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 Do you believe in UFOs? Is it possible that there are extraterrestrials here on planet Earth? Do unidentified beings walk among us? This is so hard to imagine, but humanity is at a time where we can take a leap in consciousness and understand that this may be a possibility. Our guest today is the esteemed civil rights attorney, Daniel Sheehan. Daniel is Harvard-educated and has worked on high-profile cases such as the Karen Silkwood case and Iran Contra civil case. He is also at the forefront of the unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) Disclosure movement which aims to bring transparency to this phenomenon. He is also the founder of the New Paradigm Institute and the Romero Institute, dedicated to social and environmental justice.   Today Danny talks about the direct link between spirituality and consciousness. When confronted by challenges, we can turn to spirituality. When we see how incredibly vast our universe really is, it's easier to imagine that we are not alone. There are different dimensions and different realities. We have limited understanding, but by opening up to exploration, and especially by learning from indigenous peoples, we can broaden our perspectives. As a civil rights attorney, Daniel has done  a lot of work with the Lakota people. He explains how they believe they come from the Pleiades in their spiritual tradition. This is a specific constellation visible to us.  They believe they have had a lot of encounters with Star People. The Shamans receive messages which they share within their community. We have evidence of tens of thousands of people having these encounters around the world. Now science is studying this phenomenon, and our government is investigating these incidents. Our worldviews depend on whether we view them as a threat, or as spiritual, enlightened beings. We are in a period right now where more people are open to this information. It may help us to answer profound questions – it may be a threat, or it may be an opportunity. We have Free Will and we can explore and determine our own answers. Daniel Sheehan will be speaking at the upcoming Conscious Life Expo at the LAX Hilton on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at 2pm Pacific. His topic is “The Present State ‘Official U.S. Government Disclosure' of the UFO/E.T. Reality.” He will also have a post-conference on Monday, Feb. 10. The Conscious Life Expo held at the LAX Hilton in Los Angeles will take place Feb 7 – 10, 2025. Lisa Garr will be moderating the Radical Healing Panel on Sunday, Feb 9 at Noon Pacific. Info: https://romeroinstitute.org/ and consciouslifeexpo.com.

Do you believe that we may have unidentified beings among us? Is it possible that there are extraterrestrials here on planet Earth? This is so hard to imagine, but humanity is at a time where we can take a leap in consciousness and understand that this may be a possibility. Our guest today is the esteemed civil rights attorney, Daniel Sheehan. Daniel is Harvard-educated and has worked on high-profile cases such as the Karen Silkwood case and Iran Contra civil case. He is also at the forefront of the unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) Disclosure movement which aims to bring transparency to this phenomenon. He is also the founder of the New Paradigm Institute and the Romero Institute, dedicated to social and environmental justice.   Today Danny talks about the direct link between spirituality and consciousness. When confronted by challenges, we can turn to spirituality. When we see how incredibly vast our universe really is, it's easier to imagine that we are not alone. There are different dimensions and different realities. We have limited understanding, but by opening up to exploration, and especially by learning from indigenous peoples, we can broaden our perspectives. As a civil rights attorney, Daniel has done  a lot of work with the Lakota people. He explains how they believe they come from the Pleiades in their spiritual tradition. This is a specific constellation visible to us.  They believe they have had a lot of encounters with Star People. The Shamans receive messages which they share within their community. We have evidence of tens of thousands of people having these encounters around the world. Now science is studying this phenomenon, and our government is investigating these incidents. Our worldviews depend on whether we view them as a threat, or as spiritual, enlightened beings. We are in a period right now where more people are open to this information. It may help us to answer profound questions – it may be a threat, or it may be an opportunity. We have Free Will and we can explore and determine our own answers. Daniel Sheehan will be speaking at the upcoming Conscious Life Expo at the LAX Hilton on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at 2pm Pacific. His topic is “The Present State ‘Official U.S. Government Disclosure' of the UFO/E.T. Reality.” He will also have a post-conference on Monday, Feb. 10. The Conscious Life Expo held at the LAX Hilton in Los Angeles will take place Feb 7 – 10, 2025. Lisa Garr will be moderating the Radical Healing Panel on Sunday, Feb 9 at Noon Pacific. Info: https://romeroinstitute.org/ and consciouslifeexpo.com.

Greg Rose has a long history of fostering software Developer Communities at various large corporations in Silicon Valley. He is currently a Digital Marketing Manager for the New Paradigm Institute, a public policy and law non-profit based in Santa Cruz. The New Paradigm Institute (NPI) is focused on UFO disclosure and transparency. NPI is an initiative of the Romero Institute, which has a 50-year history of seeking justice and holding powerful people and institutions accountable. 

Today on the show, we welcome Daniel Sheehan and Michael Smith to discuss a special gathering happening September 21 and new developments with UFO disclosure.Daniel Sheehan is an acclaimed civil rights attorney at the forefront of the unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) disclosure and transparency advocacy movement.  In 2023, Danny founded the New Paradigm Institute (NPI) as an initiative of the Romero Institute. NPI's mission is to inform the public of the facts surrounding the UAP phenomenon and to mobilize them to secure full and responsible disclosure of the information about UAP technology and non-human intelligence held in secret from the public and even Congress for over 80 years by the Military Industrial Complex. Several complex cases argued and won before the Supreme Court, including: The Iran Contra Civil LawsuitThe Three Mile Island LitigationThe Nation's first Sanctuary defense caseMichael Smith is the founder of Points Collected LLC a creative marketing and consulting agency located in Santa Cruz, CA with a focus on event curation & Artist / Brand Development. Together they with Heart Tribe Events will host an intimate Intergalactic Gathering of UFO Disclosure & Bass Music featuring Shlump September 21, 2024 at The 418 Project.

