Welcoming New Hampshire

NH Public TV - Shadows Fall North documentary airs on NH PBS
2019-02-21 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | NH, United States
SHADOWS FALL NORTH explores how a state with the motto “Live Free or Die” and a celebrated history of abolitionism confronts and understands its participation in slavery, segregation, and neglect.

Airs February, 21st at 8:00 pm on NH Public Television.
READ MORE about Shadows Fall North

Manchester - “I’m a Good Person? Isn’t That Enough?” Lecture by Debbie Irving
2019-02-21 14:00 - 15:30 | Saint Anselm College, 100 St Anselm Dr, Manchester, NH, 03102, United States
“I’m a Good Person? Isn’t That Enough?” Debbie Irving (February 21, Evening, Dana Auditorium)
Author of the widely popular book Waking Up White, Debby Irving will be in the Koonz Theater of the Dana Center on Thursday, February 21 to address several important issues in today’s society and how her book tackles them head-on.
Irving’s book incorporates her experiences of growing up while sensing inexplicable racial tensions in her personal and professional relationships, and worrying about offending people she wished to befriend. In 2009, her ‘aha!’ moment shifted her entire lifestyle, launching an adventure of discovery and insight regarding racial controversy.
As a part of the Courageous Community Conversations program, this lecture is one of many that seeks to empower community members to lead fuller lives by interacting across differences in race, creed, and color.
Come take part in enlightening conversation about the significant issues of today in the Dana Center! After the lecture Irving will be available for book signings and light conversation.
The lecture is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Register here

Nashua - Cultural Navigators Coffee & Conversation at Library
2019-02-21 09:00 | Nashua Public Library, 2 Court Street, Nashua, NH, 03060, United States
See flyer here

Nashua - Black History Month Celebration
2019-02-16 06:00 - 10:00 | Arlington Street Community Center, 36 Arlington St, Nashua, NH, United States
Enjoy a celebration of African-American writing, art, music, guest speakers and more!
For more information, please contact Jordan Thompson at jordanfornh@gmail.com
This event is FREE and open to all ages.
Feb. 16th, 11AM – 3PM at the Arlington Street Community Center, Nashua, NH

Dover - Our Stories Matter Part II: Storytelling Event
2019-02-14 12:00 - 14:00 | Dover High School, 25 Alumni Drive, Dover, NH, 03801, United States
Our Stories Matter Part II: Storytelling Event

Everyone faces challenges and adversity. Dover Listens invited the public to join storyteller Michael Lang on January 28 for an evening of learning how to share your own stories of resilience. The workshop includes examples and helpful advice on the writing process and storytelling techniques. No experience is required. No story is too great or too small. For those who would like to continue sculpting their stories, Michael Lang will be available for further discussion and critiques via email throughout the following two weeks.
All workshop participants will the opportunity to share their stories live at Warm Cookies and Community, February 14th, 2019, 5-7 PM at Dover High School.

Manchester - USCIS Open House at MCRC
2019-02-14 05:00 - 07:00 | Manchester Community Resource Center, 434 Lake Ave, Manchester, NH, 03104, United States
The Manchester Community Resource Center (MCRC) is partnering with the Manchester/Bedford Office of US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to provide on-site one-on-one informational sessions.
The first session will be held on:
Thursday, February 14, 2019
10am-12pm
At the Manchester Community Resource Center (MCRC)
434 Lake Avenue
USCIS Representatives will be on hand to meet with individuals and families to answer questions regarding:
· Citizenship and Immigration Applications
· Green Cards
· Naturalization
· Forms and Fees
· Immigration Benefits and Procedures
The goal of these sessions is (strictly) to provide information. This service is free. No appointment is needed.
View the flyer here: USCIS at MCRC

Webcast - The Spread of Hate and Racism: Confronting a Growing Public Crisis
2019-02-13 06:30 - 07:30 | NH, United States
The Spread of Hate and Racism:
Confronting a Growing Public Crisis

Summary
The Spread of Hate and Racism: Confronting a Growing Public Crisis
Presented jointly with PRI’s The World & WGBH
Live webcast will be on this website on February 13, 2019
SPECIAL TIME: 11:30am-12:30pm ET
An on-demand video will be posted after the event.
Visit: https://theforum.sph.harvard.edu/
In 2017, reports of hate crimes in the United States increased for the third consecutive year, according to the FBI. In addition to physical acts, such actions and other messages of racism, intolerance and extremism potentially impact large numbers of people online. In this Forum, experts will tackle the painful and distressing spread of hate and racism. What social, political and psychological forces drive prejudice? How do modern media and the Internet enable and amplify hateful and racist messages? What are the impacts on the health and cohesion of society — and what can be done?
Part of: Policy Controversies.
Presented jointly with PRI’s The World & WGBH

