Merrimack - I am a Muslim Woman: Conversations with Local Muslim Women
2017-10-23 14:45 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Our Lady of Mercy Church, 16 Baboosic Lake Road, Merrimack, NH, 03054, United States
Our Lady of Mercy Parish in association with Interfaith Women of NH invites you to: I am a Muslim Woman: Conversations with Local Muslim Women. This event will take place on Monday, October 23rd at 6:45PM at Our Lady of Mercy Church.
This is your second opportunity to attend the same program where over 200 people filled St. Catherine School Auditorium in March of this year.
Both men and women are invited to attend this event. Handicap accessible.
Check-in begins at 6:00pm and optional Church Tour begins at 6:15 p.m.

Webcast - Discrimination in America: African American Experiences
2017-10-24 08:00 - 09:00 | NH
How do African Americans experience discrimination in daily life? A soon-to-be-released poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health will illuminate reports from African Americans who share their personal experiences with discrimination. With unprecedented documentation, the poll will cover a range of areas — from police interaction, to job applications, to health care, to racial slurs. This Forum will explore the poll results and their implications for a healthier, more equitable, and just society.
This poll will be the first among a series of reports that surveyed additional groups, including Latinos, Asian Americans, Native Americans, men, women, and LGBTQ adults, on their experiences with discrimination.
EXPERT PARTICIPANTS
Robert Blendon, Professor of Health Policy and Political Analysis, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Kennedy School
Elizabeth Hinton, Assistant Professor, Departments of History and of African American Studies, Harvard University, and Author, From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America
Mary Lee, Deputy Director, PolicyLink
Dwayne Proctor, Senior Adviser to the President and Director, Achieving Health Equity Portfolio, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
David Williams, Professor of Public Health, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
MODERATOR
Joe Neel, Deputy Senior Supervising Editor and a Correspondent on the Science Desk, NPR
Spread the word:
Send our panelists questions in advance to theforum@hsph.harvard.edu
We’ll be conducting a live chat on The Forum’s Discrimination in America website.
Tweet us @ForumHSPH #discrimination
We also will stream live on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Forumhsph

YWCA NH's 37th Annual Susan B. Anthony Award Celebration
2017-10-25 13:30 - 16:00 | Southern New Hampshire University, 2500 North River Road, Hooksett, NH, 03106, United States
DESCRIPTION

For more than three decades, YWCA New Hampshire’s Susan B. Anthony Award Celebration has been a premiere event highlighting the contributions of outstanding women who live or work in New Hampshire and exemplify the ideals of Susan B. Anthony.
Join Us for Our 37th Annual
Susan B. Anthony Award Celebration
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Cash Bar & Hors d’oevre Reception
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Program
7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Coffee & Dessert
Southern New Hampshire University Banquet Hall, Manchester
Silent Auction throughout the evening
Individual ticket: $50
Table (8 tickets): $400
Tickets can also be purchased by calling 603.625.5785 x 107.
with special guest Melissa Ledutke
Melissa Ludtke is the producer, writer and co-creator of Touching Home in China: in search of missing girlhoods, a transmedia storytelling and curriculum project. She is an award-winning journalist who has reported for Time magazine, CBS News, and Sports Illustrated. She edited Nieman Reports at Harvard University’s Nieman Foundation for Journalism for 13 years. To pursue her writing in social and political justice issues, she was awarded academic fellowships from Harvard University, Radcliffe College, and Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. In 2010 Ludtke received the Yankee Quill Award for lifetime achievement as a journalist.
Ms. Ludtke made history while covering baseball as a reporter for Sports Illustrated. After Commissioner Bowie Kuhn denied her access to interview ballplayers in team locker rooms, Time Inc., the company that owned Sports Illustrated, filed a federal lawsuit (Ludtke v. Kuhn). The lawsuit claimed that Major League Baseball’s media policy of providing unequal access to women reporters violated her rights under the Fourteenth Amendment by depriving her of the liberty to fully pursue a career in sports reporting. In September 1978, a federal judge agreed, establishing equal access to locker rooms for women reporters. Her papers related to this groundbreaking suit are archived at Harvard’s Schlesinger Library, and her oral history of this period in time is preserved as part of the Washington Press Club Foundation’s Women in Journalism oral history project.

Nashua - Active Bystander Training
2017-11-08 13:00 - 16:00 | Temple Beth Abraham, 4 Raymond Street, Nashua, NH, 03064, United States
Active Bystander Training – Nashua NH
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Temple Beth Abraham
4 Raymond Road
Nashua, NH
Join GSOP and United Way to learn how to be an “active bystander!” This training will be available in both Spanish and English.
Dinner will be served and there is no cost to attend. Donations will be accepted to cover the cost of the food.
To register, Click here or call 603-864-0202.
Active Bystander training is a short, interactive opportunity to think about what you would do if you witness someone doing harm to another.
Active Bystander training helps participants recognize when they are bystanders, analyze the situation and their options, and evaluate the consequences of their actions. It increases bystanders’ effectiveness by teaching how we each can interrupt harm doing and generate positive actions by others. Instead of becoming complicit through remaining passive, participants learn the competencies they need to decide to take action when they witness something they feel is troubling, unfair, or wrong. Active bystandership does not mean aggression against the harm doer, it means taking responsible action to help people in need.

