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Lincoln area: Congressional District 1
LINCOLN PEACE VIGILS . . . Lincoln peace vigils continue at the Federal Building, 15th and O streets, every Wednesday from 5:00 to 6:00pm. Contact Mark at 402.499.6672 or e-mail mark [at] weddleton [dot] com for more information.
SHOPPING LOCAL . . . “Growing, Buying, Using Local” will be presented by Ingrid Kirst, executive director of Community CROPS (Combining Resources, Opportunism and People for Sustainability) Thursday, December 17, 2009, at this month’s League of Women Voters Lunch and Learn. The noon luncheon on the 20th floor of the US Bank Building, 13th & M Streets, Lincoln, is open to the public. For reservations, e-mail lwv-ne [at] inebraska [dot] com, or phone 475.1411.
HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE . . . Clock Tower Merchants at 70th & A Street are working with People’s City Mission to provide 2,000 holiday meals for Lincoln people in need. Between now and December 15, shoppers are asked to drop off non-perishable items or monetary donations at any Clock Tower store. All donations will be matched by the merchants.
Omaha area: Congressional District 2
PRAIRIE WIND . . . “Prairie Wind: Nebraska’s Wind Energy Harvest,” will be shown Tuesday, December 15, 2009, 7:00pm, at UN-O Campus CPACS Auditorium (southeast of the Bell Tower), followed by a panel discussion featuring the documentary’s producer, Perry Stoner, State Senator Ken Haar, and others. Admission is free. For More Information, contact Scott Williams, scott [dot] williams [at] climateprotect [dot] org.
OMAHA PEACE VIGILS . . . Omaha peacemakers vigil every Wednesday, 4:30-5:30pm, at StratCom/UN-O, 6801 Pine Street, east of the Scott Technology Center on the Un-O campus. Free parking is available at the NE Corner of 67th Street and Pine in a student lot. For more information, phone Jerry Ebner, 402.502.5887. Every Saturday, 1:00-2:00pm, there is an Anti-War and Peace Vigil at 72nd and Dodge Streets. Contact Steve Horn at 402.426.9068.
SUSTAINABLE NETWORKING EVENT . . . There will be a sustainable networking event with organic wine tasting at The Pizza Shoppe Collective, 6056 Maple Street, Omaha, on Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 6:00 to 8:00pm. Collaborating small businesses and sustainable organizations will provide breakout sessions offering assistance with marketing, planning, financing/funding and solutions for common obstacles to success in the community. There will be an opportunity for questions with special guest speaker Kristi Wamstad-Evans, Sustainability Coordinator for the City of Omaha. For more information, e-mail Amy Ryan, amy [at] pscollective [dot] com or phone 402.884.8680.
OMAHA PEOPLE’S FILM FESTIVAL . . . There is a People’s Film Festival every Wednesday evening, 7:00pm, at McFoster’s Natural Kind Cafe, 38th and Harney in Omaha. The event is always free and open to the public. This week’s film is Very Young Girls. Food and drink is available. A lively discussion follows each showing. For more information, click here. The People’s Film Festival – Expanding Political Consciousness Since 2004.
Greater Nebraska: Congressional District 3
BUY FRESH. BUY LOCAL . . . . Local markets are over for the year, but farmers, gardeners, and craftspeople still come together through The Nebraska Food Cooperative, an on-line, year-round farmers’ market and local food distribution service offering the best in local freshness. For ordering and pickup schedules, refer to the calendar here. Click here for Tomato Tomäto, Omaha’s year-round indoor Farmer’s Market at 156th & West Center. Shop for fresh foods grown in or very near your own community at Open Harvest, Lincoln’s member-owned natural foods retail cooperative in newly expanded space at 1618 South Street. Buying local grows family farming, grows the local economy, and is thousands of miles fresher.
We are no longer the alternative; we are the imperative. –Rosa Clemente