Arnie Alpert spent decades as a community organizer/educator in NH movements for social justice and peace, including a year as a member of the Clamshell Alliance office collective. Officially retired since 2020, he keeps his hands (and feet) in the activist world while writing about past and present social movements.Arnie Alpert
Solidarity Walk Aims at Political Will for Immigration Reform
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Nine years old at the time, Eustaquio “TJ” Carvalho said, “I wake up to go to school and there’s a man standing in the middle of my room. I knew that something was wrong.”
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New Planned Parenthood Union Takes to the Street
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Workers at Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE), known for providing low-cost reproductive health care, have organized a union and are in the midst of negotiating their first contract.
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Activists Call on Hassan To ‘Fix’ Filibuster and Protect Voting Rights
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Coinciding with the 58th anniversary of the March on Washington, 15 people waved signs in front of Democratic U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan’s office in downtown Manchester calling on the state’s junior senator to back her support of the For the People Act with action to “fix the filibuster.”
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Vermont Pacifist Leaves Manchester, NH Halfway House
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When Martha Hennessy was released from a federal prison and transferred to an “adult residential re-entry” program in Manchester, it wasn’t her first trip to the Queen City or her first entanglement with the criminal legal system.
Five People Arrested at State House Protesting the State Budget
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After a day of protests at the State House, five activists were arrested when they refused to leave the Executive Council chambers without seeing Gov. Chris Sununu and giving him an in-person message to veto the budget passed earlier in the day.
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Op-Ed: King’s Dream was Rooted in Analysis of Systemic Racism
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At a pro-HB 544 rally held at the State House in April, one person reportedly carried a sign reading, “Teach MLK not CRT.”
Rally Lifts Up Issues Faced by NH Workers
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The first day of May has been an occasion for labor rallies since 1886, when workers throughout the United States demanded an 8-hour day.
Bud Light Is Still the King of Roadside Trash in Canterbury
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Canterbury’s annual roadside cleanup always provides an opportunity to examine the drinking habits of the littering community.
Opinion: Faith Leaders Call Right-to-Work Proposal Immoral
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At last week’s six-hour hearing on a bill to weaken the power of organized labor, lessons on theology were mixed in with statements on labor law, economics, and the role of unions.
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Groups Demand a Budget That Serves the People
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“Stop telling us how broke we are,” said Dr. Debbie Opramolla, chair of the NH Poor People’s Campaign (PPC) and a veteran of fights over adequate funding for services that meet the needs of people with disabilities.