Stephen F. Somerstein, 1965
“America, when will you live up to your own principles?” ― Leonard Peltier, Prison Writings: My Life Is My Sun Dance
“This hour in history needs a dedicated circle of transformed nonconformists. Our planet teeters on the brink of annihilation; dangerous passions of pride, hatred, and selfishness are enthroned in our lives; and [people] do reverence before false gods of nationalism and materialism. The saving of our world from pending doom will come, not through the complacent adjustment of the conforming majority, but through the creative maladjustment of a nonconforming minority.” - Martin Luther King, Jr. 1963
Hello, State House Watchers!
We hope you are finding ways to nurture creative maladjustment and nonconformity! There will be many opportunities for celebration this weekend at Martin Luther King, Jr. Day events throughout the state. Scroll down for a list and make your way to at least one of them! Then, on Tuesday, join us for an immigrant solidarity vigil at 12 noon at the immigration office in Manchester. More details here. The difficult days ahead require that we be connected, inspired, and mindful of our power and purpose as builders of Beloved Community.
We are delighted that this year’s Martin Luther King award will be given to Amy Antonucci, NH Peace Action’s board chairperson, in recognition of her lived commitment to active nonviolence as a strategy to dismantle militarism and promote peace and human rights. AFSC will also receive a special recognition at the statewide celebration, in honor of 50 years of movement-building work in New Hampshire. Watch for other occasions to celebrate our golden anniversary throughout the year.
It was the first week of hearings at the State House. Advocates for public education and against expensive and unaccountable voucher programs – including NH Voices of Faith – filled the hallways and the Education Funding Committee hearing room to oppose HB 115, which would enact universal eligibility for so-called ‘education freedom accounts.’ Testimony lasted for hours, and by the end of the day, the online sign-in tally was 791 people in support, and 3,414 opposed. We hope committee members will note the disparity in public opinion, as well as the excessive cost, the lack of standards, the constitutional problem of public dollars being used for religious schools, the inadequacy of the program audit, and the many other concerns raised. Read more here and here.
Next week will be a challenging one, as advocates for the rights and well-being of workers, immigrants, tenants, and low-income families will need to take action against several harmful proposals. See our many Action Alerts below. And take a look at AFSC’s 2025 bill tracker for a fuller picture of what’s ahead across multiple issues.
While the state budget isn’t in legislators’ hands just yet, there are many worrying signs that years of tax cuts for wealthy people and corporations have contributed to a revenue scarcity that will be used to justify reductions – or ongoing inadequacy – in funding for essential programs. Read more here. We hope that lawmakers will consider eliminating funding for the unnecessary Northern Border Alliance so as to redirect those millions to serve real needs, but we fear that false narratives of unauthorized migration will be too hard to resist. Read more here and here. One hopeful sign this past week was a proposed increase in funding for special education, following a rally at the State House on Tuesday to draw attention to a critical shortage of resources. Read more here.
Beyond the Dome
We celebrated the announcement this past week of a ceasefire deal that will halt the destruction of Gaza and facilitate an exchange of hostages between Israel and Palestine. From AFSC’s statement: “There must be a commitment from the U.S. and others towards ensuring that this is not simply a pause but a permanent ceasefire. That means holding all parties accountable for violations....Continued pressure is needed to ensure the terms of the deal are followed and to push for a long-term political solution that brings an end to forced displacement, occupation, and apartheid in Palestine….Today we hold in the Light all those who have been killed and injured, all who mourn, and all who have survived. In the days, weeks, and months that follow, Palestinians in Gaza will return to where their homes, schools, and communities once stood only to find life as they knew it destroyed. We share their pain and extend our love and solidarity with them. It falls to all of us who watched this destruction from afar to help rebuild and to ensure dignity and freedom are restored for all Palestinians.”
We are grateful that Senator Shaheen has indicated she will oppose a bill that would sanction the International Criminal Court for having issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and others for war crimes. The US House of Representatives passed the bill last week, sadly with Representative Chris Pappas’ support. We’re grateful that Representative Maggie Goodlander voted no. Please take a moment to thank Shaheen and Goodlander. And take a moment to read this searing report from ProPublica about the Biden administration’s shameful legacy with regard to the catastrophe of the past 15 months: A Year of Empty Threats and a “Smokescreen” Policy: How the State Department Let Israel Get Away With Horrors in Gaza.
