Please join us for a workshop on How Organizers Build Power & Move Members to Action 

Organizers across the state are building power and generating hundreds of local actions. Explore the topic of who has power.  Discover what moves you and others to action. How do we invite more people into the democracy movement. We’ll discuss some strategies for organizing, building relationships and moving others to action.

Key learnings:

1. Ground trainees in shared understanding of power around an analysis of how racism and sexism, heterosexism & other types of oppression are used by the 1% to maintain their wealth & power

2. Trainees come away with a clearer understanding of

   1. what power is 

   2. why we each need to be building power (in coordination w/ppls organizations) 

   3. how they can build power

3. Provide tools and strategies for how community leaders can move others to take action with them

4. Critical opportunities for us to use people power to push for political change.

This workshop is free, sign-up today!

Please join Open Democracy and Open Democracy Action for the 2024 Annual Meeting!

WHEN: Flag Day, June 14, 2024.  6 pm

WHERE: The Derryfield Restaurant, 625 Mammoth Rd, Manchester, NH

Our very special guest will be Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times reporter, Emmy award-winning producer and correspondent, Hedrick Smith!

In addition to his many writings and productions, Hedrick is executive editor of Reclaim the American Dream, a website committed to informing the public about key issues for economic and political reform.  (Our own Treasurer, Gordon Allen, serves on the Advisory Board)

Hedrick has also been a special friend and ally to Open Democracy, travelling to New Hampshire to host many events over the years.  If you haven't had a chance to hear him speak, don't miss this one!  

Get your tickets today.

Want to be a Sponsor of this event? 

As a sponsor, your name will be listed in the program book and you will receive 1, 2, 4, or 6 complimentary tickets for your sponsorship of $250, $500, $1,000, or $2,500, respectively.  Please reach out to Doreen or Olivia for full details.

Join Open Democracy Book Club for a discussion of Heather Cox Richardson‘s vital and urgent call to action about the precarious state of American democracy.

At a time when the very foundations of democracy seem under threat, the lessons of the past offer a roadmap for navigating a moment of political crisis. In Democracy Awakening, acclaimed historian Heather Cox Richardson delves into the tumultuous journey of American democracy, revealing how the roots of Donald Trump’s “authoritarian experiment” can be traced back through the earliest days of the republic. She examines the historical forces that have led to the current political climate, showing how modern conservatism has preyed upon a disaffected population, weaponizing language and promoting false history to consolidate power.

With remarkable clarity and the same accessible voice that brings millions of readers to her newsletter, Letters from an American, Richardson wrangles a chaotic news feed into a coherent story that singles out what we should pay attention to and what possible paths lie ahead. Her command of history and trademark plainspoken prose allow her to pivot effortlessly from the Founders to the abolitionists to Reconstruction to Nixon to the January 6 insurrection, highlighting the political legacies of the New Deal, the lingering fears of socialism, the death of the liberal consensus, and the birth of “movement conservatism.”

An essential read for anyone concerned about the state of America, Democracy Awakening is more than a history book; it’s a call to action. Richardson reminds us that democracy is not a static institution but a living, evolving process that requires constant vigilance and participation from all of us. This powerful testament to the resilience of democratic ideals shows how we, as a nation, can take the lessons of the past to address today’s challenges and secure a more just and equitable future.

Purchasing information

Available at your local book store (Hardcover 30.00): 

Gibson's Bookstore, 45 South Main St., Concord, NH 03301  603-224-0562

Water Street Books, 125 Water St., Exeter, NH 03833   603-778-9731

Toadstool Bookstores, 12 Depot St., Peterborough, NH 03458   (603) 924-3543

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