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This week Howie is joined by Mike Feinstein, who operates the Green Party US Elections Database, for a discussion of Green candidates to watch in the 2026 general election. Links Shared During the Stream:GPUS Elections Database, https://www.gpelections.org/Catherine Cluett Pactol, "Meet the contenders in the unusual 3-party race for West Maui's House seat,” Hawaiʻi Public Radio, Oct. 21, 2026, https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2026-10-21/meet-the-contenders-in-the-unusual-3-party-race-for-west-mauis-house-seatHowie Hawkins, “The Trump-Putin October Offensive Against Ukraine,” New Politics, Oct. 23, 2026, https://newpol.org/the-trump-putin-october-offensive-against-ukraine/Ukraine Solidarity Network, "Solidarity with Vladyslav Starodubtsev. Fight Fascism.,” New Politics, Oct. 23, 2026, https://newpol.org/solidarity-with-vladyslav-starodubtsev-fight-fascism/Ukraine Solidarity Network, "Open Letter to Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi: Attack on veteran and historian Vladyslav Starodubtsev — a gift to Russia’s propagandists,” https://www.ukrainesolidaritynetwork.us/Streamed on 10/24/26 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/33NynRyu5Mo 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

Howie is joined by Sacha Ismail, a British Green Party, trade union, and Ukraine solidarity activist, for a discussion about the controversies coming out of recent conference of the Green Party of England and Wales. Links Shared on the Stream: Sacha Ismail blog, South London Socialist, https://southlondonsocialist.wordpress.com/Sacha Ismail, "The left and antisemitism – thoughts from a Green activist and candidate,” South London Socialist, April 22, 2026, https://southlondonsocialist.wordpress.com/2026/04/22/the-left-and-antisemitism-thoughts-from-a-green-activist-and-candidate/#more-6472Sacha Ismail, "Feda Shahin, Lubna Speitan and “Zionist” Bolsheviks,” South London Socialist, October 6, 2026, https://southlondonsocialist.wordpress.com/2026/10/06/feda-shahin-lubna-speitan-and-the-bolsheviks/Chris Jarvis, “Green Party abandons opposition to nuclear power,” Left Foot Forward, October 5, 2026, https://leftfootforward.org/2026/10/green-party-abandons-opposition-to-nuclear-power/Matthew Pearce, "Green party drops longstanding opposition to nuclear power,” The Guardian, October 5, 2026, https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/05/green-party-nuclear-power-policySacha Ismail, "The Green Party and solidarity with Ukraine: where next?,” Ukraine Solidarity Campaig, October 6, 2026, https://ukrainesolidaritycampaign.org/2026/10/06/the-green-party-and-solidarity-with-ukraine-where-next/Sacha Ismail, "Only delegates from local parties can make Green Party conference democratic,” South London Socialist, October 7, 2026, https://southlondonsocialist.wordpress.com/2026/10/07/only-delegates-from-local-parties-can-make-green-party-conference-democratic/Green Party Autumn Conference 2026 Agenda: https://howiehawkins.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Green_Party_Autumn_Conference_2026_-_Final_Agenda_v4.2-1.pdfGPEW Zionism is Racism Resolution, https://greens4palestine.uk/assets/motion-a3-zionism-is-racism.pdf Streamed on 10/17/26 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/6f-lpbpexYc 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

Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Streamed on 10/10/26 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/RteMGDaWQmg 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

This week Howie is joined by Natallia Yaroshenko, a Ukrainian ecologist and educator, for a discussion about the environmental consequences of Russia’s war against Ukraine.Links Shared During the StreamNataliia Yaroshenko et al., en WAR mental (comic book), https://drive.google.com/file/d/15QHwxL-CWn1SCm25_pN5pNYXzgWBSVXM/viewIryna Kovalenko, “Kakhovka: Inside Russia's Massive Ecocide in the War Against Ukraine,” Ukraine World, June 5, https://ukraineworld.org/en/articles/analysis/kakhovka-inside-russias-massive-ecocide-war-against-ukraineOleksii Kryvobok, "Life After Kakhovka Dam Destruction: A New Beginning,” EOS Data Analytics, October 17, 2026, https://eos.com/blog/life-after-kakhovka-dam-destruction-a-new-beginning/Kollen Post, "‘Nuclear blackmail:’ Russia strikes Chornobyl as world leaders gather for Munich Security Conference,” Kyiv Independent, February 14, 2026, https://kyivindependent.com/nuclear-blackmail-russia-strikes-chornobyl-as-munich-security-conference-kicks-off/Ukraine Solidarity Campaign (UK), “Free the Zaporizhzhia 15,” https://ukrainesolidaritycampaign.org/2026/08/17/freez15/James Glanz, "Why the Evidence Suggests Russia Blew Up the Kakhovka Dam,” New York Times, June 16, 2023, https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/06/16/world/europe/ukraine-kakhovka-dam-collapse.htmlInternational Convoy in Solidarity with Ukraine, https://solidarityconvoyukraine.com Streamed on 10/3/26 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/lIZd3FRKwaw 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

This week Howie is joined by Simón Rodríguez, a Venezuelan socialist in Partido Socialismo y Libertad and author of Why Chavismo Failed, for a discussion about the current situation in Venezuela. Streamed on 9/26/26 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/gCwajW4h4tw 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

This week Howie is joined by Jay Walker and Riley Mahon of the Green Party of Allegheny County (PA), who present a workshop on local party building. https://www.alleghenygreens.org/ https://www.yesgp.org/ Streamed on 9/19/26 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/rIOf2u41Q3Q 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

Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Streamed on 9/12/26 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/CLfrgDnOATY 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

This week Howie is at the Socialism 2026 conference, so we will be airing an interview he conducted at the Dnipro Ukrainian Cultural Center in Buffalo, NY.Guests:Lukia Costello - Spark Filmmakers Collaborative (Buffalo)Emil Bandriwsky - Dnipro Ukrainian Cultural Center (Buffalo)Matthew Zawisky - Narodnij Dim (Buffalo) Streamed on 9/5/26 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/rb7gt2AIxbE 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

This week Howie is joined by Gary Swing, Green candidate for Arizona’s 6th Congressional District. Streamed on 8/29/26 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/4O0UeDMJn5E 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

This week Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Streamed on 8/22/26 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/2VgdFS8fSAY 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

This week Howie talks about the current political climate ahead of the midterms and takes viewer questions. Streamed on 8/15/26 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/v7Ik_U9d10c 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

This week Howie will be joined by Ukrainian socialist Andriy Movchan for a discussion about his participation in the Global Sumud Flotilla to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza and the importance of international Left support for both the Ukrainian and Palestinian struggles for national liberation.Links Shared During the Stream:Andriy Movchan, "The Russian Idée Fixe,” CounterPunch, January 1, 2026, https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/01/the-russian-idee-fixe/Andriy Movchan, "Liquidating the Legacy of Revolution: Ideology of the Russian Invasion,” CounterPunch, February 24, 2023, https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/02/24/liquidating-the-legacy-of-revolution-ideology-of-the-russian-invasion/Andriy Movchan, "Socialists and the national question in Ukraine, yesterday and today,” Links: International Journal of Socialist Renewal, May 31, 2025, https://links.org.au/socialists-and-national-question-ukraine-yesterday-and-todayAndriy Movchan, "From the Global Sumud Flotilla: An interview with Ukrainian organizer Andriy Movchan,” International Workers League, April 28, 2026, https://litci.org/en/from-the-global-sumud-flotilla-an-interview-with-ukrainian-organizer-andriy-movchan/Andriy Movchan, "‘No one has strengthened the Ukrainian far-right more than Putin’,” Links: International Journal of Socialist Renewal, June 1, 2025, https://links.org.au/no-one-has-strengthened-ukrainian-far-right-more-putinAndriy Movchan, "For an Anti-Imperialist Leftist movement,” Osservatorio balcani caucaso transeuropa, June 24, 2026, https://www.balcanicaucaso.org/en/cp_article/for-an-anti-imperialist-leftist-movement-an-interview-with-andriy-movchan/"Interview with Andriy Movchan, who sailed to Gaza with the Global Sumud Flotilla," Transnational Institute for Social Ecology, May 27, 2026, https://www.trise.net/2026/05/27/interview-with-andriy-movchan-who-sailed-to-gaza-with-the-global-sumud-flotilla/Andriy Movchan, "An Interview on the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza,” CounterPunch, June 25, 2026, https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/06/25/an-interview-on-the-global-sumud-flotilla-to-gaza/ Streamed on 8/8/26 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/TLB-xLFtYB0 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

This week Howie is joined by Nina Potarska, a Ukrainian feminist, peace, and social activist, who will talk about her participation in the recent Global Sumud Flotilla to break the blockade of Gaza and her peace-building work in Ukraine. Streamed on 8/1/26 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/VslhzK6t1-k 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

This week Howie is joined by Dr. Marie Therese Merhej Seif, a Member of the Political Board of the Green Party of Lebanon (GPL), where she champions a green political vision rooted in ecological responsibility, social justice, transparency, and inclusive decision-making. Within the party, she works to advance climate resilience, renewable energy, sustainable cities, and biodiversity protection, while placing gender equality at the heart of environmental policy and governance.She also serves as UNEP's Regional Facilitator for Major Groups and Stakeholders (MGS) for the West Asia Region, representing civil society perspectives in UNEP regional processes and strengthening dialogue between stakeholders, governments, and environmental actors.A committed advocate for women's leadership, Marie Therese is Gender Focal Point for the Arab Region within the Arab Network for Environment and Development (RAED), promoting gender-responsive climate policy across Arab civil society. She is a member of the UNEP Women's Major Group and the IPEN Women's Caucus, and was elected to the G100 Global Network of Women Leaders, representing the Environment, Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Oceans sector.A Lebanese architect with a PhD in Forestry Engineering and Sustainable Development, and President of the Human Environmental Association for Development (HEAD), Marie Therese continues to bridge green politics, environmental governance, and women's leadership—building a more just, sustainable, and gender-equal Lebanon and Arab region. Streamed on 7/25/26 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/t4pmuvZG3m0 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

This week Howie is joined by Victor Hernandez, Green candidate for California State Assembly District 59 in Anaheim, who is in a November run-off election with a Republican opponent. Links Shared During the Stream Victor Hernandez for State Assembly, District 59, California, https://www.victorforassembly.com/ Dan Schnur, "A Judge Just Ordered Huntington Beach to Give Voters More Choice,” Independent Voter News, July 2, 2026, https://ivn.us/a-judge-just-ordered-huntington-beach-to-give-voters-more-choice/ Paul Glover, Los Angeles: A History of the Future, 1982, https://www.paulglover.org/8212.html Howie Hawkins, New Green Horizons, A Political Paradox: A Progressive Leaning Public Elects a Far Right President, https://newgreenhorizons.us/a-political-paradox-a-progressive-leaning-public-elects-a-far-right-president/https://www.markrendon4ad14.com/ Streamed on 7/19/26 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/41eY-dhTBfE 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