Immigrant Rights are Human Rights
On the day after the inauguration, join the Immigrant Solidarity Network for a 12 noon vigil at the Norris Cotton Federal Building, 275 Chestnut Street, Manchester. (Note that this is a change from the regular time.) Together we can send a message of unity, compassion, and commitment to protecting our immigrant neighbors, opposing their persecution, and working for justice and dignity for all.
At both the federal and state level, harmful anti-immigrant policies are being promoted, and not only by Republicans. Shamefully, all four members of NH’s Congressional delegation have voted in favor of the Laken Rily Act, a bill that will deny due process rights to vulnerable people, promote mass detention and deportation, and fuel dangerous narratives of immigrants as threats to community safety. Read more here. Final votes will take place in both bodies next week, so it’s not too late to make sure our Members of Congress hear our opposition.
Here in New Hampshire, at least 15 anti-immigrant bills will be heard this year, including six next week. Read more here from Lau Guzman at NHPR.
We are relieved that our friend Ravi Ragbir, a leader in the sanctuary movement and an active supporter of many deportation defense campaigns for others, was given a two-month reprieve in his own case last week. As he and his wife, our AFSC colleague Amy Gottlieb, face the ongoing threat of Ravi’s detention and deportation, we send our sincere best wishes for a good resolution in the months to come. Watch their recent interview on Democracy Now and sign the petition urging President Biden to pardon Ravi here.
Today is the anniversary of the murder of Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the newly independent Democratic Republic of Congo. Determined to build a free and prosperous nation, his murder (sanctioned and supported by the US government) destabilized Congo and enabled continued exploitation of its land and people by external and internal powers. Learn more here. Please sign the petition from NH Free Congo here to build awareness of the ongoing human and environmental toll and to hold the US and tech companies responsible for fueling and profiting from decades of conflict. Learn more about the history and root causes of the conflict here.
ACTION ALERTS
Please take action to support/oppose these key bills that are coming up soon.
Oppose Anti-Immigrant Bills - Next week will be a busy one as a number of anti-immigrant bills will have hearings back-to-back, three days in a row. Your support will be critical so please sign in, share testimony and join our visibilities! Stay up to date throughout the session with this tracker of immigration bills set up by our friends at ACLU-NH.
Tuesday, January 21:
Oppose HB 69, requiring businesses to use the federal E-Verify system of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. This bill would require NH businesses to use the faulty E-Verify system, burdening employers and making it harder for NH workers - non-citizens and citizens alike – to find jobs. This bill is scheduled for a public hearing in House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services committee, LOB Room 307, on Tuesday, January 21 at 1 PM. Please contact committee members, and sign in to oppose and share testimony.
Wednesday, January 22:
Oppose HB 71-FN, prohibiting the use of the facilities of a public elementary school, a public secondary school, or an institution of higher education to provide shelter for aliens [sic] who have not been admitted into the United States. This unnecessary and hostile bill would burden NH schools and target immigrants in our communities. It is scheduled for a public hearing in House Education Policy & Administration, LOB Room 205-207, on Wednesday January 22 at 9:30 AM. Please contact committee members, and sign in to oppose and share testimony. Read the testimony from the NH Immigrant Rights network here.
Oppose HB 511-FN, relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities. This so-called anti-sanctuary cities bill (one of three!) would require local law enforcement to target immigrant communities. It is scheduled for a public hearing in House Criminal Justice, LOB Room 301-303, on Wednesday, January 22 at 3:30 PM. Please contact committee members, and sign in to oppose and share testimony. Read the testimony from the NH Immigrant Rights Network here.
Thursday, January 23:
Oppose SB 13-FN, invalidating out-of-state driver’s licenses issued to undocumented immigrants. This harmful bill would misuse public funds to target immigrant drivers, creating a hostile and unwelcoming environment with far reaching impacts. A public hearing is scheduled in Senate Judiciary, SH Room 100, on Thursday January 23 at 1 PM. Please contact committee members, and sign in to oppose and share testimony.
