For nothing is fixed,
forever, forever, forever,
it is not fixed;
the earth is always shifting,
the light is always changing,
the sea does not cease to grind down rock.
Generations do not cease to be born,
and we are responsible to them
because we are the only witnesses they have.
The sea rises, the light fails,
lovers cling to each other,
and children cling to us.
The moment we cease to hold each other,
the moment we break faith with one another,
the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.
- “For Nothing Is Fixed," by James Baldwin
May 9, 2026
Greetings, State House Watchers,
Mother’s Day has us thinking about the power we have to hold each other, to keep faith with each other, to nurture each other and our movement family with compassion, creativity, forgiveness, and courage. This work that we are in together – to protect vulnerable people and the environment, to defend our rights and our well-being, and to find ways to survive and thrive as systems fail – has models in the daily work of mothers and caregivers.
We appreciated this moving reflection from Thelma Young Lutunatabua: Mothers are the most underestimated force for change (Waging Nonviolence, May 8, 2026) – “Mothers are the everyday weavers of utopia. Philosophers, journalists, tech experts, Hollywood writers and pundits may throw up their hands and proclaim that our species is doomed, and yet in millions of homes around the world, mothers and caregivers are ensuring that on the contrary, we do live in a world of joy where resources are shared.”
Join New Hampshire’s “Mother’s Day 5” tomorrow (Sunday) for a conversation about their nonviolent action and subsequent arrest in May 2024 for demanding Congressional accountability and action to end the genocide in Gaza, bearing witness to radical love, costly solidarity, and nonviolent resistance in an age of war. More information here.
The ghastly consequences of the recent Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act were on display last week in state legislatures in Tennessee, Louisiana, Florida, Virginia, and Alabama, where district maps are being redrawn to codify White supremacy and voter suppression.
Read more here:
Black Disenfranchisement Has Not Been This Intense Since Jim Crow, by Austin C. McCoy (Truthout, May 8, 2026)
“Gerrymandering Arms Race”: GOP Rushes to Erase Black Representation After SCOTUS Guts Voting Rights (Democracy Now, May 7, 2026)
In the midst of this latest assault on democracy, we take heart from the righteous anger and fierce determination of those who refuse to stand by as hard-won gains are erased. See some footage of protest in the halls of the legislature in Tennessee.
Under the Dome
The House and Senate met in session last week and took action on several consequential bills, including those related to transgender rights, immigrants, workers, taxes, and food assistance.
Sadly, the Senate passed two anti-immigrant bills: HB 1252, requiring the department of safety to only administer tests for commercial driver’s licenses in English and prohibiting the assistance of an interpreter during such tests; and HB 1499-FN, relative to additional grounds for eviction under the landlord and tenant statute, which denies rental housing to certain groups of immigrants. HB 1499 was then referred to Finance, so it will need to return to the Senate for another vote.
Senators also approved another tax break for wealthy Granite Staters - HB 155-FN – which raises the earnings threshold for paying this tax. The result will be another reduction in much-needed revenue to fund the programs and infrastructure that are needed for a healthy state.
We were relieved to see senators table three anti-transgender bills - HB 1217, permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances; HB 1299, permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances and establishing that certain biological sex distinctions do not qualify as discrimination; and HB 1447, restricting the use of certain public and private facilities on the basis of sex and establishing that such restriction does not qualify as discrimination. It is still possible that other bills to harm transgender people will make their way to the governor’s desk this session, so the work to defeat them is not done.
We were also happy that the Senate voted to table HB 1043, relative to employer discretion in offering minimum payment options to employees. This bill would have repealed the current obligation to pay employees for a minimum of 2 hours if they show up for work as scheduled but then are sent home.
Unfortunately, the House defeated SB 603-FN, relative to the funding of the SNAP program by the department of health and human services.
Read more here about last week’s session days.
The House Legislative Administration Committee, by a vote of 10-2, recommended censure – a formal, public condemnation – for Representative Travis Corcoran, in response to his vile and dangerous messages about his legislative colleagues and others. Read more here and here. The full House will take up the matter in the coming weeks.
Believe it or not, the 2026 state legislative session is starting to wind down. May 14 is the last day in the Senate to act on House bills, and the last day in the House to act on Senate bills. The legislature’s remaining business will be to deal with any bills that have passed both bodies but with differences due to amendments. You can see lists of these bills here: House bills amended by the Senate; and Senate bills amended by the House.
The legislators in the body where the bill originated have three choices: to concur with the other body’s changes, in which case the bill passes and goes on to the governor; to nonconcur, in which case the bill is defeated; or to nonconcur and request a committee of conference. Committees of conference are then formed and are tasked with seeking a compromise. If they are successful, these compromises will go to both bodies for a final vote no later than June 4, the last day of the session.
Note that several bills have already been through this process. You can see a current list of all Committees of Conference here; it will be updated regularly over the coming weeks.
ACTION ALERTS!
Our action alerts this week are focused on the governor and on the House and Senate sessions on Thursday, May 14.
Useful links:
Sign in for House hearings.
Sign in for Senate hearings.
Email House committees.
Email Senate committees.
Contact your Senator.
Contact your Representatives.
Contact the Governor.
Today – Contact the Governor. Protect financial assistance for people in need.
VETO HB 348, relative to eligibility for local assistance. From New Futures: “Local welfare is the last-resort safety net for New Hampshire residents facing crisis, helping provide emergency shelter, food, and medicine when all other options are exhausted. HB 348 would create a harmful barrier to assistance by adding a [lengthier] residency requirement to local welfare. This would make it nearly impossible for some of our residents to get help during a crisis—not because they aren't residents, but because they cannot pull together the paperwork to prove it.” The House and Senate have passed this bill; it is on its way to the governor’s desk. Please contact the governor and urge her to veto this bill.
