{"id":353,"date":"2009-10-25T07:16:13","date_gmt":"2009-10-25T07:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nebraskagreens.org\/?p=353"},"modified":"2013-05-27T07:16:36","modified_gmt":"2013-05-27T07:16:36","slug":"green-notes-week-of-october-25-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nebraskagreens.org\/wordpress\/2009\/10\/25\/green-notes-week-of-october-25-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Notes Week of October 25, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content\">\n<p>COMMUNITY CONVERSATION SERIES . . . Tuesday, October 27, 2009, \u201cBlack-White Dialogues\u201d will end a series of six conversations meant to increase mutual understanding and respect between Black and White members of the OMAHA community. This week&#8217;s Dialogue, 7:00 to 9:00pm, at First Central Congregational Church, 421 South 36th Street, is &#8220;How to Be an Effective Agent of Change,&#8221; a workshop presented by Dr. Franklin Thompson. For more information, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.progressiveomaha.com\/Black-WhiteDialogues\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>CREATIVE WAYS TO FUND YOUR NON-PROFIT . . . There will be a Workshop on How to Start Your Own Non-Profit Organization on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 5:30 to 8:30pm, at the Omaha Public Schools TAC Building Board Room, 3215 Cuming Street. E-mail Willie Hamilton, willzzway2 [at] yahoo [dot] com with questions, and to register before Wednesday, October 28th.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>LINCOLN GREEN DRINKS . . . <a href=\"http:\/\/greendrinks.org\/\">Green Drinks<\/a> will meet in Lincoln on Wednesday, October 28 2009, 5:30pm until close, at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telesis-inc.com\/lazlo\/\">Lazlo&#8217;s Brewery &amp; Grill<\/a>, in the Haymarket at 210 North 7th Street. Green Drinks is an informal social network now active in 630 cities around the world. Everyone interested in environmental issues is welcome.<\/p>\n<p>LEGALIZATION FOCUS . . . \u201cHeads vs. Feds: The Debate Over Legalization of Marijuana\u201d is an hour-long interactive forum featuring former High Times editor-in-chief Steve Hager and a 25-year federal drug enforcement veteran, Robert Stutman. The free event will be Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 12:00 noon, at the UN-O Milo Bail Student Center Nebraska Room. Students, faculty, staff and members of the community are invited to attend.<\/p>\n<p>HOPE FOR DARFUR . . . Wednesday, 28 October, 2009, 7:00pm, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unomaha.edu\/religion\/goldstei.09.htm\">The Leonard and Shirley Goldstein Lecture on Human Rights Series<\/a> will host Brian Steidle, co-author of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.publicaffairsbooks.com\/publicaffairsbooks-cgi-bin\/display?book=9781586484743\">The Devil Came on Horseback: Bearing Witness to the Genocide in Darfur<\/a>, and Executive Director of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.causecast.org\/org\/hope-helping-other-people-everywhere\">HOPE<\/a> (Helping Other People Everywhere)\u00a0 at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unoalumni.org\/alumni_center\/\">Un-O Thompson Alumni Center<\/a>, 6705 Dodge Street, OMAHA.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>OMAHA PEOPLE&#8217;S FILM FESTIVAL . . . There is a People&#8217;s Film Festival every Wednesday evening, 7:00pm, at <a href=\"http:\/\/mcfosters.com\/\">McFoster&#8217;s Natural Kind Cafe<\/a>, 38th and Harney in Omaha. The event is always free and open to the public. This week&#8217;s film is <a href=\"http:\/\/rethinkafghanistan.com\/\">Rethink Afghanistan<\/a>. \u00a0Food and drink is available. A lively discussion follows each showing. For more information, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.progressiveomaha.com\/films.htm\">here<\/a>. The People&#8217;s Film Festival &#8211; Expanding Political Consciousness Since 2004.<\/p>\n<p>SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIPS FORUM . . . The second Building Sustainable Partnerships Forum will be Friday, October 30, 2009, 1:00 to 6:00pm, at Hardin Hall on the UN-L East Campus, 3310 Holdrege Street, Lincoln. Sponsored by the School of Natural Resources, the Mayor&#8217;s Office\/Mayor&#8217;s Environmental Task Force, and the Nebraska Rural Initiative, the Forum will focus on three key sectors: Business, Higher Education, and Community. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lincolngreenbydesign.org\/bsp\">here<\/a>\u00a0for information about speakers, the tentative agenda, and to register for this free event.<\/p>\n<p>CENTRAL NEBRASKA PEACE WORKERS . . . Central Nebraska Peace Workers will meet on Sunday, November 1, 2009, 3:00pm, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 511 North Elm Street, GRAND ISLAND. Use the east basement door. All are welcome.<\/p>\n<p>THEATER OF THE OPPRESSED . . . Sunday, November 1, 2009, 1:00 until 6:00pm, EveryOne who loves theater, ACTivistm, making a difference, or just having a good time is invited to the UN-O Milo Bail Student Center for a THEATRICAL DAY OF FUN with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatreoftheoppressed.com\/\">Theater of the Oppressed<\/a>\u00a0 &#8211;theater to enact change. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatreoftheoppressed.com\/#BACKGROUND\">here<\/a> to learn background information about this form of interactive theater. Omaha&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatreoftheoppressed.com\/#DOUGPATERSON\">Doug Paterson<\/a>,\u00a0current Nebraska Green Party Chairperson, will lead the day&#8217;s ACTivism. For more information, e-mail Colleen, codoherty [at] unomaha [dot] edu; or Doug, dpaterson [at] mail [dot] unomaha [dot] edu.<\/p>\n<p>KNOW YOUR FARMER, KNOW YOUR FOOD . . . Sunday, November 1, 2009, 5:30pm, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrescuenebraska.com\">Energy Rescue, Inc.<\/a> is supporting the First Community Dinner at &#8220;All About You Catering,&#8221; 6109 Maple, in OMAHA&#8217;s Benson Neighborhood nestled between <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bensongrind.com\/\">The Benson Grind<\/a> and Petals by Janet. Only local foods will be prepared. For more information, e-mail tward2u [at] yahoo [dot] com. One People, One Planet, One Purpose.<\/p>\n<p>BUY FRESH. BUY LOCAL . . . . Join the local food revolution by shopping farmer&#8217;s markets and eating fresh foods grown in or very near your own community. Eating locally grows family farming, grows the local economy, and is thousands of miles fresher. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buylocalnebraska.org\/\">here<\/a> for Nebraska Buy Fresh. Buy Local. information. Lincoln&#8217;s current Markets are as follows:<\/p>\n<p><b>Old Cheney Farmers Market<\/b>, 55th Street and Old Cheney Road, 10:00am to 2:00pm, Sundays through November 1.<br \/>\n<b>Havelock Farmers Market<\/b>, north parking lot behind businesses between 62nd and 63rd streets and Havelock Avenue, 3:00 to 6:30pm, Wednesdays through October 28.<br \/>\n<b>Piedmont Farmers Market<\/b>, 1265 South Cotner Blvd., parking lot of Piedmont Shopping Center, 8:00am to noon, Saturdays through September\/October.Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.communitycrops.org\/\">here<\/a> for a map of local Community CROPS gardens.<\/p>\n<p>We are no longer the alternative; we are the imperative. &#8211;Rosa Clemente<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COMMUNITY CONVERSATION SERIES . . . Tuesday, October 27, 2009, \u201cBlack-White Dialogues\u201d will end a series of six conversations meant to increase mutual understanding and respect between Black and White members of the OMAHA community. This week&#8217;s Dialogue, 7:00 to 9:00pm, at First Central Congregational Church, 421 South 36th Street, is &#8220;How to Be an &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskagreens.org\/wordpress\/2009\/10\/25\/green-notes-week-of-october-25-2009\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Green Notes Week of October 25, 2009<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nebraskagreens.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nebraskagreens.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nebraskagreens.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nebraskagreens.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nebraskagreens.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nebraskagreens.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":354,"href":"https:\/\/nebraskagreens.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353\/revisions\/354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nebraskagreens.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nebraskagreens.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nebraskagreens.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}