Laconia - Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
2019-02-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Laconia Congregational Church, 18 Veterans Square, Laconia, NH, 03246, United States
Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration (rescheduled)
“We are All One Humanity!”
Sunday, February 10
Time: 3:00 – 5:00 pm
♦ All are Welcome! Refreshments provided!
♦ Sponsored by the Laconia Human Relations Committee, a Committee of the Mayor of Laconia

Concord - What Does it Mean to be an American?
2019-02-07 13:00 | Concord Public Library, 45 Green Street, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
Open Questions: What Does it Mean to be an American?

Open Questions is a new series of community conversations presented by New Hampshire Humanities. This series will explore important issues in the lives of the people of New Hampshire by creating a safe space to discuss difficult topics. The first program will focus on the question “What Does it Mean to be an American?” and the discussion will be facilitated by two philosophy professors from Saint Anselm College, Dr. Max Latona and Dr. Josh Tepley. The event is free and open to the public.
February 7th at 6pm at the Concord Public Library.

Webinar - Preventing and Addressing Hate in our Communities
2019-02-07 08:00 - 09:00 | NH, United States
Upcoming Webinar: Preventing and Addressing Hate in our Communities
February 7, 2019 at 1PM EST
Register Here
Though cities and towns across the nation are making impressive strides towards becoming beacons of inclusion and welcoming, disturbing forces of bigotry and hate are a reality that local leaders must contend with. In this webinar, we’ll learn about key trends in hate speech and crimes, new and promising efforts that are coming together at the local and national levels to combat them, and recommendations for welcoming communities to take for developing a proactive approach.
Featured Speakers:
Ethan Ashley, Anti-Defamation League
Patrice O’Neill, Not in Our Town

Chinese New Year
2019-02-04 - 2019-02-05 | NH, United States
Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year, marks the first day of the New Year in the Chinese calendar.

Portsmouth - EWH Tea Talk: Land, Wealth and Policies of Marginalization
2019-02-03 09:00 - 11:00 | South Church Unitarian Universalist Church, 292 State Street, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, United States
Despite improvements in education, social mobility and many other critical arenas, large racial and ethnic disparities still exist in the U.S. Years of intentional government policies that removed lands and resources from Native Americans and restricted access for African Americans have created a significant wealth divide in the country that continues to create inequities faced today.

This panel will explore how policies and environmental issues disenfranchised the very groups they should equalize.
More Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talks info

Concord - Immigration 101
2019-02-03 06:30 - 08:00 | South Congregational Church, 27 Pleasant St, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
IMMIGRATION 101: Sunday, Feb 3, 11:30 AM-1:00 PM, South Congregational Church, 27 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH

Join us in welcoming Eva Castillo, Director of the NH Alliance for Immigrants and Refugees for Immigration 101. We will learn about recent immigration history in NH, the role of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E) in NH, and the people impacted. Eva is a native of Venezuela and former police commissioner in Manchester, NH, and she has a long history of involvement with U.S. Immigration issues. All are welcome.

Hanover - Sites of Memory: Reconstructing the Past
2019-02-02 09:00 | Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 03755, United States
Sites of Memory: Reconstructing the Past

Funded in part by New Hampshire Humanities, the Black Heritage Trail of NH will host two programs in their Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talk programs. These dialogues act as a catalyst for deeper excavating of New Hampshire’s Black history, while also facilitating intellectual and communal connections between racism’s grip on our past and its contemporary manifestations.
In a compelling speech about race in America, Mitch Landrieu said, “There is a difference between remembrance of history and reverence of it.” Through discussing physical and artistic sites of memory, this panel will explore how widely accepted narratives of our collective past shape and inform our collective present social identity.
Presenters: Dr. David Watters, Eric Aldrich, Joel Christian Gill
Moderator: Dr. Graziella Parati

