The UV Dems’ programs are really the heart of our group. Consequently, we fall in love with all of them, some more than others. The upcoming program is especially important to us because it reveals a local effort about local people with a local solution for a local problem.

IT’S CRIMINAL is a documentary that shows us the inside of the Sullivan County Prison for Women; it shares a program designed by two Dartmouth professors who bring students to the prison; and it shows us that, at the end of the day, there is scant difference between the privileged students and the incarcerated women. They all struggle, they all try. Our program includes the film by Signe Taylor, followed by a panel of the professors and some of the participants in the film. It will be screened on Monday, January 27th at 6 p.m. at the Mascoma Valley Regional High School Community Auditorium in Canaan (on route 4).

Check out the who, what and when of relevant elections, it is so informative. No more confusion about who is running for what!

Our governor never ceases to provide us new fodder for Sununu Fun Facts–yet more reasons to wave him off!

It hurts my keyboard every time I write the words Mitch McConnell but here we are. Read the details below about how you can make a difference in the fight to help Kentucky Democrats win in that state. We are convinced that writing these postcards, if you have the inclination, is critical to waking people to their choices in these elections. And because we aren’t there, this is a tangible way to turn the tide.

There are other things happening—we just heard Pete will be coming to Concord tomorrow. With just a few weeks left til the primary, we’ve got a lot of deciding to do!

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• Sununu Fun Facts. Did you know?;
• Postcards to Voters: NEW CAMPAIGN;
• Who, what, and when of the 2020 Elections;  
• New England Grassroots Fund Looking for Grant readers;
• January 22, PUBLIC HEARING, “Welcoming Lebanon Ordinance”;
• January 27, UVD program,  “It’s Criminal”, film and panel.

To read all the bills our wonderful Democrats in the NH Legislature have passed is to bask in a glow of positivity and goodness. Alas, the chances that they will arrive on the Governor’s desk and be stamped with his stamp of approval are slim. Sadly we may soon see them in Sununu Fun Facts as vetoes. We must work hard to vote him out!

And the power of handwritten postcards is evident in the data. It’s amazing how warm and welcoming these postcards are vs printed material flooding mailboxes. If you have skills, pens with ink and the time, it’s a very, very productive thing to undertake.

We always thought compulsive liars were the only people who made fake news . . . come to find out we can all learn to do it in the “Managing Disinformation” virtual workshop.

IT’S CRIMINAL is coming up. This is one of those not-to-be-missed programs (hey, they all are not to be missed!) but this really is so important. You will meet women who have made a difference and the women whose lives have been dramatically changed through this program. AND it’s local. These people walk among us and we are proud to present them!

Then there is the final debate before the NH primary. The primary is swiftly closing in on us and those undecideds must START paying attention. All six of the candidates will have their “A” games on so don’t miss it. There are some candidate parties around to join or make your own.

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• Sununu Fun Facts. Did you know?;
• House and Senate Bills passed this week;
• Get up-to-speed on 2020 bills;
• January15, Meet the Contractors Night, Weatherize Hanover ;
• January 14, 9 p.m. ET, Democratic Presidential Primary Debate, CNN;
• January 27, UVD program,  “It’s Criminal”, film and panel.

Ongoing

• Postcards to Voters;
• Absentee Ballots Available;
• Managing Disinformation;
• Candidate campaign offices in the Upper Valley.