Over the past month, hundreds of our members across New Hampshire were able to vote in our second round of member endorsements. We're thrilled to introduce you to more of our leading candidates across the state!...

We are all feeling deeply how much is at stake right now, and have been showing up in so many ways to shift the political landscape. So please: be gentle with yourself, and let’s take inspiration from all the powerful...

I hope the final days summer have given all of you a chance to recharge. As one RAD staff member put it, August "has been like Friday afternoon for a whole month." So rested and restored, we shake off summer...

Over the past week, hundreds of our members across New Hampshire were able to vote in our first round of member endorsements for Manchester municipal candidates. We're thrilled to introduce you to more of our leading candidates in the Queen City!...

Rights & Democracy believes elections are both opportunities to elect strong champions that represent our movements but also impact the landscape of political landscape within which we seek to win change for our communities. We're pleased to announce our first slate of endorsed...

Over the past month, RAD really stepped into the heart of our work. The through line of our movement is ever present, and we really felt it this month as we continued our blend of in person organizing and our...

This July marks a quiet shift for Rights & Democracy. With high vaccination rates across both Vermont and New Hampshire and the boundless opportunities for outdoor events presented by summer weather, there is a feeling of awakening....

Rights & Democracy strongly condemns Governor Sununu’s latest attack on ten of his own Advisory Council on Diversity and Inclusion members who recently resigned over his support of the ban of conversations on structural and systemic racism and other forms...

The Manchester Housing Alliance acknowledges Mayor Joyce Craig and her administration for their Request for Proposals (RFP) allocating $4,700,000 towards affordable housing. This is the largest investment in affordable housing in decades and a step in the right direction towards...

As the Boards of Directors of Rights & Democracy and Rights & Democracy Institute, we celebrate all that we have accomplished over nearly six years of James Haslam’s leadership. ...

Six years ago, I brought together some of the best organizers and leaders I knew to found Rights & Democracy (RAD). Working across Vermont and New Hampshire, RAD was a new kind of people’s movement organization focused on changing what...

It’s hard to believe we are nearly halfway through the year! Although the legislative session is winding down, RAD's work is not. We have been processing, planning, adapting, and responding to the ever-shifting political landscape to build the people powered...

Expanding Medicaid access is an important step on the road to healthcare for all. If you have faced barriers to this program in the past four years, you can strengthen organizing efforts to advance Medicaid access by sharing your story!...

Rights & Democracy joins national solidarity statement calling on Biden Administration to condemn Israeli government plans to forcibly displace Palestinians in Occupied East Jerusalem. ...

With the warm weather rolling in and more vaccines rolling out,  we were thrilled to kick off this month with live in-person events for May Day. ...

Our hearts are with the family and friends of George Floyd, who will finally see his murderer held accountable, and we hope that they can now find some peace and closure....

Open dialogue on the realities of racism and sexism in the Granite State is critical to achieving a multiracial democracy where Black, Brown and White communities can thrive together....

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As the New Hampshire legislative session continues to move ahead, there are opportunities this week to take action for paid sick leave, collective bargaining rights, a People's Budget, and more!...

Amid the developments in the NH Legislature, it is critical that we keep making our voices heard on the priorities we support for our collective future, as well as to oppose attacks on our communities' rights and basic needs. You...