Warner - Dawnland StoryFest 2019: Native American Storytelling Festival
2019-02-02 05:00 - 11:00 | Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, 18 Highlawn Rd, Warner, NH, 03278, United States
The Dawnland StoryFest is a warm spot in cold and snowy February and – New Hampshire’s only annual Native American Storytelling Festival. This is the 5th year anniversary for the festival and its first year at the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum in Warner, NH. Please join us if you love to listen to traditional Native American stories – and if you’d like to learn more about Native American storytelling.
The Dawnland StoryFest was originally created almost five years ago, by New Hampshire storyteller Papa Joe Gaudet, as a showcase for Francis “Medicine Story” Talbot, a New Hampshire storyteller who for many years shared traditional Native American stories with his audiences. This year, the Dawnland StoryFest 2019 moves to its new home at the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum in Warner, NH and will be dedicated in memory of two accomplished New Hampshire tellers of Native American lesson stories, who both passed away in 2018 – the well-known storyteller, Francis “Medicine Story” Talbot and accomplished storyteller, Peter “Bearded Turtle” Brodeur.
Come hear experienced Native American storytellers share traditional tales during the heart of the Winter Storytelling Season.
For the first time, this year’s featured teller is a woman! Anne Jennison is an award winning storyteller of European and Abenaki descent who has been telling traditional Native American lesson stories for 30 years.
Also featured are: Crow HearsCrow, Darlene Kascak, Angela Klingler, Sebastian Lockwood, Papa Joe Gaudet, and Simon Brooks as the MC. As you listen to these masterful tellers of traditional Native American stories, consider whether you might want to approach one of them about mentoring you in you goal to deepen your own storytelling skills. In addition to hearing stories, there will also be a discussion that touches on ideas about what Native American stories are appropriate to tell, as well as when, where, why, and how to tell them. There will also be an opportunity for you to share a traditional Native American story, if you have one prepared that you’d lie to try out in the presence of a very receptive audience of listeners!.
The Festival takes place each year on the first Saturday in February, during the heart of the winter storytelling season. In this, its 5th year the Dawnland Storyfest 2019 is changing homes. Formerly held at the Mariposa Museum & Cultural Center in Peterborough, NH, starting this year, the Dawnland Storyfest will now be held at the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum in Warner, NH. The very modest admission fee for this event is $5.50. Free admission for Native Americans.
Please note: The Dawnland StoryFest 2019 is geared toward adults, including young adults, who are interested in Native American Storytelling traditions. This event is not really suitable for young children as there will be no specifically child-oriented activities – or childcare – provided during this one-day storytelling conference and festival.
Contact Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum for more info. indianmuseum.org
This event is funded, in part, by a grant from the NH Humanities Council.

Manchester - Home Buyer Seminar
2019-02-02 03:30 - 11:30 | NeighborWorks, 801 Elm St. 2nd Floor, Manchester, NH, 03101, United States
If you want to learn more about buying your home or are not sure where to start, join us for the next Home Buyer Seminar. This program reviews the Nine Steps to Home Ownership and gives you the tools and resources needed to make good financial decisions at every stage of the home buying process.
The 9 Steps to Home Ownership:

Pros and Cons of purchasing a home
How much can you afford? – 4 C’s, Capital, Credit, Capacity, Collateral
Get pre-approved for a loan by a lender
What kind of home do you need and want
Begin looking for a house
Sign an offer to purchase
Get a professional inspection
Apply for a mortgage
Close your loan

Home Buyer Seminars are offered on Saturdays. $69.00 fee per household includes:

“Realizing the American Dream”: A complete manual detailing how to buy your home.
One-on-One Counseling: A certified counselor will assess your situation and help develop a road map to purchase your home. (Available following successful completion of the course.)
Credit Report: Included at your one-on-one counseling appointment.
Pizza Lunch: Included at this class.

February is Black History Month!
2019-01-31 - 2019-02-01 | NH, United States
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)’s 2019 theme Black Migrations emphasizes the movement of people of African descent to new destinations and subsequently to new social realities. While inclusive of earlier centuries, this theme focuses especially on the twentieth century through today. Beginning in the early decades of the twentieth century, African American migration patterns included relocation from southern farms to southern cities; from the South to the Northeast, Midwest, and West; from the Caribbean to US cities as well as to migrant labor farms; and the emigration of noted African Americans to Africa and to European cities, such as Paris and London, after the end of World War I and World War II. Such migrations resulted in a more diverse and stratified interracial and intra-racial urban population amid a changing social milieu, such as the rise of the Garvey movement in New York, Detroit, and New Orleans; the emergence of both black industrial workers and black entrepreneurs; the growing number and variety of urban churches and new religions; new music forms like ragtime, blues, and jazz; white backlash as in the Red Summer of 1919; the blossoming of visual and literary arts, as in New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Paris in the 1910s and 1920s. The theme Black Migrations equally lends itself to the exploration of the century’s later decades from spatial and social perspectives, with attention to “new” African Americans because of the burgeoning African and Caribbean population in the US; Northern African Americans’ return to the South; racial suburbanization; inner-city hyperghettoization; health and environment; civil rights and protest activism; electoral politics; mass incarceration; and dynamic cultural production.
ASALH Announces 2019 Black History Theme, Black Migrations

