Rebel Love Show makes it’s return from their new Manchester studio

by | Apr 11, 2014 | 1 comment

Free Keene bloggers Rob Mathias and Joel Valenzuela re-launched the Rebel Love show this past Wednesday night from their new studio in Manchester NH.  In this episode, Joel and Rob discuss their journey from being supporters of the state to moving to New Hampshire for the Free State Project.  Recent activism in Manchester and Keene was also discussed on the show. The Rebel Love Show broadcasts live every Wednesday night at 9 pm EST.  To find a full list of episodes visit RebelLoveShow.com

First Keynote Speaker Announced for Keenevention 2014: Rich Paul

by | Apr 6, 2014 | 0 comments

rich_paulRich Paul is the creator of the historic 420 celebrations in Keene who also spent most of 2013 in a jail cell for heroically refusing to take the plea on multiple cannabis dealing charges. He’s out and will take the stage at Keenevention 2014 to tell his story and take your questions!

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Rich is the first speaker announcement of many to come, including our returning and brand new panel discussion topics and the various guest speakers (all NH-based activists) who will populate them. Stay tuned to the Keenevention blog, the Keenevention facebook page, or FreeKeene.com for the announcements. (If you’ve liked the Keenevention facebook page, have you hovered over the “liked” indicator and clicked “get notifications”? That will help ensure you see future posts.)

Minimum Wage is too Damn High

by | Mar 26, 2014 | 5 comments

On Tuesday March 25th, 2014, five activists from Manchester including myself and Free Keene DSC00021blogger Joel Valenzuela drove to Nashua to protest the rally to raise minimum wage.  According to the Nashua Telegraph, Vice President Joe Biden was to be speaking at the event.  Unfortunately, Joe Biden did not show.  However, neither did anyone else.  The crowd consisted mostly of activists from Manchester, a friend of the Free State Project (who none of us had ever met), and the local media. The most interesting part of the event was how the “show” went on.  There was no real reason to do a political presentation to just protesters, yet they did it anyways.  The Union Leader interviewed us and mentioned the protest in their article.

 

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The Free State Project through the eyes of a new mover

by | Mar 12, 2014 | 1 comment

On January 25th 2014 I made the move to Manchester New Hampshire for the Free State Project.  In my short time here I have witnessed such amazing aspects of the liberty community that exists in Manchester and New Hampshire in general.  The community here is very strong and vibrant.

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Agora Cab accepts payment from a customer, in bitcoin

      After a short time here one very quickly begins to realize that the free voluntary society that we are all passionate about is literally being created in Manchester as well as across New Hampshire. From Keene to the Lakes Region down to Manchester/Nashua and the Free Coast, people are here right now being active for liberty. There is infrastructure in that there are multiple buildings such as Area 23 and the Quill in Manchester where people in the liberty community can hold meetings, events, and of course socialize. Agorism is a large part of this community as well.  There are multiple businesses in operation that have not sought permission from “the state”. (more…)