Following his recent interview on News Nation with Ross Coulthart and on the heels of The Pentagon AARO UFO report from Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, legendary attorney Danny Sheehan returns to discuss The Pentagon's assault on American Democracy and freedom of the press.Originally recorded March 13, 2024Attorney Sheehan served, from 1975 to 1985, as General Counsel to the United States Jesuit Order's National Office of Social Ministry in Washington, DC;As President & General Council to The 501(C )(3) Christic Institute in Washington, DC for 20 years. In 1977, he served as Special Counsel to the U.S. Congressional Research Services' REPORT TO PRESIDENT CARTER on Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence & The U.F.O. Phenomenon.   In 1994 & 1995, Attorney Sheehan served as the attorney for Dr. John Mack before The Harvard Faculty Committee and, thereafter, as General Counsel to Dr. John Mack's Project for Extraordinary Experience Research from 1994 to 2004.From 2001 to 2021, Attorney Sheehan served as General Counsel to Dr. Steven Greer's DISCLOSURE PROJECT in Washington, D.C., and, later, in 2013, to Steven Bassett's Citizens Hearing on Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence.  Presently, Attorney Sheehan is the President & General Counsel for THE ROMERO INSTITUTE in Santa Cruz, California where he is responsible for drafting the CALIFORNIA “GREEN NEW DEAL” Legislation.Since 2021, Attorney Sheehan has serves as the President and Legal Counsel of THE NEW PARADIGM INSTITUTE  in Washington, D.C. and as Legal Counsel to Luis Elizondo, the Director of the U.S. Defense Department's Ten-Year Secret Investigation of UFOs. Attorney Sheehan represents Luis Elizondo in his Official Complaint filed with The U.S. Defense Department's Inspector General, challenging the DOD's lying about this secret project and concealing information about The UFO phenomenon.You Can find Danny at:Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVLE1RX-Da-qpilLrR1S4IAWeb:  https://newparadigminstitute.orgTwitter:  @NewParadigmInstThe Good Trouble Show: Linktree:https://linktr.ee/thegoodtroubleshowPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheGoodTroubleShowYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGoodTroubleShowTwitter / X: https://twitter.com/GoodTroubleShowInstagram: @goodtroubleshowTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodtroubleshowFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Good-Trouble-Show-With-Matt-Ford-106009712211646 Threads: @TheGoodTroubleShowBlueSky: @TheGoodTroubleShowBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-good-trouble-show-with-matt-ford--5808897/support.

Daniel P. Sheehan's career spans nearly 5 decades, beginning with his training in Harvard's College, Law School, and Divinity School. Early on, he co-founded Roxbury Summer and later played a pivotal role in the Pentagon Papers case, defending civil and 1st Amendment rights. Serving as General Counsel to the United States Jesuit Order's National Office of Social Ministry significantly shaped Sheehan's advocacy, blending legal expertise with ethical commitment. His legal prowess was further demonstrated in high-profile cases like Karen Silkwood's, which set a precedent in nuclear regulation, and the defense of Attica Prison inmates and New York Black Panther Party members, emphasizing his commitment to justice and civil rights.Sheehan's work extended into exploring extraterrestrial intelligence as Special Counsel for a Library of Congress inquiry initiated by President Jimmy Carter, culminating in a key seminar for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists. His expertise led to roles as General Counsel for The Disclosure Project and the Institute for Cooperation in Space, advocating against space-based weapons and for transparency regarding UFOs and extraterrestrial intelligence.Notably, Sheehan defended Dr. John Mack, a Harvard Medical School professor, securing his academic freedom to research alien abduction. Today, he leads the Romero Institute and the Lakota People's Law Project. He's the Director of the New Paradigm Institute, advocating through education, litigation and research for full disclosure of UFO/ET phenomenon that's been kept from Americans by congress and the military/intelligence/aerospace industry complex.Teaching at the University of California at Santa Cruz, Sheehan continues to influence legal, ethical, and extraterrestrial discourse.In this episode, Danny and Faust cover the UFO cover up, including:-What classified evidence of ETs, UFOs, and reverse-engineered craft is the government hiding?-Is the military-industrial complex covering up the weaponization of alien technology?-What did the recent whistleblower testimony before congress reveal about UFOs?-Did President Jimmy Carter get information about extraterrestrial activity & technology?-Why was Harvard Professor John Mack persecuted for researching UFOs & ETs?-How can the American people reclaim the United States from the national security state?-Did the creation of US corporations under law trigger the destruction of America?-What was Brown Brothers Harriman, and how is this shady institution related to the Bush family?-What was the Malmstrom AFB missile incident of 1967?-Did a newspaper photograph from Roswell prove that the Army knew the UFO was not a weather balloon?-Have US Congress members been shown evidence of UFOs & extraterrestrials?-Is there evidence that Project Blue Book proved the existence of ETs, UFOs & reverse engineered aircraft?-What has footage from former U.S. Army Counterintelligence Special Agent whistleblower Luis Elizondo revealed about the existence of UFOs?-What evidence has Christopher Mellon, a former deputy assistant secretary of Defense for Intelligence, revealed about reverse-engineered alien aircraft?…and much more. Stay tuned till the end, when Danny shares why it's so vitally important to immediately disclose all the information that the military-industrial complex has been hiding for far too long.Connect with Daniel SheehanWebsite: https://www.danielpsheehan.com/X: https://twitter.com/danielsheehan45YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DanielSheehanEsqFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/danielpetersheehanNew Paradigm InstituteWebsite: https://newparadigminstitute.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newparadigminstitute/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/newparadigminst/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NewParadigmInstituteX: ht