Thursday, May 14 – Contact your Representatives ahead of Thursday’s House session. Please urge them to take the following actions:
OPPOSE SB 430, (New Title) relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and legal guardians. From 603 Equality: “We define SB430 as a forced outing bill. This bill expands upon the ‘forced outing’ or mandatory disclosure of any information about public school students to their parents. It does provide a very weak provision if educators feel the student is at risk - but risk is incredibly difficult to gauge on matters of identity and home life. This bill would jeopardize the safety of LGBTQIA+ students who do not live in an affirming home, and remove the likelihood that students would be able to build foundational trust with safe adults in their lives in all areas by turning educators into a tool of surveillance.”
OPPOSE SB 431, relative to violations of the prohibition on teaching discrimination. This bill would restore the unconstitutional “divisive concepts” law that was overturned in federal court in 2024.
OPPOSE SB 434, relative to regulation of public school materials. From 603 Equality: “We define SB 434 as a school censorship bill and an anti-free speech bill. This bill would allow a single person within a school district to challenge items and have them removed for the entire district. Despite mechanisms already being in place for parents to prohibit their child from accessing content and materials that they deem inappropriate, this would empower a single person to remove materials for all students - effectively censoring materials district-wide. It’s important that we trust educators to build inclusive and thoughtful classrooms where students can critically engage with a variety of age-appropriate materials and not create easy mechanisms for censorship.”
SUPPORT SB 498, relative to children's mental health services for persons 18 years of age and younger. This bill establishes the New Hampshire children's behavioral health association for the purpose of collecting assessments to fund payments to care management entities for the provision of childhood behavioral health services. The Health and Human Services Committee has recommended ITL, but mental health advocates – and the governor – are advocating that House members overturn the committee recommendation and pass the bill. Read more here.
OPPOSE CACR 12 a proposed constitutional amendment that would enshrine in the state constitution a permanent ban on an income tax. Our state’s lack of fair and adequate revenue is a structural problem with harmful and lasting consequences. We will not benefit from foreclosing on the possibility of meaningful tax reform; on the contrary, we will continue the sad legacy of artificial scarcity and underfunding our obligations. (This proposal would need 60% approval in both the House and Senate to get on the November ballot, and 2/3 of voters would need to vote ‘yes’ in order for the constitution to be amended.)
Thursday, May 14 – Contact your Senator ahead of Thursday’s Senate session. Please urge them to take the following actions:
OPPOSE HB 1709. This bill prohibits certain unlawfully present [immigrants] with prior felony convictions from occupying or renting real property and authorizes sheriffs to arrest such individuals during service of a writ of possession. From the NH Immigrant Rights Network: “HB 1709 would improperly impose immigration enforcement responsibilities on landlords and New Hampshire sheriffs and possibly other law enforcement officials. State courts would have to make determinations about a person’s immigration status and whether they were lawfully present. The bill also purports to criminalize the status of being a tenant who has violated certain U.S. immigration laws – a penalty that should remain exclusively within the purview of the federal government. Landlords cannot and should not screen tenants to establish citizenship or immigration status. They may not treat tenants differently based on citizenship, nationality or ethnicity. They are certainly not in the position to determine whether a rental applicant is lawfully present in the U.S….There are additional consequences of such laws. State housing laws targeting immigrants have a profound effect on families and communities. They lessen access to housing for U.S. citizens and lawfully present immigrants, as well as those suspected of being in the U.S. without current authorization. Children suffer the cruelest effects of such laws: homelessness; educational challenges; anxiety; family separation and more when housing opportunities are denied or limited by unwise laws. We expect that incidents of racial and ethnic profiling in housing transactions will increase and eligible applicants will be denied housing opportunities if such a law was passed. Additional risks include applicant/tenant exploitation and abuse by unscrupulous landlords who could require higher rents, fail to make repairs, or impose other more onerous conditions on tenants based on their immigration status.” Read the ACLU fact sheet here.
OPPOSE HB 1792-FN, prohibiting school districts and personnel from the instruction of critical race theory and LGBTQ+ ideologies in schools as well as establishing a private right of action for violations. This extremist bill has been amended to mirror the highly problematic and unconstitutional “Divisive Concepts” law and includes the penalty for teachers of losing their license and ability to earn a living. The bill also includes a prohibition on teachers and school staff using any name for students other than the name on their birth certificate.
OPPOSE HB 1793-FN, prohibiting public colleges and universities from regulating the possession or carrying of firearms and non-lethal weapons on campus. The original bill prohibits public institutions of higher education from enacting rules or policies restricting the possession, carry, storage, or lawful use of non-lethal weapons on campus and establishes a committee to study the feasibility of allowing guns on campuses of public institutions of higher education. A committee amendment creates a committee to study the feasibility of allowing guns on campuses of public institutions of higher education – a definite improvement but still a terrible and unnecessary proposal.
OPPOSE HB 1300, (New Title) establishing a biennial school district local tax cap question and related limitations on central office administrative expenses in school districts. This bill would require all cities and towns to vote this coming November to decide whether to impose a property tax cap on their school budgets. Budget caps infringe on the ability of communities to meet the needs of their students and respond to increases in costs for health care, transportation and special education.
OPPOSE HB 1376, relative to a parent's ability to raise their child in a manner consistent with the child's biological sex. This bill provides legal justification for parents to raise their trans children against the child's intended gender.
OPPOSE HB 1356, relative to the statute of limitations for bringing a private right of action for violation of the statute prohibiting medical procedures and treatments intended to alter a minor's gender. From 603 Equality: “We define HB 1356 as an anti-trans healthcare bill. This bill extends the statute of limitations for gender surgery on a minor to 10 years after majority, causing a chilling effect on accepted medical practice. Extending the statute of limitations means that folks who detransition (only approximately 0.2% of folks) have a longer timeline to sue doctors and healthcare providers for administering medical procedures that align with patient desire, best practices, and the best medical knowledge available. Extending the statute of limitations is designed to scare healthcare providers into not offering trans-specific healthcare, further reducing access to providers and treatments in the state.”
Key:
GP – Granite Place. More information here.
SH – State House (107 N. Main St. Concord)
SL – State Library
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
Last week in the House
The House met in session last week on Thursday, May 7. You can watch it here. Here are the bills we’re tracking which were voted on.
