What he learned by walking across America

In 1999 and 2000 Rick, inspired by 89-year-old “Granny D’s” 18-month walk across the entire United States to highlight the need for campaign finance reform, walked with her for a week in Kentucky. Subsequently Rick walked some 450 miles around 3 sides of Vermont to similarly advocate through interviews with more than 50 radio, newspaper and television discussions and stories as they covered his journey. More recently he has joined other activists to support efforts by Lawrence Lessig and The New Hampshire Rebellion to encourage NH voters to ask 2016 Presidential primary candidates the question:  “What specific reforms will you advance to end the corrupting influence of big money in politics?”  As part of these efforts Rick has:

• Walked the length of New Hampshire, 185 miles, in January of 2014.  with other NHR supporters in memory of “Granny D’s” walk across the USA in 1999/2000 for Democracy Reform.
• Walked NH again in January of 2015, 150 miles, from Dixville Notch to Concord (NH’s Capitol) as part of 4 marches from different corners of NH to all meet at the Concord state Capital  in support of Democracy Reform 
• From April 2nd to April 15th, 2016, Rick walked with about 100 others as part of Democracy Spring’s 140-mile march from Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell to our Capitol in Washington D.C.  There the group was met by thousands of others to demand that Congress take immediate action to end the corruption of big money in politics and ensure free and fair elections in which every America has an equal voice.