None of us can do everything but all of us can do something! Don’t get overwhelmed – there isn’t time for that! If you can choose just ONE thing to do this week, that will help! It ALL helps! We ARE the grassroots! If you have anything to add to the weekly newsletter, please contact Andrea Polizos directly at [email protected]. MPA pictures are also welcome! It’s also on the website. MPA News Newsletter Question: I make the newsletter on Word. If I send it in word, the formatting goes all crazy, so I save it as a pdf. BUT, when I do that, the links aren’t live anymore. Do you know how I can Monadnock Progressive Alliance Our Mission is to organize Grassroots Community Actions which: *Protect our Rights, *Promote Justice, and This Week March 13 6:00 pm, MPA Meeting with Derek Scalia on the NH Poor People’s Campaign; Community Way March 13 9-2 Visibility and Public Hearing Guns in Schools, State House, Concord March 14 10 am Student walk out demanding action on Gun Safety in schools; student action ONLY March 15 5-6:45 Climate Group, “Ready for 100% Clean Energy” meeting; 49 Community Way March 15 7:00 City Council Mtg; Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report
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None of us can do everything but all of us can do something! Don’t get overwhelmed – there isn’t time for that! If you can choose just ONE thing to do this week, that will help! It ALL helps! We ARE the grassroots!
If you have anything to add to the weekly newsletter, please contact Andrea Polizos directly at [email protected]. MPA pictures are also welcome! It’s also on the website.
MPA NewsNewsletter Question: I make the newsletter on Word. If I send it in word, the formatting goes all crazy, so I save it as a pdf. BUT, when I do that, the links aren’t live anymore. Do you know how I can retain the formatting but still have live links? Please advise! I need some expertise here!
March 13th MPA meeting: Derek Scalia will introduce his work in organizing a local chapter of the Poor People’s Campaign. We will meet at our Community Way location. The Poor People’s Campaign is about challenging systemic racism, poverty, the war economy, and ecological devastation.
Monadnock Progressive Alliance
https://www.monadproalliance.org/
Our Mission is to organize Grassroots Community Actions which:
*Protect our Rights,
*Promote Justice, and
*Ensure Democracy
MARCH 136:00 pm, MPA Meeting with Derek Scalia on the NH Poor People’s Campaign; Community Way
MARCH 13
9-2 Visibility and Public Hearing Guns in Schools, State House, Concord
MARCH 14
10 am Student walk out demanding action on Gun Safety in schools; student action ONLY
March 15
5-6:45 Climate Group, “Ready for 100% Clean Energy” meeting; 49 Community Way
March 15
7:00 City Council Mtg; Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report
Leadership Team Nominations: If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else for a spot on the Leadership Team, please respond to this email as soon as possible. Please send in a statement or a list of related skills you think would be helpful, i.e. other boards or committees you’ve been a part of. Your statements will be included in the weekly newsletter. We will vote at the March 27th meeting via Ranked Choice Voting. Materials (yummy materials that is), for a mock Ranked Choice Voting Election will be at the March 13th meeting!
Legislative News You can find your personal Rep here. You can find your Senator here.It's almost impossible to keep up with the flood of bills, but check out RAD’s Rights & Democracy's (RAD) Legislative Tracking Tool. It lays out these many bills by category; provides the most recent status on them including committee recommendations; and also provides additional background information where possible.
Kent Street Coalition (KSC) in Concord KSC (the MPA equivalent in Concord), put this beautiful graphic out – simplest to just share it. Due to their proximity, they are a common sight in the halls of the State House. It’s great when our members can join them!