On the Consent Calendar
EDUCATION FUNDING
SB 491-FN, enabling students to utilize education freedom account funds to pay for certain career and technical education funding. OTP-A by VV.
HOUSING
SB 490, establishing a task force to assess the development of housing at Great Bay community college and authorizing the college the right to use vacant property for the purpose of developing housing. OTP-A by VV.
On the Regular Calendar
FINANCE
SB 603-FN, relative to the funding of the SNAP program by the department of health and human services. ITL by RC, 186-158.
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND ELDERLY AFFAIRS
SB 501, relative to authorization of seclusion or restraint during a personal safety emergency by a physician, physician associate, or advanced practice registered nurse. Laid on table.
SB 520, relative to breast surgeries for minors. Laid on table.
SB 615-FN, (New Title) establishing a commission to study the use and regulation of SNAP in New Hampshire. OTP by VV.
Last week in the Senate
The Senate met in session last week on Thursday, May 7. You can watch it here. Here are the bills we’re tracking which were voted on.
On the Consent calendar
COMMERCE
HB 1079, allowing accessory dwelling units to be built within or attached to certain non-conforming structures. OTP-A by VV.
HB 1112, relative to snow removal responsibilities in lease agreements. OTP by VV.
EDUCATION
HB 1832-FN, adding students with a parent or guardian on active military duty to the education freedom accounts priority guidelines. Referred for interim study.
ELECTION LAW AND MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS
HB 1601-FN, requiring the secretary of state to create a voter education program that includes information on recent changes to voting laws. Referred for interim study.
ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 215-FN, requiring a landfill permit applicant to submit a report listing potential harms and benefits of the project. Referred for interim study.
HB 219-FN, relative to changes to the minimum electric renewable portfolio standards. Referred for interim study.
HB 1138, limiting the placement of out-of-state waste going into New Hampshire landfills. Referred for interim study.
HB 1275, relative to the effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on agriculture. OTP-A by VV.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION
HB 1097, requiring legislative approval of the amendment or permanent removal of historical markers. OTP by VV.
HB 1132, prohibiting the display of certain flags and banners in public schools and public charter schools and establishing penalties for the display of prohibited flags and banners. Referred for interim study.
FINANCE
HB 1574-FN, relative to the extension of free and reduced price breakfast and lunch for students under the age of 22 and making an appropriation therefor. Special ordered to 05/14/2026.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
HB 1719-FN, removing Hepatitis B from the list of diseases for which immunization is required under state law. Referred for interim study.
HB 1797-FN, relative to eligibility for public assistance, including the New Hampshire employment program, family assistance program, and SNAP. Referred for interim study.
JUDICIARY
HB 1499-FN, relative to additional grounds for eviction under the landlord and tenant statute. OTP-A by VV.
HB 1598-FN, relative to notice and proceedings for tenants and landlords engaged in eviction processes. OTP-A by VV.
On the Regular calendar
EDUCATION
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, take a course that covers fundamental American documents as part of the general education curriculum, or pass a civics course competency test. OTP-A by VV.
HB 1268, modifying the structure and administration of home education programs. OTP-A by VV.
HB 1358, establishing a commission to study transitioning all public schools to public charter schools. OTP-A by VV.
HB 1374, relative to the procedures for withdrawal from a cooperative school district. OTP-A by RC, 14Y-8N.
HB 1448, prohibiting the use of the World Economic Forum materials within state curriculum. OTP by RC, 14Y-8N.
HB 1792-FN, prohibiting school districts and personnel from the instruction of critical race theory and LGBTQ+ ideologies in schools as well as establishing a private right of action for violations. Special ordered to 05/14/2026.
EDUCATION FINANCE
HB 1816-FN, relative to the intervention of the department of education into a school or school district during a financial emergency. OTP-A by RC, 14Y-8N.
ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 1189-FN, establishing a solid waste site evaluation committee. Referred for interim study.
HB 1478-FN, requiring the department of environmental services to revise the rules for proposed new landfills. Referred for interim study.
HB 1738-FN, relative to ratepayer benefits from the regional greenhouse gas initiative. Special ordered to 05/14/2026.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
HB 232-FN, relative to the rights of conscience for medical professionals. Special ordered to 05/14/2026.
JUDICIARY
HB 1217, permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances. Laid on table.
HB 1299, permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances and establishing that certain biological sex distinctions do not qualify as discrimination. Laid on table.
HB 1447, restricting the use of certain public and private facilities on the basis of sex and establishing that such restriction does not qualify as discrimination. Laid on table.
HB 1793-FN, prohibiting public colleges and universities from regulating the possession or carrying of firearms and non-lethal weapons on campus. Special ordered to 05/14/2026.
TRANSPORTATION
HB 1252, requiring the department of safety to only administer tests for commercial driver’s licenses in English and prohibiting the assistance of an interpreter during such tests. OTP-A by RC, 14Y-8N.
HB 2026, relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan. Special ordered to 05/14/2026.
WAYS AND MEANS
HB 155-FN, reducing the rate of the business enterprise tax. OTP-A by VV.
Coming Up in the House
The House will meet in session at 10 AM on Thursday, May 14. You can watch it here. Here are the bills we're tracking which will be voted on.
On the Consent calendar
COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS
SB 661-FN, relative to pooled risk management programs. Committee recommends OTP.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
SB 617, (New Title) relative to the removal of abandoned vehicles by law enforcement, relative to the regulation and appeal of motor vehicle towing from public highways, and prohibiting the division of motor vehicles from suspending a license on the basis of debt owed to a private entity related to the towing or storing of a motor vehicle. This bill substantially revises the procedures and processes concerning the maintenance of and utilization of a list of contracted tow companies used by the division of state police for the removal of vehicles; requires that invoices generated from towing and impounding vehicles clearly indicate the process for appealing said tow or impoundment and extends the time period for a vehicle owner to appeal the reasonableness of towing and impoundment fees to the department of safety; and prohibits the division of motor vehicles from suspending a person's license or driving privileges based on their failure to pay a debt related to a commercial entity's towing or storage of a vehicle. Committee recommends OTP-A.