Oppose SB 71-FN, relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities, and opposeSB 62, relative to law enforcement participation in a federal immigration program. Both of these so-called anti-sanctuary cities bills would target immigrant communities and undermine law enforcement’s efforts to build community trust. They are scheduled for public hearings in Senate Judiciary, SH Room 100, on Thursday January 23 at 1:15 PM and 1:30 PM. Please contact committee members, and sign in to oppose and share testimony.
Protect NH Workers
Oppose HB 238-N, prohibiting collective bargaining agreements from requiring employees join or contribute to a labor union. This year’s “Right-to-Work” (for less) bill is scheduled for a public hearing in House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee, LOB Room 210-211, on Wednesday, January 22 at 10 AM. Please contact committee members, and sign in to oppose and share testimony. Join advocates on the day of the hearing to show solidarity with unions and all workers. Find more information here.
Protect NH Tenants
Oppose HB 60, relative to the termination of tenancy at the expiration of the tenancy or lease term. This forced eviction bill would harm tenants and increase homelessness in a state already experiencing high housing costs and low housing availability. This bill is scheduled for a public hearing in the House Housing committee, LOB Room 305, on Tuesday, January 21 at 10 AM. Please contact committee members, and sign in to oppose and share testimony. Join Voices of Faith at the hearing room doors at 9:15 AM to make clear our opposition to this misguided proposal.
Support HB 351, requiring landlords to give tenants of at-will tenancies at least 60-days' notice to evict. This positive bill would increase the notice window from 30 to 60 days, allowing people additional time to find new housing. It is scheduled for a public hearing in the House Housing committee, LOB Room 305, on Tuesday, January 21 at 11 AM. Please contact committee members, and sign in to support and share testimony.
Support Students
Oppose HB 415-FN, removing requirements that schools provide menstrual products in restrooms. Access to menstrual products for students is one simple way to create a healthy and successful learning environment. The bill is scheduled for a public hearing in House Education Policy & Administration, LOB Room 205-207, on Wednesday January 22 at 1:30 PM. Please contact committee members, and sign in to oppose and share testimony.
Protect Local Assistance
Oppose HB 348, relative to eligibility for local assistance. This bill would burden low-income households by increasing the wait time for receiving essential assistance. It is scheduled for a public hearing in House Municipal & County Government, LOB 301-303 on Thursday, January 22 at 11:15 AM. Please contact committee members, and sign in to oppose and share testimony.
Support Incarcerated People
Support HB 57, relative to a person’s release from prison for the purpose of participating in certain post-secondary education programs in the community. This positive bill would expand eligibility for certain incarcerated people to finish the remainder of their sentence at home if they are pursuing a post-secondary education. It is scheduled for a public hearing in House Criminal Justice, LOB Room 301-303, on Wednesday, January 22 at 3 PM. Please contact committee members, and sign in to support and share testimony.
Key:
LOB – Legislative Office Building (33 N. State St. Concord)
SH – State House (107 N. Main St. Concord)
OTP – “Ought to Pass,” the recommendation for approving a bill or an amendment
OTP/A – Ought to Pass with Amendment
ITL – “Inexpedient to Legislate,” the recommendation for defeating a bill or an amendment.
ITL” can also be used as a verb.
“Without Recommendation” - This indicates that the committee vote was a tie for both ITL and OTP. During the House session, these bills will be considered first as Ought to Pass.
Re-refer – When a Senate committee wishes to hold onto a bill for further consideration. The recommendation to re-refer must be approved in the full Senate. The committee will have until the end of the calendar year to meet about the bill and make a recommendation for further action.
Retain – When a House committee wishes to hold onto a bill for further consideration. The committee makes this decision for themselves; approval in the full House is not needed. The committee has until the end of the calendar year to make a recommendation for further action.
RC – Roll call vote. Each legislator’s vote is recorded and attributed to them.
VV – Voice vote
DV – Division vote
Coming Up in the House
The House is expected to meet in session on Thursday, February 6. Until then, the action will be in committees.
Coming Up in House Committees
You can watch the House hearings online here. You can sign in for House bills here. And you can contact House committee members here.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21
EDUCATION FUNDING, Room 205-207, LOB
9:30 AM HB 366-FN-A, relative to school building aid for eligible projects.
