THE FOLLY OF ATTACKING IRAN: TIME FOR REAL DIPLOMACY . . .
A panel discussion in Omaha, Monday February 18, 2008, features Stephen Kinzer, an award-winning foreign correspondent who has covered more than 50 countries on 5 continents, and Dr. Trita Parsi, President, National Iranian-American Council. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Andy Jameton, Omaha Chapter, Physicians for Social Responsibility. WHERE: Gallery Room, 3rd Floor, Milo Bail Student Center, UNO, near 62nd & Dodge WHEN: Monday, February 18, 2008, 7:00pm Parking: Please come early and carpool if you can. Here is a link to the campus map http://www.unomaha.edu/pages/map.html. The tour schedule and speakers’ bios are at http://FollyofAttackingIran.org/.
LEARN EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS . . .
Tuesday February 19, 6:00-7:30pm, at Planned Parenthood’s Pizza & Action, 2246 O Street, Lincoln, and 4610 Dodge in Omaha. Shelley Kiel, former state senator, congressional candidate and chair of Planned Parenthood Voters of Nebraska will speak with grassroots advocates at the monthly gathering held every third Tuesday in both cities simultaneously. Participants can see and talk with each other via new video conferencing equipment. As an elected official, a professional and a volunteer, Kiel has championed health care, social justice, reproductive rights, women’s and LGBT issues. This is an informal opportunity to ask questions of an opinion leader, learn and discuss strategy, and improve your ability to communicate with policymakers. http://www.plannedparenthood.org/ppncb/
RICHARD LOUV AT THE LIED . . .
Richard Louv, author of “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature Deficit Dis-order” will speak on Tuesday, February 19th, 2008, 7:00 p.m. at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, http://www.liedcenter.org/ 301 North 12th Street, Lincoln. Louv has received national attention for his work to re-connect youth to nature through examining the relationship between children and nature and the scientific evidence of the importance of this contact to the development of the healthy child. He offers practical suggestions for parents, government agencies, conservationists, urban planners, and educators. The event is FREE, but advanced tickets are required. To obtain your tickets, call the Lied Center at 402-472-4747. The event is sponsored by the Healthy Families Play Outside network. www.healthyfamiliesplayoutside.org.
SISTER HELEN PREJEAN’S www.prejean.org/ “DEAD MAN WALKING” will be performed as an opera by the UNL School of Music at Kimball Recital Hall on the Lincoln campus, Thursday through Sunday, February 21-24, 2008. Tickets are $20 for the general public, $10 for students and seniors. For ticket information, contact the UNL School of Music, 402.472.2503.
DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION MEETINGS are held every Saturday in Lincoln, 11:30am, at First Presbyterian Church, 18th & F Streets. Enter east side doors and follow the signs. The 86 page opinion by the Nebraska Supreme Court abolishing electrocutions is at http://court.nol.org/opinions/2008/february/feb8/s05-1268.pdf. The Legislature will soon debate ending capital punishment in Nebraska. Contact Nebraskans Against the Death Penalty at info@nadp.net for specific ways to get involved with the statewide abolition campaign.
GREEN YOUR CLEANING . . .
In Omaha, learn how to make environmentally safe cleaning supplies Saturday, February 23, 2008, 10:00am to noon, at Word Made Flesh, 1013 Leavenworth Street. To guarantee adequate supplies, RSVP at livesimply93 [at] gmail dot com.