Your weekly guide to taking action in New Hampshire, May 13-17

A weekly roundup of New Hampshire political events, protests, advocacy opportunities, and ways to take action statewide from May 13-17.

Lily Jackson

May 13, 2026

Kittery, Maine, resident Colleen Toomey, left, and her husband, Jonny Levesque, in a polar bear costume protest during the "No Kings" rally in Portsmouth Oct. 18, 2025.

📅 Wednesday (May 13)

Vigil for Permanent Ceasefire Now!: 2 p.m., Ledyard Bridge

Keene, NH “Rush Hour Resistance” Visibility Brigade: 4:30 p.m., Charles Redfern Pedestrian Bridge

Dover Power in Practice Series: 6 p.m., Cara Irish Pub

📅 Thursday (May 14)

Rochester Coffee & Conversation Hour: 9 a.m., Rochester Public Library

Ceasefire Vigil: 12 p.m., City Plaza

Rage Against The Republicans March & Rally: 3:30 p.m., New Hampshire State House

Why NH Property Taxes are So High & What We Can Do About It?: 6 p.m., West Street Ward House

Defending Voting Rights and Protecting Elections: 6:30 p.m., Virtual

NH Peace Action Acts!: 7 p.m., Virtual

📅 Friday (May 15)

Exit 6, Bridge Brigade: 3 p.m., Nashua

📅 Saturday (May 16)

Keene Peace Vigil: 11 a.m., Central Square

Derry, NH Pro-Democracy Weekly Saturday Visibilities: 12 p.m., 51 E Broadway

Hancock Community Conversations on Race Group: 12 p.m., Route 101 and Route 202 in Peterborough

📅 Sunday (May 17)

Fed Up & Fired Up: North Country: 11 a.m., Mead Hill at Mount Cabot Maple

Civil Rights Sundays: 4 p.m., Market Square

Have an event to add? Email Lily Jackson, lily@couriernewsroom.com with details (please send details at least one week before the event).

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