January 2015 Events

Dixville Notch Route
Keene Route
Nashua Route
Portsmouth Route

Event list is not final. Events are subject to change. 


 

January 15th: Presentation & Discussion at Gibson Senior Center
[Dixville Notch Route]

Speakers & Content:

  • Prof. Lawrence Lessig

Place: Gibson Center for Senior Services
14 Grove Street, North Conway, NH 03860

Time: 4:45 PM


January 16th: Activist Training: Bird-Dogging the Presidential Candidates
[Dixville Notch Route]

Speakers & Content:

  • American Friends Service Committee, Arnie Alpert

Place: Runnells Hall
Runnells Hall Rd, Chocorua, NH 03817

Time: 7:00 PM


 

January 17th: Keene Route Kickoff
[Keene Route]

Speakers & Content:

  • Kickoff, Keene Route Walkers

Place: Soldier's Monument, Central Square
Keene, NH, 03431

Time: 9:00 AM

 

January 17th: Lunch
[Keene Route]

Speakers & Content:

  • Lunch at Community House, provided by Federated Church of Marlborough

Place: Community House
160 Main Street, Marlborough NH 03455

Time: 9:00 AM

January 17th: Granny D Play at Dublin Community Center
[Keene Route]

Speakers & Content:

  • Community Supper
  • "Granny D: The Power of One", a play Dixie Tymitz

Place: Dublin Community Center (Across from the Public Library)
1114 Main Street Dublin, NH 03444

Time: Dinner at 5:00 PM, play at 6:00


January 18th: Presentation & Discussion at Lakes Region Community College
[Dixville Notch Route] - CANCELLED

This event has been canceled due to the ice storm in the Laconia area. We will keep you updated if the event is rescheduled. 

Speakers & Content:

  • Prof. Lawrence Lessig

Place: Lakes Region Community College
379 Belmont Road, Laconia, NH 03246

Time: 4:30 PM

January 18th: Lunch Presentation at Unitarian Church in Peterborough
[Keene Route]

Speakers & Content:

  • Lunch Presentation provided by Peace & Justice Committee

Place: Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Church
25 Main Street, Peterborough, NH 03458

Time:
11:30 AM

January 18th: Dinner and Discussion at Bennington Congregational Church
[Keene Route]

Place: Bennington Congregational Church,
Francestown Road, Bennington, NH 03442

Time: 5:00 PM 

January 18th: Presentation by Zephyr Teachout & Bird-Dog Training
[Nashua Route] 

Speakers & Content:

  • Presentation by Zephyr Teachout, author, "Corruption in America"
  • Training on Bird-Dogging

Place: Merrimack Public Library 
470 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, NH 03054

Time: 2:30-5:00 PM

January 18th: Portsmouth Kickoff Event 
[Portsmouth Route]

Speakers & Content:

  • Meeting and Breakfast provided by South Church and Panera Dover
  • Speakers: John Rauh, founder of Americans for Campaign Reform, former election opponents Newmarket Town Councillor Phil Nazzaro and State Senator Martha Fuller-Clark, and former Dean of Whittemore School of Business and Congressional Candidate Dan Innis.

Place: South Church, 292 State Street, Portsmouth for breakfast and briefing, Market Square for Kickoff

Time: 8:00 AM for breakfast and briefing, 9:00 AM for Kickoff

January 18th: MLK Celebration at UNH Congregational Church of Durham
[Portsmouth Route]

Speakers & Content:

  • Reverend Larry Brickner-Wood, chaplain of the United Campus Ministry to the University of New Hampshire
  • "Granny D: The Power of One", a play Dixie Tymitz

Place: University of New Hampshire Congregational Church of Durham
17 Main Street, Durham, NH, 03824

Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM


January 19th: MLK Coalition Celebration at St. George Orthodox Cathedral
[Nashua Route]

Speakers & Content:

  • Keynote Speaker Hedrick Smith, author of Who Stole the American Dream
  • Music and award presentations
    For more information, click here

Place: St. George Greek Orthodox Church
650 Hanover Street, Manchester, NH 03101

Time: 2:00 PM (community potluck and music); 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (program)

January 19th: Community supper at Henniker Congregational Church
[Keene Route]

Place: Congregational Church of Henniker,
43 Maple Street, Henniker, NH 03242

Time: 5:00 PM

January 19th: MLK Day at New England College
[Keene Route]

Speakers & Content:

  • Gilles Bissonette, Lawyer, American Civil Liberties Union, speaking on voter suppression and civil rights.
  • Other speakers TBC

Place: New England College Great Room, New England College
Grove St, Henniker, NH 03242

Time: 6:30 PM 

January 19th: Breakfast and Invocation 
[Portsmouth Route]

Speakers & Content:

  • Meeting and Breakfast provided by Panera Dover and Newmarket Community Church.
  • Invocation by Rev. Larry Brickner-Wood 

Place: University of New Hampshire Congregational Church of Durham 
17 Main Street, Durham, NH, 03824

Time: 8:00 AM 

January 19th: Dinner, Speakers & Service
[Portsmouth Route]

Speakers & Content:

  • Potluck Dinner (beginning at 5:30)
  • Church Service (beginning at 6:30)
  • Noted New Hampshire Blues & Jazz musician and MLK activist TJ Wheeler
  • Play: "Go, Granny D!" by Barbara Bates Smith and Jeff Sebens

Place: Northwood Congregational Church
881 1st New Hampshire Turnpike, Northwood, NH 03261

Time: 5:30 PM


January 20th: Bird-Dog Training
[Keene Route]

Speakers & Content:

  • Bird-dog training provided by American Friends Service Committee

Place: Hopkinton Town Library,
61 Houston Drive, Hopkinton, NH 03229

Time: 2:30 PM

January 20th: Granny D Play & Community Supper at Hopkinton Congregational Church
[Keene Route]

Speakers & Content:

  • Community Supper
  • "Go, Granny D!" with Barbara Bates Smith and Jeff Sebens

Place: Hopkinton Area

Time: 6:00 PM

January 20th: Day Event: Hooksett Library
[Nashua Route] 

Speakers & Content:

  • "Go, Granny D!" with Barbara Bates Smith and Jeff Sebens

Place: Hooksett Library 
31 Mount Saint Mary’s Way, Hooksett 

Time: 12:00 Noon

January 20th: Dinner with Ben Cohen at Southern NH University
[Nashua Route] 

Speakers & Content:

  • Ben Cohen, co-founder, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, Founder, Stamp Stampede.

Place: Southern New Hampshire University Dining Hall, 
2500 North River Road, Hooksett, NH 03106

Time: 5:30 PM

 

January 20th: Meeting and Breakfast
[Portsmouth Route]

Speakers & Content:

  • Meeting and Breakfast provided by Panera Concord
  • Invocation provided by Rev. Gayle Murphy

Place: Northwood Congregational Church
881 1st New Hampshire Turnpike, Northwood, NH 03261

Time: 8:00AM

January 20th: Dinner, Speaker, and Bird-Dog Training
[Portsmouth Route]

Speakers & Content:

  • Dinner
  • Speaker Hedrick Smith, author "Who Stole the American Dream?" (2012)
  • AFSC Bird-Dog Training

Place: Epsom Public Library
1606 Dover Road, Epsom, NH 03234

Time: 5:00PM


 

January 21st: Meeting and Breakfast
[Portsmouth Route]

Speakers & Content:

  • Breakfast provided by Panera Concord

Place: Epsom Public Library
1606 Dover Road, Epsom, NH 03234

Time: 8:00AM


January 21st Concord Event
See our Concord Event Page for more details