Featured Events:
Love a Mountain: Mountaintop Removal Awareness
Larry Gibson, a keeper of the mountains, will be speaking at 7pm on Monday, February 6th in the Harper Auditorium. Larry has lived in West Virginia all his life and has been an activist against the coal industry for more than 20 years. He has been threatened, shot at, and arrested for his views and actions against powerful coal companies. He has helped to host multiple service trips in West Virginia and is and internationally known voice. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/events/315641868474130.
Post-Grad Volunteer Tostadas Dinner
From 5:30-6:30 pm on Wednesday, February 8th, the CCSJ will host a tostadas dinner for those interested in learning more about volunteering after graduation. Attendees can ask questions and hear about experiences of former volunteers from domestic and international programs including: JVC, JVI, Rostro de Christo, CAP Corps, and Mercy Volunteer Corps. Also invited are Peace Corps, Catholic Charities, and the Daughters of Charity. This event, including tostadas, is free, but we need an accurate count for food. Please RSVP to Sydney Stulock (sydneystulock@creighton.edu or 402-280-1290) by 3 pm on Monday, February 6th if you plan to attend.
Events this week:
Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)- Social Entrepreneurship Club
Film- Why We Fight
Hearts on Fire
Mountaintop Removal Green Bag Lunch and Learn
Love a Mountain: Mountaintop Removal Awareness
Never Easy, Always Necessary Conference
Volunteers Needed for Table Grace Cafe
Omaha Table Talk Documentary and Discussion
Film- The Battle for Whiteclay
Spread the Word to End the Word
Post-Grad Volunteer Tostadas Dinner
Bicycle Dreams: The Race Across America
Double Victory- A Tuskegee Airmen Documentary
Events More than One Week Away:
A Post-Racial Society- American Reality or Myth?
Transition Omaha Monthly Meeting
Friday, February 3
Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)- Social Entrepreneurship Club
“A head for business. A heart for the world.” -SIFE tag line. SIFE is a business-oreinted club in which all student projects must embrace and employ entrepreneurial principles and practices to enact change. Project results are measured based on impact, rather than hours worked or dollars spent. This international club is well supported by both local executive mentoring and large corporate sponsorship. The first group meeting will be on Friday, February 3 at 4:30 (Location TBD), with regular meetings on Wednesday nights at 7pm. For more information, please contact Laura Mizaur at (402) 981-5006, or by sending an email to lauramizaur@creighton.edu.
Film- Why We Fight
The film “Why We Fight” explores the importance of the military in American life. This film delves deep into the headlines of various American military operations, asking why does America fight? What are the forces-political, economic, and ideological- that drive us to fight against an ever-changing enemy. This film will be shown at 7 pm at the Servite Center of Compassion at 74th and Military.
Sunday, February 5
Hearts on Fire
Ignite your heart and spirit in Jesuit values at the inaugural “Hearts on Fire” event. Fr. Timothy Lannon, SJ, will help students reflect on what it means to live an Ignatian life and spark your desire to be “men and women for and with others” in your own vocation. This reflection will be followed by a reception with Creighton Alumni who have successfully modeled their lives on Jesuit Values. For more information, please contact Laura Weber at lauraweber@creighton.edu.
Monday, February 6
Mountaintop Removal Green Bag Lunch and Learn
The Creighton University Sustainability Council’s Green Bag Lunch and Learn Series presents “A Witness of Mountaintop Removal: Our Demand for Coal.” This lunch features a conversation with Larry Gibson, a witness of how mountaintop removal has drastically changed his community in the Appalachian Mountains. Learn how he is working to spread the awareness of this issue and also how we are responsible for this destructive practice. Bring a simple lunch if you’d like, drinks and dessert (fresh fruit & 7 layer bars!) will be provided. This event will take place from 1:30-2:30 in the Creighton Center for Service and Justice (Harper 2067). With questions, please contact Ken Reed-Bouley at krb@creighton.edu or (402) 280-2754.
Love a Mountain: Mountaintop Removal Awareness
Larry Gibson, a keeper of the mountains, will be speaking at 7pm on Monday, February 6th in the Harper Auditorium. Larry has lived in West Virginia all his life and has been an activist against the coal industry for more than 20 years. He has been threatened, shot at, and arrested for his views and actions against powerful coal companies. He has helped to host multiple service trips in West Virginia and is and internationally known voice. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/events/315641868474130.
Never Easy, Always Necessary Conference
Never Easy, Always Necessary is a conference on global engagement, rediscovering the ministry of Jesus Christ in an era of crisis and complacency. This conference is a three-day endeavor hosted by Grace University. For more information, please contact Christian Olson at colson5603@GraceU.edu, or (402)-613-6105.
