NH Rebellion Plans #FightBigMoney Pre-Primary Events

MANCHESTER, NH - In an election season when 87 percent of Americans agree that our campaign finance system needs to be reformed, the grassroots group NH Rebellion is hosting a series of events about the issue during the final days before the New Hampshire presidential primary, according to a press statement

For the past year, activists have questioned presidential candidates hundreds of times about the problem of donor influence, demanding they support the six bipartisan solutions in its “We the People” Pledge to #FightBigMoney. A full review of candidates’ statements, including videos taken at Town Hall forums, can be found at www.questionR.us.

All events will have the group’s characteristic visuals, and a cross-partisan group of New Hampshire voters available for interviews.

• Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016: 6 p.m. Aldermanic Chambers in Manchester City Hall
  “Faithful Democracy” Symposium featuring Sister Simone Campbell, Executive Director of NETWORK/Nuns on the Bus. Sponsored by the Franciscan Action Network, Open Democracy, the American Friends Service Committee, NETWORK and the Center for Earth Ethics. Speakers include: Sr. Campbell; Patrick Carolan, Executive Director of the Franciscan Action Network; Karenna Gore, Director of the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary;Arnie Alpert, Co-director of American Friends Service Committee’s NH Program; Rev. Eric Jackson, Pastor of Smith Memorial Congregational Church, UCC (Hillsborough, NH); and Dan Weeks, Executive Director of Open Democracy (Crossway Christian Church, Nashua).

• Thursday, Jan. 21: 10 a.m. Lobby of Legislative Office Building, Concord
  Press Conference marking the sixth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling.NH Rebellion will release its “Candidates Scorecard” contrasting the presidential candidates’ support for the various reform proposals. Speakers include: former NH Sen. Jim Rubens (Republican) and past President of the NH Charitable Foundation Lew Feldstein (Democrat). The NH Rebellion will be joined by members of the US Rebel Alliance, a national group which is harnessing the cultural energy surrounding the release of the new Star Wars movie “to fight for our Republic by helping to loosen big money’s tightly-held grip over politics.”
  

• Thursday, Jan. 21: Various times – various locations
  Jedi actions at presidential candidate events
  NH Rebellion activists and members of the US Rebel Alliance take the fight to the presidential candidates, wherever they are.

• Thursday, Jan. 21: 5 p.m. Chunky’s Theater, Nashua
  Special Free Screening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens with special guests
  Activists gather for short program sponsored by NH Rebellion and US Rebel Alliance, followed by the movie.

• Friday Feb. 5, through Sunday, Feb. 7: Veterans Park, Manchester
  “We the People Convention” in a huge heated tent across the street from the Radisson Hotel
  Eclectic program will include political comedian/humorist Jimmy Tingle; a NH Rebellion Walk to the Republican Debate; presidential candidates; journalist Hedrick Smith; spiritual teacher and NYTimesbestselling author Marianne Williamson; conservative political consultant John Pudner; Congressman John Sarbanes; former candidate for Governor of New York Zephyr Teachout; former presidential candidate Lawrence Lessig; Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream founder Ben Cohen; retired Chief Justice of the NH Supreme CourtJohn Broderick; and others.

The full schedule of events can be foudn here: nhrebellion.org/convention.