Webinar - One Year Later: Immigrant Trauma and How to Deal with It
2017-11-09 09:00 - 10:00 | NH
Supporting children, refugees and immigrants in uncertain times

One year since the presidential election, immigration rhetoric and policies have upended millions of lives. Register for One Year Later: Immigrant Trauma and How to Deal with It, a free webinar hosted by The Immigrant Learning Center Public Education Institute on Thursday, November 9, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. EST to learn how immigrants are being impacted and what you can do to support them.

Among those affected are refugees awaiting family members, skilled workers on temporary visas and long-time residents fearing rejection from their adopted homeland. Especially vulnerable are the children of immigrants suffering from increased anxiety and classroom disengagement. Educator and author Eileen Kugler and clinical psychologist Dr. Usha Tummala-Narra will offer strategies on how schools, neighbors and employers can support their immigrant students, coworkers and friends.

Attendees will Learn:

Latest immigration policies and the breadth of their impact
The destructive effects on immigrants, refugees and their families
Best practices to deal with this trauma at the personal, institutional and community levels

This free, interactive webinar is for anyone interested in immigrant and refugee issues, including social workers, advocates, counselors, teachers, policy experts, immigrant- and refugee-serving organizations, health care professionals, and state and city officials.

Manchester - Conversation Cafe at Currier Museum of Art
2017-11-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester, NH, 03104, United States
Join us on November 9 for a special Conversation Café at the Currier Museum of Art!
Participants can enjoy a free tour of the museum (including a special exhibit on French artist Toulouse Lautrec) as well as time for art-making and conversation in small groups. If you’ve never visited the Currier, this will be a great opportunity to experience all the museum has to offer! It will also be a chance for receiving community members and new immigrants to get to know each other in a unique (and creative!) setting.
Conversation Cafés are a program Welcoming Manchester and partners. These events are informal get-togethers of immigrant and non-immigrant community members where participants enjoy guided conversation and activities with new friends and neighbors. Each Conversation Café is unique, and we are always looking for new themes, locations and partners. This is a great opportunity to practice or help others practice English language skills, and it’s also a wonderful opportunity for community members to get to know one another in a relaxed setting. These events are always free and open to everyone.

Manchester - Global Tipping Points: How can the U.S. & Mexico Fight Heroin?
2017-11-13 13:00 - 14:30 | UNH – Manchester, 88 Commercial St., Manchester, NH, 03104, United States
THINK GLOBALLY & ACT LOCALLY
A three-part series looking at global issues from a local level
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13 at 6PM
LUIS JIMÉNEZ
Mexico provides more than 90 percent of America’s heroin. As an addiction epidemic ravages New Hampshire, communities across the border have also paid a price as violence soars. How has U.S. foreign policy in Latin America impacted drug trade? How can both countries work together to combat the crisis? Luis Jiménez, an expert on Latin American politics, will address these issues and more. NH link: The Granite State recently ranked #2 in the nation for opioid-related deaths relative to its population and #1 for fentanyl-related deaths per capita.
Location: Multi-purpose Room, UNH Manchester, 88 Commercial Street (Pandora Mill), Manchester. Directions & Parking Info Here
Free & Open to the Public. Advance registration requested online or by phone: 603.314.7970.
Presented in partnership with UNH Manchester’s homeland security, history, humanities and politics and society programs

Exeter - Active Bystander Training
2017-11-14 12:30 - 14:30 | NH
DESCRIPTION:
Active Bystander Training is a short, interactive opportunity to think about what you would do if you witness someone doing harm to another.
Active Bystander training helps participants recognize when they are bystanders, analyze the situation and their options, and evaluate the consequences of their actions. It increases bystanders’ effectiveness by teaching how we each can interrupt harm doing and generate positive actions by others. Instead of becoming complicit through remaining passive, participants learn the competencies they need to decide to take action when they witness something they feel is troubling, unfair, or wrong. Active bystandership does not mean aggression against the harm doer, it means taking responsible action to help people in need.
Training includes:

What inhibits bystanders from acting
What promotes positive bystander behavior
Putting oneself into the victim’s situation
Feeling responsibility for others’ welfare
Competence. The ability to have a positive influence, avoid harm to oneself and others
Safe, non-confrontational strategies for intervention
Promote caring for people both within and beyond one’s own group
Promote the inclination to help others, and the moral courage to speak or act on behalf of positive values in the face of potential opposition
Interactive exercises and activities: students discuss, brainstorm and roleplay bystander responses to varied situations

Location: 104 Epping Road, Exeter, NH 03833
Granite State Organizing Project
GSOP is the largest grassroots community organization in New Hampshire. We are comprised of religious congregations, community groups, labor organizations and individuals in New Hampshire united in our concern for economic and social justice. Responding to requests from our members for more tools to support positive community- based interventions and building on our training expertise, GSOP has integrated into our work an active bystander training based on the widely-used program developed by Quabbin Mediation.

