OWS Supports Family Farming
Written by admin on December 30th, 2011Great Guy Fawkes Day March
Written by admin on November 6th, 2011Central Nebraska Peace Workers, a chapter of Nebraskans for Peace, with MoveOn.org organized a march in Grand Island on Guy Fawkes day, November 5, 2011. Veteran’s for Peace, Green Party members, and Democrats from Hall and Dawson Counties made an appearance at the event too. We met about 10:30 a.m. at Pioneer Park in Grand Island, NE. Got ready, made a few X-tra signs, and began our “march” to Wells Fargo Bank and last to Adrian Smith’s office in that city. We were greeted with honks and thumbs-up signals by many, even a man in a Sherriff’s vehicle.. After many met for coffee, lunch and debriefing. Unfortunately, I got myself lost and missed that part of a good day. However; it was GREAT to support Occupy WallStreet and to be active for change.
For MORE Information About the Issues:
Central Nebraska Peace Workers
Nebraskans for Peace
Veterans for Peace
Occupy WallStreet
Occupy Together
MoveOn.org
Support Occupy WallStreet Nov. 5
Written by admin on November 3rd, 2011
Message from Marion: Move.On.org is organizing support for Occupy WallStreet
on Saturday November 5, 2011. Central Nebraska Peace Workers, a chapter of Nebraskans for Peace, AND OTHERS will be gathering at Pioneer Park, in the 600 block between 2nd and 3d Streets (across from Kentucky Fried Chicken) in Grand Island at 10:30 a.m. Then we will walk west to Wells Fargo Bank and stay there about 15 minutes. We would then walk west to Adrian Smith’s office and again stay for a short time. Confirmed with GIPD. Make or bring signs. See you there! (at least in spirit if you live more than 100 miles away) Marion
A Bigger Picture on the PipeLine
Written by admin on October 12th, 2011Naomi Kein speaks about the Keystone XL PipeLine:
More Information:
350.org
Union of Concerned Scientists
League of Conservation Voters
Keystone XL Pipeline: No Benefit?
Written by admin on September 27th, 2011We all know about the environmental impact that the Keystone XL Pipeline will have, but too many Mid-Westerners don’t realize that there will be little or no benefit from it.
•Keystone XL is an export pipeline. According to presentations to investors, Gulf Coast refiners plan to refine the cheap Canadian crude supplied by the pipeline into diesel and other products for export to Europe and Latin America. Proceeds from these exports are earned tax-free. Most of the fuel refined from the pipeline’s heavy crude oil will never reach U.S. drivers’ tanks.
http://www.tarsandsaction.org/spread-the-word/key-facts-keystone-xl/
More on Export:
http://dirtyoilsands.org/files/OCIKeystoneXLExport-Fin.pdf
Don’t just sit there. DO SOMETHING!
Call and write your representatives and the president.
Keep writing and keep calling
until they listen and act in your benefit.
Get ACIVE!
Join a Group. Paint a sign and get in front of pertinent offices with it.
If you can’t go to Lincoln or Atkinson, go to your local county courthouse.
Keep the pressure on!
More info or action:
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/aswift/the_first_keystone_tar_sands_p.html
http://www.nationaljournal.com/energy/u-s-oil-giants-poised-to-gain-on-keystone-pipeline-20110804
http://www.tarsandsaction.org/spread-the-word/key-facts-keystone-xl/
http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/keystone_xl_obama/index.html?rc=tw1
Can’t Eat Money
Written by admin on June 12th, 2011Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will you realize that you cannot eat money. . Cree Speaker
SPEECHLESS
Written by admin on April 16th, 2011
LIGHT IT UP BLUE !!
Written by admin on March 28th, 2011It is EveryOne’s Issue
Written by PrairieFire on March 15th, 2011The following clip is Wisconsin farmer Tony Shultz’ entire speech given at the Wisconsin protests. He is a small independent farmer with only 120 acres. He gives a very good explanation of why the attack on unions is an attack on farmers too.
Please listen to what he has to say and think about this: Nebraska also has anti-union/anti-collective bargaining bills proposed this session. (LR29CA) (LB664)
Do your homework!
Write your congress person!
Get Informed • Get Involved • Vote
Solidarity Forever !!
Written by PrairieFire on February 28th, 2011
Labor Unions have brought us so much. Here are a few:
Safer working conditions
Fair and minimum wages
Child labor laws
40 hour work week (week-ends!)
Fight discrimination in the workplace
JUST cause to fire a worker
Paid Vacations, Pensions, & Sick Leave
All of us have benefited whether or not we are members of a union.