Sunshine Week 2024

Keeping the Light On: Holding Government Accountable

a free, public event on government transparency and the First Amendment 

The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides for the “right of the people to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” But what does that mean and how does it work? On Monday, March 11, from 5:30pm - 7 pm, the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications, the New England First Amendment Coalition (NEFAC), and the NH Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College are celebrating Sunshine Week with an expert panel discussion, Keeping the Light On: Holding Government Accountable. This event will be held at the Nackey S. Loeb School’s new home inside the NH Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH.

This event is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is required at loebschool.org/register/sunshineweek2024

Hosted annually in celebration of Sunshine Week, this panel will examine the values of open and responsive government and how we all play a role. The conversation, moderated by Annmarie Timmins, Senior Reporter at the NH Bulletin, will feature Gilles Bissonnette, Legal Director, ACLU, New Hampshire; The Honorable N. William Delker, Justice, NH Superior Court; Emily Gray Rice, City Solicitor, City of Manchester, NH and Gregory V. Sullivan, Malloy & Sullivan, a First Amendment Law specialist and board member of the host organizations. 

Sunshine Week is a national initiative supported by the Society of Professional Journalists to educate the public about the importance of open government and the dangers of excessive and unnecessary secrecy. You can learn more about the co-hosts of this New Hampshire event at loebschool.org, nefac.org, and anselm.edu/about/offices-centers-institutes/centers-institutes/new-hampshire-institute-politics.