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Campaign Finance Corruption Chorus

Posted on Take Action by · January 03, 2020 9:37 AM · 8 reactions

We're combining two of our favorite actvities: Singing and Social Action!

Announcing the 2020 Campaign Finance Corruption Chorus, sponsored by Open Democracy Action. Our mission will be to sing "Corruption Carols" at campaign events in the last few weeks of the 2020 New Hampshire Primary, as well as carolling around Manchester where the national and international press hangs out.

This will be a relaxed and FUN group with a humorous yet powerful message. We're still working out the attire, but thinking we'll have matching warm hats and maybe scarves which will be provided to our singers.

RSVP your interest by filling out the form below. We're hoping to have our first rehearsal shortly.

Thank you and hope to hear you soon!

Brian Beihl

Deputy Director, Open Democracy Action

603-620-8300

Take Action

Posted by · December 02, 2019 5:57 PM

It's not good enough to complain. Our Republic is in peril, and it's time for you to take action on Democracy reforms. Big Money politics is standing in the way of advances the voters want in healthcare, environment, tax reform, education and energy. Until we fix it, we can't break the gridlock!

Here's how you can take action!

Join a NH Regional Democracy Team!

Be a Birddogger!

Call your State legislators!

Write a letter to the editor! (Coming soon!

Regional Democracy Teams

Posted on Take Action by · November 20, 2019 4:50 PM

Thanks for considering being part of an Open Democracy Action Regional Democracy Team here in New Hampshire. If you are outside of New Hampshire, there are other ways for you to help, but our regional teams are working in their towns and neighborhoods here in the Granite State only.

Open Democracy Action just launched its Regional Democracy Teams in November of 2019, and we're still sorting out the infrastructure and mission. Your voice is important at this critical time as each team decides what activities are best within each region.

Go to the Regional Democracy Teams sign-up page

Our organization, founded by New Hampshire campaign finance reformer Doris "Granny D" Haddock, who at 89 years old in 1999, set off on a walk across the United States to raise the alarm of how our campaign finance system was creating a system of legal bribery, particularly at the federal level. She was a critical part of kindling nationwide support for the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill, which passed in 2002. Granny D died in 2010, but unfortunately lived to see the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, which rendered her work for McCain-Feingold moot. But Granny D remains a hero, not just here in New Hampshire, but for reformers all over the country, for showing what one ordinary person can do to make change.

Our Regional Democracy Teams will work around their areas on a variety of activities, but all of it related to strengthening our Democracy:

Exhibiting at local fairs and festivals
Walking or doing street theater in parades (We've done "SuperPAC Man" and "Senator Philmore Pockets" in past parades)
Speaking to school, civic and religious groups about our issues
Calling state reps when Democracy legislation is pending
Writing letters to the editor in your area
Talking with other activist groups, such as climate, pipeline, healthcare, or other groups which get blocked by Big Money interests.
Hosting an annual Granny D Day walk on January 24th, or reading one of her speeches on the steps of your town hall.
Do a screening of one of several money-in-politics movies at your local library
and whatever else you can dream up to further our cause!

If you're ready to take action, go to our Regional Democracy Teams sign up page, confirm what region you're in, and sign up. You'll be doing your part to help save our republic by getting our democracy back in the hands of the PEOPLE, not special interests or corporations.

As Granny D said, "Democracy isn't something we HAVE, it's something we DO!"

Time to Take Action!

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Posted by · October 02, 2019 1:39 PM · 1 reaction

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