blue is green

[Ann Heffernon, chair]

• Monthly Meeting fot the Cheshire Democrats; May 7th, 6:00 PM until 7:00 PM at the Keene Public Library.  Final plans for THE PROM!

Internationally Renowned Environmentalist in Concord May 11

Bill McKibben, whom Time Magazine called “The planet’s best green journalist” 
and the Boston Globe named “probably the country’s most important 
environmentalist” will be the keynote speaker at the spring fund raising dinner 
for the Coalition for Open Democracy. 

The event will be held at the McLane Audubon Center, 84 Silk Farm Road in 
Concord.

Friday, May 11, from 6 to 8 PM.  Doors open at 5:15 for social hour.

Tickets are $40. Seating is limited. To assure your place make your reservations 
no later than May 6. Open to the public. Please send a check to Coalition for 
Open Democracy, 4 Park Street, Suite 200, Concord NH 03301 or buy tickets on 
line at https://secure.truemajority.org/o/5/p/salsa/donation/common/public/?donate_page_KEY=7165. 
For further information call Olivia Zink at 603-661-8621

Mr. McKibben is the author of a dozen books about climate change, some 
translated into 20 different languages. A much sought-after speaker and writer, 
he is a Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College, the recipient of a 
dozen honorary degrees and many other awards including being named a Fellow of 
the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Mr. McKibben was great friends with 
Granny D, a founding member of COD. They worked together on the issue of how 
large campaign donations affect our members of Congress and local elected 
officials who vote in the best interests of big energy companies at the expense 
of the environment.

Today he is perhaps best known as the founder of the grassroots movement 
350.org, which has coordinated 15,000 rallies in 189 countries since 2009. The 
broad appeal of his writings, his speaking, and his organizing shows that more 
and more people share his concern about the undue influence of money in politics 
and its impact on all aspects of our lives.

The mission of the Coalition for Open Democracy is to ensure integrity, 
transparency and efficiency in political and legislative processes in New 
Hampshire and the nation. You can learn more at their website at 
http://www.coalitionforopendemocracy.org/.

 

• Prom Night, Saturday May 26th 7PM until Midnight!  Dance to Northern Lights-featuring Paul Hodes.  Tickets 25.00 each, students 10.00.

We look forward to seeing you at all of our events!

Ann Heffernon

chair

cheshiredemocrats.org