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Land Back Mayor Leirion Niskíthe Prayer Camp

Niskíthe Community’s Fight to Protect their Sacred Land Continues

Nov. 18, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Niskíthe Community Raises Tipi Outside Courthouse Ahead of Hearing  Members of the Niskíthe Prayer Camp, the Indian Center, and Kathleen Danker head to Lancaster County District court today, Friday, Nov. 18th at 2:30pm to ask a judge to dismiss the City’s lawsuit against them. The city’s lawsuit seeks to bar […]

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Indigenous Issues Mayor Leirion Niskíthe Prayer Camp

Official Statement from Niskíthe Prayer Camp: Next Steps

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lincoln, NE, 5/16/2022 – The Niskithe Prayer Camp releases a statement and defines next steps. On Tuesday they will begin to take down the tipis; on Wednesday they will lead a prayer march with the final tipi from the camp to City Hall and the Cathedral. Their work will continue after the […]

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LPD Mayor Leirion misogyny The Patriarchy

Another LPD Cop Fired After Opposing Rape Culture

In 2021, Officer Luke Bonkiewicz implored Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird’s office to select a police chief who would clean up Lincoln Police Department’s toxicity. Instead, he appears to be the latest victim of it.

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LPD Mayor Leirion misogyny The Patriarchy

Full Text of Officer Luke Bonkiewicz’s 2021 Email to Mayor Gaylor Baird’s Chief of Staff

From: Luke Bonkiewicz <LPD1691@cjis.lincoln.ne.gov>Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2021 12:32:34 PMTo: Jennifer J. Brinkman <JBrinkman@lincoln.ne.gov>Subject: Sexual harassment, sexual assaults, and LPD’s next police chief Ms. Brinkman- I understand the mayor is soliciting feedback from LPD officers regarding the next chief of police. I would like the members of the search committee to read the below email as they consider potential […]

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COVID-19 Evictions Mayor Leirion

There is an Eviction Crisis in Lincoln

By: Rosalind Kichler  On the evening of Saturday February 13th, in below zero temperatures, at least 20 people gathered for a Vigil for the Victims of Eviction. The action was called by Lincoln Tenant/Housing Network (LTHN). At the vigil, LTHN demanded a total eviction moratorium with a grace period of at least six months for back rent. For 30 minutes […]

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