Online - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Series: A Conversation with BLM Manchester
2020-07-28 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | NH, United States
Join this virtual discussion with young leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement in New Hampshire to learn more about the issues facing young Black people here, what goals movement leaders are working towards, and how you can best support the Black Lives Movement here in the Granite State.
Register here
About Stay Work Play’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Series:
As an organization committed to attracting and retaining more young people in New Hampshire, Stay Work Play stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and is committed to making New Hampshire a more welcoming, inclusive, and just place for people of color. As a part of this effort, Stay Work Play will offer a series of diversity, equity, and inclusion events to foster conversation, enable learning experiences, and push for change.

Manchester - Community Office Hours with Mayor Joyce Craig
2020-07-30 16:30 - 18:00 | NH, United States
In an effort to make City Hall more accessible, members of the public are invited to stop by any of Mayor Craig’s community office hours for an informal conversation to share ideas regarding Manchester.
This event will be socially distant and held outside. Dates and locations subject to change. Masks are required.
Intown’s Farmers Market will be taking place in the park during office hours as well.
For more information, please contact the Mayor’s Office
mayor@manchesternh.gov | 603-624-6500

Online - Education Access in the Time of COVID-19
2020-07-30 18:00 - 20:00 | NH, United States
Virtual Listening Session
Hosted by the Governor’s Advisory Council on Diversity and Inclusion and the COVID-19 Equity Task Force.
See the flier for the zoom link and communication access accommodations information.
We want to hear from parents/caregivers about your experiences with remote learning and concerns regarding anticipated challenges for education resuming in the fall – especially if your children had difficulty participating in distance learning efforts because of barriers related to disability, language access, or technology.
While a virtual session in itself may create barriers, those connected with those who experience difficulty with access are invited to attend or to contact the council (karen@aclu-nh.org) regarding other opportunities for providing feedback or the possibility of holding future listening sessions.

Online - Envision! A Healthy New Hampshire Future
2020-07-30 18:00 - 20:00 | NH, United States
Please share with your community and join us on July 30 or August 13th. https://www.facebook.com/events/290107109076418/]
Endowment for Health, the FORESIGHT Initiative and Marnita’s Table invite you to join us online for a series of feasts and conversations exploring the future we want to see for the health and well-being of ourselves, our families, and our community in a post-Covid-19 world.
Thursday, July 30 or
Thursday, August 13th
All conversations are from 6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Yes! This event is free.
Yes! Dinner is provided for your household through delivery service if you RSVP!
Yes! Children, youth, elders (and pets!) of all ages are welcome. You can share a screen or all be on different devices!
Yes! We will help you get connected.
Yes! Translation will be provided (by request)
We will send the Zoom link when you RSVP with the date you want to join.
Let us know you are coming and reach out with any questions you may have by emailing sammie@marnitastable.org or leave a voicemail at 612.928.7744.
Day-of Event Contact: 401.871.5641 (call or text)
What to Expect?
Expect to explore short videos that show different future possibilities as presented from the FORESIGHT Initiative and give your thoughts on them. There will be dinner delivery for your household so that we can enjoy a feast together as we observe physical distancing guidelines.
About the FORESIGHT Initiative
The FORESIGHT Initiative builds a shared understanding of our interconnected past, present, and future as the basis of equitably envisioning and bringing about a new future for health and well-being in the United States. In this future, the health and well-being of all people in America is valued and well-supported. FORESIGHT is an initiative of the Rippel Foundation, created in partnership with Blue Shield of California Foundation, and actively supported by forward-thinking national and regional philanthropic partners. Learn more at www.foresightforhealth.org.
If you are receiving this invitation you have been identified as someone who will add and receive value through your participation and your thoughts and experiences matter to this conversation! We are seeking a diverse mix of people for this conversation. If you know someone who would add and receive value through their participation feel free to invite them to join you! Many community allies and partners are inviting community members to this conversation.
As a result, you may receive more than one invitation. We will try to accommodate as many participants as possible, so please let us know if you plan to be with us by sending an RSVP via e-mail to sammie@marnitastable.org or call us at 612.928.7744.
About Endowment for Health
The Endowment for Health is a statewide, private, nonprofit foundation dedicated to improving the health of New Hampshire’s people, especially those who are vulnerable and underserved. We envision a culture that supports the physical, mental, and social wellbeing of all people — through every stage of life.
http://www.endowmentforhealth.org/
About Marnita’s Table
At Marnita’s Table, we seek to close gaps across difference through making Intentional Social Interaction the new pattern for society where people of color, the disenfranchised, the poor, the unheard, the fragile, the LGBTQ+ and anyone who is normally left out of community decision making are automatically included and valued at the policy-making and resource-sharing table. Experts at social capital building, we’ve welcomed over 64,000 people from around the world and the around the way to find common ground while breaking bread – in person or online, we bring people together to create meaningful change and more equitable systems. Find out more at www.marnitastable.org.

