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 […]
Category: Mayor Leirion
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]