GREEN CONVENTION TO BE JUNE 7, 2008 . . . The Nebraska Green Party will hold its biannual state convention on Saturday, June 7. Party officers will be elected for the next two years, and delegates will be chosen for the national onvention in Chicago July 10-13, 2008. Site and hours have yet to be finalized.
PUBLIC MEETING WITH MAYOR BEUTLER . . . regarding issues in the core neighborhoods of Lincoln, Tuesday, March 18, 2008, 6:30pm, First-Plymouth Church, 20th & D Streets. (Enter west doors on 20th Street.) Bring concerns and ideas for improving the stability and quality of life for tenants, property owners, and others who visit, work, or worship in the Near South area. For more information contact Scott Baird, scottbaird at aya.yale dot edu, or Cathy Beecham, cathy_beecham at yahoo dot com, 438-0615.
REGISTERED GREEN PARTY MEMBERS . . . are encouraged to become Voter Registrars and assist with voter registration. The Lancaster County Election Commission needs Registered Voters from two parties at each voter registration site. Greens have been key to fulfilling that requirement. Contact Maura Kelly Tolzin at 402.441.6550 to schedule brief training at the Election Commission office, 601 North 46th Street, Lincoln. E-mail: mktolzin@lancaster.ne.gov.
SPECIAL IRAQ VIGIL – FIVE YEARS TOO MANY – BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW . . . Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 5:00-6:00pm, at the Federal Building, 16th and O Streets, Lincoln, take action in solidarity with national events coordinated by United for Peace and Justice. On the 5th anniversary of the US invasion, join Greens and the Nebraska Coalition for Peace in calling for an end to the Iraq occupation.
NEBRASKA’S WATER RESOURCES . . . will be discussed Thursday, March 20, 2008, noon, at the 20th floor of the US Bank Building, 13th & M Streets in Lincoln. The League of Women Voters Lunch and Learn event speaker will be Ann Bleed, director of the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources. Reservations are requested by Monday, March 17. Phone 402.475.1411, or e-mail lwv-ne at inebraska dot com.
TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE . . . Alex Gibney’s Oscar winning film Taxi To The Dark Side documents the Bush Administration’s reckless disregard for human rights and the rule of law. The documentary is showing through Thursday, March 20, 2008 at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 313 North 13th Street in Lincoln. For film schedule, phone 402/472-5353. MOVIE TALK WITH JOHN BRODSTON is Sunday, March 16 at 2:45pm, following the 12:45pm screening. A Brodston bio is at www.TheRoss.org.
NEBRASKA GREEN PARTY CANDIDATES . . . Green Party candidates filing with the Secretary of State for 2008 elections in Partisan elections are Steven R. Larrick, U.S. Senate; and for Douglas County Board, District 1: Scott Hoffman; District 3: Tom Foster, and Derek Glaser; District 5: Susan Koneck. Laverne N. Thraen, Jr. has filed for the Non-Partisan OPPD Board of Directors Metro District.