Civil Rights Attny Daniel Sheehan; JFK Assination, Project Bluebook, CIA , Jimmy Carter, Silkwood, Pentagon PapersDaniel P. Sheehan is a Constitutional and public interest lawyer, public speaker and educator. Over the last forty-five years he has participated in numerous legal cases of public interest, including the Pentagon Papers Case, the Watergate Break-In Case, the Silkwood Case, the La Penca Bombing Case and others. He established the Christic Institute and the Romero institute, two non-profit public policy centers. He has also spoken publicly about UFOs and alien visitation.Today, Sheehan is Chief Counsel of the Romero Institute, where his current focus is the Lakota People's Law Project. The Lakota People's Law Project seeks to end what they claim are unlawful seizures of Native American Lakota children in South Dakota, and stop the state practice of placing the vast majority of these children in non-Native homes, in violation of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act.In addition, he recently published a memoir, The People's Advocate, and is finishing work for a book on the most up-to-date theories of the John F. Kennedy assassination.http://www.amazon.com/The-Peoples-Advocate-America%C2%92s-Fearless/dp/1619021722/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=theopprep-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=Q4SBWRBCYA5HMVCM&creativeASIN=1619021722If you enjoy the show please consider a PayPal.com donation to keep the show on the air OppermanReport@Gmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

On the Winter Solstice of 2023, U.S. President Biden will sign a law that could move our entire planet a step closer to global transformation--or not. It's up to us. But the law will require the disclosure of UFO/UAP and alien encounter information held as some of the deepest secrets of the U.S. government. What does this mean for us? It may surprise you to learn that even the Vatican has formally acknowledged the existence of advanced life outside our solar system, and the need to come together to discuss the implications for us in terms of our religious, spiritual, philosophical, and political ideas and practices. How might we have to change in order to integrate the reality of extraterrestrial life? And what happens when we find out those beings seem more advanced not only technologically, but also in some sense more advanced in terms of consciousness itself?Daniel Sheehan joins us to discuss these questions and to go over the legislation. He's an insider. Danny is a Harvard-trained lawyer who has argued high-profile cases such as the Greensboro Massacre, the Silkwood case, the Three-Mile Island case, and even appeared before the Supreme Court in the famous Pentagon Papers case. As part of his work at the Romero Institute, he works with the New Paradigm Institute, to help empower all of us for a post-contact reality.https://newparadigmproject.org/https://www.danielpsheehan.com/

Civil Rights Attny Daniel Sheehan; JFK Assination, Project Bluebook, CIA , Jimmy Carter, Silkwood, Pentagon PapersDaniel P. Sheehan is a Constitutional and public interest lawyer, public speaker and educator. Over the last forty-five years he has participated in numerous legal cases of public interest, including the Pentagon Papers Case, the Watergate Break-In Case, the Silkwood Case, the La Penca Bombing Case and others. He established the Christic Institute and the Romero institute, two non-profit public policy centers. He has also spoken publicly about UFOs and alien visitation.Today, Sheehan is Chief Counsel of the Romero Institute, where his current focus is the Lakota People's Law Project. The Lakota People's Law Project seeks to end what they claim are unlawful seizures of Native American Lakota children in South Dakota, and stop the state practice of placing the vast majority of these children in non-Native homes, in violation of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act.In addition, he recently published a memoir, The People's Advocate, and is finishing work for a book on the most up-to-date theories of the John F. Kennedy assassination.http://www.amazon.com/The-Peoples-Advocate-America%C2%92s-Fearless/dp/1619021722/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=theopprep-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=Q4SBWRBCYA5HMVCM&creativeASIN=1619021722If you enjoy the show please consider a PayPal.com donation to keep the show on the air OppermanReport@Gmail.comThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement

To DONATE to the Behind Greatness podcast, please visit here: https://behindgreatness.org. As a charity, tax receipts are issued to donors.   Welcome back to Behind Greatness. Today we are speaking with Danny who joins us from his home in California. Danny is a high profile Federal Civil Rights Attorney, Author, Public Speaker and Law School Professor. He is also the founder of the Romeo Institute (https://romeroinstitute.org/) and the New Paradigm Institute (https://newparadigmproject.org/). Danny has been a very public civil rights attorney for many decades, having worked on high profile cases whose favourable outcomes we take for granted today. And this is only a slice of the story. Danny wanted to be an astronaut – until he saw the political forces working against his hard fought battle to become one. So he studied law in the hopes that he could affect change for others. And along the way, he never lost site of his initial curiosity of the universe. We learn about his work with the Vatican and their discussion of disclosure of Non-Human Intelligence. We learn about his representation of Harvard professor and psychiatrist Dr. John Mack and former US Army counter-intelligence agent Luis Elizondo. We hear from Danny about the need for a great Revision, working against the forces of reaction and the idea behind the disassembling of the structural sources of injustice. Danny brings us his thoughts and beliefs about that extraordinary something that is going on and his efforts in being ahead of the curve and helping to establish a new paradigm shift in our World View.   We recommend Diana Pasulka (ep142), Br Guy Consulmagno (ep133) and Leslie Kean (ep112) as context material to this episode with Danny.   Danny, Website: www.danielpsheehan.com New Paradigm Project: https://newparadigmproject.org   Romero Institute: https://romeroinstitute.org/ Lakota Project: https://lakotalaw.org/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-peter-sheehan-6919355b/

