If you are interested in opportunities around Omaha that are relevant to your trip’s justice issues, check out the suggestions below!
- North Omaha 1/2 week immersion (African American Community; Civil Rights)
- Visit Urban League of Nebraska
- Attend an Omaha 360 meeting
- Cleveland (Catholic Worker; Homelessness; Gentrification)
- Omaha Catholic Worker House- Wednesday meal and mass
- Siena/Francis House weekly service
- Micah House, meet with John Witchger
- Clinton, Arch Community (L’arche; Abelism)
- tour ENCOR to learn of vocational opportunities in Omaha for adults with disabilities http://www.encor-dd.org/
- Visit Munroe Meyer
- follow with a dinner with Fr. Gillick, SJ- has worked with L’arche communities in Canada
- El Paso, Columban Border Immersion (Immigration)
- MUST! Go to Bellevue retreat center to meet with Columbans Fr. Chuck Lintz-chuckssc@yahoo.com (before and after)
- Montgomery (Civil Rights; African American Community)
- Visit the Urban League of Nebraska
- Love’s Jazz & Arts Museum, eat at Big Mama’s Cafe
- Morton (Civil Rights; African American Community)
- Visit the Urban League of Nebraska
- Love’s Jazz & Arts Museum, eat at Big Mama’s Cafe
- New Orleans Duchesne House (Civil Rights; African American Community)
- Visit the Urban League of Nebraska
- Love’s Jazz & Arts Museum, eat at Big Mama’s Cafe
- Pilsen (Latino Community; English Language Learning; Immigration)
- Pixan Ixim adult education program (Mondays or Wednesdays 7-9 pm),
- Latino Center of the Midlands classes
- Stroud (Habitat for Humanity; Rural Development; Fair Housing)
- Meet with Margaret Gilmore from Omaha Habitat- learn about family selection process, family stories
- Family Housing Advisory Services- learn about housing discrimination in Omaha
- Mercy Housing
- inCOMMON Community Development
- The Fuller Center for Housing
- Wind River (Shoshone and Arapahoe Community)
- Set up dinner if possible with CU student Roy Brown- cu alum from Wind River
- Tour Ponca Health Center (different tribe, but good reference)
- Winnebago (Omaha, Winnebago/Ho-Chunk)
- meet with Fr. Ray Bucko, SJ
- Tour Ponca Health Center (different tribe, but good reference)
- New Orleans House of Charity (Civil Rights; African American Community)
- Visit the Urban League of Nebraska
- Love’s Jazz & Arts Museum, eat at Big Mama’s Cafe
- Wheeling (Environmental Justice; Coal; Natural Gas; Community Organizing)
- Meet with Dr. Richard Miller, Daniel Lawse
- watch 6 degrees can change the world
- Sierra Club Student Coalition (brochure in the office)
- Su Casa (Latino Community; Immigration)
- Omaha Catholic Worker House- Wednesday meal and mass
- Annunciation House El Paso (Latino Community; Immigration)
- Visit Justice for Our Neighbors, talk with Sean, Emiliano or Shane about immigration in NE
- Sioux City Habitat (Habitat for Humanity; Rural Development; Fair Housing)
- Meet with Margaret Gilmore from Omaha Habitat- learn about family selection process, family stories
- Meet with Family Housing Advisory Services
- Mercy Housing
- inCOMMON Community Development
- The Fuller Center for Housing
- Omaha Latino (Latino Community; English Language Learning; Immigration; Health)
- Visit Justice for Our Neighbors, talk with Sean, Emiliano or Shane about immigration in NE
- Unions in Omaha
- Maria Teresa has many ideas!
- East St. Louis (Civil Rights; African American Community)
- Visit the Urban League of Nebraska
- Love’s Jazz & Arts Museum, eat at Big Mama’s Cafe
- meet with CU alum from East St Louis (post trip) (Ken Reed-Bouley has the contact)