Webinar - Shifting the Narrative on Migrants
2019-01-30 09:00 - 10:00 | NH, United States
Five Lessons for Shifting the Narrative on Migrants & the Border Region
Wed, Jan 30, 2019 2PM EST
Join us on Wed, Jan. 30 at 2 p.m. EST as we explore the potential for both artists and advocates to shift the narrative on migrants and the border, looking at the new opportunities to persuade and inspire that are emerging even as fear-mongering and white nationalism intensify. Julie Fisher-Rowe (The Opportunity Agenda) will offer insights on how to talk more effectively about refugees, asylum seekers and border region. Featured guests Sonia Guiñansaca (CultureStrike) and Itzel Guillen (Alliance San Diego) will share their innovative cultural and advocacy strategies to shift narratives in the current climate.
Register here

Dover - Our Stories Matter Part I: Storytelling Workshop
2019-01-28 12:00 - 14:00 | Dover High School, 25 Alumni Drive, Dover, NH, 03801, United States
Our Stories Matter Part I: Storytelling Workshop

Everyone faces challenges and adversity. Dover Listens invites you to join storyteller Michael Lang for an evening of learning how to share your own stories of resilience. This workshop will include examples and helpful advice on the writing process and storytelling techniques. No experience is required. No story is too great or too small. For those who would like to continue sculpting their stories, Michael Lang will be available for further discussion and critiques via email throughout the following two weeks.
All workshop participants will the opportunity to share their stories live at Warm Cookies and Community, February 14th, 2019, 5-7 PM at Dover High School.

Henniker - Songs of Emigration: Storytelling Through Traditional Irish Music
2019-01-27 09:00 | Tucker Free Library, 31 Western Avenue, Henniker, NH, 03242, United States
Songs of Emigration: Storytelling Through Traditional Irish Music

Through traditional music Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki relays some of the adventures, misadventures, and emotions experienced by Irish emigrants. The focus is on songs about leaving Ireland, sometimes focusing on the reasons for leaving (a man who is driven from his land by English persecution), sometimes revealing what happened upon arrival (an immigrant drafted into the Union army during the Civil War), and sometimes exploring the universal feeling of homesickness of a stranger in a strange land (a factory worker in London missing his home in County Clare). The presenter discusses the historical context of these songs, interspersing their stories with tunes from Ireland that made their way into New England’s musical repertoire, played on his fiddle or guitar.

Manchester - Connections: New Voices Reading Series
2019-01-25 13:30 - 14:30 | Bookery Manchester, 848 Elm St, Manchester, NH, 03101, United States
Connections: New Voices Reading Series

Featuring New Hampshire poet, S Stephanie and new Americans
sharing their worlds in stories and poems.
Rusul Hassoon from Iraq & Anaily Robles from Mexico
Friday, January 25, 6:30-7:30 pm
The Bookery, 844 Elm Street, Manchester, NH
Come and meet new neighbors through story.
Refreshments will be served.
View event flyer here

Concord - Free Film Screening of “13th"
2019-01-25 12:00 | SEA Headquarters, 207 N. Main Street, Concord, NH, United States
Join The Campaign for Public Good, NH Black Women Health Project, and SEA Social Activities Committee for a
Free Film Screening of “13th“
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation’s history of racial inequality.
SEA Movie Night
Friday January 25th
5pm – Social
6pm – Movie
SEA Headquarters, 207 N. Main Street in Concord

Exeter - Stigma Across Cultures, a Cultural Effectiveness Training
2019-01-24 04:00 - 07:30 | Exeter Hospital, 5 Alumni Dr., Exeter, NH, 03833, United States
Cultural Effectiveness Training for all members of the Healthcare Team
Many people in need of Mental Health or Substance Use services do not access services. This session will look at language, attitudes, and behaviors that clients encounter and community messaging about MH and SUD. What does culture have to do with not accessing services? What is a micro-aggression? What does “Othering” mean? Hear from several community voices during this engaging training.
Learning Objectives:

