CALL FOR NGP STATE COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES . . . Nebraska Green Party Council Representatives will be elected at the 2008 NGP Convention, Saturday, June 7, 2008, 9:30am to 4:00pm at the PS Collective, 6056 Maple Street in the Benson community of Omaha. Representatives from all three Congressional Districts are needed. Contact Party Secretary, mjberry at inebraska dot com, if you are interested in joining the state Council of Nebraska Green Party.

CD 1 NGP CHAPTER MEETING . . . The NGP District 1 Chapter will not meet in April. CD 1 Greens will meet at Jones Coffee, 727 South 11th Street in Lincoln, 7:00pm, on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 to select District 1 NGP Council Representative nominees.

NEBRASKANS UNITED DECLINE TO SIGN MEETING . . . A group of concerned citizens opposed to a petition drive which would put an anti-Affirmative Action measure on the November ballot will meet Tuesday, April 29, 2008, 7:00pm at the YWCA, 1432 N Street, Lincoln. A video showing the effects of similar measures passed in other states will be presented. For background information, see http://www.nebraskansunited.org/about.htm. Just say no to local signature gatherers when “Civzil Rights” means ending Affirmative Action.

“AN UNREASONABLE MAN” . . . On Tuesday, April 29, 2008, a free showing of the Ralph Nader documentary “An Unreasonable Man” will be presented at Film Streams, 1340 Webster in Omaha, 6:00pm. The film will be followed by a 30-minute panel discussion with former NGP Co-Chair Frances Mendenhall (mentioned in the 2002 Nader book “Crashing the Party“), and Mark Zimmermann, current NGP Treasurer.

TOWNHALL MEETINGS OFFER OPPORTUNITY . . . Mayor Chris Beutler will hold two public meetings for citizens of Lincoln to discuss local government priorities. The townhall meetings will begin with social time at 5:30pm. The meetings are from 6:00 to 8:00pm, Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at North Star High School, 5801 N. 33rd Street, and Tuesday, May 6 at Lincoln High School, 2229 J Street.

WEDNESDAY PEACE VIGILS . . . Join weekly peace vigils at the Federal Building, 15th and O streets in Lincoln, every Wednesday from 5:00 to 6:00pm. Contact Mark at 402.499.6672 or mark at weddleton dot com for more information.

’68: THE YEAR NEBRASKA MATTERED . . . The original NET Television production “’68: The Year Nebraska Mattered” will be shown at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 313 North 13th Street, in Lincoln on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 7:00pm. The program examines the turbulent presidential campaign of 1968, one of the few times Nebraska played a significant role in the national nomination process. Rarely seen film from the campaigns of Robert F. Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy, Richard Nixon and a near-riot at an Omaha campaign rally for segregationist George Wallace provide a backdrop to recollections of campaign volunteers. The program also draws parallels between the 1968 campaign and the presidential politics of 2008. The free screening is part of a national project to engage Americans in the democratic process.

IN-PERSON VOTER REGISTRATION . . . The deadline for in-person voter registration at the Lancaster County Election Commissioner’s office, 601 North 46th Street, Lincoln, is Friday, May 2, 2008, 6:00pm.

PRIMARY EARLY VOTING NOW . . . Registered voters may vote in the primary election at the Lancaster County Election Commissioner’s office, 601 North 46 Street, Lincoln, Monday through Friday between now and May 13, 2008. A Sample Ballot is at http://www.lincoln.ne.gov/cnty/election/Sample_0508.pdf.

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, and Doug Paterson will be on the ballot for Public Service Commission in Omaha.