by Ian | May 13, 2009 |
Today at the arraignment for Richard, one of the “disorderly six”, (a trial is scheduled for July) Keene District Court security agents had no issues with allowing two videographers into a packed courtroom. No one had to fill out motions to do this, they were just allowed in, like they always should be.
The only question is, will the court continue respecting the free press, or will they arbitrarily change the rules again later? Time will tell, and we’ll be sure to blog about it.
by John Smith | May 11, 2009 |
The Spring 2009 Free Keene Fest is coming soon! It will be held Saturday, May 23 – Memorial Day weekend – from Noon until 3:00p at Railroad Square in Keene (82 Main Street), and this year will be followed by a picnic/BBQ in a nearby park. Join us for an afternoon of liberty outreach and live music, and an evening of food and fun.
I realize this is not very much notice, but we wanted to have the festival before it got too hot, yet we wanted to wait until Keene’s trial for “assembly without a permit” was finished. (FYI: In February of this year, Keene cops charged me with “assembly without a permit” for organizing the Fall 2008 Keene Freedom Fest. As I showed up for their trial on May 1, the cop/prosecutor Eli Rivera told me they dropped their charges because the government says you need their permit if you claim exclusive use of Railroad Square but Eli said he could not prove we were using it exclusively. Because we weren’t! So that means that they likely won’t attack us for “assembly without a permit” again, but keep on your toes – they may attack us for other made-up reasons. 😉 )
We already have at least one band and a food vendor signed up. Here is a list of organizations that participated in the Fall 2008 festival: (more…)
by Ian | May 11, 2009 |
Mike first began solidifying his ideas and principles at the relatively late age of 27, when he first started reading Ayn Rand. Thinking he had finally learned “the answer” to the meaning of life, he researched more and more about liberty, discovered the Free State Project, and realized there were indeed like-minded people in the world! Prior to moving to New Hampshire form California in late 2008, Mike had never done any activism. He had never stood up for his rights, had never refused to cooperate with police or judges, had never tried to educate anyone about liberty. Things have changed. His most important change so far has been to learn that he was wrong: he did not know “the answer.” He is still learning, every day, from so many friends and other sources, that there are very many “the answers” – one for every individual person – and that voluntaryism is a peaceful philosophy in harmony with that idea.
Editor’s note: Mike is an honorary blogger as he doesn’t actually live in the Keene area, but he’s constantly involved in Keene-area activism, including being the talented organizer of Free Keene Fest. See more on the Bloggers page.
by Ian | May 11, 2009 |
Listeners to Free Talk Live on WKBK in Keene can now tune in on 104.1 FM in
addition to 1290 AM and 1220 AM. (Well, whenever the Red Sox aren’t playing, at least.) Congratulations and thanks to the crew at the Monadnock Radio Group for bringing WKBK back to FM!
by Dale Everett | May 9, 2009 |
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by Ian | May 9, 2009 |
Topics include calling Paula out on her labeling open carriers into the city council meeting as “shooters”, WKBK’s programming, freedom to assemble, Andrew Carroll’s marijuana trial, Sam’s call from jail, Sam’s hunger strike, control and obedience, and the free market. You’ll also hear from the old-guard statist contingent.
As I write this post, it’s Saturday morning and this week’s edition is streaming live on the Liberty Radio Network and people are in the chat room. Join us for our weekly “Talkback” listening and chat session on Saturday mornings from 9a-12p ET in the Free Keene chat room and get details on how to call in on the Free Keene Forum.
Download the MP3.
by Sam Dodson | May 8, 2009 |
Wednesday, May 6:
Yesterday afternoon “captain” Mousseau came into the day room to tell us the boiler is broken, and there’s 1-80 gal. H/W heater for the entire jail. He told us the showers would be cold, and it wouldn’t be fixed for a day or two. He asked us to “bear with them” for a few days while they got this fixed.
At the last outside recreation, which we’re given a few times a week, Kelly Pouliot was talking with me. I forget how it came up, but she suggested that I now lived at the jail.
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