Upper Valley Coalition

Community Song Circle
2025-07-29 06:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York)

Pro-Democracy Protest Lebanon
2025-07-24 17:00 - 17:45 | Colburn Park, Lebanon NH
Feel free to join us every Thursday in Lebanon to protest for pro-democracy. We meet 5:00 — 5:45 pm at Colburn Park in Lebanon, NH. All are welcome for any or all of that time. We have extra signs if you don’t have one. Questions? Email Julia Neily at jneily603@aol.com or Erin Walthour at erin.walthour@gmail.com.

﻿Resist! Insist! Persist! - Weekly Protest Near Kendal
2025-08-15 15:00 - 16:00 | Rte 10 near Kendal, Hanover, NH, Rte 10 Near Kendal, Hanover, NH, United States
This action began as a weekly gathering of like-minded people from Kendal standing for justice at the time of the murder of George Floyd. We have stood on the street every Friday from 3:00-4:00 PM ever since.

We have stood with “Black Lives Matter” and “Native Lives Matter”signs from the beginning. Now we hold a trans positive banner and other signs that show our support for an inclusive community.

At this point, with all the horrors and need for resistance, we ask people to bring signs and banners that encourage people to act as a part of the resistance.

We will be by the road every week, barring rain.

Note: Not sponsored by Kendal and, as a group, we are not affiliated with any particular organization.

Friday Fury Time Hanover
2025-07-25 16:00 - 17:15 | By The Hanover Inn, Two East Wheelock St, Hanover, NH, 03755, United States
Sponsored by Hanover/Lyme Town Dems—ALL WELCOME! Join us on the 4 corners by the Hanover Inn, every Friday from 4 – 5:15 rain or shine. All are welcome for any or all the time period, and we usually have a lot of extra signs if you need to borrow one. Look for the person in the yellow vest if you have questions. It is usually Deb Nelson, chair of the Hanover/Lyme Town Dems but on occasion there is a sub.

Our Work is Not Done - An Evening with Mohsen Mahdawi & Friends
2025-08-16 16:00 - 18:00 | Lyman Point Park, Lyman Point Park, 167 Maple Street, White River Junction, VT, 05001-7029, United States
Music, speakers, a potluck dinner, and a food drive.

“Peace begins at home. From Vermont, it ripples outwards.” — Mohsen M.

Brief background on Mohsen Mahdawi.

Upper Valley Coalition Community Meeting
2025-08-23 18:30 - 20:30 | First Congregational Church of Lebanon UCC, 10 Park St, Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03766, United States
The next Community Meeting will be held on Saturday, August 23 at the First Congregational Church in Lebanon at 6:30 – 8:30 PM

Keynote Speaker: Cathy Geiger, PhD

Cathy is a semi-retired sea-ice geophysicist who is passionately involved with sea ice since 1984. She is a staff member at Dartmouth College at the Geisel School of Medicine and sole-proprietor of the Vermont Field Station. The common link across a diverse career is an innate understanding of large data systems, their geographical relationships to other systems, and the clear communication of these complex systems across diverse international socio-geopolitical-economic groups.

At the meeting we will discuss climate change, the state of science under the current administration, and how the administration uses and abuses language to inflame us.

As always, join us for a fascinating topic, deep discussion with our experts, and opportunities to get involved in ongoing work to strengthen our community through various breakout sessions.

Meanwhile, be assured that we will continue to have our lightning shares.

Do you have an issue that you want to bring to the attention of the Community?
An action that needs people on board?
Are you recruiting for an organization doing good work?

The mike will be open to you for your 2-minute appeal that can be followed with a break-out session for an in-depth discussion later in the evening.

Please sign up here to reserve a slot. You can also sign up at the front desk on the day of the meeting.

﻿﻿Support Woodsville, NH
2025-09-01 12:00 - 14:00 | 4976 Dartmouth College Hwy, Woodsville, NH, 4976 Dartmouth College Hwy, Woodsville, NH, United States
Northern Grafton County Democrats, Blue activists in a Red region are calling for the support from various Upper Valley/North Country groups on both sides of the border for this one day of action of resistance. Bring your energy and your signs.
The action is planned for September 1, 2025 at 12-2PM on the sidewalk in front of what used to be a Rite Aid at 4976 Dartmouth College Hwy, Woodsville, NH. Save The Date!

Upper Valley Coalition Community Meeting
2025-09-21 18:30 - 20:30 | First Congregational Church of Lebanon UCC, 10 Park St, Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03766, United States
This Community Meeting will be held on Sunday, September 21st at the First Congregational Church in Lebanon at 6:30 – 8:30 PM

Death by a Thousand Cuts:
The Shredding of America’s Social Safety Net
We have all seen the headlines about the administration’s opposition to social programs, but sometimes the most serious impacts are the ones that don’t make the news – slight change to eligibility paperwork here, a layoff of a critical administrator there, a phone line that no one is answering. While each change might seem small, each of these cuts together add up to the same thing: Americans being denied their basic rights and needs for survival.
In this panel, we will hear from experts on critical social programs and services: housing, healthcare, energy, and food. After the main panel, everyone will get to also participate in small group discussions about how we, as an Upper Valley community, can come together to take action to support each other in these dangerous times.

As always, we will have lightning shares at the start of the meeting. If you have something on-mission to share that our community could help with, please sign up for a 3 minute slot to talk about it.

(Due to the incredible panelists running breakout groups, lightning sharers this month won’t have a chance to run a breakout session, but we welcome you to come back and do so in October)

Plus: An Equipment Drive

Help the members of our community who are most in need by donating spare (or purchased) camping equipment to be distributed through our community needs experts. Bring any of the following to the community meeting:

Tents (1-2 person)
Winter sleeping bags
Mess kits
Raincoats/rain pants
Waterproof boots
Wool Socks
6×8′ tarps