Identify three or more demographic groups and at least one way in which each group has experienced difficulty approaching MH or SUD services
Discuss the impact of societal stigma and stereotyping on MH and SUD clients
Apply best practices using client cases

Target Audience:
All members of your practice team, including medical assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, registered dietitians, physicians, physician assistants, social workers, and administrative staff.
Training Team: Sharron Rowlett-Moore, Multicultural Affairs
Trainer and Project Manager, and Lynn Clowes, Cultural Effectiveness Trainer for Ascentria Care Alliance

Date And Time

Thu, January 24, 2019
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM EST

Location

Exeter Hospital
5 Alumni Dr.
Conference Room 1 North
Exeter, NH 03833

Manchester - Holy Family, Migrant Family
2019-01-23 13:30 - 14:30 | St. Anne-St. Augustin Parish Manchester, 382 Beech St, Manchester, NH, 03103, United States
HOLY FAMILY, MIGRANT FAMILY
Prayer Service of Gift, Dignity and Solidarity

Joseph got up, took the child and his mother,
and left during the night for Egypt… (Matthew 2:14)

St. Augustin Catholic Church, 382 Beech St, Manchester
Wednesday, January 23, 2019 6:30pm-7:30pm
Reception with coffee and apple pie follows.

St. Anne-St. Augustin Parish again hosts a prayer service affirming the dignity of all refugees and immigrants, particularly those in our state whose lives are impacted by current immigration policies and enforcement practices. The service will feature music in Spanish, Vietnamese, Arabic and English as well as special prayers for those who are suffering family separation.

Sponsors
St Anne-St. Augustin Parish
NH Immigrant Solidarity Network
New Hampshire Council of Churches
Granite State Organizing Project

Manchester - MLK Day Community Celebration
2019-01-21 09:00 - 12:00 | Temple Adath Yeshurun, 152 Prospect St, Manchester, NH, 03104, United States
This event is sponsored by the NH Martin Luther King Coalition.
On January 21, 2019, everybody is invited to join at the Temple Adath Yeshurun from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM to celebrate the continuation of Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy.
2 PM to 3 PM social hour with food provided.
3 PM to 5 PM – Celebration and awards ceremony.
More details to come….

Concord - Positive Solutions for Families
2019-01-21 04:00 - 05:15 | NH, United States

Martin Luther King Jr. Day
2019-01-21 | NH, United States
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, also referred to as MLK Day for short, is a federal holiday held on the third Monday of January. It celebrates the life and achievements of Martin Luther King Jr., an influential American civil rights leader. He is most well-known for his campaigns to end racial segregation and for racial equality in the United States.

Concord - EWH Tea Talk: The Coloring of Law and Punishment
2019-01-19 09:00 - 11:00 | University of NH Law School, 2 White St, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
EWH Tea Talk: The Coloring of Law and Punishment: Exploring the Role of Race, Ethnicity and Class in Incarceration

Free and open to the public
This dialogue will explore the history of law and punishment in New Hampshire, disproportionate incarceration rates of racial and ethnic minorities, and the social impact of mass incarceration. Presenters will examine the consequences of incarceration on communities of color, intensifying surveillance and criminalization of poor and Black communities, and what a shift from punitive to restorative justice within our criminal system could look like.
Presenters: Devon Chaffee, Bill Celester, Carlos Camacho, Dan Feltes (TBC)
Moderator: Tonya Evans (TBC)
More Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talks info

Manchester - "Ask A Muslim Anything" with Robert Azzi
2019-01-19 07:30 - 09:30 | Manchester City Library, 405 Pine Street, Manchester, NH, 03104, United States
An opportunity for conversations about identity, conflict and interfaith relations. Robert Azzi is an engaging speaker and no question goes unanswered. Clear communications build mutual respect and understanding, resulting in stronger, safer communities.

Concord - NH Women's March 2019: We've Only Just Begun
2019-01-19 05:00 - 07:00 | New Hampshire State House, 107 N Main St, Concord, NH, 03303, United States
Join us at the New Hampshire State House in Concord as we celebrate our accomplishments and send a clear message: We’ve Only Just Begun!
This year, the march will celebrate the incredible progress we have made over the last two years, both nationally and in the Granite State, to advance and protect our rights. We will unite once again to send a clear message that we’re not going anywhere, and that we won’t stop fighting until we have true equality!
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