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HELP NEBRASKA GREENS WITH GOODSEARCH . . . Each time you search the Internet (or shop online at a participating store), a donation can be made to Nebraska Green Party at no cost to you! To help NGP in this way, enter Nebraska Green Party where it says WHO DO YOU GOODSEARCH FOR? here<\/a>.\u00a0 Every time you use GoodSearch, one penny will be donated to Nebraska Greens. Download the GoodSearch Toolbar here<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0THANK YOU for supporting Nebraska Greens.<\/p>\n

Lincoln area: Congressional District 1<\/p>\n

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

EYES ON THE PRIZE . . . The Peace and Justice Team of First-Plymouth Church<\/a>, 2000 D Street, is showing the Eyes on the Prize<\/a> video Series\u00a0every Wednesday, January 6 through February 10, 2010, 6:15 to 7:30pm, in the Courtyard Lounge at the church. Moderated by Elliott School Counselor Jeanne Johnson, this series documents the history of the civil rights movement. The January 6, 2009 segment is “Awakenings 1954-56.” For more information, phone 436.1136.<\/p>\n

VIDEO CONFERENCE ON JOBS . . . There will be a state-wide Video Forum on Jobs from 10:00am to noon, Friday, January 8, 2010, to share ideas with USDA Rural Development on how to create and foster economic development in rural communities. The Lincoln video conference site will be NET, 1800 North 33rd Street, with facilitators Roger Meeks and Vicki Schurman. RSVP at 402.437.5563 or email vicki [dot] schurman [at] ne [dot] usda [dot] gov. You may also post comments on the USDA Jobs Blog here<\/a>.\u00a0 See other state-wide locations below.<\/p>\n

RECYCLE HOLIDAY TREES . . . For the 23rd year, The City of Lincoln will accept holiday trees for recycling at seven sites through Sunday, January 10, 2010. Trees will be chipped, and the chipped material will be available free to Lincoln residents in mid-January. Click here<\/a>\u00a0for collection sites. For questions about Lincoln’s recycling programs call 402.441.8215.<\/p>\n

LINCOLN BIKE CORRAL NEEDS USERS . . . Lincoln’s bike corral on the main floor of the 12th Street side of Center Park Garage at 12th & N is not being used much by commuters–even in good weather. The fully enclosed corral gives people an alternative to lugging bicycles into office buildings, and it keeps bikes out of bad weather. For information about monthly permits call 402.441.6472 or visit the parking office at 850 Q Street.<\/p>\n

Omaha area: Congressional District 2<\/p>\n

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

OMAHA PEOPLE’S FILM FESTIVAL . . . There is a People’s Film Festival every Wednesday evening, 7:00pm, at McFoster’s Natural Kind Cafe<\/a>,\u00a038th and Harney in Omaha. The event is always free and open to the public. This week’s film is Palestine Blues<\/a>.\u00a0 Food and drink is available. A lively discussion follows each showing. For more information, click here<\/a>.\u00a0 The People’s Film Festival – Expanding Political Consciousness Since 2004.<\/p>\n

VIDEO CONFERENCE ON JOBS . . . The Omaha location for a state-wide Video Forum on Jobs, 10:00am to noon, Friday, January 8, 2010, will be the Omaha State Office Building, 1313 Farnam, Rm. 207, with facilitators Cliff Mosteller and Jenny Nelson. RSVP at 402.437.5563 or email vicki [dot] schurman [at] ne [dot] usda [dot] gov. You may also post comments on the USDA Jobs Blog here<\/a>.\u00a0 See District 3 locations below.<\/p>\n

Greater Nebraska: Congressional District 3<\/p>\n

VIDEO CONFERENCE ON JOBS . . . District 3 Video Conference sites for the Friday, January 8, 2010 Forum on Jobs, 10:00am to noon, are as follows. Scottsbluff<\/b>: Panhandle Research & Extension Center, 4502 Avenue I, with facilitators Ingrid Battershell and Marla Marks; North Platte<\/b>: Mid-Plains Community College, McDonald Belton Campus, Rm. 141, with facilitators Natalie Furrow and Tom Gorman; McCook<\/b>: Mid-Plains Community College, 1205 East 3rd Street, McMillen Hall, Rm. 208, with facilitator Lory Cappel; Kearney<\/b>: Kearney Public Library, 2020 1st Avenue, with facilitators Paul Bartlett and Brenda Darnell; Ainsworth<\/b>: Ainsworth Public Library, 5th & Main, with facilitator Mary Gambill; Norfolk<\/b>: Northeast Community College, Lifelong Learning Center, 801 East Benjamin Avenue, with facilitators Dale Wemhoff and Joe Ferguson. RSVP to Vicki Schurman at 402.437.5563 or email vicki [dot] schurman [at] ne [dot] usda [dot] gov. You may also post comments on the USDA Jobs Blog here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

BUY FRESH. BUY LOCAL . . . . Local markets are over for the year, but farmers, gardeners, and craftspeople still come together through The Nebraska Food Cooperative<\/a>,\u00a0an 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<\/a>.\u00a0 Click here<\/a> for products and prices from North Star Neighbors, a Cooperative member that doesn’t therapeutically medicate or unduly confine animals.\u00a0 Click here<\/a>\u00a0for Tomato Tom\u00e4to, 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<\/a>, Lincoln’s member-owned natural foods retail cooperative in expanded space at 1618 South Street. Buying local grows family farming, grows the local economy, and is thousands of miles fresher.<\/p>\n

We are no longer the alternative; we are the imperative. –Rosa Clemente<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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