EDUCATION POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION
SB 507, (New Title) establishing a committee to study violence in schools directed at staff members and the obstacles to disciplining or expelling students in such circumstances. Committee recommends OTP.
SB 575, establishing a study committee to study the issue of school bullying. Committee recommends OTP-A.
ELECTION LAW
SB 438, (New Title) relative to the sharing of data between the department of safety and the secretary of state for the purposes of verifying the accuracy of information in the centralized voter registration database. Committee recommends OTP-A.
SB 660, relative to photo identification cards issued solely for the purpose of voting. Committee recommends OTP.
ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE
SB 418, prohibiting municipalities from requiring licenses for the production and sale of homestead food products. Committee recommends OTP-A.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION
SB 640-FN, relative to the use of artificial intelligence to provide services requiring a professional license. Committee recommends ITL.
FINANCE
SB 541-FN-A, (New Title) relative to capital appropriations for regional drinking water infrastructure. Committee recommends OTP.
SB 657-FN, (Second New Title) relative to the use of information technology and artificial intelligence systems by state agencies. Committee recommends OTP.
MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT
SB 440, relative to the adoption of energy efficient and clean energy districts by municipalities. Committee recommends OTP.
On the Regular calendar
COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS
SB 498-FN, relative to children’s mental health services for persons 18 years of age and younger. Majority committee recommends referral for interim study. Minority committee recommends OTP-A.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
SB 667-FN, relative to the assault of emergency room personnel. Majority committee recommends OTP. Minority committee recommends OTP-A. From the Minority report: “This bill substantially increases the criminal liability for a person who causes injury or bodily injury to emergency room personnel in the form of class A or B felonies for what would otherwise be misdemeanors or class B felonies. Doing so is an appropriate measure. But, we do not want to sweep up into that dramatic increase in punishment those suffering from dementia; from a diagnosed mental illness that has led to a mental health crisis or from an intellectual or developmental disability that inhibits their ability to communicate. That approach would be punishing the wrong people by having them sit in jail for 6 – 12 months without treatment before they got to a trial before a judge or jury. The minority amendment addresses this flaw while maintaining the positive intent of this bill by providing guidelines for police and prosecutors at the front end of the criminal justice process.”
EDUCATION POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION
SB 430, (New Title) relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and legal guardians. Majority committee recommends OTP-A. Minority committee recommends ITL. From the Minority report: “The minority of the committee believes this bill raises serious concerns about student privacy and the erosion of trust within the educational environment. By introducing measures that require increased disclosure of sensitive student information, the bill creates a climate where students feel surveilled rather than supported by educators. Schools function best when students can confide in educators and counselors without fear that their personal struggles will be exposed or reported in ways that may harm them. This legislation undermines essential trust, discouraging students from seeking help when they need it most. Additionally, questions remain about where reports will be filed and who will have access. There are also concerns about sharing information requested by a non-custodial parent.”
SB 431, relative to violations of the prohibition on teaching discrimination. Majority committee recommends OTP. Minority committee recommends ITL. From the Minority report: “This bill is an attempt to revive a law that has already been ruled unconstitutional without fixing its core defects. In 2024, a federal district court struck down the 2021 “banned concepts” law as unconstitutionally vague and a violation of free speech, noting it failed to give educators clear guidance and invited arbitrary enforcement. This bill makes only a narrow change related to intent, leaving the underlying vagueness untouched. As a result, it does nothing to cure the constitutional defects identified by the court. Moreover, New Hampshire has already appealed the district court’s decision, and the case is still pending before the First Circuit Court of Appeals. The minority feels that given the significant time and public resources already invested in this litigation, it is imprudent to move forward with piecemeal revisions. The more responsible course is either to repeal the law entirely or wait for the appellate court to issue a final ruling before considering any changes.”
SB 434, relative to regulation of public school materials. Majority committee recommends OTP-A. Minority committee recommends ITL. From the Minority report: “The minority of the committee contends that this bill is broad-reaching in that it includes many materials such as books, plays, pamphlets, dances, drawings, pictures, figures, phonographic records, and statues. Additionally, it also extends into material that lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. The bill is vague when it states that material that is harmful to minors is inappropriate to the age of minors to whom it is being made available or presented. School districts already have policies and procedures for parents to file a complaint concerning material that they allege is harmful to students. Local control is infringed upon with the parameters of this bill. Students have the right to the freedom to read therefor the minority of the committee cannot support this bill.”
ELECTION LAW
SB 223-FN, (New Title) prohibiting student identification cards from being used as photo identification for purposes of obtaining a ballot. Majority committee recommends OTP-A. Minority committee recommends ITL. From the Minority report: “The minority believes that this bill, along with HB 323, will function to make it difficult and in many cases impossible for people to exercise their right to vote. This bill and HB 323 will burden the right to vote for New Hampshire residents, and the burden will fall especially heavily on young people who grow up in households that lack automobiles or lack the substantial resources required to pay for a teenager’s driver education course and automobile insurance. Young people who lack a NH driver’s license often live very far from the nearest Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) location – making it practically impossible for them to acquire the DMV non-driver identification that they will need as of June 2026 to exercise their right to vote. The habits of the heart and mind that conduce to good citizenship require practice. This bill makes that practice more difficult to acquire. For these reasons, the minority opposes the Ought to Pass with Amendment motion.”
JUDICIARY
SB 552, permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances. Majority committee recommends OTP. Minority committee recommends ITL. From the Minority report: “This is the fifth bill on this subject heard by the Judiciary Committee in this session. In previous sessions, the incumbent governor and the previous governor have vetoed similar bills, commonly referred to as bathroom bills. The stated purpose of these bills is to protect women and girls from contact with transgender individuals. Reliable statistics report about 1% of the population being transgender. Research shows that women and girls are much more likely to experience unacceptable behavior on the part of heterosexual males rather than those who are transgender. The minority of the committee has chosen not to include in this report quotations from the testimony of the sponsors and supporters of this and similar bills out of respect for the institution. However, our sense of decency dictates that this bill is Inexpedient to Legislate.”