11:15 AM HB 510-FN, relative to establishing certain due process rights for students, student organizations, and faculty members facing disciplinary actions by state institutions of higher learning.
1:00 PM HB 112-FN, requiring students in the university and community college systems of New Hampshire to pass the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services civics naturalization test.
2:00 PM HB 550-FN, modifying the base cost of an adequate education.
ELECTION LAW, Room 306-308, LOB
10:50 AM HB 261, relative to election audits.
HOUSING, Room 305, LOB
10:00 AM HB 60, relative to the termination of tenancy at the expiration of the tenancy or lease term.
11:00 AM HB 351, requiring landlords to give tenants of at-will tenancies at least 60-days’ notice to evict.
11:30 AM HB 65, directing landlords to offer tenants the option of reporting rental payments to consumer reporting agencies.
1:00 PM HB 309-FN, relative to making electronic rent payments optional.
2:00 PM HB 342, relative to the approval process for new construction.
2:30 PM HB 444, relative to a tenant’s right to notification prior to the sale of a multi-family home.
LABOR, INDUSTRIAL AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Room 307, LOB
1:00 PM HB 69, requiring businesses to use the federal E-Verify system of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY, Room 302-304, LOB
2:00 PM HB 526-FN, establishing a climate change and damage division in the department of environmental services.
3:30 PM Executive session on HB 106, establishing a commission to determine the monetary costs of climate damage to the state of New Hampshire and the best means of recouping such costs; HB 526-FN, establishing a climate change and damage division in the department of environmental services.
TRANSPORTATION, Room 203, LOB
1:30 PM HB 258, establishing a study commission to determine the readiness of the New Hampshire Seacoast Emergency Evacuation Plan.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, Room 301-303, LOB
2:00 PM HB 191-FN, providing criminal and civil penalties for the recruitment, harboring, or transporting of a pregnant, unemancipated minor in order to obtain an abortion without parental permission.
3:00 PM HB 57, relative to a person’s release from prison for the purpose of participating in certain post-secondary education programs in the community.
3:30 PM HB 511-FN, relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day, time permitting, from the time the committee is initially convened.
EDUCATION POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 205-207, LOB
9:30 AM HB 71-FN, prohibiting the use of the facilities of a public elementary school, a public secondary school, or an institution of higher education to provide shelter for aliens who have not been admitted into the United States.
11:00 AM HB 384-FN, prohibiting bullying in schools.
1:00 PM HB 446, relative to parental notice for non-academic surveys in public schools.
1:30 PM HB 415-FN, removing requirements that schools provide menstrual products in restrooms.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 306-308, LOB
10:00 AM HB 216-FN, relative to workers’ compensation and creditable service towards retirement.
2:00 PM HB 96, requiring New Hampshire builders to use the 2021 Energy Building codes or a similar code that achieves equivalent or greater energy savings.
JUDICIARY, Room 206-208, LOB
3:00 PM HB 376, specifying that library user information exempted from disclosure in the right-to-know law includes information regarding library cards and library membership status.
3:30 PM HB 273, relative to a parent’s access to their minor child’s library records.
Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day, time permitting, from the time the committee is initially convened.
LABOR, INDUSTRIAL AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Room 210-211, LOB
10:00 AM HB 238-FN, prohibiting collective bargaining agreements from requiring employees join or contribute to a labor union.
3:00 PM Executive session on HB 238-FN, prohibiting collective bargaining agreements from requiring employees join or contribute to a labor union.
RESOURCES, RECREATION AND DEVELOPMENT, Room 305, LOB
1:00 PM HB 422-FN, increasing penalties for violations of the shoreland and water quality protection act.
WAYS AND MEANS, Room 202-204, LOB
1:00 PM HB 234-FN, relative to the statewide education property tax and excess revenue from games of chance.
1:30 PM HB 255-FN, increasing the percentage of revenue deposited in the education trust fund from the business profits tax.
2:00 PM HB 318-FN, relative to the percentage of revenue from the business enterprise tax deposited in the education trust fund.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23
COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, Room 302-304, LOB
10:00 AM HB 167-FN, prohibiting the sale of ski, boat, and board waxes that contain intentionally added per and polyfluorinated alkyl substances.
