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.

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

Window Dressers Community Build
2025-10-02 08:00 - 2025-10-08 17:00 | Sharon Congregational Church, 55 Route 132, Sharon, VT, 05065, United States
Looking for an opportunity to give back to your community?
Spend a few hours helping your neighbors stay warm this winter by assembling insulating window inserts.
Sign Up Here!
October 2nd-8th, Many Timeslots!
Sharon Congregational Church, 55 Rt 132, Sharon VT

No Kings Community Sign Making
2025-10-05 12:00 - 15:00 | STUDIO 5, 58 Bridge St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Create signs for the October 18th No Kings Protest at Studio 5! No signs or supplies required, just show up.

Addressing the Wave of Change in Food Security: Advocacy And Collective Action
2025-10-14 12:30 - 16:30 | Hypertherm, 71 Heater Rd, Lebanon, NH, United States
Join the Upper Valley Food Security Network to stay informed of state and federal legislative priorities and collaborate with community partners on local strategies that improve food equity in the region.

NO KINGS
2025-10-18 12:30
No Kings Day – is scheduled on October 18th in White River Junction Vermont and West Lebanon New Hampshire. It will be synchronized with other protests all over the country. This is a protest against authoritarianism and for human rights, democracy and freedom – freedom from the fear of your own government.
This is a nationwide event, but two local locations are listed below:
Location, Vermont:
White River Junction, Vermont Railroad Avenue to Highland Avenue and down Maple Street to the Lyman Bridge.

Location, New Hampshire:
West Lebanon Main Street on to Bridge Street and across Lyman Bridget to White River Junction, Vermont.