LABOR, INDUSTRIAL AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES
SB 416, relative to the pooling and sharing of tips among tipped employees. Majority committee recommends OTP-A. Minority committee recommends referral for interim study. From the Minority report: “As received from the Senate, this bill adopted the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to govern tip sharing and tip pooling. The House amendment still references the FLSA, but puts enforcement of tip sharing and pooling back in the hands of the NH Department of Labor. The amendment also bars tip sharing between the tipped workers in the restaurant front of the house with the cooks, prep workers and dish washers in the back of the house. It also emphasizes that tips may not be shared or pooled with owners, managers or supervisors. These changes are viewed as improvements by the minority. What the amendment fails to do is provide assurance that a tipped worker providing direct, individual service to a customer can keep the tip that the customer leaves for that worker. The minority of the committee finds this to be unacceptable. The minority also feels that the complexities of the business models of various restaurants and other establishments where tips are paid need to be considered more carefully. We would therefore support an interim study motion.”
MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT
SB 643-FN, (New Title) requiring municipalities to hold a public hearing and conduct a roll call vote when seeking to override a tax or spending cap. Majority committee recommends OTP-A. Minority committee recommends ITL.
WAYS AND MEANS
CACR 12, relating to voting on broad-based taxes. Providing that a supermajority vote of the general court shall be required to enact any broad-bases taxes. Majority committee recommends OTP-A. Minority committee recommends ITL. From the Minority report: “In the last decade, business taxes have been cut multiple times, and the hundred-year-old interest and dividends tax has been repealed, decreasing our revenues by over a billion dollars. These taxes were almost totally on the wealthy, those who could afford to pay. But the consequences have landed most heavily on the dwindling middle class, the working poor, and those who are elderly and disabled. Our budgets are diminished in real terms – after inflation – and the promises the legislature made and broke to continue programs vital to their lives are leaving many desperate. We have concentrated our revenue system in one major tax, the property tax, which the legislature refuses to acknowledge as our state’s affair. While the majority likes to highlight the growth of revenue over time, they do not consider inflation. Most of our constituents earn more today than they did a decade ago, but they struggle to afford essentials because their wages have not kept pace….Amending the constitution to ban a tax that doesn’t exist would do nothing to reduce the burden of property taxes and the rising cost of essentials like food, housing, and childcare that people feel today.”
SB 627-FN, (New Title) relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic inflation-based toll reviews for the New Hampshire turnpike system to support the 2027-2036 ten-year transportation plan. Majority committee recommends referral for interim study. Minority committee recommends OTP.
Coming Up in House Committees
There are no House committee hearings that we are tracking this week.
Coming Up in the Senate
The Senate will meet in session at 10 AM on Thursday, May 14. You can watch it here. Here are the bills we're tracking which will be voted on.
On the Consent calendar
FINANCE
HB 661-FN, relative to the department of health and human services management of social security payments, supplemental security income payments, and veterans benefits for children in foster care. Committee recommends OTP-A.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
HB 1022, relative to religious exemption from immunization requirements. The form for a religious exemption shall simply state: "I, [insert parent or legal guardian's name], hereby attest that I sincerely hold religious beliefs and/or engage in religious practices or observances that dictate the refusal to accept the required vaccinations for [insert child’s name], born [insert child’s date of birth]. [Insert parent or legal guardian's signature and date.]" Committee recommends ITL.
HB 1071, repealing immunity afforded health care facilities when following directives adopted in response to the COVID-19 state of emergency. Committee recommends ITL.
HB 1335, requiring health care providers to disclose to patients indirect financial incentives received by the provider. Committee recommends ITL.
JUDICIARY
HB 1279, relative to the use of physical force in defense of a person. Committee recommends OTP-A.
On the Regular calendar
CHILDREN AND FAMILY LAW
HB 1376, relative to a parent’s ability to raise their child in a manner consistent with the child’s biological sex. Committee recommends OTP-A.
COMMERCE
HB 1010, relative to multi-family residential development on commercially zoned land. Committee recommends OTP-A.
EDUCATION
HB 1792-FN, prohibiting school districts and personnel from the instruction of critical race theory and LGBTQ+ ideologies in schools as well as establishing a private right of action for violations. Committee recommends OTP-A.
ELECTION LAW AND MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS
HB 1300, establishing a biennial school district local tax cap question and related limitations on central office administrative expenses in school districts. Committee recommends OTP-A.
ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 1738-FN, relative to ratepayer benefits from the regional greenhouse gas initiative. Committee recommends OTP-A.
FINANCE
HB 1433-FN, creating a child care tax credit for qualifying businesses. Committee recommends OTP.
HB 1574-FN, relative to the extension of free and reduced price breakfast and lunch for students under the age of 22 and making an appropriation therefor. Committee recommends OTP-A.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
HB 232-FN, relative to the rights of conscience for medical professionals. Committee recommends OTP-A.
HB 360, prohibiting public schools from performing surgical procedures or prescribing pharmaceutical drugs. Committee recommends OTP.
HB 1219, relative to immunization requirements in foster family homes. Committee recommends OTP.
HB 1584-FN, directing the department of health and human services to provide notice of medical and religious exemptions from immunization requirements and relative to the form of such exemption. Committee recommends OTP-A.
JUDICIARY
HB 1356-FN, relative to the statute of limitations for bringing a private right of action for violation of the statute prohibiting medical procedures and treatments intended to alter a minor’s gender. Committee recommends OTP.
HB 1709-FN, prohibiting certain unlawfully present felons from occupying or renting real property. Committee recommends OTP.
HB 1793-FN, prohibiting public colleges and universities from regulating the possession or carrying of firearms and non-lethal weapons on campus. Committee recommends OTP-A.
Coming Up in Senate Committees
There are no Senate committee hearings that we are tracking this week.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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 May 13 vigil will be at Shaheen’s office, 2 Washington Street, Dover; we gather at the entrance to Henry Law Park. The May 20 vigil will be at the corner of Central Ave & Third St, down the street from Pappas' district office, 15 Third Street, Dover.
