The New Hampshire Young Democrats are organizing a Seacoast Regional Chapter. This is informal meeting is being held so that Young Democrats in the Seacoast area can come out, meet each other and learn more about the NH Young Democrats.

As the year goes on members will have the opportunity to work together with the NH Young Democrats to support local candidates and issues and have access to the Young Democrats speaker series and events.

Young Democrats Keep the Granite State Blue.
Come out and have a drink with your fellow young progressives!

For more info go to
nhyoungdemocrats.org

The Seacoast Progressive Alliance will meet January 22nd 7PM at the Exeter Public Library Community Room and show the film, "No End In Sight...Iraq's Descent Into Chaos". The film and discussion are free and open to the public.

Billed as "The inside story from the ultimate insiders" , Richard Schickel of Time has said No End In Sight is, "the most important movie you are likely to see this year."

Many of the key figures in the State Department, the Pentagon, and the CIA share their perceptions and insights regarding events occurring in Iraq that led to the current situation consuming American blood and treasure.

Residents and service personnel who have been to Iraq are urged to attend the film showing and share their experience with other attendees.

Saturday, September 29th from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. the Exeter Democratic Committee is hosting SeptemberFest, an informal gathering of local democrats, representatives of the presidential campaigns (but not the candidates), and local democratic officials...along with some great music!

Please join us to talk about local, state and national Democratic politics and
to help form a grassroots effort for the 2008 election.

Join musicians, poets, and peace activists in a Pro-Peace Concert on Swasey Parkway in Exeter, NH on Sunday, August 12 from 12 to 5 PM. Scheduled performers include: singer/songwriter Deidre Randall, poets John-Michael Albert, Jacob Holsapple, and Patricia Frisella, president of the Poetry Society of New Hampshire and area representative of The Peace Alliance. Guest speakers will include Barbara Hilton from CodePink and other guests. Bring your blankets, families, relatives and friends, and join us in finding ways to bring about peace in a very trying time. Additional music by The Leftist Marching Band and The Peacemongers. Rain location is the Exeter Town Hall, Front St. For more information, contact: Bob Moore at 603-642-4648 or e-mail: bmoore628@comcast.net. Sponsored by the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Exeter and Seacoast Peace Response. The concert is free and open to the general public. Donations accepted will help support The Peace Alliance, which is working to establish a U.S. Department of Peace. For more information about The Peace Alliance, visit http://www.thepeacealliance.org/.

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

According to Congressional Quarterly Politics, Carol Shea-Porter’s election to Congress last November “was one of the biggest House upsets in the nation.” So, what has Carol been doing in Washington since her election?

You can find out by attending the Hampton Democratic Committee’s Jefferson-Jackson dessert reception scheduled from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 21 in the Wheaton J. Lane Room of the Hampton Lane Library. Carol will be the featured speaker at this event.

We have much catching up to do. Despite drawing a low number in the lottery for House offices assigned newly-elected freshmen, Carol got one of the best. How did that happen? Although a freshman legislator, Carol was appointed to the powerful Education and Labor Committee. How did that come about? To top that, she was selected for the prestigious Armed Services Committee, a post that will enable her to oversee the war in Iraq and look after the interests of Portsmouth Navy Yard. How did she get on that committee? Those are big-time appointments for a newly-elected congresswoman.

The Seacoast Progressive Alliance and DFNH are sponsoring this NH Premier of Robert Greenwald's new film.

We will have Iraq war veterans present to set the stage prior to the film start at 2:30.

You probably remember a few of Robert Greenwald's other movies such as Outfoxed and WalMart: The High Cost of Low Price. In Iraq for Sale, Robert takes you inside the lives of soldiers, truck drivers, widows and children who have been changed forever as a result of profiteering in the reconstruction of Iraq. The film uncovers the connections between private corporations making a killing in Iraq and the decision makers who let it happen.

Halliburton, Dick Cheney and Republican leaders everywhere don't want you to see this movie, especially in October, just a few weeks before Election Day.

People wishing to stay after the film will be encouraged to discuss the film with veterans and their neighbors.

There will be a showing of the film "911 Press For Truth" at the Rye Library, 581 Washington Rd., Rye, NH. The showing will be followed by a discussion. The film is premiering in the US and around the world the week of September 11, 2006. According to the film web site, the "Jersey Girls" and the 911 Families play big roles, stripping away the cover-up and leaving the questions, bigger than ever, behind. This showing is being cosponsored by the Seacoast 9-11 Questions Committee, Seacoast Alliance for Democracy and Seacoast Peace Response. For more information contact Guy Chichester at guy_chi@msn.com
or phone 603-964-6158.

Subject: New Robert Greenwald Film, "Iraq For Sale: War Profiteering

Please put this date in your calendar. It will be the NH premier showing of Robert Greenwald’s new film, “Iraq For Sale: War Profiteering” at the Exeter Town Hall Sunday, October 8th at 2PM.

Go to this website to register to attend


If the above link doesn’t seem to work for you, click on this link and choose events; then put in your zip code... OR fill out the information below the “Sign Up Now” area and click on “Register”. If you are not yet a member of Democracy For New Hampshire (DFNH), check that box as you sign-in.