Milford - Becky Sakellariou - All Refugee Lives Matter
2017-11-14 13:30 - 15:00 | Wadleigh Memorial Library, 49 Nashua St., Milford, NH, 03055, United States
Becky Sakellariou, who lives in both New Hampshire and in Greece, has been involved with the refugees in Greece since they began pouring into that country from Turkey 2 1/2 years ago. She has visited transient camps with a team of midwives, emergency landing camps, and taught and worked in a couple of the 40+ mainland camps that are now home to about 65,000 refugees. She has also raised funds for goods, foods, clothes, toys and other needed items for about 7 NGOs operating at very small centers, both urban and rural. She will talk about her experiences, her perspectives and show slides to illustrate what is happening.

Concord - Cultural and Linguistic Competency Workshop
2017-11-15 04:00 - 11:00 | NH
For educators, clinicians, and members of community-based organizations!
WHEN: Wednesday, November 15, 2017
From 9 AM to 4 PM
WHERE: The Foundation for Healthy Communities
Room 1, 125 Airport Road, Concord, NH
FACILITATOR: Mercedes Avila, PhD
Workshop Objectives:
At the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:
1. Demonstrate increased self-awareness of racial, ethnic and class biases.
2. Define cultural and linguistic competency and indicate familiarity with the stages of
cultural competency (or continuum).
3. Describe the implications of demographic trends for health disparities.
4. Identify links between racial and health inequities and health disparities.
5. Integrate National CLAS Standards into practice and service providing.
6. Describe how cultural beliefs shape clinical encounters and patients’ health outcomes.
7. Incorporate cultural and linguistic competence into service providing.
There is no cost to attend. Lunch will be provided.
Space is limited!
Pre-Register at snhahec-clc-workshop.eventbrite.com
Sponsored by the Northern New England Workforce Diversity Partnership and
Southern NH AHEC

Peterborough - Is Our Town Your Town?
2017-11-15 09:00 | Mariposa Museum and World Culture Center, 26 Main St, Peterborough, NH, 03458, United States
Is Our Town Your Town?
2:00 pm
Franklin Pierce University’s Global Citizens Club and First Year Inquiry Class lead the conversation, “How is Our Town Your Town?” Using Thornton Wilder’s play, “Our Town”, the US Constitution, the US immigration process, and the teaching of tolerance, as bases for discussion, the dialogue will center on the question, “What makes a community accessible and inviting?” Class and Club Members, Mariposa Museum staff, along with Ann Hayashi, Assistant to the Resident Director at The MacDowell Colony, and community members are invited to weigh in on this important topic. Admission: Free.

Hanover - Team Up, Take Action: Partnering for Health Equity
2017-11-15 11:00 - 12:30 | The Hanover Inn, 2 East Wheelock Street, Hanover, NH, 03755, United States
The Hitchcock Foundation Presents the Thirty-Fourth Annual Schumann Lecture
Team up, Take Action: Partnering for Health Equity
Camara P. Jones MD, MPH, PhD
Health equity means that everyone has the chance to be as healthy as possible. Health equity means reducing and eliminating disparities in health and its determinants that adversely affect excluded or marginalized groups. Health equity is inextricably linked with opportunity. It requires addressing obstacles to health such as poverty, discrimination, and their consequences, including powerlessness and lack of access to good jobs with fair pay, quality education and housing, safe environments, and healthcare. Health equity is fundamental to building a vibrant society because of its practical, economic, and civic implications and impact on individuals living a good life.
Dr. Jones is a family physician and epidemiologist whose work focuses on the impacts of racism on the health and well-being of the nation. She seeks to broaden the national health debate to include not only universal access to high-quality healthcare but also attention to the social determinants of health (including poverty) and the social determinants of equity (including racism). Dr. Jones is the immediate past president of the American Public Health Association
This lecture is free and open to the public. No registration is necessary.
This public lecture is supported by an endowment to the Hitchcock Foundation from the late Helmut Wolfgang Schumann to provide a free lecture by a nationally renowned figure on topics related to healthful living. This year’s lecture will kick off the annual event for public health officials called “Team Up, Take Action: Improving Population Health Together,” co-sponsored by the New Hampshire Public Health Association, the Vermont Public Health Association and Dartmouth-Hitchcock. Though the larger conference is a paid event, the public may attend the Schumann Lecture from 4:00 PM-5:30 PM at no cost.

