MVDC Actions - Week of 07/06/2025
Join us Friday Night for our July Meeting - In person or via Zoom!
Protest Opportunities
No Kings Movement Continues with a National Day of Action
Good Trouble Lives On Protest
July 17th
Gather with family and friends in a nationwide day of peaceful protests honoring the legacy of John Lewis. Click the link below for information on local protests or organizing a protest in your area
Where Do We Go From Here? What are our next steps?
Here are two important ways to pump up the momentum
Step One
Take Action Today to Stop the Spread of AUthoritarianism
Concrete actions such as phone banking, hosting events, land letter writing make your dissent clear and are effective in turning the tide.
Step Two
Take Action Build for the Future
Invest in the long-term to create lasting power that resists threats to our democracy and people. Train to be a leader, connect with people and organizations on a shared goal, or educate yourself on resistance.
Did you miss the HCDC Info session on the Free State Project?
It’s not too late to see it on YouTube!
Read about it in this new informational pamphlet from Granite State Matters
OR
See Jeanne Dietsch live at Peaches & Politics 2025 - New Durham Dems
Hosted by The NH Democratic Party
Miller Farm - 51 Miller Rd
New Durham, NH 03855
Saturday, July 19 - 12 – 4pm EDT
These bills are still showing as awaiting signature in the Governor’s Office
Call & Email Kelly Ayotte - Regarding these key bills
Housing
SIGN
Key reforms to address our housing shortage are heading to the Governor to be signed. Take action to help them get across the finish line!
Email the governor easily here.
Call Governor Ayotte at 603-271-2121 and say something like:
I am a voter from Mont Vernon and I am calling to ask that the Governor SIGN House Bills 577 and 631, and Senate Bill 284. These bills are critical in solving our housing shortage.
From our friends at:
Book Banning
VETO
HB 324 undermines our right to education by throwing open the floodgates to ban books based on personal preference and encourages self-appointed censors to impose their beliefs on all Granite State families.
Email the governor easily here.
Call Governor Ayotte at 603-271-2121 and say something like:
I am a voter from Mont Vernon and I am calling to ask that the Governor support free speech and stop unconstitutional book bans in NH by VETOING HB 324. Politically motivated censorship has no place here, and attacking Granite Staters’ First Amendment rights violates our state’s core values. Book bans are ineffective, archaic, and designed to limit the information, communities, and context we can access. Students have a right to learn from a diverse range of materials — including library books by and about marginalized communities — and we must support that right.
Voting Rights
VETO
Despite our efforts, 4 bills designed to make absentee voting harder are headed for signature. Here’s what you can do:
Contact Governor Ayotte using this pre-drafted, customizable email template to tell her to VETO SB 213, SB 218, SB 287, and HB 613.
Call Governor Ayotte at 603-271-2121 and say something like:
I am a voter from Mont Vernon and I am calling to ask that the Governor VETO SB 213, SB 218, SB287, and HB 613. Absentee and accessible voting in New Hampshire already work well and we don’t need to make it harder. These bills create new barriers for seniors, people with disabilities, rural voters, and others who vote absentee because they cannot easily get to the polls. HB 613 unfairly shifts the burden from the state to the individual and creates unique obstacles for voters with disabilities, who risk losing their fundamental right to vote unless they anticipate their voting needs months in advance. Support Granite Staters exercising this fundamental right and veto all 4 bills.
Send a postcard to Governor Ayotte urging her to VETO SB 213, SB 218, SB 287, and HB 613.
From our friends at:
Transgender Health Care Bans
VETO
Every major medical association agrees that gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth is essential treatment for those who need it. Health care decisions should be made by patients, their families, and their health care providers - never politicians.
Email the governor easily here.
Call Governor Ayotte at 603-271-2121 and say something like:
I am a voter from Mont Vernon and I am calling to ask that the Governor VETO House Bills 377 and 712., and Senate Bill 284. Both HB 377 and HB 712 specifically target transgender teenagers, who are some of the most marginalized young people. Families of transgender youth need to be able to ensure their child can get the medical care they need. Decades of research showing this health care to be safe, effective, and essential to the health and well-being of many transgender youth. Please don’t allow politics to overrule science.
