Monday, March 4, 6:30 p.m.
Lebanon Diner, Lebanon
Come hear what some of your House committee Reps are working on: Ways and Means, Transport, Commerce and Consumer Affairs, and Municipal & County committees.
Monday, March 18, 4 p.m.
Wheeler Hall,
Ware Student Center,
Colby Sawyer
Mass Shooting Discussion
Ann Preston Roselle ’98 returns to campus to give a talk entitled “Guns, Mass Shootings and Mental Illness: Myth vs Fact.” Roselle ’98, a graduate of the Colby-Sawyer nursing program, deconstructs the psychology of the various types of shooters and touches on the laws and the public health problem mass shootings present.
Roselle has worked as a nurse practitioner for the last 12 years. In 2015, she left cardiothoracic surgery and critical care to join an outpatient adult and geriatric psychiatry practice. She’s also an advocate for a stigma-free world.
Hosted by the Cultural Events Committee. For more information, contact Connor Delaney at connor.delaney@colby-sawyer.edu or 603.526.3741. Free and open to the public.
News from Concord
HB 455, a bill to repeal the death penalty, in front of the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee
Last week, approximately 150 people gathered in Representatives Hall at the State House to give testimony on HB 455, a bill to repeal the death penalty, in front of the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. The large majority of those present spoke in favor of repealing the death penalty.HB 455 would replace the sentence of death with life in prison without parole. NH has not executed anyone since 1939.
- Video: NH Law Enforcement Veterans Confront the Death Penalty
- Video: Not in Our Name: NH Murder Victim Family Members Speak Out on the Death Penalty. Nine family members of murder victims in New Hampshire share their perspectives on why the “execution solution” does not serve their needs.
UVD PROGRAM, MARCH 25, 2019
Potluck @6 p.m., program @6:30 p.m.
Lebanon Senior Center, 10 Campbell Street, Lebanon, NH
Much Worse than an Opioid Crisis: The Epidemic of “Deaths of Despair” in New Hampshire
Presenter: Peter Glenshaw
Despite wide-spread recognition of the opioid crisis raging through New Hampshire and other states, there remains little awareness of a much greater health crisis underway in our communities: the overwhelming number of deaths due not only to opioids but also to alcohol and suicide. New Hampshire is among the worst states affected by this very different, but deadly, epidemic.
These “deaths of despair” have already begun to reverse nearly a century of steady increases in life expectancy in the United States and, coupled with the effects of chronic diseases, could lead to significant reversals in American society. This talk will outline the dynamics of this epidemic and suggest some initial thoughts about the political and policy changes needed to address this complex issue.
Peter Glenshaw has been active in New Hampshire politics since moving to Lyme in 2000 with his family. A former town chair and member of the New Hampshire Democratic State committee, he also has served as the chair of the Lyme School Board. He currently serves on the Lebanon Chamber of Commerce and is the chair of the Lyme Foundation.
For the past five years, Peter has worked as the Vice President for External Affairs at Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital in Lebanon, NH. He is responsible for all public-facing activity at APD, including fundraising, marketing, communications, volunteers, community health, community relations, and government relations. Prior to working health care, he worked for 25 years as an administrator, fundraiser, and communications professional in higher education, including ten years at both Harvard University and Dartmouth College.
He is speaking as a private citizen.