Democracy for New Hampshire - Social

A Call for Peace in 2009: New Year's Eve Peace Vigil

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:46:16 -0500

On Wednesday, December 31st, beginning at 5:30pm, all are invited to attend "A Call For Peace in 2009: New Year’s Eve Peace Vigil" in Market Square, Portsmouth NH. Please dress warmly and bring a candle if you can. Signs and peace doves to hold will be provided. For more information contact info@seacoastpeaceresponse.org or call 603-749-9159 or see www.seacoastpeaceresponse.org.

September Fest--Exeter Dems

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:39:57 -0400

Meet your Democratic candidates & talk with the
campaigns for:
* NH State Legislature & NH State Senate
* Executive Council & Governor
* US House of Representatives & US Senate

Come and enjoy conversation and good political banter with your neighbors and friends!!

Movie Night--"Crawford, Texas"

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:28:45 -0400

Come join us for a light-hearted portrait of Crawford, Texas--an ambivalent host to George W. Bush and his retinue. Find out where the media set-up actually is.

Poetry for Peace

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:47:37 -0400

Monday, August 25, 7 pm: Poetry for Peace at the Portsmouth Public Library, 175 Parrott Ave. A poetry reading along with an exhibit of photographs and information concerning the atom bomb attacks on Japan in August 1945. Poets reading their work include John-Michael Albert, Neil English and Maren Tirabassi. Attendees may bring a short poem on peace to read during a twenty-minute open reading period.
Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Seacoast Peace Response.
For more information contact Lee Roberts at 431-0448, email lnr4@verizon.net

The Power of One

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:26:59 -0400

Friday, August 15th, 7:30 pm: The Power of One: A Talk by and Conversation with Doris “Granny D” Haddock at South Church, 292 State St, Portsmouth NH. NH's own Granny D talks about how each of us can make a difference, and how public funding of elections can help us. Changing our election funding system can bring peace, the environment, alternative energy, education, poverty, healthcare and more the attention they deserve. Also, from 5-6pm join Granny D and the Leftist Marching Band for the Peace Vigil, Market Square, Portsmouth.
Free and open to the public. Refreshments and a book signing will follow the program. Sponsored by Outreach Associates of South Church, NH Codepink: Women for Peace & Seacoast Peace Response. For more info contact bgh3@comcast.net or 603-431-0138.

Hiroshima Commerative Vigil

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:57:27 -0400

Wednesday, August 6th, 7:15 pm: Hiroshima Commemorative Vigil at South Mill Pond, Junkins Ave, Portsmouth NH. Join us for a service to remember the victims and survivors of the August 6, 1945 nuclear bombing of Japan. The evening will include remarks by Representative Jim Splaine, a candle-lighting ceremony, and poetry.
Free & open to all. Candles provided. Sponsored by Seacoast Peace Response, NH Codepink, Witness for Peace NE & Rockingham/Strafford Democracy for America. For more information contact 603-433-4119 or amyla44@juno.com or see www.seacoastpeaceresponse.org

Soldiers of Conscience

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:03:30 -0400

Tuesday, August 5, 6:30pm: Screening of the documentary "Soldiers of Conscience" followed by discussion at the Portsmouth Public Library, 175 Parrott Ave. Eight soldiers face the most difficult decision of their lives - to kill or not to kill. This film takes a realistic look at war, peace, and the power of the human conscience. Post-film discussion will be led by Iraq War veterans Will Hopkins & Mike Hamilton. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by NH Codepink & Seacoast Peace Response. For more information contact: Barbara Hilton at 603.431.0138. This film is not recommended for children. For more information about the film visit www.socfilm.com.

Sunset on the Bushes--DFA Social

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:33:25 -0400

Come join us for dessert and libations to watch the sunset on the longest day of the year--a symbolic preview.

RSVP so we'll know how many pies and crumbles to prepar.

hannah at Smith-family.com

Candlelight Vigil in Market Square in Portsmouth

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:58:43 -0400

Wednesday, March 19, at 6 pm: A candlelight vigil in Market Square in Portsmouth on the actual date of the beginning of the Iraq war five years ago. We will have some signs and candles, or bring your own. For more information contact Seacoast Peace Response at info@seacoastpeaceresponse.org or 603-749-9159.

