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October 24, 2020

Free & Equal held its third presidential debate of the 2020 cycle at Little America Hotel & Resort Grand Ballroom in Cheyenne, Wyoming. United We Stand hosted a closing performance featuring Emmanuel Kelly.

October 8, 2020

The United We Stand Festival hosted a full pre-debate show to introduce the second Free & Equal debate of the 2020 cycle at The Lot at RiNo in Denver, Colorado.

September 25-27, 2020

United We Stand sponsored and partnered with the 2020 Tribal Vision Festival in Taos, New Mexico, an event supporting indigenous organizations and bringing people from all walks of life together to honor the earth, share culture, and build community.

March 4, 2020

The first multi-party presidential debate of the 2020 cycle was hosted by the Free & Equal. With 18 candidates representing 10 political parties, the debate required a second session to complete.

February 7-9, 2020

Free & Equal sponsored and partnered with Thrive Fest Hawaii, held to support the Hawaii Farmers Union in their work towards food sovereignty by promoting the spirit of aloha through community, music, art, and gardening. Artists included Mike Love, Paul Izak, Amber Lily, and Dakota Muckey.

October 21-22, 2018

The second Free & Equal panel at Politicon featured experts including Sterlin Lujan, Chuck Williams and Allan Demarast, who educated the audience on how blockchain technologies can provide a verifiable trust layer to elections.

June 1, 2018

Free & Equal hosted a four-way gubernatorial debate between a Green, Democrat, Libertarian, and Independent candidate at Cambria Pines Lodge in Cambria, California.

April 29, 2018

United We Stand continued its biggest event yet at Texas A&M’s Reed Arena with Rebuild Texas co-hosting.

September 21-23, 2017

At the Nexus.io Conference, Republican and Democratic candidates for Colorado faced off at Free & Equal’s Gubernatorial Debate at Aspen Institute, moderated by Jesse Ventura and Eric Vorhees.

July 29, 2017

At Politicon, Free & Equal hosted a panel with Ed Asner on how to break out of the two-party system, reflecting a growing mainstream desire to open up the American election system.

December 7, 2019

Free & Equal’s Election Reform Symposium series continued with discussions from experts on alternative voting methods, voting machines, ballot access, blockchain voting, paper ballots, audits, gerrymandering, and multi-winner proportional representation.

October 26-27, 2019

Free & Equal brought its renowned United We Stand Festival to Politicon, offering attendees a wide range of independent perspectives interwoven with inspiring musical performances.

October 19-20, 2019

United We Stand joined the Freedom Rising Convergence in the Meadowsong Ecovillage in Dexter, Oregon. The full lineup can be found here.

October 5-6, 2019

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote in the United States, United We Stand co-hosted the Sister Winds Festival, a two-day live music and workshop festival at Parrish Ranch in Berthoud, Colorado.

July 4-6, 2019

The Knead Peace wooded sanctuary in Belton, Texas held a music and thought leader gathering of United We Stand to celebrate the nation’s independence. Rather than charge for entry, donations were requested for Knead Peace to establish and expand its presence so veterans have a space to heal their bodies, minds, and souls.

April 27, 2019

Heartland Communities joined United We Stand to co-host an Earth Day concert in Fort Wayne, Indiana as part of their Earth Week celebration and to kick off Free & Equal’s 2019 United We Stand Tour.

Jan 1, 2019

Free & Equal’s blockchain voting app powered by Nexus.io development begins. The app uses ranked-choice voting, stores voting records on the blockchain, authenticates via account-less phone number logins, and verifies against spam and duplicate votes.

March 13, 2022

United We Stand took the stage at The Venue ATX during SXSW Festival with speakers and artists ranging from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Colin Cantrell of Nexus.io to Luke Kohen, Andy Babb and Lara Elle.

July 3-4, 2022

Free & Equal hosted a two-day United We Stand festival in Cambria, CA, the city where Free & Equal is headquartered. It was broadcast on the international KNEKT television network, and the festival was put on IMDB. Artists and speakers included Mike Love, Peia, Cas Haley, Andy Babb, Lara Elle, and G. Edward Griffin.