Online - GSOP Tenant Rights Series
2020-07-30 18:30 - 19:30 | NH, United States
Hosted online by Granite State Organizing Project (GSOP)
Each date is a new subtopic within the Tenant Rights Series:
July 30: Discovery, Motions, and Defenses
August 13: Housing Standards, Rent Withholding
August 27: Prohibited Practices, Right to Quiet Enjoy
September 10: Security Deposits, Rent Increases
September 24: Viewer’s Choice
Visit https://www.facebook.com/pg/GraniteStateOrganizingProject/events/?ref=page_internal

Dover - Rolling Rally to Free Ice Detainees
2020-08-02 13:00 - 14:30 | Strafford County Courthouse, 259 County Farm Road, Dover, NH, 03820, United States
Now led by Emmett Soldati of Somersworth! It only takes a little time and a drive to stand up for immigrant rights.
MEET THE CONVOY: Strafford County Courthouse, 259 County Farm Road, Dover, NH 03820. Do not honk your horn.
SIGN IN: https://bit.ly/2VaavVm
PETITION: https://bit.ly/34Flbya
SIGNS: Our message is “ICE have a heart! Release them!” Printable art https://bit.ly/2VUavrx

Online - Ending the Criminalization of Migration
2020-08-04 13:00 - 14:00 | NH, United States
For nearly 20 years, the U.S. government has prosecuted migration-related offenses in greater numbers than any other type of federal offense in the United States. Most recently, the Trump administration has used migration-related prosecutions as part of its anti-immigrant policymaking in ways that systematically separate families and violate national and international legal obligations.
On Tuesday August 4th, join us in the National Immigrant Justice Center’s (NIJC) Policy Corner to learn about a year-long investigation into rights violations stemming from prosecutions for unauthorized entry and reentry. Jesse Franzblau, the lead author of NIJC’s new report about the investigation, will discuss our research findings on rights violations, which include the separation of families, violations of asylum laws and due process protections, and dehumanizing and racist treatment of migrants. Based on structured interviews, court observation, and in-depth analysis of internal government files obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, this report moves us closer to decriminalizing migration.
**NIJC’s Policy Corner are monthly presentations to provide updates on policy matters affecting immigration. These presentations are open to all community members and pro bono attorneys.
Register here