Here are the details for Iraq For Sale: War Profiteering:

Sunday, October 8, 2006 @ 2:00 PM

Exeter Town Hall

9 Front St. (by the Bandstand)

Exeter, NH 03833

Make sure to choose to RSVP to it when registering. It’s posted on DFA-Link, another great new tool for organizing local events.

The Seacoast Progressive Alliance asks:

Do you believe that healthcare is a right?
Do you find it offensive that a country that spends a greater share of its income on healthcare than other developed countries still manages to leave over 40 million citizens without care?
Did you know that our system is ranked 37th in the world for healthcare outcomes?
Are you spending more on healthcare than on your mortgage?
Did you know that healthcare expenses are the major cause of personal bankruptcy in the US?
Are you ready to demand that your elected officials support legislation NOW that is on par with some of the great legislation passed in the 20th Century?
Do you still believe that the democratic process can work for the average person?

Mark Patnaude of East Kingston is a reluctant public speaker. He is your neighbor helping open our eyes to the crisis before us. He is an unapologetic advocate for a single-payer system, and will be showing slides made available by Physicians for a National Health Plan at the Seacoast Progressive Alliance meeting on Monday, March 27th 7:00 pm at the Exeter Public Library. Mark is a volunteer for HEATHCARE-NOW! a sister organization of PNHP which supports passage of H.R. 676, the Medicare for All bill. All are encouraged to attend this public forum.

On Sunday, March 26th 2PM at the Exeter Town Hall, The Seacoast Progressive Alliance (SPA) is showing a new film, “Call It Democracy.” All are welcome to attend. We particularly encourage area History and Social Studies teachers to encourage their students to attend. A discussion will follow the film. We have invited all area state representatives and selectmen to take part in this discussion.

Call It Democracy is an historical look at the electoral process in the United States that goes far beyond the controversy of the 2000 election and the Bush v. Gore Supreme Court ruling. Call It Democracy looks into the nation’s history touching upon other close elections such as the 1960 Kennedy v. Nixon campaign, the attempt by Segregationist Third Party Candidate George Wallace to manipulate the electoral college in 1968 and the three other elections not won by popular vote prior to the 20th century. Additionally, the film explores the validity of the electoral college and contemplates the future of elections in post 2000 America, 2002’s Help America Vote Act and ramifications of electronic voting. To learn more about the film, please visit callitdemocracy.com.

“CAN camels pass through the needle’s eye or CAN’T they?”



This question, drawn from one of Jesus’ most familiar parables, is the title of a free public lecture to be held Tuesday, January 31, at 7 P.M. at the Exeter Congregational Church, 21 Front St., Exeter, N.H.. The church is handicapped accessible.



The public is invited to hear Paul Solman, the popular business and economics correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and business reporter at WGBH in Boston.



The subject of his talk will be the role of ethics and religion in shaping national economic policy. A member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Boston, Mr. Solman has discussed this subject with a number of church congregations.

Sunday, Nov. 13 at 2 pm: Showing of the new Robert Greenwald film, “Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price” at the Exeter Town Hall. Sign up at the link http://action.bravenewfilms.org/event/wm_screening.jsp?event_KEY=6702. For more information contact Herb Moyer at hmoyer@gwi.net or www.WalMartMovie.com.

The Seacoast Progressive Alliance will have Chris Collier as its guest speaker this Wednesday evening, 8/24/05 at 7PM at the Exeter Library. Chris is the co-Chair of the Granite State Concerned Parents and Advocates, a group that has fought on behalf of the elderly and the disabled through the legislative process. He will give an overview of the recently enacted changes to the Medicaid program and how those changes will have severe negative impacts on the services received by the elderly and the mentally/physically challenged populations of New Hampshire citizens. A discussion and short film will follow.

Party (and non-party) Faithful,

Reminder of the seacoast Progressive Alliance meeting this Wednesday evening at 7PM at the Exeter Library. Agenda Items include:

Caroline Macdonald - “If I Had A Hammer 2005”; The Past, Present and Future of our 5-month collaboration with NH Citizen’s Alliance http://www.nhcitizensalliance.org/


Chaz Proulx – “Political solutions to social problems”….and update of his investigation on the politics of the right wing in NH and the antidote. http://www.democracyfornewhampshire.com/node/view/1341


Guy Chichester – “The Tooth Fairy Project” (aka “The Baby Tooth Project”). A short, 10-minute film and discussion about the epidemiological study being conducted in communities surrounding nuclear plants to analyze the amount of Strontium 90 in children’s baby teeth. Sr-90 is a by-product of nuclear reactors and weapons testing, and can be considered the “coal mine canary” of the nuclear industry. http://www.epa.gov/radiation/radionuclides/strontium.htm

SOG will hold its next monthly meeting Thurs., June 9 at the Sugar Shack on Rte. 4, a half-mile west of the Lee traffic circle. SOG will recognize former Rep. George Musler for his strong support of water issues.