Manchester - Culturally Effective Organizations Framework Learning Forum for Organization Decision-Makers
2017-11-16 03:00 - 08:00 | NH
The NH Health & Equity Partnership’s Culturally Effective Organizations Priority Work Group is pleased to present a learning forum for leaders of organizations from health, healthcare, human, social service, people-serving, education, and non-profit organizations. Culturally effective organizations enable, cultivate, and support the delivery of high-quality care and services for all people. Decision makers from your leadership team are invited to attend this half-day learning forum on November 16th in Manchester to learn the roadmap for providing high quality services for all.
Registration details coming soon. For questions please contact Isabelle Valmont.
http://www.facebook.com/equitynh/

Concord - An Attitude of Gratitude: A Thanksgiving Interfaith Celebration
2017-11-19 12:30 - 13:30 | Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 180 Loudon Rd, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
The Greater Concord Interfaith Council invites the Concord Community to participate in an evening Thanksgiving celebration. A reflection on an “attitude of gratitude” will be given by Reverend Jason Wells. Music and interfaith reflections will also be offered.
Donations of non-perishable food items for the Friends of Forgotten Children food pantry are appreciated.
Any monetary offerings will go towards the Concord Coalition to End Homelessness for their new cold-weather shelter.
Date: Sunday, November 19, 2017
Time: 5:30 pm
Place: Immaculate Heart of Mary
180 Loudon Rd. Concord, NH

Nashua - Holiday Stroll Luminaria
2017-11-25 12:00 | Downtown Nashua, 147 Main St., Nashua, NH, United States
Nashua’s 24th Annual Winter Holiday Stroll
The event takes place each year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving; and although it started small, it has steadily grown through the years.
The Stroll is recognized as the largest community event of the year in Southern New Hampshire. Each year, over 30,000 people from across New England visit downtown Nashua to enjoy this free and family-friendly holiday event. The evening kicks off at 5 p.m. with a candlelit procession up Main Street from City Hall to Railroad Square where the City’s official Christmas tree is lit. Much of the downtown is closed to traffic for the evening, so even after the tree lighting Strollers can enjoy the live entertainment, sample offerings from street vendors, dine in downtown’s fine restaurants and Shop Small at our unique specialty shops and boutiques.
Holiday Stroll Luminaria – Share A Light of Hope for the World from Our Welcoming City during the Holiday Stroll this Year
This year at the Holiday Stroll, One Greater Nashua offers you the opportunity to shine a light of hope for the world by purchasing a “luminaria” in honor or memory of your loved ones who immigrated to Nashua, or another place in the US, and contributed to our prosperity. Decorating the streets with luminaria is a Spanish-inspired holiday tradition, popular in many parts of the world.
You can purchase a luminaria – a battery-operated tribute candle placed in a white bag – for a $3.00 donation online, or at the Stroll at 147 Main Street. Your candle, with the name of the person you are honoring, will be placed along the RiverWalk, and it will be visible during the Holiday Stroll from the bridge on Main Street. Supplies will be available at the event for those who wish to decorate their own luminaria.
Proceeds from the tributes will be used to defray legal costs for our neighbors who are newly resettled in Nashua, such as refugees and immigrants currently seeking permanent resident status and citizenship.
As members of the community, we recognize that we are blessed. From our beginnings, we have thrived because of our value of diversity, ingenuity, and collaboration. These shared values have forged among us a strong community bond as greater Nashuans. In the Gate City, our prosperity has flourished through our openness and willingness to welcome newcomers who bring new ideas, innovations, and traditions, which we embrace with mutual respect.

RootSkills Conference
2017-11-30 03:00 - 2017-12-02 12:00 | Radisson Hotel, 700 Elm St., Manchester, NH, 03101, United States
Register for the RootSkills Conference!
The New England Grassroots Environment Fund invites all grassroots organizers, sustainable businesses, nonprofit leaders, and passionate community members to the annual RootSkills Conference in Manchester, NH from November 30 – December 2. RootSkills aims to connect community organizers and nonprofits working to address social justice challenges and improve community health, community resilience, and the environment in northern New England. Now more than ever, it is critical that organizers work together to build a shared vision for a more just and sustainable region.
Registration:
$160 General Admission
$80 One-Day Ticket
$40 Student Ticket
Limited scholarships available on a rolling basis.
ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE TO THOSE LIVING IN COOS COUNTY NH

Manchester - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the SNHU Center for New Americans at YWCA NH
2017-12-01 07:00 - 09:00 | YWCA NH, 72 Concord St, Manchester, NH, 03101, United States
The SNHU Center for New Americans @ YWCA NH Ceremonial Ribbon Cutting
Light refreshments and a tour of the new center. Please register in advance.

Manchester Citizenship Center
2017-12-02 05:00 - 09:00 | International Institute of New England – Manchester, 470 Pine St, Manchester, NH, 03104, United States
The Manchester Citizenship Center is a FREE program where immigrants ready to begin the citizenship process can get legal help from Catholic Charities NH’s qualified legal advocates and attorneys. The free clinics are also offered to those who want more information on naturalization.
The first session will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, at the International Institute of New England, 1850 Elm St., Manchester, NH.
You must register in advance by calling CCNH at 603-624-4717 ext. 0277
Participants will be offered English reading and writing screenings at the start of their appointment.