Online - Know Your Rights Training: NH Voting Edition
2020-08-05 18:00 - 19:30 | NH, United States
Join ACLU NH and South Church Social Justice for a Voting Rights training where we’ll be talking about the ins and outs of voting in NH. Including, but not limited to who has the ability to vote, registering to vote, the recent changes to voting due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and voting with in congruent documents.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://aclu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvcOGhqDkrGtWWwx8IYN5odIHFiN-X-dqT
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Online - Building Healthy Communities: Covid-19 & Equity in NH
2020-08-06 14:00 - 15:00 | NH, United States
In New Hampshire and across the country, the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting various communities in different ways. During this webinar, representatives from the New Hampshire Office of Health Equity (OHE), the Division of Public Health Services (DPHS), and the Brandeis Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP) will share compelling data about the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on New Hampshire’s communities of color. Guest panelists Trinidad Tellez, MD, NH Dept. of Health and Human Services’ Director of Office of Health Equity, Kirsten Durzy, MPH, NH DHHS’ Evaluator of Division of Public Health Services, and Jessica Santos, PhD, Brandeis University’s Director of Community-Engaged Research at the Institute on Assets and Social Policy, will break down the numbers so that we may understand their implications. As the state rebuilds its economy and works to make New Hampshire a safe and welcoming place for all its residents, building the health of communities impacts the economic health of everyone, as well as the future economic vitality of the state.
Join the discussion and learn why health disparities exist, how they impact everyone and what we can do as a community to begin to address them so that everyone in New Hampshire has the same opportunity to be healthy and thrive. Presented in partnership with Protect Our Care NH. Support from Granite State Progress.
A large portion of this webinar is reserved for Q&A; be prepared to submit your questions during the live discussion.
You must register in advance via this link to attend the webinar. Questions? Read our Tips for joining a Zoom webinar or reach out to Bryanna Marceau at bmarceau@concordnhchamber.com.
https://bit.ly/GCCCwebinar08062020

Online - Hiroshima and Nagasaki Remembered
2020-08-07 18:30 - 20:00 | NH, United States
Every year, all over the world, people gather to remember the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. On the seventy-fifth anniversary of those bombings, gather with American and international peace groups, for a live streaming remembrance hosted by Kevin Martin, President of Peace Action, the ceremony will be led by Reverend Elizabeth Theoharis co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, and will feature Masako Wada, who was a young girl in Nagasaki and survived the bombing, she is now the Assistant Secretary General of Nihon Hidankyo, the Japanese organization of survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
https://www.facebook.com/pg/NhPeaceAction

NH - Solidarity Network Day of Action for Immigrant Justice
2020-08-16 13:00 | NH, United States
1pm: Jericho Walk/Drive & Vigil at Norris Cotton Federal Building, 275 Chestnut St., Manchester
3pm: Car Rally at Strafford County Detention Center, Dover
4pm: Socially Distant Rally & Picnic at Maranatha Indonesian Church, Madbury
Visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/302997714249920/

Online - Gubernatorial Candidate Forum Hosted by NAACP Nashua
2020-08-20 19:00 - 20:30 | NH, United States
Free online Zoom event: get to know the NH gubernatorial candidates.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqde2qpjgqH9HrEmqhYjKYyAvqL3R6vm-9?fbclid=IwAR1JotA88aU7IbzQVnrgkue_EUITHGfFXRFg8Mp6WFEissSnwTQstFbjn14
You can email your questions to gnanaacp@gmail.com
Dan Feltes (Democrat), Andru Volinsky (Democrat), and Darryl Perry (Libertarian) will be in attendance. All candidates received invitations, including Gov. Sununu.

Concord - Market Month: International Art Day ft. multicultural dance performances
2020-08-22 | New Hampshire State House, 107 N Main St, Concord, NH, 03303, United States
Save the Date!
Intown Concord’s annual Market Days Festival has been reimagined as “Market Month” and we will be participating on Saturday, August 22 for International Art day!
We will be at the NH State House presenting international art, dance, and music!
Details to follow – stay tuned!

Online - The Black National Convention 2020
2020-08-28 19:00 | NH, United States
Building Power & Policy in Defense of Black Lives

Online - NH Listens Roundtable: Sticking with a Tough Conversation Across Political Differences
2020-09-02 12:30 - 13:00 | NH, United States
We are living in a very divided time. Regardless of the topic, many of us have experienced loss of or harm to treasured relationships because of politics. How do we navigate relationships we want to preserve, despite the hurt and confusion? Do family and friends supersede politics? For most people, it does. How do we do this? How can we listen to each other and hold the tension of our differences? Join this short roundtable for tips and a chance to reflect on what approaches will work for you.
Register here

