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.Op-Ed
FITN, It’s Been Good Knowing You
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The deep, resonant voice was already familiar, and there it was in my voicemail. “Hello Arnie, this is Senator Barack Obama. Can you give me a call?”
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New Hampshire Has a Problem
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History is, of course, about the past, but we study it to understand the present. In the present, New Hampshire has a Nazi problem.
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‘Student Union’ Takes on New Meaning at Dartmouth College
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At a rally held Thursday in front of McNutt Hall, union members, mostly international students, described the long hours, inadequate pay, and the disrespect they experience from white, privileged Dartmouth students who make up much of the student body.
Book of Joshua
Immigrant Solidarity Vigils Resume in Manchester
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Held outdoors on a busy city street, “the vigils serve to call attention to the issue of immigration,” Eva Castillo said, and “at the same time, send a message to ICE that we’re here.”
Dave Remick
Sysco Strike Ends, Teamsters Declare Victory
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Twenty days into a strike against Sysco, a giant food wholesaler, unionized drivers approved a new five-year contract and declared victory Thursday evening.
Teamsters Rally Support in Epping
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As they prepared to return to the negotiating table with hopes for a new union contract, striking Sysco drivers were joined by high profile Democrats at a support rally alongside Route 125 in Epping Monday morning.
Business & Economy
Striking Sysco Drivers Picket in Bow, Manchester, Epping
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Instead of spending up to 14 hours a day loading and unloading trucks and driving all over New England, they’re picketing in Bow, Manchester, and Epping.
Women, and a Few Men, Stand Out for Women’s Rights
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Sharon Morgan, a retired nurse practitioner from Etna, New Hampshire, took up a position by the corner of Court and North Main Streets in downtown Concord at around noon on Saturday. Holding a sign that said, “Roe, Roe, Roe Your Vote,” she raised her voice every few minutes, shouting “Vote for women’s rights in November” at cars passing by.
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National Guard’s Deployment is Far From Humanitarian, Interfaith Group Says
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Two dozen members of the NH Immigrant Solidarity Network trooped into Gov. Chris Sununu’s office Friday afternoon to call for an end to the deployment of NH National Guard members along the US-Mexico border.
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Martha’s Vineyard Exploitation Reminiscent of Earlier Case in New Hampshire
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On a hot summer day in 1962, five Black men from New Orleans stepped off a bus in Concord, New Hampshire, where they hoped to find employment. Their tickets had been purchased by white segregationists who staged the “Reverse Freedom Rides” in an attempt to embarrass northern liberals.