Manchester - French Conversation Café - Francophone Conversation Café
2017-12-06 13:00 - 15:00 | First Congregational Church, 508 Union St., Manchester, NH, 03104, United States
Parlez-vous Français?
Welcoming Manchester invites you to a French Conversation Café!
CONVERSATIONS AMICALES EN FRANÇAIS
Meet neighbors and friends through the shared language of French! Conversation Cafés are opportunities for immigrant and non-immigrant community members to get to know one another in a fun and relaxed setting. While most Cafes are in English, this one will be in French! We look forward to bringing together Manchester’s French-speaking residents from around the world, and we hope you’ll join us!
As always, this is a free community event and delicious refreshments will be provided!
Le Centre Franco-américain et la communauté francophone de Manchester invitent tous les immigrants francophones à CONVERSATION CAFÉ!
LE Mercredi 6 décembre de 18H à 20H
Aura lieu à la First Congregational Church situé au 508 Union St., entre les rues Hanover et Amherst.
Accédez l’église par la rue située entre l’église et le bloc appartement.
Stationnement est disponible au terrain Devine-Millimet au coin des rues Union et Amherst.
Accédez le terrain de stationnement à partir de la ru Union.
L’entrée de l’église est l’autre côté de la rue Amherst.
Conversations en français ~ musique ~ légers rafraîchissements
Commandité par Welcoming Manchester, le Centre Franco-américain, Victory Women of Vision, et Congolese Community

Webinar - Culturally Effective Organizations: Using the Toolkit
2017-12-07 05:00 - 06:00 | NH
Webinar: Culturally Effective Organizations Framework and Toolkit
December 7, 2017 10am – 11am
DESCRIPTION

This webinar is for clinical and administrative staff who can help move their organization into becoming more culturally effective.
Learning Objectives:
After attending this webinar, participants will be able to…
1. Describe elements of the framework for culturally effective organizations.
2. Identify action steps for your organization to become more culturally effective.
3. Reflect on how you can be an agent of change in your work setting.
Continuing education credit is available.

In NH we value that everyone lives freely, but that means ensuring everyone has equal opportunity to thrive. We know that organizations strive to ensure this opportunity by providing high quality services that are accessible to all in NH – yet achieving this can be challenging.
The good news is that a roadmap exists; there is a framework to provide high quality services for all called the Culturally Effective Organizations Framework, and this framework is the roadmap.
The NH Health & Equity Partnership is pleased to share the Culturally Effective Organizations online toolkit developed collaboratively by the Manchester Community Health Center, the Southern NH Area Health Education Center, and the CEOrgs Work Group as a resource for organizations to learn about the essential pathways for success. This free webinar will provide an overview of the toolkit to assist on the journey to becoming a culturally effective organization and providing high quality services for all.
REGISTER for the free WEBINAR here.
Direct link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/culturally-effective-organizations-using-the-toolkit-webinar-tickets-39834965454

Manchester - World Affairs Council of NH Cookbook Launch Party
2017-12-12 12:00 - 14:00 | NH Food Bank, 700 E Industrial Park Dr, Manchester, NH, 03109, United States
Join World Affairs Council of NH to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the International Visitors Leadership Program at the Council!
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12
NH Food Bank, 700 E. Industrial Park Drive, Manchester
WACNH is launching a Home Hospitality cookbook and offering you the opportunity to see chefs from the NH Food Bank’s “Recipe for Success” Culinary Job Training Program demonstrate a few of the international recipes. Sample their creations, take a tour of the Food Bank, and celebrate citizen diplomacy with hors d’oeuvres and drinks!
5 PM- Optional Food Bank tour
5:30 PM- 7:00 PM- Cooking demonstrations & hors d’oeuvres
$25 ticket
(Includes refreshments and cookbook- one per household)

Concord - NH Youth Forum
2017-12-16 07:00 - 10:00 | Concord High School, 170 Warren St, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
Purpose of the Forum:
1. Empower youth as leaders
2. Provide an opportunity for students to be heard on public policy issues important to youth
3. Discuss issues with legislators and students to make changes that benefit youth at school and in the community
Hosted by the NH Legislative Youth Advisory Council

Manchester - Soirée de Noël
2017-12-16 13:00 - 17:00 | Stark Brewing Company, 500 N Commercial St, Manchester, NH, 03101, United States
Franco-American Centre – Soirée de Noël
Join vos amis (your friends) for an upbeat celebration of the holiday season on Saturday, December 16th from 6:00pm to 10:00pm at the Stark Brewing Company in downtown Manchester. Good food, great laughs and holiday surprises will be a welcome break in the hectic holiday season.
The evening’s entertainment will be provided by our own holiday spirit! Bring your musical instruments or take over the karaoke machine to participate in our “open mic” entertainment. Sing or play your favorite French or English songs and carols. This will be a “holiday house party” bons vieux temps style!
Love to bake? Participate in our dessert buffet and share your favorites. Tell us its story, your elaborate baking method or just watch people enjoy your work.
The evening is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Bring friends and let us share our joie de vivre!
Appetizers will be discounted from 6pm to 7 pm.
Buy entry ticket online: $5
During the evening, we will applaud our invaluable volunteers, without whom our many events and activities throughout the year could not happen.
If you have volunteered for the FAC in 2017, you will be receiving a coupon code for free admission to the event.