National - Welcoming Week 2020
2020-09-12 - 2020-09-20 | NH, United States
At a time when political rhetoric has deepened divisions and the COVID-19 pandemic has renewed anti-immigrant sentiment, Welcoming Week reminds us to double down on our inclusive vision and find new ways to bring together people across lines of difference to develop greater understanding and mutual support.
That is why our theme for this year’s Welcoming Week is “Creating Home Together”. Through virtual spaces and digital sharing, Welcoming America and our network of 200+ welcoming communities are exploring ways to create home together so that everyone feels they belong, no matter where you are or where you are from.
Visit the Welcoming Week page (www.welcomingweek.org) to find ways you can host an event – with toolkits, resources, and suggestions for virtual events. Celebrate Welcoming Week and show the world how your community welcomes everyone, from every background and demographic.

Concord - 45,000 Quilt Celebration
2020-09-12 10:00 | Eagle Square, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
45,000 Quilt celebration event on September 12th, 10AM, at Eagle Square in Concord, NH.

Sept. 12-20, 2020 is Welcoming Week – a time to celebrate the New Americans in our community.
Please join the Kent St. Coalition’s Human Rights Working Group and the American Friends Service Committee as we showcase this monumental labor of love.

The 45,000 Quilt, when completed, will have 45 squares, each with 1,000 marks. 45,000 is the average daily number of people detained by ICE in 2019. Artists and activists from 12 states and Oaxaca, Mexico have created 34” by 34” squares. When completed the quilt will be 45 feet long!

Online - Refuge or Refusal: A Conversation about Turning Points in U.S. Immigration History
2020-09-15 14:00 - 15:30 | NH, United States
Join the Museum of History and Holocaust Education and CivicGeorgia for a Welcoming Week conversation about legislative turning points in U.S. immigration history as well as the ebb and flow of welcoming and exclusion in the American experience.
The session will begin with a review of key moments in the history of immigration and citizenship policy in the United States along with the social, political, and economic context that led to changes. Participants will then join a break-out room for a facilitated discussion focused on one of the pre-selected themes (listed below) that run through this history.

Citizenship and Civil Rights: Documentation, Status, and Protection Under the Law
Intersecting Identities: Race, Migration, and National Narrative
Creating Community: Refugee Resettlement and Immigrant Empowerment
Making Change: Affecting Policy Through Civic Engagement

Prior to the event, participants are urged to visit this link (https://seekbeak.com/v/p9z6BBpnzQk) to explore a virtual tour of the MHHE’s Refuge or Refusal traveling exhibit before this session!
REGISTRATION LINK:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErfu2vrzotHNX5QDLZ9uhS95aAsist4xiI

Online - Building Relational Infrastructure: An Interactive Conversational Experience
2020-09-16 15:00 | NH, United States
Join us for a national interactive conversational experience facilitated by Welcoming America’s partner, Civity.
This experiential event will give participants a chance to connect with others in a series of intentional, authentic one-on-one conversations using Zoom breakout rooms in a relational and welcoming way.
Participants will practice actionable strategies for building relational infrastructure in their life and work, such as how to deepen conversations, how to establish authenticity through storytelling and active listening, and how to “put difference on the table.”
* Please note that this event is limited to 100 participants.
REGISTRATION LINK:
https://welcomingamerica.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqdeGvrjMuGtK-CdC3qwI3_JZfIpIvvBtv

Online - Learning to Look at Art: Welcoming Week at the Currier
2020-09-16 17:00 - 17:45 | NH, United States
The Currier invites you to join us for a very special program. In connection with Welcoming Week, we want to offer our new community members an opportunity to engage with the museum even during such a tumultuous time. We will be looking at exciting pieces of art from our collection that connect with Manchester of the past and the Manchester that exists today. Participants will be invited to join the discussion to offer their own perspective, so we can all learn from each other.
This discussion will be roughly 40 minutes long and take place over Zoom. Please REGISTER HERE to reserve your spot, space is limited.

