38th Annual Lantern Float
WHEN: POSTPONED Due to weather. New date TBD
WHERE: Holmes Lake - Northeast Side, Lincoln, NE
Please join Nebraskans for Peace and the First Plymouth Church-Peace and Justice Team for the 38th Annual, 2021 in-person Lantern Float commemorating the 76th anniversary of the atomic bombings at Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. We do this with respect for and in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Japan.
Schedule includes:
Tell NPPD They Need To
Change To Clean Power Sources
The Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) is holding a series of listening sessions to gather input from the public about what NPPD’s energy mix should look like, and we need to show up, or write to them through the link at the end of this email.
At the present time NPPD generates about 50% of its energy from coal. Lincoln Electric System's Board of Directors has committed to be Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2040. Omaha Public Power District's board set a Net-Zero by 2050 goal, and is being urged to do that more quickly. We should urge NPPD to have a Net-Zero Carbon Emissions goal by 2035. NPPD reportedly has reports from two companies that say they can quickly change without any cost increase to their customers.
• Aug. 12 – Seward, Concordia University, Janzow Campus Center, Cattle Conference Room, 800 N. Columbia Ave.
• Aug. 16 – North Platte, Mid-Plains Community College. Room 202 and 204, 1101 Halligan Dr.
• Aug. 17- Scottsbluff, Western Nebraska Community College, Harms Center Plex, 601 East 28th St.
• Aug. 18- Kearney, Holiday Inn, Ballroom II, 110 Second Ave.
Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL) - Omaha Chapter Monthly
WHEN: Meetings are all virtual and vary from local chapters, statewide, regional and national meetings. Everyone is welcome to attend all of our meetings - free of charge. If you are new to CCL or want to talk about how to stop climate change from getting much worse, please call 402-453-0776 to reach Mark Welsch, NFP Omaha Coordinator and Citizens' Climate Lobby-Omaha Chapter Co-Leader.
Peace Vigils Monthly in Grand Island
Until further notice, contact Del Roper at (308) 384-3266 for information on when vigils are happening.• Aug. 12 – Seward, Concordia University, Janzow Campus Center, Cattle Conference Room, 800 N. Columbia Ave.
• Aug. 16 – North Platte, Mid-Plains Community College. Room 202 and 204, 1101 Halligan Dr.
• Aug. 17- Scottsbluff, Western Nebraska Community College, Harms Center Plex, 601 East 28th St.
• Aug. 18- Kearney, Holiday Inn, Ballroom II, 110 Second Ave.
WHEN: POSTPONED Due to weather. New date TBD
WHERE: Holmes Lake - Northeast Side, Lincoln, NE
Please join Nebraskans for Peace and the First Plymouth Church-Peace and Justice Team for the 38th Annual, 2021 in-person Lantern Float commemorating the 76th anniversary of the atomic bombings at Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. We do this with respect for and in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Japan.
Schedule includes:
- Kirstie Jeannette Engel will offer a spiritual opening for the event. Kirstie earned her Master of Divinity at Philips Theological Seminary in Tulsa PK and is pursuing her Doctorate of Ministry. She is ecstatic to be the Spiritual Leader at First UMC in Lincoln and will strive to empower everyone to know how much they are loved and to become their best selves.
- Entertainment by the Jing Mo Ton Athletic Association, Nebraska’s first competitive lion dance team.
- Frank Cordaro is our Keynote Speaker for the evening. Frank is a longtime peace activist, former Catholic Priest and co-founder of the Des Moines Catholic Worker (DMCW). Much of his past peace efforts were at Offutt AFB & STRATCOM. Over the years Frank served 8 six-month prison terms for trespassing at Offutt. The last five years Frank and the DMCW have focused their direct-action peace work at the IA Air National Guard Drone Command Center in Des Moines. The DMCW is celebrating its 45th anniversary on August 23rd.
- Michael Murphy will bless the crowd with songs of peace and harmony. Michael is a folk musician based in Omaha. He plays various instruments, including the guitar, piano, and Native American flute. He has been a singer songwriter since the 1970’s.
Tell NPPD They Need To
Change To Clean Power Sources
The Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) is holding a series of listening sessions to gather input from the public about what NPPD’s energy mix should look like, and we need to show up, or write to them through the link at the end of this email.
At the present time NPPD generates about 50% of its energy from coal. Lincoln Electric System's Board of Directors has committed to be Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2040. Omaha Public Power District's board set a Net-Zero by 2050 goal, and is being urged to do that more quickly. We should urge NPPD to have a Net-Zero Carbon Emissions goal by 2035. NPPD reportedly has reports from two companies that say they can quickly change without any cost increase to their customers.
• Aug. 12 – Seward, Concordia University, Janzow Campus Center, Cattle Conference Room, 800 N. Columbia Ave.
• Aug. 16 – North Platte, Mid-Plains Community College. Room 202 and 204, 1101 Halligan Dr.
• Aug. 17- Scottsbluff, Western Nebraska Community College, Harms Center Plex, 601 East 28th St.
• Aug. 18- Kearney, Holiday Inn, Ballroom II, 110 Second Ave.
Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL) - Omaha Chapter Monthly
WHEN: Meetings are all virtual and vary from local chapters, statewide, regional and national meetings. Everyone is welcome to attend all of our meetings - free of charge. If you are new to CCL or want to talk about how to stop climate change from getting much worse, please call 402-453-0776 to reach Mark Welsch, NFP Omaha Coordinator and Citizens' Climate Lobby-Omaha Chapter Co-Leader.
Peace Vigils Monthly in Grand Island
Until further notice, contact Del Roper at (308) 384-3266 for information on when vigils are happening.• Aug. 12 – Seward, Concordia University, Janzow Campus Center, Cattle Conference Room, 800 N. Columbia Ave.
• Aug. 16 – North Platte, Mid-Plains Community College. Room 202 and 204, 1101 Halligan Dr.
• Aug. 17- Scottsbluff, Western Nebraska Community College, Harms Center Plex, 601 East 28th St.
• Aug. 18- Kearney, Holiday Inn, Ballroom II, 110 Second Ave.