WISCONSIN BEFORE LIGHTENING STRIKES; ANTI-TRANS WARFARE Our GREE-GREE #132 foreshadows the major victory in Wisconsin's critical state Supreme Court race that is being widely ranked as “the most important election of 2023.” We hear from ANDREA MILLER of the Center for Common Ground, NORM STOCKWELL of Progressive.org, and THOMAS NELSON of grassroots Wisconsin on the coming of what would be a huge victory for the Progressive movement. We know as you're listening to this that the left-leaning “Judge Janet” Protasiewicz won this crucial judgeship by a substantial margin.  She beat a MAGA Republican. So if you want to know how this happened, listen in to the powerful views of a critically important trio of organizer/activists who helped make this progressive victory happened. We then turn to BRYNN TANNEHILL and her uniquely brilliant systemic presentation on the national assault against the rights and freedoms of trans Americans. Among much more, Brynn tells us that “gun rights” stalwarts who NEVER want to limit gun ownership now want to make it illegal for trans citizens to own a gun. [IN OUR SECOND HOUR, FOR NEXT WEEK: PRESIDENT MICHELLE?  A ROMERO ADMINISTRATION?  LIVING EARTH MOVEMENT; MORE NUKE MADNESS In our latest GREE-GREE gathering, we're joined by legendary journalist/producer DAVID SALTMAN, presents the possibility of MICHELLE OBAMA running for President. Though there are obvious doubts, Saltman reads a long passage from the former First Lady that would seem to indicate she'd be open to the idea should Joe Biden decline to re-run Along the way we hear from LYNN FEINERMAN, JUSTIN LEBLANC and others. TATANKA BRICCA lays out the Romero Institute's on-going campaign to establish a full-blown government leadership apparatus, prepared to take and use power as the corporate Democrats and Trumpite Republicans fade away.   IGNACIO CASTUERA of the Living Earth Movement explains his organization's powerful campaign to insure that we get to world peace.  The movement focuses in particularly on guaranteeing detente with China, thus avoiding a war between the world's two biggest economies. Finally the brilliant  LINDA PENCE GUNTER of Beyond Nuclear confirms that Germany will, in fact, shut its last reactors around April 15. Thus the world's fourth-largest economy goes post-nuclear, with (hopefully) the fifth-largest (California) soon to follow. Linda also fills us in on the uselessness of Silly Mythic Reactors, and the on-going dangers at Ukraine's besieged Zaporigia. We also hear about the use of Depleted Uranium (DU), armor-penetrating shells that spread lethal atomic radiation throughout the landscape. Linda is joined by MYLA RESON who further explains the dangers of DU and atomic waste. This wide-ranging excursion should not be missed.  NO NUKES!!

Electrify California! with Benjamin Eichert On Sustainability Now! Sunday, April 3rd, 5-6 PM on KSQD 90.7 FM and KSQD.org Hosts Brooke Wright and Ronnie Lipschutz speak with Benjamin Eichert, Director of Let's Green California—an initiative launched by the Romero Institute in Santa Cruz to create a California Green New Deal and get the core legislation passed into law by September 30, 2022. Let's Green California has also created “Electrify CA!” based on a simple idea: make the switch from fossil fuel-based technologies to electric alternatives powered by clean energy, and ensure that low-income communities and working families both lead and benefit from this transition. Previous broadcasts of Sustainability Now! are archived at KSQD.org and on Pocket Casts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Sustainability Now! is underwritten by the Sustainable Systems Research Foundation. and Environmental Innovations.

We're joined by climate justice activist and former mayor Heidi Harmon. Heidi served as mayor of San Luis Obispo before becoming the Senior Public Affairs Director for the Romero Institute's Let's Green CA Initiative. In this role, she works to get fossil fuel money out of California politics and pressures governor Newsom to declare a state of emergency regarding the climate. Throughout her life, Heidi has been driven by a desire to be the best mother she could possibly be. She describes her climate justice work as an extension of this commitment to her children. Understanding the threat that climate change poses for future generations, Heidi has thrown herself into environmental activism and local politics. Heidi encourages listeners to fight cynicism about national politics by getting involved at the local level. She reminds us that you don't need a specific skill set to be able to participate in politics or activism. She shares her powerful story of moving “from mom to maid to mayor” in the hopes that others might be empowered to fight cynicism through action. Follow Heidi on Instagram (@heidiismighty) and check out the Let's Green CA website. If you want to support the electrification of California, reach out to your legislators. The Force of Nature Cocktail— 60     ml     Your favorite Sustainable Spirit — 22    ml    Lemon Juice — 15        ml    Local Honey — Small pinch of salt — 12     g    Fruit in season like watermelon, berries, or peaches— Herbs in season like basil, thyme, or lavender— 25    ml        waterPrepare drink ahead of time to allow time to chill. Add the spirit, fruit, and herbs into a shaker and muddle to incorporate. Add the rest of the ingredients and refrigerate for at least two hours. Double strain into a Collins glass and garnish with fruit and herbs.Glassware:      Your favorite martini-style or coupe glassGarnish:         Fruit and herbsABV:             20%Use fruits and herbs that are in season and buy locally when you can, or grow your own. Some combinations that are outstanding are things like strawberries and peaches with basil, watermelon and thyme, blueberry and lavender, and cranberry and rosemary. Sustainable Spirit Brands to Support:Gray Whale Gin, Sonoma, CaliforniaGreenbar Distillery, Monrovia, CaliforniaKoval Distillery, Chicago, IllinoisTamworth Distilling, Tamworth, New HampshireHuge shoutout to Jesse Torres, who  crafted a brilliant sustainable cocktail in honor of Heidi! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/cocktailsandcapitalism)

GERRYMANDERING FIGHT BACK & RIGHT-WING TERROR We start our Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Zoom #82 by celebrating a major victory for solar energy in California, and with Arizona's GOP-led refusal to gut the electoral process there. Though sane Republicans are an endangered species, there seem to be enough in some states to fight for our democracy. We're then joined by the great JENNIFER ROBERTS of the Carter Center to discuss serious push-back against partisan gerrymandering.   Unfortunately, we receive news during the zoom that the US Supreme Court has refused to uphold an Alabama lower court decision throwing out that state's horrific partisan re-districting.  But it's a provisional ruling, so there's hope. We're then led by the great JOEL SEGAL in an in-depth discussion of how to fight back against the Trump/Bannon fascist coup being staged now in the US.   We're also joined by HAL GINSBERG of Our Revolution, TATANKA BRICCA from the Romero Institute, MIKE HERSH from Progressive Democrats of America and many powerful others.   With comments from our numerous great participants, we face the reality of the desperate need for a national grassroots campaign to save what's left of our democracy. The stakes could not be higher.  Be part of the solution!!!!

