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Every Thursday, Indivisible co-founders Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg host a participatory conversation on the week’s news, the state of our democracy, and our plan to defeat the authoritarian threats we face.
Join the Plymouth Area Sanctuary Community to view Acres of Clams, a 2025 historical documentary written, produced, and narrated by Eric Wolfe. It chronicles the rise of the Clamshell Alliance, a grassroots New England coalition that protested the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant in New Hampshire during the 1970s.
The film highlights how a localized group of activists and “Clams” used disciplined, nonviolent direct action to challenge corporate interests and the state government. By utilizing civil disobedience, music, and a heavy dose of humor, the Clamshell Alliance successfully sparked a national anti-nuclear movement. Director Eric Wolfe weaves the narrative using personal memories, archival photos, news footage, and oral history videos captured at activist reunions decades later.
The title derives from a historical 19th-century folk song about a settler who abandons the Pacific Northwest because he is “surrounded by acres of clams” but has no one to share his life with. The song became the theme of the campaign, symbolizing the activists’ desire to protect the coastal environment.
A small group of “Clams” who participated will join us to lead a discussion about nonviolent, direct actions to challenge corporate and government interests.