Online - Welcoming Week Virtual Dance Party
2020-09-18 19:00 - 20:30 | NH, United States
Let’s end the work week with some dancin’!
Gather your family and friends and join us as Atlanta-based DJ Quasi Mandisco spins a mix of music hits from all decades as well as music from across the globe!
Brought to you by Welcoming America and Fair Count, this will be an evening of great music, networking and fun. All we need is YOU!
REGISTRATION LINK:
https://www.mobilize.us/faircount/event/316211/

Online - SEADRIFT Documentary Film Screening - Free, View at Your Convenience!
2020-09-19 14:00 | NH, United States
In 1979, a fatal shooting ignited a maelstrom of hostilities against Vietnamese refugee fishermen along the Gulf Coast. Set during the early days of Vietnamese refugee arrival in the U.S., “Seadrift” examines this turbulent yet little-seen chapter of American history and explores its consequences that continue to reverberate today.
TWO WAYS TO ENGAGE!

​View the film at your convenience Sept. 12-20
Receive your complimentary ticket by completing the registration form: https://www.goelevent.com/AAAFF/e/WelcomingAmericaSEADRIFTFilmScreening
Join the screening and Q&A on Sept. 19*
Receive your complimentary viewing ticket by completing the registration form shown to the right, and then on Sept. 19, use that ticket to join us at 2:00 pm ET for a screening of the film followed by a live discussion and Q&A with filmmaker Tim Tsai, sociology professor Dr. Thao Ha, and Carey Serafin, Director of Programs at New American Pathways, moderated by Welcoming America executive director Rachel Peric!

To join the discussion and Q&A, you must click HERE to register.
*NOTE: If you want to join both the screening and Q&A discussion on Sept. 19, you will have to complete both registrations noted above.
If you have any questions, please send an email to events@welcomingamerica.org.

Online - 2020 Black New England Conference
2020-09-25 09:00 - 2020-09-26 17:00 | NH, United States
14th Annual Black New England Conference:
BLACK WOMEN ROCK:
Leading the Charge for Social and Political Change
A Virtual Conference
Conference Keynote Addresses & Special Guest Presentations by:
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Susan Taylor, Ayanna Pressley & Andrea Jenkins

As artists and activists, politicians and pundits, Black women continue to stand on the front line and lead the charge for social and political change. From Sojourner Truth calling for the abolition of slavery and for women’s rights, to Tarana Burke coining “Me Too” in 2006, Black women have played a vital role in the political and social (re)formation of the United States, even as their leadership and activism has often been eclipsed and erased.
The 2020 Black New England Conference will celebrate, examine, and make visible Black women’s leadership and activism in fights for political and social change. We will consider Black women’s leadership and activism in a variety of social and political arenas—the classroom, the courtroom, business and economics, technology, the environment, the arts, religion, government, and others.
For more information, email info@blackheritagetrailnh.org

Concord - Black Lives Matter Protest for Breonna Taylor
2020-09-25 17:30 | New Hampshire Supreme Court, 1 Charles Doe Drive, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
Please join us on Friday, September 25th at the New Hampshire Supreme Court for a peaceful protest in solidarity with Breonna Taylor, her family, and all of the black lives effected by the justice that our judicial system has failed to give her. This is a moment to be loud, and heard. It is imperative that we show up for Black Women because our government has failed to time and time again. Bring signs, bring masks, and bring your voice!

Dover - Rolling Rally to Free ICE Detainees
2020-09-27 13:00 | Strafford County Courthouse, 259 County Farm Road, Dover, NH, 03820, United States
It only takes a little time and a drive to stand up for immigrant rights.
MEET THE CONVOY: Strafford County Courthouse, 259 County Farm Road, Dover, NH 03820. Do NOT honk your horn.
SIGN IN: https://bit.ly/2VaavVm
PETITION: https://bit.ly/34Flbya
SIGNS: Our message is “ICE have a heart! Release them!” Printable art https://bit.ly/2VUavrx

Online - Finding Home: Portraits and Memories of Immigrants
2020-09-30 18:00 - 19:00 | NH, United States
This event is sponsored by Bookery Manchester, FieldWork Photos, and Welcoming Manchester.

