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Tuesday, November 14 Voucher Bill , SB 193 Vote

Voucher bill, SB 193, part of a larger attack on public schools – Opinion, Portsmouth Herald.

The Seacoast Media Group papers published an oped by Bill Duncan today about the emerging commitment of state government to the school choice movement at the expense of our neighborhood schools.

Excerpt: The vision emerging at the Department of Education and in the Legislature is a bigger change than it might appear at first.  The basic proposition is that we should replace our system of neighborhood schools with a marketplace of private choice in which each family makes its own decisions about its own children, funded by state and local tax revenue. Read the full article

Want to go to the House Education Committee meeting tomorrow?

Tuesday, November 14, 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Exec: SB 193, LOB 206-208 – Universal Vouchers
LOB 206-208 (map)

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NEXT Monday, November 20, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Monday before Thanksgiving)
November UVDems Program: Civics 104 (click on link for more info)
Upper Valley Senior Center of Lebanon, 10 Campbell St,
Lebanon  + Google Map

Session 4 – Where Do We Go From Here? Building the Bench at the Local Level

Civics 104 will focus on local elections in our communities, and where we can build the bench. Join us for our final Civics workshop.

If you can bring a potluck, click here to tell us what you are bringing.
If you are not into potluck, just come for 6.30. 
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You can contact these Action Group Chairs directly if you wish to be involved.
Affordable Housing: Devin Wilkie (devin.wilkie@gmail.com)
Education:Margaret Campbell (macatmf@aol.com)
Environment: Lynn Garfield (lynngarfield17@gmail.com)
Networking: Sean Garnsey (seanagarnsey@gmail.com)

If you have events to add to the UVDems calendar, please submit using the online form

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Monday, November 20 , UVDems Program: Civics 104

Potluck @6 PM, Speaker @6.30 PM (Doors open 5.30. Please bring potluck before 6 PM)

The goal of the Upper Valley Dems Civics Program is to give everyone information to take effective action, political and otherwise,  on the issues that are important to each of us, individually and as a group. The civics workshops will be facilitated by Karen Liot Hill, a seven-term Lebanon City Councilor and the Grafton County treasurer.

Join us for the fourth and final evening of the civics workshop series.

Session 4 – Where Do We Go From Here? Building the Bench at the Local Level

  • Homework: Identify the voter turnout (# votes cast/# voters) for 3 most recent municipal/school board elections/town meetings in your community (2017, 2016, 2015)

Although local elections for selectboard, school board, and city council are non-partisan in New Hampshire (except for Manchester and Nashua), they present real opportunities for Democrats – for both future candidates to gain valuable experience and build a resume as well as for Democratic committees to gain skills in turning out the vote and being engaged in the communities. This session will explore these issues and how Democrats can work locally. All politics is local, after all.

Thanks for bringing a potluck –   Click here to tell us what you are bringing. If you’re not into potluck, you can skip it and come for 6.30.