2024
Free and Equal Hosts 2024 Presidential Debate Series
The Free and Equal Elections Foundation is producing a 2024 Presidential Debate Series, broadcasted on Rumble, C-SPAN, Epoch Times, NDT TV, Pacifica Network, Crowdpac, Free Speech TV, The Big Mig, TNT Radio, Cannected TV, Liberty Talk FM, and IPM Nation. The series included a Democratic Primary debate, an independent debate where over 300,000 ranked-choice votes were cast on the blockchain, and a debate at FreedomFest with Rep. Thomas Massie as a moderator.
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2021-2022
United We Stand in Austin, Texas
After a festival in Cambria, CA in 2021, United We Stand 2022 took the stage at The Venue ATX during the SXSW Festival with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as our keynote speaker.
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2020
Free and Equal Hosts 2020 Presidential Debate Series & United We Stand Tour
The Free and Equal Elections Foundation hosted its 2020 Presidential Debate Series, the third of which was held in Cheyenne, Wyoming. As the first debate had 18 candidates, it required two sessions. The United We Stand Tour also continued its yearly run with Thrive Fest in Hawaii, Tribal Vision Festival in New Mexico, and a pre-debate show in Colorado before the second debate.
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2019
United We Stand Tour, Election Reform Symposium, and Blockchain App Development
Construction of Free and Equal’s blockchain voting app by Nexus.io begins development. Concurrently, the United We Stand Tour continued at Earth Day Festival, Sister Winds Festival, Knead Peace, Freedom Rising Convergence, and Politcon, while the annual Election Reform Symposium was held at The Lot at RiNo in Denver, Colorado.
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2017-2018
United We Stand, Governor Debates, and Election Reform Symposium
The Free and Equal Elections Foundation held gubernatorial debates for Colorado in 2017 and California in 2018. These took place in the midst of another year of United We Stand touring at Texas A&M University, two panels at Politicon (Crypto & Blockchain, Breaking the Stranglehold of the Two-Party Duopoly), and our annual Election Reform Symposium.
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2016
Free & Equal Presidential Debate, United We Stand, Election Reform Symposium, and Politicon
Free and Equal Elections Foundation hosted a presidential debate moderated by Ed Asner. It also produced the United We Stand Festival and Election Reform Symposium and a panel at Politicon moderated by Cenk Uygur.
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2013-2015
First United We Stand and Election Reform Symposium
The Free and Equal Elections Foundation hosted a Colorado Gubernatorial Debate, established the Free & Equal TV Network, and brought Chuck D and Jahi from Public Enemy 2.0 to the 2015 United We Stand Festival after a successful 2014 Festival. Free & Equal also hosted two more Election Reform Symposiums.
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2012
Free & Equal Presidential Debates and Top Two Primary / AZ Proposition 121 Panel
With candidates from the Green, Libertarian, Constitution, and Justice Parties, the Free and Equal Elections Foundation hosted two live debates for the 2012 presidential election. Larry King moderated the first one and Thom Hartmann moderated the second debate. Free & Equal also held a forum against the “Top Two” voting scheme and a separate Election Reform Symposium.
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2009-2010
Illinois Gubernatorial Debate, California and Connecticut Debates, and First Election Reform Symposium
The Free and Equal Elections Foundation hosted a series of four gubernatorial debates for Illinois at universities across the state, as well as a California gubernatorial and Connecticut senatorial debate. The annual Election Reform Symposium was launched to gather, spread, and evolve knowledge of the election reforms needed to develop independent politics in the United States. Free & Equal also held a press conference to start its advocacy against the “Top Two Primary” voting system.
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2008
Free & Equal Launches First Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates
The Free and Equal Elections Foundation launched its inaugural Presidential debate between Independent Ralph Nader and Constitution Party candidate Chuck Baldwin, moderated by Chris Hedges. Following the presidential debate, a Vice Presidential debate was held.
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