Upcoming Dates
MARCH 24
10-12 March for Our Lives Rally; Come Support the Students! Central Square
MARCH 276:00 pm, MPA Meeting; ranked choice voting for new Leadership Team members
APRIL 4
6-9pm Health Care For All Forum, KSC, Mabel Brown Room
SB 357 Amendment – Guns Public HearingTuesday, March 13, 9-2 Visibility and Public Hearing; Guns don't belong in our elementary and high schools. Join advocates for public safety and children as we greet lawmakers at 9:00 am then provide testimony at 10:00 am during a public hearing on an amendment to SB 357 which would clarify that schools in New Hampshire absolutely can and should enforce gun free school zones. Federal law prohibits students from bringing firearms into our schools, but state politicians have muddied the waters on whether school officials and local law enforcement can prevent others from bringing guns into our elementary and high schools. Save the date to attend this critical hearing, then check back here in the coming days for suggested talking points and petition links. Please share widely - especially with school administrators, law enforcement, educators, students, and youth!
SB 193 – School VouchersIt’s time to call or write your representatives to protest SB 193! This nasty bill would mandate that local property taxes subsidize private schools and homeschooling. Please refer to this document for info: https://anhpe.org/2018/03/04/its-time-to-call-and-write-your-representatives-about-sb-193-the-statewide-voucher-bill/
HB 1772 – Online Voter RegistrationAs New Hampshire looks to more secure and modern elections, OVR is a key step. NH is falling dangerously behind since 37 other states have OVR. Let the Legislature know we should be finding ways to improve secure, modern registration processes. The Vote is expected March 15 in the House.
HB 1680, 1721, 1787, and 1707 – Abortion related billsThese horrors will be voted on this week but I don’t know the days or times. Check out the ACLU’s website for more information
SB 593 Death Penalty RepealThe Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on SB 593, which would repeal the death penalty in New Hampshire. We need people to attend the hearing and sign-in in-support-of SB 593. If you are available, we’d love to see you at the State House on Monday, March 12. Here are the details:Location: State House, Room 100 When: 1:00 pm on Monday, March 12What: Sign-in Support of SB 593 (Repeal of NH Death Penalty)
APRIL 6
Liberty Utilities pre-hearing conference,
APRIL 7
11:00 am Health Care For All Rally, Central Square
At the Keene City Council on March 15th at 7:00 pm, the following will be reported:
1.Long-delayed Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report
2. Cities for Climate Protection official request for a Sustainability Coordinator--a new staff position to expedite a strategic renewable energy plan for Keene
3. Official notification letter to Mayor and Council from the MPA climate team, announcing the public launch of Ready for 100% Clean Energy Campaign on April 22nd.
Citizen Action Against Gerrymandering – A ForumThis forum will be held at Sweeney Hall at NHTI in Concord. Admission is free, but there are limited seats so you must reserve a ticket if you want to attend. Tickets at march24citizenaction.eventbrite.com
Liberty UtilitiesThe first pre-hearing conference on the challenge to Liberty's franchise in Keene will be Friday, April 6th. Terry Clark is going to need our support. Stay tuned, more later!
Medicare For All ForumThe Health Care Working Group is planning a “Medicare for All” Forum on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Keene State College. The first hour will be informal, with tables representing various health care and community organizations. Formal speakers will begin at 7:00. Topics to be covered in the forum include an overview, definition and history of Medicare for All, political, legal and local impact implications of such a universal healthcare entitlement, and steps you can take to support passage of this program. The formal speakers will finish with questions from the audience.
The forum will be moderated by Dr. Dottie Morris. Speakers include Andru Volinsky, Dr. Carl DeMatteo, Dr. Kenneth Dolkart, Dr. Betty Keller, and Dr. Marvin Malek. Additionally, there will be representatives from healthcare and community organizations staffing tables and answering questions about their programs. All events will take place in the Mabel Brown Room at the L.P. Young Student Center at Keene State College. Parking is available in the Madison Avenue lot.
On Saturday, April 7, MPA will hold a Health Care for All Rally on Central Square from 11:00 to 1:00 as a follow-up to the Forum.
When there are bills in Concord that need our attention: You can email the full House at [email protected].
You can find your personal Rep here . You can find your Senator here.
