“We promised my constituencies that we would talk to them, that it wasn’t just going to be their vote and that meant engage the community in ways that we know works and know hasn’t been done as much in the past,” says Nebraska State Senator Tony Vargas, adding “I like to follow through on my […]
“One of the stories and photographs I took are of Lorena Hernandez who is a young single mother working out in the fields picking blueberries,” says David Bacon. The photographer, journalist and activist will be presenting his exhibit In the Fields of the North at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) September 1-30th. Members […]
On September 7th various community organizations including Justice for Our Neighbors Nebraska (JFON_NE), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and OneWorld Community Health Centers, among others came together to host an information session on DACA at the Gross Auditorium on the College of Saint Mary campus. The auditorium quickly reached its capacity and remaining attendees […]
Over 50 local community members gathered at St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church on Saturday, August 26th to discuss the last legislative session and upcoming issues. Nebraska State Senator Tony Vargas organized the event to connect local community members with their elected representatives in South Omaha. Other elected representatives that were present included Nebraska State Senator […]
“I realized that a lot of the LGBTQ community feels isolated and sometimes they realize there is no other way other than to commit suicide,” says Ryan Fuller, President of Heartland Pride. Fuller adds “the suicide rate in the LGBTQ community is outrageously high!” Fuller and his team at Heartland Pride invite you to participate […]
She was trapped and had no idea how to escape,” says Ana Deal, a domestic violence attorney with Justice for Our Neighbors Nebraska (JFON-NE), referring to a 24-year- old JFON-NE client from Honduras that was a victim of severe human trafficking. According to Deal her client, Emelina, lived in a small city in Honduras and […]
Senator John Murante (R) from Nebraska Legislative District 49, representing the Gretna area, recently proposed a constitutional amendment that would create voter identification requirements for all Nebraskans. “This is a little more than what we have seen in the past,” says Bri McLarty, Director of Voting Rights at Nebraskans for Civic Reform. “In the […]
“I was three when my mom had to come to the U.S because she didn’t have any money,” says 18-year-old Diana Catalan, a DACA student at Omaha South High School. “She was a single mom, she was only 18 and so she didn’t have any money, her plan was to work for some time and […]
