DJVCS’ Broadcast Premiere is Sunday @ 12a and Monday @ 10p on Cheshire TV!

shorttailleft[1]First it was released on Youtube and torrent for free. Then it was released on DVD as a Director’s Cut with loads of bonus content.

Now, Derrick J’s Victimless Crime Spree, our feature-length, independent documentary will be making its broadcast premiere on the ideal channel: Cheshire TV!

Tune in to Channel 8 in Keene, Swanzey, or Marlborough this Sunday at Midnight Eastern or Monday at 10pm to catch the Director’s Cut of DJVCS on TV! (Don’t have Time Warner cable or don’t live in the area? You can watch the broadcast premiere via CTV’s Ustream channel here.)

Here’s the 2-min promo that will be running throughout the week on Cheshire TV: (more…)

Welcome to our Newest Blogger, William Kostric of Manchester

William Kostric’s courageous activism has been featured before on this blog. He’s an activist out of Manchester and Free Keene welcomes him as our newest blogger. Here’s his bio from the Bloggers page:

William KostricWilliam Kostric – Growing weary of petty tyrants in Maricopa County, AZ, William determined to free range outside the confines of the United States. One night while researching the Iraq war, he happened upon the Free State Project forums and found that there were many like-minded individuals spread out across the continent. The idea of gathering in a localized area where a greater impact could be made struck a chord and he signed the statement of intent and made the move in 2008.
William’s current projects include Free State Now who’s goal is to complete the 20k signers before the end of 2014, The Quill – a libertarian community center in the Manchester area and working with Occupy New Hampshire to build a broad-based coalition of activists who are motivated to take local action towards measurable goals.

Sheriff Rivera Withdraws Unconstitutional No Trespass Orders

riveraNewly elected sheriff Eli Rivera has done the right thing and withdrawn all the no trespass orders that were issued by his predecessor, Dick Foote. As you may recall, the orders were recently ruled unconstitutional by Keene district court judge Ed Burke.

After Burke’s ruling, on behalf of all those issued the letters, I wrote to Eli requesting he officially rescind the unconstitutional orders and issue an apology to the activists whose rights have been trampled by these illegal orders. I also asked him to issue a proclamation that his agents will respect the rights of those who wish to access the courts and that media will no longer be threatened for recording in the court lobby.

To his credit, Eli did quickly issue an official letter rescinding the no-trespass orders (more…)

Hundred Nights’ Masquerade Ball 2013 – March 30th

HundredNightsLogo-Line_fixSaturday evening March 30th, join supporters of the Hundred Nights shelter at the 2nd annual Masquerade Ball!

It was a lot of fun last year. Enjoy dinner and dancing for only $40 per person at the beautiful Stonewall Farm. Here’s the facebook event and their website with details.

Can’t make the event? Please consider a monthly contribution to Hundred Nights – the area’s only independent shelter. Here’s a great interview with founder Don Primrose which shows how much more compassionate the Hundred Nights is than the government shelters.