From our friends at:
KSC Call to Action on ICE
Contact our Congressional Delegation
Please call or write your federal reps to express your profound concern about the illegal, cruel attacks on the immigrant community by ICE, and the unlawful attempt by the Department of Homeland Security to exclude ICE offices from Congressional oversight. Members of Congress must not relinquish their statutory oversight authority, must insist on unrestricted access to ICE field offices, and sue DHS if it attempts to deny that.
Please call or write today:
Representative Chris Pappas https://pappas.house.gov/contact
Washington, DC 20510 (202) 225-5456
Representative Maggie Goodlander https://goodlander.house.gov/contact
Washington, DC 20510 (202) 225-5206
Senator Maggie Hassan https://www.hassan.senate.gov/contact/email
Washington, DC 20510 (202)-224-3324
Senator Jean Shaheen https://www.shaheen.senate.gov/contact/contact-jeanne
Washington, DC 20510 (202-224-2841
You will often get voicemail or a staffer who is there to record your opinions.
Say something like:
Hi, my name is _____ and I’m a resident of _________. I’m calling to request that ________ Publicly denounce ICE’s aggressive detention of individuals who pose no threat to public safety; Condemn the federalization of the California National Guard and the deployment of Marines in Los Angeles; Speak out in opposition particularly because Governor Ayotte has not opposed these tactics, and instead has aligned herself with ICE and encouraged local law enforcement to support them; Use their “bully pulpit” visibly and aggressively to call out illegal activity by the Trump administration.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Upcoming Events
Recurring Events
Manchester ICE Vigil
Interfaith Prayer Vigil1st Tues / Monthly 6-8PMNorris Cotton Federal Building, 275 Chestnut St, Manchester, NHNH Immigrant Solidarity Network
Third Tuesdays: Protect, Resist and Build with AFSC
Monthly on the 3rd Tuesday @ 8-9:30PMvia Zoom
American Friends Service Committee—NH
Lawline
Attorneys from the NH Bar Association Answer Legal Questions2nd Wed / Monthly 6-8PMHotline: (800) 868-1212NH Bar Association
Action Hour for Palestine
Get updates and contact Congress for a ceasefire and humanitarian aid for GazaFridays 12PMVia ZoomAmerican Friends Service Committee—NH
Stronger Together
Stand in Solidarity with Our Immigrant NeighborsFridays 4-5 PM125 N. Main St & Loudon Rd, Concord, NHAmerican Friends Service Committee—NH
No More! in Kingston
A peaceful protest of the Trump Administration’s authoritarianismSaturdays 11AM-1PMKingston State Park, KingstonIndivisible
Unite and Resist
Celebrate the values of liberty, justice, and equality for allSaturdays @ 12-1PMCentral Square, Keene, NHIndivisible
Civil Rights Sunday
Stand Up for DemocracySundays @ 4-5PMMarket Square, Portsmouth, NHOccupy Seacoast
One Time Events
Peaches & Politics 2025 - New Durham Dems
Hosted by The NH Democratic PartyMiller Farm - 51 Miller RdNew Durham, NH 03855Saturday, July 19 - 12 – 4pm EDTNHDP
Bridging the Gap - Deep Canvassing Training Series - PART 1
get comfortable having uncomfortable conversations, address abortion stigma, and become familiar with voters on a deeper level, without judgmentThursday 7/17 from 6-8PM - Via ZoomPlanned Parenthood of NNE
Bridging the Gap - Deep Canvassing Training Series - PART 3
get comfortable having uncomfortable conversations, address abortion stigma, and become familiar with voters on a deeper level, without judgmentThursday 7/24 from 6-8PM - Via Zoom. Planned Parenthood of NNE
Bridging the Gap - Deep Canvassing Training Series - PART 2
get comfortable having uncomfortable conversations, address abortion stigma, and become familiar with voters on a deeper level, without judgmentTuesday 7/22 from 6-8PM - Via Zoom.