Hey walkers! Please read below for more information about marching with us. If you have more specific questions, don't hesitate to contact Kelly at reenergizenh@gmail.com or (610) 220-5378.
HOW TO FIND US / PARKING: we understand you may be joining us for the whole march, one day, or just an event. Below you will find the address of where we will hold registration each morning, and the location of our big events each day. We’ll have a support bus and a few other vehicles along with us during the march to transport gear, tired marchers, and to shuttle day-marchers back to their cars at the end of the day. There will be parking each day at registration - if it is in a different location than the registration, it's noted.
August 1st
- March Send-off and Registration: Nashua City Hall - 229 Main Street, Nashua. Parking: Nashua City Parking Garage, on Elm St. behind Nashua City Hall
- Evening Event:
Nesenkeag Coop Farm - 226 Charles Bancroft Highway/Route 3A,
Litchfield. Parking: Griffin Memorial School at 229 Charles Bancroft
Highway/Route 3A
August 2nd
- Registration: Nesenkeag Coop Farm - 226 Charles Bancroft Highway, Litchfield
- Evening Event:
Bronstein Park – 500 Beech Street, Manchester. Parking: free after 6pm
on street, or in the Victory Parking Garage, 25 Vine Street, Manchester
August 3rd
- Registration: St. Joe’s Regional Junior High School, 460 Pine Street. Parking: Victory Parking Garage, 25 Vine Street, Manchester
- Evening Event: Robie’s General Store, 9 Riverside Street, Hooksett
August 4th
- Registration: Arthur Donati Memorial Field, 51 Main Street, Hooksett
- Lunch Event: Pembroke Village School, 30 High Street, Pembroke
- Contra for the Climate: Pembroke Academy Cafeteria, 209 Academy Road, Pembroke
August 5th
- Registration: Terrill Park, at the corner of Old
Turnpike Road and Manchester St./Route 3 in Concord, just south of the
Manchester St. exit on Route 93.- Volunteers will be on site to direct parking. A bus will run at the end of the rally to bring people back to their vehicles.
- Free parking downtown in metered spots and parking garages.
Transportation
Since we are doing this whole march for the climate, we encourage marchers to try and join us with as few pounds of carbon emitted as possible. Find other marchers to carpool with, take public transit, walk, or bike if you can! See the links below for more information.
- Driving? Link up with other marchers!
- Leave the car at home - take the bus or train!
- Links to Area Public
Transit Websites - Coming from Portsmouth? Call Lauren Thorpe at (845) 729-5750 for bus leaving Portsmouth on Sunday for the final rally.
- Links to Area Public
- Even better! Walk or bike.
March Route and Safety
Each day we will be walking between 7-12 miles, along the side of the roadways. South of Manchester we will be walking on 3A, and north of Manchester we will mainly be on Route 3. We will have a team of volunteers in orange vests coordinating traffic safety with us at all times. In the larger cities, we will have a police escort to keep us safe. We ask marchers to pay attention, follow directions from our safety volunteers, stay together, and help keep everyone safe along the way.
Housing
If you are joining us for multiple days of the march, you are welcome to stay with us. Housing will be available, but we warn you that it will not be luxurious - we will be sleeping on the floors of school auditoriums, church basements, and in farm and school fields. There will be bathrooms and water at all our housing locations. We ask multiple-day marchers to bring their own sleeping bag, pillow, and tent. We have some tents available on a limited basis for those who need them, but please let us know in advance. And most importantly, be sure to thank our lovely hosts for letting us stay over!
Bus to Final Rally
There will be a bus leaving from Portsmouth on Sunday August 5th to take people from the Seacoast to the Final Rally on the State house lawn. The Bus is through a local Portsmouth Bus company and is fueled by a local Biodiesel distributor, thus supporting local economy. By taking the bus you will lessen the total carbon foot print of the event, engage in building community amongst your fellow citizens, and have a wonderful time.
The Bus will leave at 9:30 and get to the staging area just outside of Concord at 11:00. We will then march down a closed off Main Street and Rally on the State House lawn. The bus will depart from Concord at 3:30 and return everyone safe and sound to their cars at 4:30 to 5:00. Please sign up for the bus by e-mailing Lauren Thorpe or calling 845-729-5750, and come to market square by 9:30 on Sunday morning. Be an integral part in jump starting the clean energy movement right here in New Hampshire!
Food
We will provide meals to multiple-day walkers, but PLEASE sign up in advance, telling us which days you will be joining us. If you are joining us for just a day or an event we may have extra food to share, but please plan to be self-sufficient and bring your own food.
Water
Please hydrate - bring a water bottle and use it!
There will be mid-day stops to replenish water.
What to Bring:
- A great attitude and motivation for your fellow marchers
- A drum, kazoo, or some instrument
- Comfortable shoes
- Light, comfortable clothing
- A daypack
- Water bottle
- Bowl, spoon, and mug
- Snacks
- First aid: sunscreen, blister care
(moleskin, sports tape etc), electrolytes, mosquito repellant - Extra socks (blister prevention)
- Sunhat / sunglasses
- Rain gear (depending on weather forecast)
- Some money ($20-$40 for any extra food you may want along the way)
- If you are camping with us: sleeping bag, tent, sleeping pad, flashlight
Non-violence Guidelines
We ask that all participants commit to the following
Non-violence pledge while participating in the walk:
- We will use no violence, physical or verbal, towards any person
- We will carry no weapons or other dangerous articles on our person
- We will not bring or use any alcohol or illegal drugs
- We will not destroy property.
More questions?
E-mail ReEnergizeNH@gmail.com
or call Kelly at (610) 220-5378