10:30 AM HB 312, relative to the right of intercollegiate student-athletes to earn compensation through the use of their name, image, or likeness.
1:45 PM HB 241-FN, relative to treatment alternatives to opioids.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, Room 202-204, LOB
10:00 AM HB 75-FN, legalizing cannabis for persons 21 years of age or older.
11:00 AM HB 190-FN, relative to therapeutic cannabis possession limits.
12:00 PM HB 196-FN, relative to annulling, resentencing, or discontinuing prosecution of certain cannabis offenses.
1:30 PM HB 198-FN, relative to legalizing certain quantities of cannabis and establishing penalties for the smoking or vaping of cannabis in public.
3:30 PM HB 380-FN, relative to penalties for criminal violations of the therapeutic use of cannabis.
Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day, time permitting, from the time the committee is initially convened.
EDUCATION POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 205-207, LOB
10:45 AM HB 90-FN, relative to the definition of part-time teachers.
11:15 AM HB 235, relative to amending the educator code of ethics and code of conduct to include responsibility to parents.
FINANCE, Room 210-211, LOB
10:00 AM HB 197-FN, relative to payment by the state of a portion of retirement system contributions of political subdivision employers.
11:30 AM HB 519-FN-A, making an appropriation to the department of health and human services to fund and support the Waypoint youth and young adult shelter.
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND ELDERLY AFFAIRS, Room 201, LOB
10:00 AM HB 58, establishing a committee to study legislative protections and accommodations for individuals with long COVID.
1:15 PM HB 126, relative to prescriptions for certain controlled drugs.
LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION, Room 203, LOB
1:00 PM HB 118, establishing required breaks during legislative proceedings.
1:30 PM HB 315, prohibiting employees of state agencies from knowingly providing false information to a legislative committee.
MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT, Room 301-303, LOB
9:30 AM HB 139-L, relative to the official designation of holidays by municipalities and educational institutions.
10:20 AM HB 165-FN, relative to the maximum amount of disaster relief funding provided to municipalities after a natural disaster.
11:15 AM HB 348, relative to eligibility for local assistance.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, Room 202-204, LOB
11:00 AM HB 143, relative to the issuance of no trespass orders on municipal or school district property.
2:30 PM HB 218-FN, relative to providing victims of crime with a free police report of the investigation.
EDUCATION FUNDING, Room 205-207, LOB
11:30 AM HB 319-FN, relative to the responsibility of local school districts to provide transportation and meals for pupils in kindergarten.
12:45 PM HB 549-FN, relative to the use of education freedom account funds in religious schools and institutions of higher education.
STATE-FEDERAL RELATIONS AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, Room 206-208, LOB
2:00 PM Executive session on HB 55, repealing the Selective Service Compliance Act; HB 104-FN, relative to requiring an official declaration of war for the activation of the New Hampshire national guard in a foreign state.
Coming Up in the Senate
The next Senate session has not yet been scheduled. For now, all of the action is in committees.
Coming Up in Senate Committees
You can watch the Senate hearings here. You can sign in for Senate bills here. And you can contact Senate committee members here.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21
EDUCATION, Room 101, LOB
9:00 AM SB 34, relative to parental consent for student participation in Medicaid to schools program.
9:30 AM SB 57, establishing a study committee to analyze reducing the number of school administrative units.
ELECTION LAW AND MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, Room 103, LOB
9:30 AM SB 44, relative to hand counts of ballots in elections.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 103, SH
9:45 AM SB 61-FN, relative to prescriptions for state prisoners paid for by the department of corrections.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Room 100, SH
10:00 AM SB 36, relative to the collection and reporting of abortion statistics by health care providers and medical facilities.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23
JUDICIARY, Room 100, SH
1:00 PM SB 13-FN, invalidating out-of-state driver’s licenses issued to undocumented immigrants.
1:15 PM SB 62, relative to law enforcement participation in a federal immigration program.
1:30 PM SB 71-FN, relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Upcoming Events
MLK Day 2025
Sunday, January 19
Dover Area Religious Leaders Association (DARLA) celebration – 7 PM – St. Mary Parish of the Assumption in Dover. Program includes a reading of excerpts of Dr. King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" and music from Rock My Soul.
