Granite State Democracy Tour - Keene
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Granite State Democracy Tour - Keene

Join us when the Granite State Democracy Tour stops in Keene!

By Coalition for Open Democracy

Date and time

Saturday, March 29 · 11am - 1pm EDT

Location

Mason Library

229 Main Street Keene, NH 03431

About this event

  • Event lasts 2 hours

Join us when the Granite State Democracy Tour stops in Keene! See the knitted New Hampshire State House created by many NH citizens and explore artifacts from the Doris “Granny D” Haddock collection, including the sneakers she wore when she walked across the United States raising awareness about the influence of money in elections.

Take your knowledge of civics to a new level with presentations that address questions like:

  • How does the process of setting up districts for elections minimize or increase polarization among the citizenry?
  • What effect does unregulated money in campaigns have on elections and outcomes for voters?
  • How do money and redistricting influence our life in NH? Our country as a whole?
  • What is a Citizen Assembly? What did the first-ever statewide citizen assembly (here in NH!) conclude when seeking policy answers to polarization?

Engage in conversations with the speakers and connect with fellow citizens passionate about democracy.

Drop in and stay as long as you like. There will be an opportunity to participate in a craft activity and refreshments will be provided.

Speakers:

Olivia Zink, Executive Director, Coalition for Open Democracy

Eve Jacobs-Carnahan, organizer of Knit Democracy Together

Martha Madsen, Law Related Education Coordinator, NH Bar Association

The Granite State Democracy Tour is made possible by a partial grant by New Hampshire Humanities.


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Coalition for Open Democracy

The Coalition for Open Democracy is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2009 by a group of campaign finance reform activists, including the legendary Doris "Granny D" Haddock.

Our mission is political equality for all through an open, accountable, trusted government free from the corruption of big money politics.

We work to increase civic participation and restore accountable government in New Hampshire and the nation.

Through our project NH Rebellion, more than 3,000 "Rebels" have walked a cumulative total of more than 40,000 miles to get Big Money out of politics. These modern-day "Rebels" are carrying on the legacy of Granny D -- who famously walked across the United States to raise public support for the McCain-Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act.

Open Democracy works across partisan lines to educate and advocate for public funding of campaigns. Here in New Hampshire, voters of all political ideologies are concerned about donor influence: eight-out-of-ten of us believe special interests have more influence than voters. Almost two-thirds of voters support a system of public campaign funding that could balance the influence of Big Money in state elections -- including 50% of Republicans, 68% of Independents and 70% of Democrats.

We also support other reforms including redistricting, disclosure and protection of voters' rights.