On Sun. Aug. 31st, the Monadnock Overdose Awareness Day Candlelight Vigil will be held at 7:30 pm in Keene’s Central Square. This event is being held in honor of International Overdose Awareness Day which was first started in 2001 by Sally J. Finn at the Salvation Army in St. Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. The movement gained momentum quickly and became an important global campaign. Their goal is to educate people on the risks of overdose, provide support for those affected, and advocate for better policies to address substance misuse.
Bring a photo, a story, your grief and your hope. Join others in a safe space, honoring the loved ones lost while shining a light for those who are continually supported.
On Mon. Sept. 1st, again on Central Square in Keene from 12:00-2:00 pm, come participate in a National Labor Day Rally. We all know what’s going on from Washington, DC to Concord, the rights and futures of workers are under attack:
- Funding cuts to the VA, Medicaid, and other important services
- A four trillion-dollar tax cut for billionaires (another one!)
- Rising healthcare costs
- Skyrocketing rent and home prices (still!)
- Inflation and unpredictable tariffs (which are taxes on us!)
- An increasingly difficult job market
- Rising child care costs
- Attacks on labor rights and unions
- Wage inequality
In addition to the Keene event, similar protests will be held in Walpole from 1:00 to 3:00 and in Concord from 12:00 to 4:00.
Let’s recognize this Labor Day by showing solidarity with everyone who struggles to make ends meet, everyone concerned about what kind of country will be left for our children and grandchildren and everyone who sees how our political system has become corrupted and perverted by the endless greed of a handful of billionaires.
There are 800 billionaires in America worth $7 TRILLION!! Food and rent are up 30% and 25% of Americans are using buy now, pay later means to purchase groceries. Eight hundred billionaires refusing to pay their fair share!
We can stand together and fight back. The power and solidarity of working people has been the greatest force for economic justice in history. We did it before, we can do it again. Join us on Sept. 1st and bring your signs, your voices, and your strength.
“Labor Day symbolizes our determination to achieve an economic freedom for the average man, which will give his political freedom reality.” - Franklin D. Roosevelt