Monday, January 20
Annual Seacoast NAACP MLK Breakfast - 8:30 AM – South Church, 292 State Street, Portsmouth. Join us for a morning of food and gospel music, an inspirational talk by Richard Haynes, and a tour of the African Burying Ground at 12 noon. For more information, call 603-436-6099. This event is free to the public, but donations are appreciated.
43rd Annual MLK Community Celebration - 12 PM to 4 PM - Many Paths, One Dream: Intersectional Perspectives on MLK’s Legacy. Memorial High School, 1 Crusader Way, Manchester.
For more events, see the Martin Luther King, Jr. Coalition website.
Every Third Tuesday
Protect, Resist and Build with AFSC– 8 PM to 9:30 PM. Hosted by AFSC. Monthly webinar series that brings together AFSC constituents to learn about how to protect, resist, and build just peace, just migration, and just economies.
Every Wednesday
Solemn Vigils for Ceasefire Now - 2 PM in Dover at the district offices of Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Congressman Chris Pappas. The January 22 vigil will be at Shaheen's office, 340 Central Avenue, Dover. We gather at the entrance to Henry Law Park. The January 29 vigil will be at Pappas' office, 660 Central Avenue, Dover.
Every Thursday
Meeting for Worship with Attention to Peace in Palestine & Israel - 5:30 PM. Hosted by AFSC.
Solemn Vigils for Ceasefire Now – 12 noon at City Hall Plaza, in front of the State House, Concord
Every Friday
AFSC Action Hour for a Ceasefire – 12 noon. Join AFSC staff every Friday at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT to hear updates from Gaza. Then, take action with us as we contact our elected officials and call for an immediate cease-fire and humanitarian access to Gaza. Our elected officials need to keep hearing from us.
Saturday, January 18
People’s March Keene – 1 PM to 2:30 PM. KSC Appian Way Gate, 229 Main St, Keene. Hosted by People’s March Keene. Join us for a downtown march and rally supporting our Democracy and our Freedoms - Reproductive Freedom, Voting Rights, Civil Rights, Women's Rights, LGBTQ+ Rights, and the Right to Clean Air, Clean Water, and a Livable Planet, among others.
Seacoast People’s March – 1:30 PM to 3 PM. South Church Unitarian Universalist Church, 292 State Street, Portsmouth. Join us for a rally in support of the National People’s March. We all march for different reasons, but we march for the same cause: to defend our rights and our future. This is our moment to remind Washington elites — and Americans everywhere — where the power truly lives: with the people.
Tuesday, January 21
Immigrant Solidarity Vigil – 12 noon – At the Norris Cotton Federal Building, 275 Chestnut Street, Manchester. For more information, contact AFSC, afscnh@afsc.org
Friday, January 24
Granny D Birthday Celebration – 1 PM to 2 PM. Hosted by Open Democracy. Mason Library Archives, Keene State College.
Tuesday, January 28
Immigrant Solidarity Vigil – 9 AM – At the Norris Cotton Federal Building, 275 Chestnut Street, Manchester. For more information, contact GSOP, gsopstaff@granitestateorganizing.org
Wednesday, January 29
Advocacy 101 Full Day Training – 9 AM to 4 PM. 100 N. Main Street, 4th floor, Concord. Hosted by New Futures. Join us for a full-day session in our office in Concord! Our in-person Advocacy 101 trainings provide an in-depth look into the NH state legislature and how a bill becomes a law followed by a tour of the state house! The day also includes a session on the power of a personal story and working sessions where you craft your advocacy message. Lunch is provided!
With best wishes,
Maggie Fogarty, Grace Kindeke and Kathleen Wooten
AFSC’s New Hampshire “State House Watch" newsletter is published to bring you information about matters being discussed in Concord including housing, the death penalty, immigration, education, civil liberties, and labor rights. We also follow the state budget and tax system, voting rights, corrections policy, and more.
The AFSC is a Quaker organization supported by people of many faiths who care about peace, social justice, humanitarian service, and nonviolent change. Maggie Fogarty and Grace Kindeke staff the New Hampshire Program which publishes this newsletter. Kathleen Wooten is AFSC’s State House Watch researcher and database manager.
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