As Beyonce once said, ring the alarm! In this episode, we dive into the alarm being rung by Let's Green CA as they look to have a climate emergency declared in the state of California. Led by Heidi Harmon, Senior Public Affairs Director at the Romero institute and former Mayor of San Luis Obispo, this initiative has you guessed it – nuance – and provides context to how we got here and what's ahead in the climate crisis fight. Another layer in an ever-present issue for all, this interview continues our conversations on climate change x politics. Donate to Girl and the Gov!https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/girlandthegovBrand Ambassador Program:https://www.girlandthegov.com/the-ambassadorsInternship Description:https://www.girlandthegov.com/careersNY Event at Y7 Tickets! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/girl-and-the-gov-at-y7-flatiron-tickets-261142142177Opal Lee Epi: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/special-episode-all-about-juneteenth-with-ms-opal-lee/id1533621122?i=1000525992497

Today we welcome Heidi Harmon of the Romero Institute to discuss their Let's Green California initiative. Heidi is a long time environmental activist who was on the San Luis Obispo City Council and Mayor of San Luis Obispo until transitioning back to activism at the Romero Institute. The Romero Institute is a nonprofit law and public policy center in Santa Cruz, California that focuses on environmental and indigenous justice. The Let's Green California is a grassroots climate justice movement with the goal of creating a carbon-neutral California. SacTown Talks is a podcast about California politics, policy and culture. We feature interviews with California political leaders, and analysis by experts and insiders focusing on the Capitol. Like, share, and subscribe to learn more!

Civil Rights Attny Daniel Sheehan; JFK Assination, Project Bluebook, CIA , Jimmy Carter, Silkwood, Pentagon Papers Daniel P. Sheehan is a Constitutional and public interest lawyer, public speaker and educator. Over the last forty-five years he has participated in numerous legal cases of public interest, including the Pentagon Papers Case, the Watergate Break-In Case, the Silkwood Case, the La Penca Bombing Case and others. He established the Christic Institute and the Romero institute, two non-profit public policy centers. He has also spoken publicly about UFOs and alien visitation. Today, Sheehan is Chief Counsel of the Romero Institute, where his current focus is the Lakota People's Law Project. The Lakota People's Law Project seeks to end what they claim are unlawful seizures of Native American Lakota children in South Dakota, and stop the state practice of placing the vast majority of these children in non-Native homes, in violation of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act. In addition, he recently published a memoir, The People's Advocate, and is finishing work for a book on the most up-to-date theories of the John F. Kennedy assassination.

Civil Rights Attny Daniel Sheehan; JFK Assination, Project Bluebook, CIA , Jimmy Carter, Silkwood, Pentagon PapersDaniel P. Sheehan is a Constitutional and public interest lawyer, public speaker and educator. Over the last forty-five years he has participated in numerous legal cases of public interest, including the Pentagon Papers Case, the Watergate Break-In Case, the Silkwood Case, the La Penca Bombing Case and others. He established the Christic Institute and the Romero institute, two non-profit public policy centers. He has also spoken publicly about UFOs and alien visitation.Today, Sheehan is Chief Counsel of the Romero Institute, where his current focus is the Lakota People's Law Project. The Lakota People's Law Project seeks to end what they claim are unlawful seizures of Native American Lakota children in South Dakota, and stop the state practice of placing the vast majority of these children in non-Native homes, in violation of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act.In addition, he recently published a memoir, The People's Advocate, and is finishing work for a book on the most up-to-date theories of the John F. Kennedy assassination.

Civil Rights Attny Daniel Sheehan; JFK Assination, Project Bluebook, CIA , Jimmy Carter, Silkwood, Pentagon Papers Daniel P. Sheehan is a Constitutional and public interest lawyer, public speaker and educator. Over the last forty-five years he has participated in numerous legal cases of public interest, including the Pentagon Papers Case, the Watergate Break-In Case, the Silkwood Case, the La Penca Bombing Case and others. He established the Christic Institute and the Romero institute, two non-profit public policy centers. He has also spoken publicly about UFOs and alien visitation. Today, Sheehan is Chief Counsel of the Romero Institute, where his current focus is the Lakota People's Law Project. The Lakota People's Law Project seeks to end what they claim are unlawful seizures of Native American Lakota children in South Dakota, and stop the state practice of placing the vast majority of these children in non-Native homes, in violation of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act. In addition, he recently published a memoir, The People's Advocate, and is finishing work for a book on the most up-to-date theories of the John F. Kennedy assassination.

The Rise of the Democratic Party and the backlash against free speech Danny Sheehan is one of our nation’s most important and influential Constitutional and public interest lawyers.  During the past 45 years he has handled such public interest cases as the Pentagon Papers, the Watergate Break In, Iran Contra and the Silkwood murder case.  He has represented victims of he Three Mile Island nuclear disaster and fought against the American Nazi Party on hate crimes. He has been a lead attorney on behalf of the Native nations at Standing Rock and handling the dismissal of a federal case against Chase Iron Eyes for inciting a riot and felony trespassing. Danny is the founder of the Romero Institute, a nonprofit public policy center in Santa Cruz California. And more recently he founded the New Paradigm Institute which explores new pathways to world peace. He holds a law degree and divinity degrees from Harvard University.  Danny is the author of “The People’s Advocate: The Life and Legal History of America’s Most Fearless Public Defence Lawyer,”   And his websites are DanielPSheehan.com   AND   RomeroInstitute.org