Service in the air on Presidential campaigns; NH Food Bank faces critical shortage

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:17:28 -0500

U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) are asking their supporters to take action - and they don't (just) mean phonebanking or canvassing. They're asking for folks to give back directly to their communities.

Through Thanksgiving, the Clinton campaign will collect food for those in need this holiday season.

During Thanksgiving week and through the end of November, the campaign will deliver food and other items collected to shelters and pantries throughout the state. “Serving the ‘least of these’ in our communities is the ultimate contribution to the common good. We are all blessed when we join together to offer a helping hand,” said Senator Clinton. “I am heartened that my campaign is joining with the people of New Hampshire in lifting up our fellow Americans in need as we enter the holiday season.”

Campaign for Ratepayers Rights (CRR) Celebrates 25 Years of Defending New Hampshire Consumers

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 10:01:29 -0500

Concord, November 1, 2007 – The Campaign for Ratepayers Rights (CRR), a statewide organization advocating on behalf of utility customers and educating the public on energy issues, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month.

To recognize this milestone, CRR is hosting an anniversary gala on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at the NH Audubon Society in Concord. DOUG FOY, former President of the Conservation Law Foundation and former Secretary of Commonwealth Development for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, will be the keynote speaker for the evening.

At the anniversary gala, CRR will also recognize several citizen activists who have made significant contributions to New Hampshire energy policy and to CRR.

Former State Senator JIM RUBENS of Hanover will be recognized for his years of advocating for New Hampshire citizens on energy and environmental issues, especially for his work on initiatives to combat global warming, including the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and the recently enacted NH Renewable Energy Act. --MORE--

"Be wind changers," Jim Wallis tells audience

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:13:58 -0400

Jim Wallis tells NH audiences: Creating change requires more than your vote

Progressive Evangelical leader calls on NH voters to create a political movement to address poverty, AIDS, global warming

DURHAM – (Oct. 16, 2007) The Rev. Jim Wallis last night challenged people of all faiths, as well as those who consider themselves “spiritual, but not religious,” to create a movement to address the major global issues of our time, including poverty, AIDS, genocide and global warming.

Wallis told a crowd of about 200 people in Dartmouth College's Rollins Chapel Monday night that “people of faith should be the ultimate swing voters,” who use their moral compasses to evaluate candidates. But he also cautioned that regardless of where the next U.S. President stands on these issues, he or she will not be able to solve them without “a social movement pushing them from the outside to make it happen.”

“Power concedes nothing without a demand,” he said, quoting abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

Gov. Dean at DemocracyFest

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:55:53 -0400

DNC Chairman Howard Dean is welcomed by the crowd at DemocracyFest Sunday evening in Manchester.

"Knowledge is the Beginning"

Tue, 29 May 2007 08:01:36 -0400

SEACOAST PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE
"Knowledge Is The Beginning"

Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at 7pm

at the Exeter Public Library

Set against the backdrop of violence in the Middle East, this documentary follows a collaboration between young musicians from both sides of the divide: Israelis, Palestinians, Egyptians, Jordanians and Syrians.

Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim & Palestinian writer Edward Said founded the controversial West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in 1999. Dedicated to fostering peaceful coexistence in the Middle East, the orchestra has been an overwhelming success, furthering its founders' hopes that music can promote understanding and tolerance of different beliefs and cultures.

The orchestra stands as a metaphor for what could be achieved in the Middle East. In the words of Barenboim: "The impossible is much easier than the difficult..."

(2004, 90 minutes)

Free and open to the public

For more information, please call Herb Moyer 603 772 6910

Wakefield Pride Day

Tue, 15 May 2007 05:57:43 -0400

Wakefield Pride Day Saturday May 19th

Schedule of Events:

8:30 5K Wakefield Pride Day Race (or Walk)
Check-in begins at 7am at Paul School
Fee: $12.00

10:00 Booths Open
(Food, local vendors etc..)
* Visit Moose Mountain Area Dem's Booth and vote in their first annual "First In The Nation Primary For Democratic Candidates" by placing a bean in your candidate's can. Undecided? Spin the wheel. Winner announced at 2:00pm.

11:30 Meet for Parade
Meet us at the Paul School to gather and march in the 12:00 parade with Carol Shea-Porter volunteers. We'd like to put on a good show so do come out if you can!

For more info on any of these events call 531-9653