Episode 63 – Police in Schools On today’s episode, April and Emily discuss School Resource Officers, known commonly as SROs in Nebraska. 43 School districts in Nebraska armed law enforcement officers in our schools, and they are not all following Nebraska law in publishing guidelines and guardrails to protect children via an Memorandum of Understanding […]
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E62: Meet Senator Terrell McKinney
E62: Meet Senator Terrell McKinney Terrell McKinney is a father, State Senator representing District 11 in the Nebraska State Legislature, community organizer, activist, and wrestling coach within the North Omaha community. Before running for office, he worked as a community organizer focusing on food insecurity, Medicaid expansion and various other community initiatives. Terrell holds a […]
E61: Meet Ari Kohen
Ari Kohen talks about his new book, “Antisemitism On The Rise”, tells love stories to libraries, and gives us all practical advice on how to be ready to be a hero if everything goes wrong. Here’s a preview of his tips: Get in the habit of doing small good things to build your empathy muscle […]
E60: Black Liberation Matters with Dominique Liu-Sang Dominique Liu-Sang is a local community activist who focuses primarily on black liberation but also is not shy to advocating for other oppressed groups of people. In more recent news she has been organizing protests on UNLs campus against the Phi Gamma Delta House in regards to current […]
E59: Abortion is Heathcare with Shelley
E59: Abortion is Heathcare with Shelley Shelley is on the front lines of ensuring that people seeking abortions can get into their appointments safely, both mentally and physically. Join us as we talk about her work, normalizing abortion discussions, and the importance of laughter. Find Shelley’s tiktok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedeathscorts Support the coffee for escort fund: […]
E57: Redistricting with Senator Adam Morfeld Senator Morfeld serves on the committee for redistricting. Hear directly from the Senator on his opinion on how it’s going so far and the expected path forward in redistricting. Find the Linehan and Wayne maps here: http://news.legislature.ne.gov/red/proposed-base-plans/ Check out our previous coverage with MaryLee Moulton from League of Women […]
E57: Redistricting with MaryLee Moulton
E57: Redistricting with MaryLee Moulton MaryLee Moulton is the co-president of the League of Women Voters of Nebraska and the Communication Director of the League in Omaha. She educates us all on how to engage in the redistricting process, what to be looking for, why it matters. The legislature is drawing lines for not only […]
Kate High is here to talk about Money in Politics. She is a life-llong Nebraskan, but has been in Lincoln since 1990. She believes money in politics is the biggest issue facing Nebraska. Her LWV report is online:sites.google.com/a/leagueofwomenv…n-finance-reformGuest editorial:omaha.com/opinion/columnists/m…d2-bf8a3403c3a6.html Kate recommends “Dark Money” and “How democracies Die” Support the pod for just $5/month at www.patreon.com/seeingrednebraska. Support […]
E55: We’re back! And so is Covid.
After a summer off, Melody, Stephanie, and April get back on the mic and record. Welcome back Nebraska! Support the pod for just $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/seeingrednebraska. Support SeeingRedNE and independent bookstores by purchasing books with our link. You can find all the books we’ve recommended on the pod! https://bookshop.org/shop/seeingrednebraska Local Health Departments List of Nebraska’s […]
E54: Courtney Pentland joins the pod to talk about The Nebraska Department of Education’s draft of new regulations which would *nearly eliminate* all requirements for a trained librarian in schools. Students and schools need you to voice your opinion before June 1, 2021 to save school libraries. To leave feedback, click this link and choose “approval”: […]