Danny Sheehan is one of our nation’s most important and influential Constitutional and public interest lawyers.  During the past 45 years he has handled such public interest cases as the Pentagon Papers, the Watergate Break In, Iran Contra and the Silkwood murder case.  He has represented victims of he Three Mile Island nuclear disaster and fought against the American Nazi Party on hate crimes. He has been a lead attorney on behalf of the Native nations at Standing Rock and handling the dismissal of a federal case against Chase Iron Eyes for inciting a riot and felony trespassing. Danny is the founder of the Romero Institute, a nonprofit public policy center in Santa Cruz California. And more recently he founded the New Paradigm Institute which explores new pathways to world peace. He holds a law degree and divinity degrees from Harvard University.  Danny is the author of “The People’s Advocate: The Life and Legal History of America’s Most Fearless Public Defence Lawyer,”   And his websites are DanielPSheehan.com   AND   RomeroInstitute.org   Mary Holland is the General Counsel and Vice Chair of the Board for the Children's Health Defense, founded by Bobby Kennedy Jr, and a former law scholar at a New York area law school specializing in international human rights, public law and vaccine safety law and injury compensation. She also has a son who regressed into autism following the MMR vaccine. Mary holds a degree in Russian studies from Harvard, and graduate degrees in international relations and a JD from Columbia University. She also co-founded two non-profits: the Elizabeth Birt CEnter for Autism Law and Advocacy and the Center for Personal Rights. Mary is the co-author of “Vaccine Epidemic" about corporate greed and bad science behind the vaccine industry.  And her most recent book is "The HPV Vaccine Trial: Seeking Justice for A Generation Betrayed" -- the most concise book behind the history and adverse effects of HPV vaccines such as Gardasil, with a preface by the Nobel Prize Winner in medicine Dr. Luc Montagnier.  The website for the Childrens Health Defense is ChildrensHealthDefense.org

Danny Sheehan is one of our nation’s most important and influential Constitutional and public interest lawyers.  During the past 45 years he has handled such public interest cases as the Pentagon Papers, the Watergate Break In, Iran Contra and the Silkwood murder case.  He has represented victims of he Three Mile Island nuclear disaster and fought against the American Nazi Party on hate crimes. He has been a lead attorney on behalf of the Native nations at Standing Rock and handling the dismissal of a case against Chase Iron Eyes for inciting a riot and felony trespassing. Danny is the founder of the Romero Institute, a nonprofit public policy center in Santa Cruz California. And more recently he founded the New Paradigm Institute which explores new pathways to world peace. He holds a law degree and divinity degrees from Harvard University.  Danny is the author of “The People’s Advocate: The Life and Legal History of America’s Most Fearless Public Defence Lawyer,”   And his websites are DanielPSheehan.com   AND   RomeroInstitute.org

Jesse Phelps, media coordinator for the Lakota Peoples Law Project, part of the Romero Institute, has found his work more important than ever during the Covid19 outbreak. The Lakota and Oglala peoples in South Dakota have formed mutual aid efforts to screen people coming into and their reservations for the virus. Given their poverty and lack of access to quality medical care, it is imperative for them to prevent the virus from getting to them in the first place. However SD Governor Kristi Noem disagrees and is trying to shut down their health-screening checkpoints. This media strategy — petitions, phone calls, social media posts — are being crafted and implemented right here in Ojai. Phelps, a veteran writer and journalist, has been busier than ever at his home in Ojai. Working with Native American leaders Madonna Thunderhawk (one of the greatest names ever) and Chase Iron Eyes, he is helping these beleaguered peoples stand their ground as threats — pipelines across their sacred sites, diseases of poverty, and now, a pandemic — become existential. Phelps has been working for half a decade with the LPLP and Romero Institute. The effort started when Lakota grandmothers sought out famous Iran-Contra scandal investigative attorney Daniel Sheehan to help with the cultural genocide that was taking place when native American youth were being taken from their families to be raised by Christian white families until very recently. We talk about growing up in Ojai with hippie parents and friends, with a freedom unimaginable to many of today's helicopter-parented children, the hangouts and the mischief that was the daily routine. Jesse also talks about Michael Jackson's visit to the Ojai library during the height of his fame, and Jesse's efforts to get Jacko to do a public service announcement for the National Library Association, based in his "Read It" libretto, written to the beat of "Beat It." Didn't happen, but Phelps did get a sweet and thoughtful letter in reply. And a wonderful story for the Ojai Quarterly. Phelps talks about the incredible opportunity presented by the current crisis to make a societal shift toward sustainable energy, as well as the energy of today's youth and their ability to transcend the "politics as usual" that plagues the present day. We do not talk about "The Last Dance," about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, Jesse's love of film and of John Paul Jones' naval victories for both the American Revolution and the Russian empire.

Danny Sheehan is one of our nation’s most important and influential Constitutional and public interest lawyers.  During the past 45 years he has handled such public interest cases as the Pentagon Papers, the Watergate Break In, Iran Contra and the Silkwood murder case.  He has represented victims of he Three Mile Island nuclear disaster and fought against the American Nazi Party on hate crimes. He has been a lead attorney on behalf of the Native nations at Standing Rock and handling the dismissal of a case against Chase Iron Eyes for inciting a riot and felony trespassing. Danny is the founder of the Romero Institute, a nonprofit public policy center in Santa Cruz California. And more recently he founded the New Paradigm Institute which explores new pathways to world peace. He holds a law degree and divinity degrees from Harvard University.  Danny is the author of “The People’s Advocate: The Life and Legal History of America’s Most Fearless Public Defence Lawyer,”   And his websites are DanielPSheehan.com   AND   RomeroInstitute.org

Today on Sojourner Truth, we continue our two-part series featuring constitutional and public interest lawyer, public speaker, political activist and educator Daniel Sheehan. Sheehan serves as Chief Counsel of the Romero Institute, where he has advocated on behalf of the Lakota People's Law Project. He also teaches at UCSC (the University of California Santa Cruz), delivering lectures on climate change, the potential impeachment of Donald J. Trump and the Standing Rock Movement against the Dakota Access pipeline, among others. Today, you will hear Part 2 of Sheehan's Trajectory of Justice course offered in 2019, focusing on the Robert Mueller report and the Special Counsel investigation. The Special Counsel investigation was an investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections and incriminating links between Donald Trumps inner circle and Russian officials. It was conducted by special prosecutor Robert Mueller from May 2017 to March 2019. Since July 2016, the FBI covertly investigated activities by Russian operatives and by members of Trumps presidential campaign, using the code name Crossfire Hurricane. In May 2017, Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. Within eight days, following a call to action by Democratic lawmakers and revelations by Comey, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed Mueller, a former FBI director, to take over the FBI's investigation. The investigation officially concluded on March 22, 2019, when the Mueller Report was submitted to Attorney General Bob Barr, who many say misrepresented the reports findings. By July 2019, Mueller testified to Congress that Trump could be charged with obstruction of justice (or other crimes) after he left office. Since then, efforts to impeach Trump based on the Mueller investigation have floundered. Today, Sheehan discusses what the Mueller investigation missed and what he thinks is next for the future of Trump and the United States.