Every First Wednesday
Mindful Meditation with Aryaloka Buddhist Center of Newmarket – 6 PM to 7 PM, Waysmeet, 15 Mill Road, Durham. Join us for a monthly, volunteer-led guided meditation. We have some cushions and yoga mats to share; you’re invited to bring whatever you may need to feel comfortable for 30 minutes of meditation. Free and open to all. For more information: waysmeetcenter.org/calendar.
Every Third Wednesday
Countering Christian Nationalism conversation – 7 PM, hosted by the NH Council of Churches, every third Wednesday of the month. Zoom link here.
Every Thursday
Meeting for Worship with Attention to Peace – 7:30 PM. Hosted by AFSC. Every week, AFSC’s Quaker Engagement team hosts Meeting for Worship virtually for Friends from across the globe. Embracing the practice of Quaker unprogrammed worship, we gather to bring our attention to witnessing injustice in our world and bolstering our solidarity with people facing oppression. Join us to explore and experience the spiritual dimensions of activism and social justice.
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 to hear updates on what’s happening in Gaza. Then, take action with us as we contact Congress and call for a permanent cease-fire, arms embargo on Israel, and humanitarian access for Gaza. Our elected officials need to keep hearing from us!
Stronger Together: Protect Our Neighbors Weekly Visibility – 4 PM to 5 PM. Hosted by the Stronger Together Coalition. Corner of North Main Street and Loudon Road, Concord. Join us for a weekly visibility to stand against the war being raged against our communities. Our immigrant loved ones and neighbors are being targeted and kidnapped off the streets. Our public dollars are being funneled into a violent, bloated deportation and detention machine while local police are being weaponized against the communities they are supposed to serve, and life-giving programs are being defunded. Stand with us to protect our communities. All are welcome!
Every Second Saturday
Nashua Immigrant Solidarity Vigil – 12 PM to 1 PM, hosted by Granite State Organizing Project (GSOP), at United Methodist Church, 154 Main Street, Nashua. Lately, the loudest voices have been those of hate and division. This is our opportunity to show our community that there are people here who welcome immigrants. Bring signs with positive messages.
Every Fourth Friday
Sacred Circle Dance for Spring Equinox – 6 PM to 7:30 PM, at the Community Church of Durham UCC, 15 Main Street Durham. Join us to celebrate the Spring Equinox with dance! People in all cultures, throughout history and across the world, dance. We join in this tradition with dances from a multi-cultural folk dance background. The dances are accessible to many ages, body types and experience levels. Steps taught at all dance sessions. No experience or partner needed. We gather to dance on the fourth Friday of every month in Seacoast NH. Cost: sliding scale of $5-25, pay at the door, cash or check please.
Saturday, May 9, 2026
Love Our Earth Day: There is No Planet B – 10 AM to 1 PM, 18 Veterans Square, Laconia. Free outdoor community event, celebrating the Lakes Region environment. What to expect: Family Friendly Activities, youth-led groups, local & regional nonprofits. Sponsored by Congregational Church of Laconia, Laconia Gilford Lions Club, Climate Action, Unitarian Universalist Society of Laconia, and Citizens’ Climate Lobby.
De-Escalation/Self Defense Concord – 10 AM to 5 PM. Address shared at registration. 603 Equality is offering a De-escalation and Self-Defense training led by Impact Boston. This is a scenario-based training to develop verbal de-escalation and basic physical self-defense skills specifically for the trans/queer/gender non-conforming community. This will include responses to bullying, harassment and bathroom enforcement scenarios. This training is centered in a trauma-informed, disability-aware, queer-positive, feminist approach, and your feelings are welcomed.
Sunday, May 10, 2026
Conversations with the Mother’s Day 5 – 10 AM, Community Church of Durham, 17 Main Street. A conversation about non-violence, resistance, and what we have learned about hope. The Mother’s Day 5 will share reflections about their May 2024 non-violent action and subsequent arrest for demanding congressional accountability and action to end the Gaza genocide.
Monday, May 11, 2026
Nashua For Inclusion Day- 4 PM to 8 PM. At 4 PM, join us for a town hall at the Nashua Public Library, 2 Court Street; learn what’s being proposed, why inclusive education matters, and what’s at stake. At 5: 15 PM, gather at Nashua High School South. Be visible. Walk over as a group. At 6 PM, school board meeting at Nashua High School North, in the Board Room. Show up. Speak up. Be part of the conversation.
Monday, May 11 – Sunday, May 17, 2026
Affordable Housing Week – Hostedby Home for All, featuring a weeklong series of public events and community conversations focused on expanding housing opportunity across Rockingham, Strafford, and York Counties. This calendar brings together walking tours, panel discussions, workshops, art installations, trivia nights, happy hours, business roundtables, youth activities, and more — all designed to spotlight local solutions and strengthen regional collaboration. Events will take place across the Greater Seacoast and include both in-person and virtual options. Most are free and open to the public, with several family-friendly opportunities throughout the week. Find the full calendar of events here.
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
NH Center for Equity and Justice – Annual Meeting – 1:30 PM to 6 PM, at The Hawthorn, 33 Jewell Court, Portsmouth. Be part of the NH Center for Justice & Equity’s Annual Meeting. Join over 150 changemakers to organize & collaborate across sector, issue, identity, in support of our states marginalized communities.
The State Budget: What You Need to Know – 6 PM, Upper Valley Senior Center, 10 Campbell Street, Lebanon. These presentations are focused on the State Budget and what it means for you and your community. Our research team will break down the State Budget, share insights from our research, and answer attendees’ questions. These sessions are designed to make complex policy decisions easier to understand and introduce our work to neighbors across the state.
Thursday, May 14, 2026
NH Peace Action Acts – 7 PM, on Zoom. Please join us to take collective action - calls, letters and LTEs! The exact legislation will be picked closer to the date, but expect that it will be about demilitarization, anti-nuclear, or current wars the US is involved in. Let's call our representatives to urge them to support peace-related legislation. We will then work on writing letters to the editor to further amplify our voices for peace.
