Monthly Archives: September 2019

Coming Up

Monday, SEPTEMBER 23, WOMEN AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

Monday, September 23,
6 p.m. potluck, 6.30 p.m. program

Upper Valley (Lebanon)
Senior Center, 10 Campbell St, Lebanon

Women and Political Participation: current trends, challenges and opportunities

We are delighted to announce our guest speaker will be Jennifer Frizzell, Director of Policy at New Hampshire Women’s Foundation.

Frizzell will be joined by three panelists:

  • Jenn Alford Teaster, Candidate for NH Senate, fall 2018, District 8.  Teaster works at Dartmouth as a Geospatial Research Project Director;
  • Johanna Evans, Film Programming & Operations Manager at Hopkins Center for Arts.  Evans, who holds a Master’s in English Literature, has been active in the local political scene including service as Campaign Manager for former NH State Senator David Pierce;
  • Linda Tanner currently serves as State Representative from Sullivan 9 in the NH House.  Tanner is a retired teacher and Department Chair from Kearsarge Regional High School.

Frizzell’s presentation will:

  • include data on women serving in Congress as well as in the New Hampshire Legislature;
  • address the barriers women candidates still face;
  • address women and the NH judiciary – even though these are not elected positions they are still of contemporary importance to advancing and protecting important rights. (attached article she wrote on the subject, https://www.concordmonitor.com/Judicial-nominations-and-gender-equality-26835397)
  •  include information on Women Run! a program designed by the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation to empower and train women to run for office at the state and local level.

This program is not just for women. Rather it is for all those who seek candidates who are trained and empowered to run for office. If we seek an engaged and empowered electorate and if
we seek candidates who are willing to address the tough questions, then we need broad participation in our programs.

Our programs are not just for one group or another; our programs
are for all who wish to promote good government which will address the needs and concerns of our society.

Hope to see you on September 23 at the Lebanon Senior Center at 10 Campbell Street, Lebanon.

We gather at 6 p.m. Come whether or not you are able to bring food.

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NHDP Convention and onward!

Those of us who were lucky enough to get to the Democratic Convention September 7 are still coming down from the experience. We heard 18 candidates, New Hampshire’s amazing delegation and numerous other people who held our attention (some more than others) for roughly 11 hours! Put it on your calendars in four years–not to be missed. All are welcome.

We will remind you in three and a half years!

Dawna Pidgeon Chair, Mascoma Forward, and Barbara Jones, Co-Chair, Upper Valley Dems

For the full convention, go to this CSPAN link where you can search for candidates by name and scroll down to their presentations.:
Joe Biden, 00:56:59;
Cory Booker, 01:16:07;
Pete Buttigieg, 01:45:03,
Julian Castro, 02:10:36;
Kamala Harris, 02:50:34;
Amy Klobuchar, 03:16:42;
Beto O’Rourke, 03:40:07;
Bernie Sanders, 04:26:52;
Elizabeth Warren, 05:11:19
Marianne Williamson, 06:36:08;
Andrew Yang, 06:45:02

The convention succeeded in getting us all fired up to work for our candidates and reminded us to remind everyone we know to vote, encourage friends and family to vote and of course we didn’t need to be told that this is the most critical election of all our lifetimes.

Debate parties are sprouting up all over, but the most thrilling place to watch the debates is our own debate party at Gusanoz. Check out our listings for other parties on Thursday.

The other activity is visiting candidates’ offices—two of which have opened in the building above Salt hill in Lebanon. Go visit; drop in; talk to the field organizers. They are all open, friendly and can’t wait to tell you about their candidate and will find many volunteer opportunities for you if asked.

Our program of politics and  women on the campaign trail is coming up on September 23 at the Lebanon Senior Center. Don’t miss it!

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Highlights below:

    • September 12, Meet Your Lebanon Representatives, Lebanon, 6:30 p.m.;
    • September 12, UVD Debate Watch Party, Lebanon, 8 p.m.;
    • September 12, Buttigieg Debate Watch Party, one in Lebanon, one in Enfield, 8 p.m.;
    • September 12,  Amy Debate Watch Party, Lebanon, 8 p.m.;
    • September 15 DEADLINE: Upper Valley Climate Change Leadership Academy, Lebanon;
    • September 16, New Hampshire Listens Workshop: Facilitating for Public Engagement, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.;
    • September 16, Sununu needs to see our anger! Lebanon;
    • September 16, Celebration of becoming the 20th state to call for a 28th Amendment to the U.S., Concord;
    • September 16, Pink Out Training, Hanover, 6:30-7:30 p.m.;
    • September 19 & 20, MSNBC Climate Town Hall;
    • September 19, Arctic Refuge Defense Campaign: Upper Valley Kick-Off Meeting!
    • September 23, UVD Program: Women and Political Participation, 6 p.m. potluck, 6:30 p.m. program, Upper Valley (Lebanon) Senior Center

 

Presidential primary campaign offices in the Upper Valley.
Drop in if you would like to volunteer for a candidate.

Pete Buttigieg 2020 Campaign Office
PFA Lebanon Office
2 West Park St, Suite 260
Lebanon, NH 03766
Same building as the Salt Hill Pub
Contact Chris at cgundermann@peteforamerica.com

Amy Klobuchar 2020 Campaign Office:
20 West Park Street, Suite #014,
Lebanon,  NH 03766
Contact Leah at leah@amyklobuchar.com

Bernie Sanders 2020 Campaign Office:
3 Atwood Avenue
West Lebanon, NH 03784
Our office is directly adjacent to the Kilton Public Library.
Contact Arjun at arjunshreekumar@berniesanders.com

Elizabeth Warren 2020 Campaign Office 
2 WestPark Street, 3rd Floor #350,
Lebanon,  NH 03766
Same building as the Salt Hill Pub
Contact Cassie at ccastro@elizabethwarren.com