Tuesday, February 7
Volunteers Needed for Table Grace Cafe
Table Grace Cafe is a non-profit community cafe in Omaha and within walking distance of Creighton University with a mission to “foster a healthy community by offering great food prepared and served in a graceful manner to anyone who walks through the door.” No set prices, Table Grace Cafe believes that everyone, regardless of economic status, deserves the chance to eat wonderful food while being treated with respect and dignity. Volunteers are needed to assist with daily work at the cafe, located at 1611 Farnam St. For more information, please send an email to info@tablegracecafe.com.
Omaha Table Talk Documentary and Discussion
Omaha Table Talk will host a documentary showing and discussion from 6:30-8:30pm at Countryside Community Church (8787 Pacific St.). The documentary that will be shown is “A Time for Burning” which explores the attempts of the minister of Augustana Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska to persuade ten couples from their all-white congregation to visit ten negro families from Hope Lutheran Church. For more information, please visit www.omahatabletalk.com.
Film- The Battle for Whiteclay
This documentary chronicles the State of Nebraska’s refusal to halt alcohol sales to the dry Pine Ridge Indian Reservation from its border town of Whiteclay. The Battle for Whiteclay follows Indian activists Frank LaMere, Duane Martin Sr. and Russell Means through the streets of Whiteclay to the halls of Nebraska’s State Capitol in their efforts to end alcohol sales in the place many have dubbed “skid row on the prairie.” This event will take place from 6-8 pm in Harper Center 3023. For more information, please contact Luz Colon-Rodriguez at lrodriguez@creighton.edu.
Wednesday, February 8
Spread the Word to End the Word
Help the Student Empowerment Network Spread the Word to End the Word. SEN invites you to join in an on-going campaign to stop the use of the word “retard(ed)” or, as we call it, the “R-word”. Over 225,000 people have pledged their support since the campaign launched in 2009. Please stop by the Health Sciences Library from 12-1 to show your support and sign the pledge. As a thank you, there will be baked goods and you will be entered into a drawing for prizes. Visit www.r-word.org to learn more.
Post-Grad Volunteer Tostadas Dinner
From 5:30-6:30 pm, the CCSJ will host a tostadas dinner for those interested in learning more about volunteering after graduation. Attendees can ask questions and hear about experiences of former volunteers from domestic and international programs including: JVC, JVI, Rostro de Christo, CAP Corps, and Mercy Volunteer Corps. Also invited are Peace Corps, Catholic Charities, and the Daughters of Charity. This event, including tostadas, is free, but we need an accurate count for food. Please RSVP to Sydney Stulock (sydneystulock@creighton.edu or 402-280-1290) by 3 pm on Monday, February 6th if you plan to attend.
Thursday, February 9
Bicycle Dreams: The Race Across America
The weather has been cooperating enough that perhaps you’ve been able to do more than just dreaming about bicycling. Omaha is hosting a showing of Bicycle Dreams: The Race Across America, a highly rated documentary about the 3,000 mile bike race from the Pacific to the Atlantic at 7 pm at the Aksarben Theater on Thursday, February 9. Proceeds from the showing will support the newly proposed bike lanes along Ft. Crook Road, connecting 13th street in Omaha to the south side of Bellevue near Offut Air Force Base. Tickets can be purchased online or at the Aksarben Theater.
Double Victory, A Tuskegee Airmen Documentary
A gripping History Channel documentary spotlighting America’s first all-black aerial unit- the Tuskegee Airmen- who broke racial barriers and challenged stereotypes by serving their country in World War II. This event takes place from 6-8 pm in the Harper Center Auditorium. For more information, please contact the Office of Multicultural Affairs at (402) 280-2819, or by sending an email to Luz Colon Rodriguez at lrodriguez@creighton.edu.
Upcoming Events:
A Post-Racial Society: American Reality or Myth?
(Thursday, February 16)
This is an Omaha Table Talk sponsored Black History Month Event. The night will include an ethnic potluck dinner and discussion. All who attend will commit to bringing a dish that represents one of the cultures that help make up the rich diversity found within our nation. This event will take place from 5:30-9. Note that this session will include mature subject matter that goes beyond typical traditional academic discourse. It is recommended for high school ages and older. For more information, please visit www.omahatabletalk.com.
Transition Omaha Monthly Meeting
(Sunday, February 19)
Are you interested in solutions to help stretch dollars in the current economy? Transition Omaha meets monthly to engage the community and heighten awareness in moving from oil dependency to local resilience. This event will be held at the First Unitarian Church of Omaha, 3114 Harney St, from 2-3:30 pm.