Today on Sojourner Truth, we continue our two-part series featuring constitutional and public interest lawyer, public speaker, political activist and educator Daniel Sheehan. Sheehan serves as Chief Counsel of the Romero Institute, where he has advocated on behalf of the Lakota People's Law Project. He also teaches at UCSC (the University of California Santa Cruz), delivering lectures on climate change, the potential impeachment of Donald J. Trump and the Standing Rock Movement against the Dakota Access pipeline, among others. Today, you will hear Part 2 of Sheehan's Trajectory of Justice course offered in 2019, focusing on the Robert Mueller report and the Special Counsel investigation. The Special Counsel investigation was an investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections and incriminating links between Donald Trumps inner circle and Russian officials. It was conducted by special prosecutor Robert Mueller from May 2017 to March 2019. Since July 2016, the FBI covertly investigated activities by Russian operatives and by members of Trumps presidential campaign, using the code name Crossfire Hurricane. In May 2017, Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. Within eight days, following a call to action by Democratic lawmakers and revelations by Comey, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed Mueller, a former FBI director, to take over the FBI's investigation. The investigation officially concluded on March 22, 2019, when the Mueller Report was submitted to Attorney General Bob Barr, who many say misrepresented the reports findings. By July 2019, Mueller testified to Congress that Trump could be charged with obstruction of justice (or other crimes) after he left office. Since then, efforts to impeach Trump based on the Mueller investigation have floundered. Today, Sheehan discusses what the Mueller investigation missed and what he thinks is next for the future of Trump and the United States.

Today, we kick off a two-part series featuring constitutional and public interest lawyer, public speaker, political activist and educator Daniel Sheehan. Sheehan is currently Chief Counsel of the Romero Institute, where his focus is the Lakota People's Law Project. He also teaches at UCSC (the University of California Santa Cruz) on topics such as U.S. politics, climate change, the potential impeachment of Donald Trump and the Standing Rock Movement against the Dakota Access pipeline, among others. Today, you will hear Part 1 of Sheehan's Trajectory of Justice course offered in 2019 at UCSC, focusing on oil, money and power and their impact on Indigenous and environmental struggles. Across the United States as well as in Canada, efforts are being made to criminalize protests against the construction of oil and gas pipelines that harm the environment. As of June 2019, seven U.S. states have passed laws that worsen punishments for environmental activists planning or participating in protests against such pipelines. These laws elevate misdemeanors to felonies while significantly escalating civil and criminal penalties. Since 2017, Republican lawmakers have proposed laws criminalizing these protests in at least 18 states. At least six more states are considering such laws. Sheehan also dives into the role of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin's governments in tapping into oil reserves on the Arctic shelf and its environmental consequences.

Today, we kick off a two-part series featuring constitutional and public interest lawyer, public speaker, political activist and educator Daniel Sheehan. Sheehan is currently Chief Counsel of the Romero Institute, where his focus is the Lakota People's Law Project. He also teaches at UCSC (the University of California Santa Cruz) on topics such as U.S. politics, climate change, the potential impeachment of Donald Trump and the Standing Rock Movement against the Dakota Access pipeline, among others. Today, you will hear Part 1 of Sheehan's Trajectory of Justice course offered in 2019 at UCSC, focusing on oil, money and power and their impact on Indigenous and environmental struggles. Across the United States as well as in Canada, efforts are being made to criminalize protests against the construction of oil and gas pipelines that harm the environment. As of June 2019, seven U.S. states have passed laws that worsen punishments for environmental activists planning or participating in protests against such pipelines. These laws elevate misdemeanors to felonies while significantly escalating civil and criminal penalties. Since 2017, Republican lawmakers have proposed laws criminalizing these protests in at least 18 states. At least six more states are considering such laws. Sheehan also dives into the role of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin's governments in tapping into oil reserves on the Arctic shelf and its environmental consequences.

Today, we kick off a two-part series featuring constitutional and public interest lawyer, public speaker, political activist and educator Daniel Sheehan. Sheehan is currently Chief Counsel of the Romero Institute, where his focus is the Lakota People's Law Project. He also teaches at UCSC (the University of California Santa Cruz) on topics such as U.S. politics, climate change, the potential impeachment of Donald Trump and the Standing Rock Movement against the Dakota Access pipeline, among others. Today, you will hear Part 1 of Sheehan's Trajectory of Justice course offered in 2019 at UCSC, focusing on oil, money and power and their impact on Indigenous and environmental struggles. Across the United States as well as in Canada, efforts are being made to criminalize protests against the construction of oil and gas pipelines that harm the environment. As of June 2019, seven U.S. states have passed laws that worsen punishments for environmental activists planning or participating in protests against such pipelines. These laws elevate misdemeanors to felonies while significantly escalating civil and criminal penalties. Since 2017, Republican lawmakers have proposed laws criminalizing these protests in at least 18 states. At least six more states are considering such laws. Sheehan also dives into the role of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin's governments in tapping into oil reserves on the Arctic shelf and its environmental consequences.

SPEAKERS Daniel Sheehan Constitutional and Public Interest Lawyer; General Counsel, Lakota People's Law Project; President and General Counsel, the Romero Institute; Author, The People's Advocate This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco on June 24th, 2019.

A day in the life of a community organizer

Driving the renewable energy transition in some of the poorest communities in the U.S.

