New Hampshire Listens

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Are you a bridge builder? Change maker? Community connector? So are we. Let us know how we can support your work for the community's good.

Our Vision

We envision a New Hampshire where everyone is connected, engaged, and heard in decision that impact their lives and where all have equitable access to justice, opportunity, and liberty.

New Hampshire Listens is a community engagement initiative of the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire. In the same way that we need the physical infrastructure of roads, bridges, and buildings, we need to build, strengthen, and sustain infrastructure in our communities to support and sustain democracy. Our mission is to help New Hampshire residents talk and work together to create communities that work for everyone. We design for virtual and in-person gatherings.

In Solidarity: A message from the NH Listens team. Read more

A Message from Everyday Democracy: Standing together in the pain of crisis and the hope of transformation. Read more

 Everyday Democracy Can Lift Up the Local

 

Upcoming Events

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NH Listens Awarded New Hampshire Humanities Grant

NH Listens Awarded New Hampshire Humanities Grant

NH Listens & Urban Rural Action to implement statewide engagement initiative...

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NH Listens News

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Granite State News Collaborative: Manchester group takes village approach to community engagement

Granite State News Collaborative: Manchester group takes village approach to community engagement

Michele Holt-Shannon...

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NH Public Radio: N.H. librarians learn how to lead community conversations that go beyond the book

NH Public Radio: N.H. librarians learn how to lead community conversations that go beyond the book

Michele Holt-Shannon, NH Listens...

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Upcoming Events: NH Listens Announces New Dates for Local Lunch Box Series

Upcoming Events: NH Listens Announces New Dates for Local Lunch Box Series

Upcoming Events: NH Listens Announces New Dates for Local Lunch Box Series

Starting March 2, Monthly Online Educational Series Offers Training & Resources for Facilitation and...

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