July 12, 2024

Free & Equal hosted its third debate in the 2024 Presidential Debate Series with the addition of Rep. Thomas Massie as a moderator. Hosted at FreedomFest with an audience of thousands, this debate expanded mainstream credibility for Free & Equal’s presidential debate initiative and elevated the voices of a larger spectrum of candidates to the American public.

February 29, 2024

Free & Equal hosted its second debate in the 2024 Presidential Debate Series moderated by Catlin Sinclair and American Samoa Winner Jason Palmer. Candidate selection and the winner of the debate were voted by viewers using our blockchain app enabled with ranked-choice voting. Ultimately, 300,000 ranked-choice votes were cast.

January 18, 2024

Free & Equal hosted its first debate in the 2024 Presidential Debate Series, featuring candidates from the Democratic Party. The debate was moderated by Kwame Jackson.

November 19, 2016

The Free and Equal Elections Foundation continued its Election Reform Symposium series with Fair Elections Colorado, focusing on election fraud, voting machines, ballot access, the two-party system, and opinions on value of electoral college.

October 25, 2016

Free and Equal put on its own presidential debate for 2016. Given the historic dissatisfaction with the major party nominees that cycle, it was particularly important to host the only non-duopoly controlled debate in that election!

June 25-26, 2016

Politicon brought Free and Equal to its convention to ask the audience a provocative question: are U.S. elections rigged?

November 14, 2015

Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams joins Free and Equal’s 2015 Election Reform Symposium.

September 19, 2015

This year, Chuck D is joined by fellow PE 2.0 member Jahee, along with political figures like Dr. Jill Stein at United We Stand for its 2015 festival.

November 24, 2014

The Center for Election Science and Fair Elections for Colorado presented at Free and Equal’s 2014 Election Reform Symposium.

May 10, 2014

Immortal Technique performs at the United We Stand Festival 2014 in Belasco Theatre, LA.

October 23, 2012

Larry King hosted Free and Equal’s second presidential debate of 2012, moderating between the Libertarian, Green, Constitution, and Justice Parties. It was broadcast on his Ora network, giving the candidates facetime in front of Mr. King’s huge audience and increasing visibility for alternative candidates.

October 18, 2012

The first Free and Equal debate of 2012 was broadcasted on RT America and co-hosted by Thom Hartmann, giving alternative candidates a global audience.

October 10, 2012

The League of Women Voters’ Arizona chapter and Free and Equal co-hosted a forum to give voice to critics of a proposed Top Two voting system. Leaders from the Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, and Green parties joined to voice opposition to the change.

November, 2010

The American Independent, Green, and Libertarian Parties faced off for the California gubernatorial election at the Free and Equal debate.

October 9, 2009 – October 21, 2010

Free and Equal hosted a series of four gubernatorial debates between October 2009 to October 2010 for the great state of Illinois. Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Green, and Independent candidates fought for their issues across Chicago State University, University of Chicago, Midwest Liberty Fair, and Northern Illinois University.

October 10, 2010

Connecticut for Liberman and the Independent Party faced off for the 2010 Connecticut Senate election with Christina Tobin of Free and Equal moderating.

2010

Free and Equal hosted a press conference to warn of the dangers of a proposed election reform called Top Two Voting to warn of its potential dangers.

2010

The Election Reform Symposium continued at the University of Wisconsin, cementing the series as a continuing event.

May 23, 2009

The Election Reform Symposium series kicked off with a panel held at the CATO Institute headquarters in Washington, D.C.

November 2, 2008

Having carved a name for itself with the presidential debate, Free and Equal held a Vice Presidential Debate with the Constitution Party and Independent VPs. This debate brought in the Libertarian Party’s VP as well!

October 23, 2008

Free and Equal held its very first debate between presidential candidates Chuck Baldwin of the Constitution Party and Independent Ralph Nader, with CSPAN broadcasting to kickstart visibility of the nascent organization’s debate.

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