New Hampshire history is full of people who stepped out of line to challenge patriarchy, violence, racism, capitalism, and other forms of injustice. In many cases they took substantial risks, often suffering imprisonment, assault, even death. Sometimes they met success, other times they lit sparks that led to change over years or decades. Arnie Alpert, creator of nhradicalhistory.org, will introduce us to some of them and tell the story of efforts to place an official marker at the Concord birthplace…

An interactive workshop investigating the impacts of oppression and inequities in the Congo, Gaza, the US, Mali, and elsewhere, along the lines of health, wealth, climate, social media, ethnic conflict, and resilience. We will examine how artists, organizers, women, community and Faith leaders, and youth are responding to these issues. We will tease out concrete steps World Fellowship leadership and members can take. tyty

Kit & Christoph Schmauch share stories of earlier WFC generations, including three generations of World Fellowship leadership from Charles & Eugenia Weller, Willard & Ola Uphaus, and themselves, to others who have made huge contributions to build, grow and sustain WFC. Each life story and legacy will be framed against the backdrop of their unique moments in U.S. and world history. 

Tanya Snyder spent the last three years organizing and then leading a brand-new union at Politico, which everyone said couldn’t be done. After nine months of underground organizing and 20 months of contract bargaining, Politico now has its first-ever collective bargaining agreement. It addresses pay inequity, protects journalists against the threats posed by artificial intelligence and ensures that workers aren’t unfairly targeted by managers. She’ll tell the inside story of how it all happened and invite others to share their…