Monday, May 18, 2026
Peace & Justice Conversation: Resist to Live: Truth and Justic in Guatemala- 7 PM via Zoom. Recent developments and intervention by the Trump Administration have brought our attention back to Latin America. There is a long history of U.S. invasions, coups and other interventions in the region which are important to know as we try to understand the news and the people whose lives and land our government is again disrupting. For many years, Jonathan Moller has photographed communities uprooted by war in Guatemala. His work tells stories of their struggles for survival, respect, and honesty. He will share his photographs and words to help us get to know the land and its history, and the humanity and dignity of the people there.
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Justice for Nickenely Turenne – 5 PM to 7 PM, at City Hall Plaza, Manchester. Join the family and friends of Nickenely Turenne to demand transparency and accountability for his death at the hands of Manchester police on December 6, 2025. Nick’s life mattered. We call for equal justice under the law.
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
The State Budget: What You Need to Know – 5:45 PM, Laconia Public Library, 695 Main Street, Laconia. These presentations are focused on the State Budget and what it means for you and your community. Our research team will break down the State Budget, share insights from our research, and answer attendees’ questions. These sessions are designed to make complex policy decisions easier to understand and introduce our work to neighbors across the state.
NH Coalition for Just Peace in the Middle East -6:30 PM, online. NHCJPME will convene a quarterly online meeting on Zoom for members of our supporting organizations to catch up with us. We invite you to come learn about our present initiatives, and to hear about what campaigns our organizations are involved in to promote building peace, justice and liberation for Palestine and the region at this critical time.
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Ona Judge Day Tour – 2 PM, at 222 Court Street, Portsmouth at the BHTNH Headquarters. On this special Ona Judge Day Tour, you will hear the true story of a young woman's quest for freedom. See the waterfront where Ona landed and visit the Portsmouth properties of some of America's most famous families - the Langdons, Warners, and Lears - whose stories are also bound to her incredible journey.
Saturday, May 24, 2026
Ona Judge Staines Mural Unveiling – 2 PM, 222 Court Street, Portsmouth. After years of lifting up her story, we invite you to a powerful moment of truth, remembrance, and celebration—the unveiling of the Ona Judge mural in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. At a time when her marker in Philadelphia was removed, only to be rightfully reinstalled by law, we are reminded how fragile history can be. Here in New Hampshire, we are ensuring Ona Judge’s courageous journey to freedom is seen, honored, and never erased. Join us as we bring her story into full view, bold, permanent, and undeniable. Stay with us immediately following the unveiling for a special reception to meet author Erica Armstrong Dunbar, the nationally recognized expert on the history of Ona Judge and NH’s own award-winning public mural artist Manny Ramirez, as we honor a woman whose bravery still echoes today.
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Countering Christian Nationalism; Faith, Freedom, and Democracy For All – 7PM to 8 PM, online. Christian nationalism in this country and state blurs the lines between faith and government. It distorts faith into a tool of political power, threatens religious freedom, and undermines the inclusive democracy that protects all Granite Staters. Join us as we welcome Lisa Beaudoin, Executive Director of the New Hampshire Council of Churches, who will speak about countering Christian/White Nationalism here in New Hampshire.
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
The State Budget: What You Need to Know – 6 PM, Portsmouth Senior Activity Center, 125 Cottage Street, Portsmouth. These presentations are focused on the State Budget and what it means for you and your community. Our research team will break down the State Budget, share insights from our research, and answer attendees’ questions. These sessions are designed to make complex policy decisions easier to understand and introduce our work to neighbors across the state.
Un-Masking Christian Nationalism: Impacts on Education & Business – 6:30 PM to 8 PM, online. Zandra Rice Hawkins will explore how Christian nationalist ideology is working to undermine public education, including efforts to reshape curricula, restrict inclusive teaching, and redirect public resources, and why these strategies are central to advancing a broader ideological agenda. James McKim will examine how Christian nationalist ideology is impacting business, including its influence on workplace policies, corporate decision-making, and broader economic practices, with particular attention to how these shifts affect equity, inclusion, and the integrity of diverse marketplaces. Attendees will be provided with practical tools and the names of organizations already engaging in resisting this version of white supremacy in NH.
Friday, May 29, 2026
New Hampshire Women’s Foundation 9th Annual GALA – 6 PM to 11 PM, DoubleTree Hotel, 700 Elm Street, Manchester. The New Hampshire Women’s Foundation invites you to a celebration of New Hampshire’s trailblazing women at our ninth annual GALA with dinner, dancing and honoring this year’s AmplifiHER awardee.
Saturday, May 30, 2026
Queer Waterfall Hike with the Reproductive Freedom Fund of NH – 10 AM to 1 PM, White Mountains NH. Have you ever wanted to hike to an 80-foot waterfall? Join Volunteer Jess and the Reproductive Freedom Fund of NH for a relaxing afternoon day hike in the forest. The ReproFund works to alleviate financial burdens to reproductive and gender affirming healthcare for those living and seeking it in NH. This event will be part of the Repro Fund's Spring Reprolympics series to help raise funds for their queer care program! All event proceeds will go to the Repro Fund!
Art for Climate Action- 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM, NH State House Lawn, 107 North Main Street, Concord. Join us for a protest at the State House lawn to call out these legislators and advocate for increased environmental regulation in NH! Have fun with chalk, interactive activities, and most importantly, your voice! Email pat @ 350NH.org for more information.
Sunday, May 31, 2026
Tales From Trans+ Lives- Manchester -5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. Address shared at registration. Join us for an evening of storytelling to learn more about the lives of local transgender and nonbinary people, in an intimate and inviting environment. Storytellers will share their lives at some depth, with humor and openness: transition, healthcare, schools, challenges, successes, hopes, and fears. Following individual sharing, we will open the floor to thoughtful questions and reflections.
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
The State Budget: What You Need to Know – 6 PM, Newport Community Center, 15 Meadow Road, Newport. These presentations are focused on the State Budget and what it means for you and your community. Our research team will break down the State Budget, share insights from our research, and answer attendees’ questions. These sessions are designed to make complex policy decisions easier to understand and introduce our work to neighbors across the state.