Manchester - EmpowerYOU Community Learning Series
2017-12-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Jupiter Hall, 89 Hanover St., Manchester, NH, 03101, United States
WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT THE ADDICTION EPIDEMIC IN NEW HAMPSHIRE ?
We are all impacted in some way. Ready to be empowered? This series is open to the
community. No cost. Attend one or all sessions. No need to register, just come.
All sessions from 6-8 pm at Jupiter Hall, 89 Hanover Street, Manchester, NH.
While the opioid crisis has been making national headlines in recent months, addiction is sadly nothing new in New Hampshire. Individuals and families continue to struggle with mental health and addiction and the effects are far reaching, too often impacting entire communities.
Community members have the ability to make a difference, to become empowered, and to help turn the tide of addiction. That’s the focus of the upcoming EmpowerYOU Community Learning Series organized by Makin’ It Happen. Once a month from 6-8pm at Jupiter Hall (89 Hanover Street, Manchester, NH), community members are invited to participate in this series to help make a difference in the health of their neighborhoods. The series kicks off on November 13th with “Understanding Addiction” presented by Serenity Place.
Makin’ It Happen is a regional coalition on a mission to build resilient communities. Focused on educating families about potential warning signs, when to worry, and what to do if they have concerns. They want the public to be aware of the innovative and collaborative work being done to better understand and treat substance use disorders. They want to share success stories of people overcoming their addiction. They want to empower everyone to be a part of the solution. Makin’ It Happen facilitates a monthly collaborative meeting of substance use disorder providers working in prevention, treatment and recovery. The group is working together on many collaborative efforts to fortify regional communities including community education and engagement such as the learning series.
This series is a collaborative effort, which currently includes the following partners: Manchester Health Department, Network4Health, Southern NH Planning Commission, Families in Transition, New Futures, NNE Poison Control, Serenity Place, Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester, National Alliance for Mental Illness NH, Teen Institute, Hope for NH Recovery, NH Harm Reduction Coalition and Partnership for a Drug-Free NH. The series is expected to continue and add additional partners, sponsors and presenters as it builds.

Concord - New Futures Advocacy Training
2018-01-09 03:00 - 10:00 | New Futures, 10 Ferry Street, Suite 307A, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
NEW FUTURES JANUARY ADVOCACY TRAINING

In order to keep New Hampshire a healthy and vibrant place to live, work, and raise a family, we need to advocate for positive public policies which impact the future of our state. Whether you have been impacted by New Hampshire’s addiction epidemic, see the benefit of supporting our children with positive early childhood policies, want to fight for equal opportunities for health coverage for all, understand the impacts of an integrated children’s behavioral health system, or are passionate about another cause, we are here to help you make your voice heard.
Since 1997, New Futures has trained over 1,000 people to effectively advocate for public policies that they believe in. If you’re looking for a way to get involved in the community and advocate for social change in New Hampshire, let us train you to be an advocacy voice for change in our state. We’ll go over:

An overview of policy and advocacy
How a bill becomes a law in New Hampshire
How to use the New Hampshire general court website
Effective messaging when advocating for your cause
How to call your lawmaker, testify at a hearing, write a letter to the editor, or otherwise publicize your message to effect change

Breakfast and lunch are included. We’ll end the day with a tour of the New Hampshire State House. Sign up to join us!

Dover - Family Wellness Series: Building Strong Communities
2018-01-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, 789 Central Avenue, Dover, NH, 03820, United States
Building Strong Communities

Presented by Jeff Frigon of the Browne Center
Empathy is directly linked to bullying; the more empathy we have, the more likely we are to be kind to one another and not bully (or be bullied). By building healthy, empathetic communities and understanding the connection between empathy, fear, vulnerability, anonymity, and bullying, we can act in a preventative rather than a reactive way. This workshop will explore what the research shows to be effective and why using an interactive, multimedia approach.

Newfields - Uprooted: Heartache and Hope in New Hampshire
2018-01-10 14:00 | Paul Memorial Library, 76 Main Street, Newfields, NH, 03856, United States
Uprooted is a 30-minute documentary based on interviews collected during the Humanities Council’s Fences & Neighbors initiative on immigration. It tells the story of five refugees who escaped from war-torn countries to resettle in New Hampshire. The film explores what it means to be a refugee and how it feels to make a new life in a strange place, often without English language skills, family, a job, or community contacts. The film leaves us pondering questions of belonging and citizenship. What does it mean to be an American? Once a refugee, are you destined always to be a refugee? What are our responsibilities toward one another? A New Hampshire Humanities presenter introduces the film and leads a post-film discussion. See bios and contact information in Presenter Directory for Whitney Howarth, John Krueckeberg, and Sara Withers.

