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JOIN GREENS AND NEBRASKA ABOLITIONISTS:\u00a0 PACK THE VISITOR’S GALLERY FOR HISTORIC LEGISLATIVE DEBATE ON LB 1063, REPEAL OF\u00a0THE DEATH PENALTY . . . Tuesday, March 25, 2008,\u00a0debate begins at\u00a010:00am.\u00a0\u00a0Meet at the Lincoln statue (west) entrance of the capitol building, 9:30am.\u00a0 Arrive earlier and stop by your senator’s office to leave the message “Now is the time to end the death penalty in Nebraska. Please vote for LB 1063.”<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0 Send an e-mail at http:\/\/ga6.org\/campaign\/death_penalty<\/a>.<\/p>\n

CD 1 GREEN PARTY CHAPTER MEETING . . . Join Greens Tuesday, March 25, 2008, 7:00pm at Jones Coffee, 727 South 11th Street, Lincoln.\u00a0 Meet US Senate candidate Steve Larrick.\u00a0 Learn about\u00a02008 Green Party campaigns.\u00a0\u00a0Get involved with Earth Day plans for Sunday, April 20, 2008, noon-4:00pm at Antelope Park.\u00a0\u00a0Pick up an new issue of GREEN PAGES, the GPUS\u00a0newspaper.\u00a0 Participate in grassroots political activism with local Greens and friends.\u00a0 Meetings are the last Tuesday of every month.<\/p>\n

MAKING LEMONADE WITH TOXIC LEMONS: \u00a0A New Revolution in Health Sciences\u00a0. . . Monday, March 24, 2008, 6:00pm at the Durham Research Center Auditorium, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Dr. John Peterson Myers, toxicology expert and\u00a0 co-author of Our Stolen Future, will speak on scientific discoveries about endocrine disruption caused by common contaminants that can interfere with human development.\u00a0\u00a0 More information at\u00a0402.554.2196 or pmcmeekin@mail.unomaha.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ANTELOPE VALLEY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR PUBLIC MEETING . . . Monday, March 24, 2008, 7:00pm, St. Paul United Methodist Church, Room 155, 1144 M Street, Lincoln.\u00a0 This is the last scheduled meeting for citizen input before City Council action based administration recommendations.<\/p>\n

METHANE DIGESTER INFORMATIONAL MEETING . . .\u00a0 Tuesday, March 25, 2008, 6:30pm, Platte Center Auditorium, 315 4th Street, Platte Center, NE.\u00a0 Learn how the methane digestion process can remove odor from live\u00adstock manure, convert the manure into a more valuable crop fertilizer, and produce valuable alternative energy through the generation of electricity.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0$5 Registration – Payable at the door. For more information, contact PrairieLand RC&D at 402.454.2026.<\/p>\n

JOINT FRIENDS OF WILDERNESS PARK\u00a0& BLUESTEM SIERRA\u00a0MEETING\u00a0. . .\u00a0 Thursday, March 28, 2008, 7:00pm, at the Unitarian Church,<\/a> 6300 A Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, Roger Doerr will\u00a0 speak on “Green Opportunities for Investing.”\u00a0 Doerr is a Financial Planning Associate involved with the Lincoln Green by Design Economics Committee and the Omaha Green Business Council.<\/p>\n

2nd ANNUAL PEACE AND JUSTICE BANQUET:\u00a0 \u201cThe Status and Future of Diversity, Equity, & Affirmative Action in Nebraska\u201d . . . Saturday, March 29, 2008, 7:00pm, Regency Suites, Nebraska Union, 14 & R Street, Lincoln.\u00a0\u00a0 Speakers for this benefit dinner and silent art auction for Students United for Nebraska and Nebraskans United sponsored by Nebraskans for Peace-UNL include Jose Soto (Vice President for Affirmative Action\/Equity\/Diversity, Southeast Community College), Anna Shavers (UNL Professor of Law), Patrick Jones (UNL Assistant Professor of History and Ethnic Studies), Lela Shanks (Civil rights activist), and Leroy Stokes (President of the Lincoln chapter of the NAACP).\u00a0 E-mail nebraskansforpeace.unl@gmail.com<\/a> or call 402.659.1420 for tickets and information.\u00a0\u00a0 Catering by The Parthenon.<\/a><\/p>\n

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NEIGHBORHOODS INVITED TO HEAR\u00a0BUDGET NEWS . . . The Lincoln Neighborhood Alliance has invited all\u00a0local neighborhood groups to a special meeting Saturday, March 29, 10:00am, at the F Street Recreation Center, 1225 F Street, \u00a0to hear former City Councilman Curt Donaldson describe the financial trouble the city is in. This January, for the first time in many years, the mayor’s office did not issue budget projections. Donaldson will explain why.<\/p>\n

IN SEARCH OF A SEASON: A SPRING TREASURE HUNT . . . Saturday, March 29, 2008, 9:00 am to\u00a0noon.
\nStarting times for teams every 30 minutes from 9:00-11:30am.\u00a0 Teams of two to ten participants\u00a0outfitted with a treasure map and clues will search for treasure chests hidden along the Spring Creek Prairie Audubon\u00a0trail. Teams must pre-register for a scheduled starting time by Friday, March 28.\u00a0 For directions and reservation information visit the Spring Creek Prairie Audubon website:\u00a0 http:\/\/www.springcreekprairie.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

8th ANNUAL CENTRAL PLAINS SEVERE WEATHER SYMPOSIUM AND FAMILY WEATHERFEST . . . Saturday, March 29, 2008, 9:00am to 5:00pm, at the newly renovated Hardin Hall, home\u00a0of the School of Natural Resources, UN-L, 3310 Holdrege Street, Lincoln.\u00a0 Free.\u00a0 Open to the public.\u00a0 Website information at http:\/\/www.cpsws.unl.edu\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

NEBRASKA GREEN PARTY CANDIDATES . . .\u00a0 Green Party candidates filing with the Secretary of State for 2008 elections in Partisan elections are Steven R. Larrick,\u00a0 U.S. Senate; and for Douglas County Board, District 1: Scott Hoffman; District 3: Tom Foster, and Derek Glaser; District 5: Susan Koneck.\u00a0 Laverne N. Thraen, Jr. has filed for the Non-Partisan OPPD Board of Directors Metro District.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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