Saturday, June 6, 2026
Windham Pride Festival – 12 PM to 4 PM, at Windham High School. Hosted by Windham Citizens for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. This community favorite event is free and family friendly. Come experience incredible live entertainment, delicious food trucks, and fun activities guaranteed to keep everyone entertained and engaged all day long. All this, while supporting our local LGBTQ+ community!
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Concord Pride 5K Run/Walk – 9 AM, at the NH State House, Concord. The Concord Pride 5K is back for year three! Registration is open! The Concord Pride 5K is back and we’re so excited to bring the race magic back for another year! Join us for a fun, welcoming race-day atmosphere filled with music, Pride energy, and community celebration from start to finish. Some will run for time, some will walk with friends, some will dance across the finish line — all ages, all abilities, and all paces are welcome.
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
The State Budget: What You Need to Know – 6 PM, Medallion Opera House, 20 Park Street, Gorham. These presentations are focused on the State Budget and what it means for you and your community. Our research team will break down the State Budget, share insights from our research, and answer attendees’ questions. These sessions are designed to make complex policy decisions easier to understand and introduce our work to neighbors across the state.
Friday, June 12, 2026
Pride Event – Lebanon – 6 PM to 8:30 PM, at the Lebanon Opera House, 51 North Park Street, Lebanon. For our 5th annual salute to the LGTBQIA+ community, we’re turning up the volume! Our popular resource and artisan fair will be held in Colburn Park followed by a loud and proud dance party inside the theater with guest DJs.
Friday, June 19, 2026
Juneteenth Freedom Walk – 9 AM, John Paul Jones Memorial Park, Kittery. Celebrate Juneteenth side-by-side with others of goodwill by walking from Kittery, Maine, to the African Burying Ground in Portsmouth, NH. Meet at John Paul Jones Memorial Park on the Kittery side of Route 1 Memorial Bridge. Walkers will gather at 9 AM and begin the walk at 9:30 AM to the Burying Ground at 386 State Street, Portsmouth, led by The Leftist Marching Band.
The Healing Rhythm of the Drums – 11 AM, at the African Burying Ground, 386 State Street, Portsmouth. Join us for a sacred Juneteenth gathering honoring the lives and legacies of those excluded from America’s founding promises – Native Americans, Africans and African Americans, immigrants, Latinos, and other marginalized communities. This cross-cultural commemorative event includes a Native American blessing. The reading of Portsmouth’s enslaved Africans’ names, and African drumming and dance. Together, we will remember, reflect, and celebrate resilience, culture, and community. The gathering invites us to honor the past while envisioning the America we can become – one that truly lives up to its ideals of liberty, justice, and inclusion for all. All are welcome.
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Portsmouth Pride – 12:30 PM to 5 PM, at the Strawberry Banke Museum, 14 Hancock Street, Portsmouth.
Sunday, June 21, 2026
Meet New Hampshire’s 5 to Know – 10 AM, at the Black Heritage Trail of NH, 222 Court Street, Portsmouth. This Juneteenth, step into history and celebrate five extraordinary African Americans whose courage, brilliance, and resolve shaped the nation. Firsts in Freedom honors Black pioneers who broke barriers, claimed their humanity, and helped define what freedom means in America. Through dynamic living history interpreters, these historic figures will come to life – sharing their stories in their own voices and inviting you into the moments that changed history. This is a family-friendly celebration and will also feature hands-on activities for children, interactive learning stations, and opportunities to engage directly with interpreters. Young visitors can explore history through crafts, storytelling, and creative play designed to spark curiosity and pride.
Tales from Trans+ Lives Portsmouth – 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM. Address shared at registration. Join 603 Equality for an evening of storytelling to learn more about the lives of local transgender and nonbinary people, in an intimate and inviting environment. Storytellers will share their lives at some depth, with humor and openness: transition, healthcare, schools, challenges, successes, hopes, and fears. Following individual sharing, we will open the floor to thoughtful questions and reflections.
Saturday, June 27, 2026
2026 Frederick Douglass Readings – 12 noon, at locations statewide (see below). On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass, an abolitionist and heroic orator for liberty, delivered on of his most famous speeches in which he asked, “What to the slave is your Fourth of July?” For the past several years, the BHTNH has collaborated with community leaders around the Granite State to bring people together to read Douglass’s historic protest speech and to reflect on its meaning. This event happens on the Saturday before the 4th of July at 12 noon. While reading Frederick Douglass’ work is a powerful experience for many, it is only one piece of the long-overdue conversations that our communities need to have. We hope that these readings will be a starting point for these difficult dialogues and that they will provide an opportunity for us to engage in deeper conversations that will lead to actions to help build more inclusive and just communities today.
Portsmouth, NH – Hosted by Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire at Strawberry Banke, 14 Hancock Street, Portsmouth
Amherst, NH – Congregational Church of Amherst, 11 Church Street, Amherst
Andover, NH – Andover Historical Society, Potter Place, 105 Depot Street, Andover
Canterbury, NH – Canterbury Shaker Village in Partnership with Canterbury’s Elkins Public Library, Location TBD
Saturday, July 12, 2026
De-Escalation/Self- Defense Manchester – 10 AM to 5 PM. Address shared at registration. 603 Equality is offering a de-escalation and self-defense training led by Impact Boston. This is a scenario-based training to develop verbal de-escalation and basic physical self-defense skills specifically for the trans/queer/gender non-conforming community. This will include responses to bullying, harassment and bathroom enforcement scenarios. This training is centered in a trauma-informed, disability-aware, queer-positive, feminist approach, and your feelings are welcomed.
With best wishes,
Maggie Fogarty, Maille & Kathleen Wooten, and April Richer
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 is the NH Director for AFSC which publishes this newsletter; April Richer is the NH Interfaith Organizer. Maille Wooten, in partnership with Kathleen Wooten, is AFSC’s State House Watch researcher and database manager.
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