FINDING HOME: Portraits and Memories of Immigrants is a newly released book of photographs and stories that celebrates immigrants who resettled in New Hampshire. Since 2012 photographer Becky Field has illustrated cultural diversity through her photographs. Now in addition to photos, she interviewed 40 immigrant families about life in their country and their journeys to the Granite State. The immigrants’ stories, in their own words, show the determination of people to find a new home, while Becky’s photos show the vitality of cultural diversity that adds to our communities. During this online event, Becky will talk about her work and will be joined by two immigrants, from Russia and Ethiopia, to share about their journey.
FINDING HOME can be purchased at the Bookery Manchester or online (DifferentRootsNH.com). Becky donates all net profits from book sales to nonprofits that support immigrants and refugees.

This event is sponsored by Bookery Manchester, FieldWork Photos, and Welcoming Manchester. Welcoming Manchester is an organization that strives to bridge the gap between new immigrants and the receiving community – those who have been here long enough to welcome others. We join Welcoming cities all over the country in celebrating the contributions of our immigrant friends during Welcoming Week (Sept 12-20, 2020).

Online - Know Your Protesting Rights Training
2020-09-30 18:00 - 19:00 | NH, United States
The First Amendment protects your right to assemble and express your views through protest. However, police and other government officials are allowed to place certain narrow restrictions on the exercise of speech rights. Make sure you’re prepared by brushing up on your rights before heading out into the streets.
Join us on September 30th for a virtual Know Your Protesting Rights Training and Q&A, featuring ACLU-NH Legal Director Gilles Bissonette and BLM Nashua Director/ACLU-NH Racial Justice Organizer Jordan Thompson.
We invite attendees to submit their questions ahead of time to info@blmnashua.com with the subject line “KYR Question”.
Register now: https://aclu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwudeGorDktH9f97r91On9xiWH33Fs1PPHo

Online - GNAB NAACP + Black Lives Matter Nashua 2020 Gubernatorial Forum
2020-10-01 18:00 | NH, United States
This Forum will be the second of two 2020 Greater Nashua Area Branch NAACP’s Gubernatorial Forum events, co-hosted by Black Lives Matter Nashua.
Democratic candidate Dan Feltes and Libertarian candidate Darryl W. Perry have confirmed their participation; Governor Chris Sununu was invited but will not be in attendance.
The Forum will be hosted on Zoom. Attendees must register in advance: http://bit.ly/Oct1NHGovernorForum

Online - Rising Stars Spotlight
2020-10-05 13:00 - 14:00 | NH, United States
Hear from this year’s Rising Stars Awards recipients that are making a difference in the Granite State as young people of color.
Join us (virtually) for a conversation with some of this year’s Rising Stars Awards recipients about their respective experiences as young people of color here in New Hampshire. We’re putting the spotlight on: Shaquwan’Da Allen of Manchester (Young Entrepreneur of the Year), Patrick Ho of Lebanon (Young Professional of the Year), and Martin Toe of Concord (Civic Leader of the Year)
Details on how to join the Zoom call will be sent upon registration.
About Stay Work Play’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Series:
As an organization committed to attracting and retaining more young people in New Hampshire, Stay Work Play stands is committed to making New Hampshire a more welcoming, inclusive, and just place for people of color and diverse backgrounds. As a part of this effort, Stay Work Play will offer a series of diversity, equity, and inclusion events to foster conversation, enable learning experiences, and push for change.
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rising-stars-spotlight-tickets-122119646149?fbclid=IwAR2DPLjYD0ZOWhQkRp_2s9-T5XG6V74UrT0rcx4WQQeD9aG-5hr75BXE8DI

Nashua - 2020 Community Farming Day of Caring
2020-10-07 09:00 - 14:00 | Tolles Street Park, Nashua, NH, 03060, United States
Each year United Way of Greater Nashua works with Grow Nashua to build a community farm, community garden, or some other way for people to grow and gain access to healthy food.
Register to volunteer here: http://www.volunteergreaternashua.org/need/detail/?need_id=498759.
Please contact Sara Ceaser at sceaser@unitedwaynashua.org with questions.