Hanover - Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration - Event Series, Jan. 11 - Feb. 9
2018-01-11 11:30 - 12:30 | Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 03755, United States
BORDERS
CELEBRATION 2018

We have arrived once again to that time of the school year when we pause to honor Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The pause is a critical time for us to examine the progress made toward justice since our gathering a year ago. This year has been a challenge for the nation and for the world. Decades of progress in the areas of social justice and equality appear to be threatened by careless actions and oppressive polices. For many, the faith in the pursuit of happiness for all is being threatened by isolationism and divisive measures. If we ever needed to hear the voices of our ancestors– all oppressed groups who gave their lives for the freedoms we deserve– we need to hear their voices deep in our center of consciousness now and take action.
As we spend time together as a community, let us recommit ourselves to honoring and living the legacy of Rev. King. Let us not forget his fight for the poor, the hungry, the unemployed, the imprisoned, those fighting in wars that they did not cause and those who were willing to die as free people than to continue to live as political slaves. We look forward to sharing this time with the Dartmouth and Upper Valley communities and hope that you will gain strength from the programs ahead.
– Evelynn Ellis, VP for Institutional Diversity and Equity
As we continue to add to our calendar of events, please check back often for updates. Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
Dr. Joseph L. Graves Jr. – Public Lecture and Dinner/Reception

Thu, Jan 11 04:30 PM until 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Smashing Agassiz’s Boulder: Debunking Biological Conceptions of Race Beyond the Millennium
Location: Haldeman 41 (Kreindler Conference Hall)

Film: “Moonlight”

Thu, Jan 11 07:30 PM until 09:30 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
A timeless story of human connection and self-discovery, Barry Jenkins’s Best Picture-winning drama chronicles the life of a young black man growing up in Miami.
Location: Visual Arts Center 104 Loew Auditorium

“Lives Worth Living” – Documentary

Fri, Jan 12 05:00 PM until 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
“Lives Worth Living” is a documentary that explores how the Americans with Disabilities Act came about and gives a history of the fight for disability rights.
Location: Oopik Auditorium, Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center

Sing-Ins in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Fri, Jan 12 05:00 PM until 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Celebrate the central role group singing has played in social movements by singing with the Dartmouth Rockapellas, Tyné Angela Freeman, ’17, and folk singer, Ron Israel.
Location: Paddock Music Library

“The All-American Dream”

Sat, Jan 13 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Speaker: Tanner Gers, Paralympian, Author, and Executive Director of My Blind Spot, Inc.
Location: Oopik Auditorium, Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center

“Understanding the Social Determinants of Health and Equity when Working…”

Sat, Jan 13 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
“Understanding the Social Determinants of Health and Equity when Working with Unserved and Underserved Communities,” with Dr. Maria Mercedes Avila.
Location: Oopik Auditorium, Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center

2018 Geisel MLK Celebration Lunch

Sat, Jan 13 12:00 PM until 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Lunch, with performances by the Dermatones, the Geisel School of Medicine Student A Capella group, and Soyeya, a Dartmouth College African Dance Troupe.
Location: Oopik Auditorium, Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center

2018 Geisel MLK Celebration Keynote

Sat, Jan 13 01:00 PM until 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
“Justice Everywhere: Applying Dr. King’s Civil Rights Model to Disabuse Disability”
Location: Oopik Auditorium, Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center

Film: “Marshall”

Sat, Jan 13 07:00 PM until 09:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
This taut courtroom drama looks at an early case in the career of civil rights lawyer and future Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall (Chadwick Boseman).
Location: Visual Arts Center 104 Loew Auditorium

Film: “Wonderstruck”

Sun, Jan 14 04:00 PM until 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Parallel narratives follow two deaf children who run away to NYC’s Museum of Natural History.
Location: Visual Arts Center 104 Loew Auditorium

2018 MLK Jr. Celebration Breakfast

Mon, Jan 15 08:30 AM until 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Breakfast – 8:30–10:00 a.m. in the Hanover Inn Grand Ballroom. Seating is limited; preregistration required by January 5, 2018.
Location: Hanover Inn, Grand Ballroom

Social Impact Film Festival

Mon, Jan 15 10:00 AM until 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Join the Center for Social Impact as we explore themes of social justice in honor of Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day!
Location: South Fairbanks 105

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Speech at Dartmouth

Mon, Jan 15 12:00 PM until 12:45 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Towards Freedom: An Audiorecording of King’s Speech with Images from the Civil Rights Movements
Location: Dartmouth 105

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Speech at Dartmouth

Mon, Jan 15 04:30 PM until 05:15 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Towards Freedom: An Audiorecording of King’s Speech with Images from the Civil Rights Movements
Location: Dartmouth 105

26th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Candlelight Vigil Procession

Mon, Jan 15 05:00 PM until 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Presents26th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Candlelight Vigil
Location: Cutter-Shabazz Hall, First Floor

2018 MLK Jr. Celebration Feature Presentation

Mon, Jan 15 07:00 PM until 09:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
M. Kalani Souza to be keynote presenter.
Location: Loew Auditorium, Black Family Visual Arts Center