Standing Rock Water Protectors: Climate Justice Showdown Still Hanging Fire Lakota Chief Chase Iron Eyes In what defense attorneys are calling a major victory for their client and for the water protectors of Standing Rock, prosecutors have dropped all serious charges against former North Dakota congressional candidate Chase Iron Eyes in his case resulting from protests of the Dakota Access pipeline. Chief Iron Eyes, an attorney who works for the Lakota People’s Law Project, was facing a maximum of six years in state prison after his arrest for alleged criminal trespass and incitement of a riot near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation on February 1, 2017. “The world should know that it’s legally impossible for me and other Native people to trespass on treaty land," stated Chief Iron Eyes. Iron Eyes’ attorneys filed documents on Monday proving that his arrest occurred on treaty land never ceded by the Sioux tribe. The state of North Dakota ruled weeks ago that this land had never been acquired nor legally owned by pipeline parent company Energy Transfer Partners (ETP). "I and the water protectors are not terrorists. We and the US veterans who stood with us to protect Mother Earth are the true patriots,” said Iron Eyes.   Romero Institute co-founder Daniel Sheehan was chief attorney on Iron Eyes’ defense team for the Lakota People’s Law Project. Lakota People's Law is an ongoing campaign of the Romero Institute, an interfaith, nonprofit law and public policy center that grew out of the Christic Institute, and which has been at the center of profoundly significant landmark legal cases for social and environmental justice since the 1980's.   Radio Planet Watch is honored to host Daniel Sheehan's son, Lakota People's Law Project Program Director Danny Paul Nelson. Nelson, who holds a BA in Political Theory from Harvard and an MA in Social Science from the University of Chicago, speaks with Planet Watch hosts Jordan and Goodman about the recent legal victory from Standing Rock, and connections between indigenous rights and climate justice. Danny Paul Nelson of Lakota People's Law Project “Our work to prepare Chase’s defense unveiled solid evidence of a racially ­motivated criminal alliance between the oil companies and the private military security industry (colluding with local, state, and federal law enforcement) to deny Native Americans and their allies their civil and treaty rights,” said Danny Paul. “Standing Rock focused the attention of the world on the importance of Native sovereignty and the needs to protect water and resist climate change. Chase’s willingness to pursue a 'necessity' defense has produced strong legal tools for future protesters.” Prior to the interview with Danny Paul on today's show, Planet Watch shared an audio clip from a just ­released video, We Are Not Terrorists. In the video, Iron Eyes and his team position their anti­-pipeline protest in the context of what they assert to be a growing threat posed to civil liberties, embodied by the rise of anti­protest legislation and the burgeoning alliance between the oil companies and the private military security industry. The video is accompanied by an open letter to President Donald Trump. Danny Paul exposes a dangerous trend has emerging in Trump's America: The administration is opening Native American reservations and national monument lands to fossil fuel extraction, and activists are being targeted by law enforcement and treated like terrorists. Currently, 20 states have passed or are considering legislation that would curtail citizen rights to protest environmental destruction and human rights violations. Moving forward, Lakota People’s Law Project Chief Counsel Daniel Sheehan and the entire team will continue to strategically confront the fossil fuel industry and their destructive agenda, which threatens our water, our planet, and the entire human family.

This week on "Rebel Hearts": Kristie speaks with Daniel Paul Nelson who works for the "Lakota People's Law Project" as well as "The Romero Institute", helping to fight climate change as well as injustices against native peoples. Daniel holds a BA in Political Theory from Harvard College and an MA in Social Science from the University of Chicago. The "Lakota People's Law Project" engages in ongoing efforts to reclaim ancestral lands, stop all threats to Lakota land and resources as well as work toward the revitalization of their people and culture.   In this interview we talk about the repeating and continuos story of broken treaties with the Lakota (amongst many other First Nations), from the Fort Laramie treaties that were signed in the mid 1800s and shortly disregarded afterwards to the most recent events at Standing Rock.    Daniel speaks on the current law suits against 300 water protectors and the work of the "Lakota People's Law Project" to have these charges dropped. He explains the legality around the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), and what we can do when corporations place money above the well-being of people and the environment. Daniel talks about the environmental issues that we are facing and the need for change.    We talk about the significance of the events at Standing Rock, no matter whether they illuminated the injustice towards the Lakota Nation or the mistreatment of peaceful water protectors; at the same time, the people coming together during these events show us that healing is possible, the need to stand together and that we have the power to create change!

This week we speak with Juan Martinez about the Monterey Bay Community Power project.  This project looks to give local consumers the option to choose renewable energy to provide their electricity needs.  This was not a simple matter and required the work of many in local government, community groups, and the input of community members to make this project a reality.  This project could allow the reinvestment of profits earned to be put back into the project to allow the building of more renewable energy projects, thereby reducing our reliance on fossil fuels.  Juan has been a long time activist in our area and was kind enough to come on the show and tell us how he and others from the Romero Institute are involved in making this project a reality.  

Civil Rights Attny Daniel Sheehan; JFK Assination, Project Bluebook, CIA , Jimmy Carter, Silkwood, Pentagon Papers Daniel P. Sheehan is a Constitutional and public interest lawyer, public speaker and educator. Over the last forty-five years he has participated in numerous legal cases of public interest, including the Pentagon Papers Case, the Watergate Break-In Case, the Silkwood Case, the La Penca Bombing Case and others. He established the Christic Institute and the Romero institute, two non-profit public policy centers. He has also spoken publicly about UFOs and alien visitation. Today, Sheehan is Chief Counsel of the Romero Institute, where his current focus is the Lakota People's Law Project. The Lakota People's Law Project seeks to end what they claim are unlawful seizures of Native American Lakota children in South Dakota, and stop the state practice of placing the vast majority of these children in non-Native homes, in violation of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act. In addition, he recently published a memoir, The People's Advocate, and is finishing work for a book on the most up-to-date theories of the John F. Kennedy assassination.http://www.amazon.com/The-Peoples-Advocate-America%C2%92s-Fearless/dp/1619021722/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=theopprep-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=Q4SBWRBCYA5HMVCM&creativeASIN=1619021722If you enjoy the show please consider a PayPal.com donation to keep the show on the air OppermanReport@Gmail.comThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement