https://newgreenhorizons.us/a-political-paradox-a-progressive-leaning-public-elects-a-far-right-president/ Streamed on 5/2/26 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/gXvbLWC7kKY 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 out of the 2020 presidential campaign.  Green Socialist Notes seeks to provide both an independent Green Socialist perspective, as well as link listeners up with opportunities to get involved in building a real people-powered movement in their communities. Green Socialist Notes Podcast Every Saturday at 3:00 PM EDT on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch. Every Monday at 7:00 AM EDT on most major podcast outlets. Music by Gumbo le Funque Intro: She Taught Us Outro: #PowerLoveFreedom

    1h 4m

  6. Apr 27

    #GreenSocialist Notes, Episode 308

    Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Links shared during the stream:Dan La Botz, "Goodbye to Lenin and Leninism,” Links: International Journal of Socialist Renewal, April 25, 2026, https://links.org.au/goodbye-lenin-and-leninismPaul Le Blanc, “Lenin and today’s socialist struggle in the United States,” Links: International Journal of Socialist Renewal, April 24, 2026, https://links.org.au/lenin-and-todays-socialist-struggle-united-stateshttps://www.kpfk.org/podcasts/solartopia/episode/263-and-earth-day-solartopia/ Streamed on 4/25/26 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/vqdZYofwYJo 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 out of the 2020 presidential campaign.  Green Socialist Notes seeks to provide both an independent Green Socialist perspective, as well as link listeners up with opportunities to get involved in building a real people-powered movement in their communities. Green Socialist Notes Podcast Every Saturday at 3:00 PM EDT on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch. Every Monday at 7:00 AM EDT on most major podcast outlets. Music by Gumbo le Funque Intro: She Taught Us Outro: #PowerLoveFreedom

    1h 3m

  7. Apr 20

    Green Socialist Notes, Episode 307 with Special Guest Linda Pentz Gunter

    This week Howie is joined by Linda Pentz Gunter, Executive Director of Beyond Nuclear, for a discussion about her just-published book: No to Nuclear: Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress and Provokes War.Links Shared During the Stream:Linda Pentz Gunter, No to Nuclear: Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress and Provokes War (Pluto Press, 2026), https://www.plutobooks.com/product/no-to-nuclear/Beyond Nuclear, https://beyondnuclear.org/Howie Hawkins, "Fighting Radioactive Wastewater Dumping from New York to Fukushima,” June 21, 2023, https://howiehawkins.us/project/report-back-from-the-global-greens-congress/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/putin-tried-to-freeze-ukraine-instead-he-sparked-an-energy-revolution/https://howiehawkins.us/reverse-the-new-nuclear-arms-race/https://clamshellalliance.com/ Streamed on 4/18/26 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/Os3LtrRBfEg 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 out of the 2020 presidential campaign.  Green Socialist Notes seeks to provide both an independent Green Socialist perspective, as well as link listeners up with opportunities to get involved in building a real people-powered movement in their communities. Green Socialist Notes Podcast Every Saturday at 3:00 PM EDT on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch. Every Monday at 7:00 AM EDT on most major podcast outlets. Music by Gumbo le Funque Intro: She Taught Us Outro: #PowerLoveFreedom

    1h 3m

  8. Apr 13

    Green Socialist Notes, Episode 306

    Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Links shared on the stream: Logan McMillen, "Are We on the Brink of a Global Debt Crisis?,” The New Republic, April 6, 2026, https://newrepublic.com/article/208466/iran-war-debt-crisis-us-dollar Bill Fletcher Jr, “Demonstrations and Demographics,” Z Network, April 3, 2026, https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/demonstrations-and-demographics/ Carl Davidson, "'No Kings' as Tactics in a Deeper Strategy for November and Beyond,” March 27, 2026, https://myemail.constantcontact.com/-No-Kings--as-Tactics-in-a-Deeper-Strategy-for-November-and-Beyond----March-27--2026.htmlh ttps://newgreenhorizons.us/ballot-access-in-new-york-state-three-times-harder-than-in-putins-russias/ Streamed on 4/11/26 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/vgH293E11sM 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 out of the 2020 presidential campaign.  Green Socialist Notes seeks to provide both an independent Green Socialist perspective, as well as link listeners up with opportunities to get involved in building a real people-powered movement in their communities. Green Socialist Notes Podcast Every Saturday at 3:00 PM EDT on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch. Every Monday at 7:00 AM EDT on most major podcast outlets. Music by Gumbo le Funque Intro: She Taught Us Outro: #PowerLoveFreedom

    1h 7m
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Green Socialist Notes is a weekly podcast/livestream devoted to discussing current events and politics from a Green Socialist perspective. Hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party Presidential and Vice Presidential nominees Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker, the weekly program includes commentary on current news and events, occasional guests, and Q&A sessions. Streamed weekly on Tuesday nights at 8:00 PM EST on Howie Hawkins official Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Twitch social media platforms and released as a podcast every Thursday morning.

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  • Creator
    Green Socialist Notes
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    306
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Green Socialist Notes
  • Show Website
    Green Socialist Notes