[TIME CHANGE] – Documentary: The Chinese Exclusion Act

Thu, Jan 18 05:00 PM until 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Documentary screening and discussion with Professor Jennifer M. Miller, Ph.D.
Location: Filene Auditorium, Moore Building

Sing-Ins in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Fri, Jan 19 05:00 PM until 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Celebrate the central role group singing has played in social movements by singing with the Dartmouth Rockapellas, Tyné Angela Freeman, ’17, and folk singer, Ron Israel.
Location: Paddock Music Library

Film: “Wonder”

Fri, Jan 19 07:00 PM until 09:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson star in this heartwarming family film about a boy entering middle school with craniofacial differences.
Location: Visual Arts Center 104 Loew Auditorium

Riyaaz Qawwali

Fri, Jan 19 08:00 PM until 10:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Centuries-old Sufi music with driving rhythms, sinuous melodies and ecstatic vocals.
Location: Hopkins Center 123 Spaulding Auditorium

Film: “Human Flow”

Sat, Jan 20 07:00 PM until 09:30 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Ai Weiwei’s epic film journey depicts both the staggering scale of the refugee crisis and its profoundly personal human impact.
Location: Hopkins Center 123 Spaulding Auditorium

Tucker Center Martin Luther King Celebration with Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis

Sun, Jan 21 03:00 PM until 04:30 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Please Join us for the 2018 MLK Multi-Faith Celebration on Sunday, January 21st at 3PM in Rollins Chapel featuring the Dartmouth Gospel Choir directed by Walt Cunningham.
Location: Rollins Chapel

Janos Marton ’04, Director of Policy & Campaigns, JustLeadershipUSA

Mon, Jan 22 05:00 PM until 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at Dartmouth Lecture: “Ending Mass Incarceration: A Civil Rights Movement for the 21st Century.”
Location: TBD

[TIME CHANGE] – Conversations with Changemakers

Thu, Jan 25 05:30 PM until 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Panel discussion with 2018 Social Justice Awards honorees. Reception to follow.
Location: Filene Auditorium, Moore Building

Sing-Ins in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Fri, Jan 26 05:00 PM until 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Celebrate the central role group singing has played in social movements by singing with the Dartmouth Rockapellas, Tyné Angela Freeman, ’17, and folk singer, Ron Israel.
Location: Paddock Music Library

Film: “Coco”

Fri, Jan 26 07:00 PM until 09:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Being dead has never looked as fun as it does in Pixar’s latest adventure, set on the musical and colorful Day of the Dead.
Location: Hopkins Center 123 Spaulding Auditorium

ARTIST LECTURE AND DISCUSSION | Kader Attia

Tue, Jan 30 04:45 PM until 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
“Accident as Repair”
Location: Loew Auditorium, Black Family Visual Arts Center

Film: “P.S. Jerusalem”

Thu, Feb 01 07:30 PM until 09:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Director Danae Elon presents her deep, complex portrait of modern Jerusalem.
Location: Visual Arts Center 104 Loew Auditorium

Film: “The Breadwinner”

Fri, Feb 09 07:00 PM until 08:30 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
A vibrantly animated film about an 11-year-old girl who disguises herself as a boy to support her family.
Location: Visual Arts Center 104 Loew Auditorium

Epping - TJ Wheeler Concert Honoring MLK Jr.
2018-01-13 10:00 - 11:00 | Harvey-Mitchell Memorial Library, 151 Main St, Epping, NH, 03042, United States
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, Tj has created a program entitled “The Other Side of the Mountaintop.” It will highlight the hopes and work that Dr. King was planning at the time of his death and include the back stories behind the classic Civil Rights anthems as well as the “masked messages” of secular popular folk, soul, and R&B songs on up to the music of today. Examples include: “I Shall Overcome,” “Oh Freedom,” “People Get Ready,” and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” Join in singing some of the familiar songs, and learn some new ones– all ages welcome.
Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 3 PM – 4 PM
Harvey-Mitchell Memorial Library
151 Main St, Epping, New Hampshire 03042

Nashua - Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration
2018-01-13 13:00 | First Baptist Church of Nashua, 121 Manchester St, Nashua, NH, 03064, United States
Please join us for the 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration.
This year’s Guest Speaker is The Rev. Dr. Neal E. Pearson. Rev. Pearson and his family joined the St. John’s Baptist Church of Woburn, Massachusetts in 1983 and soon became involved in a number of church endeavors. In 1986 he joined the Deacon Board and became its Chairman in 1988. Neal served in that position until 1991 when he answered his call to preach the word of God. He has also served as the New Building Co-Chair, Director of the Capital Stewardship Program, Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustee, Adult Sunday-School Teacher, Prayer and Share Bible Study facilitator and musician for all the choirs.
Performances by:
FBC Chancel Choir, New Fellowship Choir, NH Gay Men’s Chorus, The Community Interfaith Choir, Temple Beth Abraham Zimria Choir, St. Johns Church Choir
Soloist: Julia Leonard
Childcare available- Refreshments immediately following
Admission is free and all are welcome
