The Omaha Peace & Justice Expo
Organizations - Expo 2018
ACLU Nebraska
American Civil Liberties Union
Devoted to the defense and promotion
of the individual rights granted by the US
and Nebraska Constitutions
134 S. 13th St. #1010
Lincoln, NE 68508
402.476.8091*109
kthomas@aclunebraska.org
Amnesty International
Omaha Local Group
We work both at home and abroad to tackle
the most pressing human rights violations.
AIOmaha@outlook.com
Meetup-Omaha Amnesty International Local Group
BeSMART
Promoting responsible firearm ownership to prevent
unintentional child deaths and teen suicide.
nebraska@momschapterleaders.org
The Big Garden
Growing healthy food, healthy kids
and healthy communities.
5602 Read St. Omaha, NE 68152
402-898-9862
info@biggarden.org
Black Votes Matter
Institute of Community Engagement
2516 N 24th Street Omaha, NE 68110
402-905-9305 w 402-812-3324 c
Preston Love Jr. MPS - Founder/Director
prestonlovejr@gmail.com
Citizens' Climate Lobby - Bellevue Chapter
Passing Carbon Fee and Dividend, climate change solution.
Reduce greenhouse gases, grow the economy and save lives.
Frances Moore 402-415-7705 frances.moore.ne@gmail.com
Meetings: third Thursdays 5:30pm -
Nebraska Medicine-Bellevue Conference Room A.
Citizens' Climate Lobby - Omaha Chapter
Passing Carbon Fee and Dividend, climate change solution.
100% of the revenue is returned to households,
will reduce greenhouse gases, grow the economy and save lives.
Omaha@CitizensClimateLobby.org
www.facebook.com/CitizensClimateLobbyOmaha
402-453-0776
Civic Nebraska
Working to create a more modern
and robust democracy for all Nebraskans.
1111 Lincoln Mall, Ste. 350 Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 904-5191
shannon.casey@civicnebraska.org
Conservative-Liberal Dialogues
Gathering people from across the political spectrum
for respectful dialogue and problem solving.
Elaine Wells 402-415-9500 mmwells15@gmail.com
FFI-O Family and Friends of the Incarcerated - Omaha
Providing support and assistance to those
whose loved one’s are incarcerated, while advocating
for a humane, rational and restorative correctional system.
402-558-2085 Melbeckman@cox.net
First Unitarian Church of Omaha
An inclusive Community that Listens, Engages,Inspires and Acts
3114 Harney Street Omaha, NE 68131
(402) 345-3039
First United Methodist Church
Omaha Local Faith Group
Progressive faith community seeking inclusivity for all.
Contact info: Pastor Cynthia Lindenmeyer
cynthia.lindenmeyer@fumcomaha.org
Food Not Bombs: Omaha
We are a volunteer organization dedicated to nonviolent social change.
We recover food that would otherwise be discarded
and make vegetarian meals, serving in public spaces to anyone without restriction.
www.facebook.com/groups/OmahaFNB
GLSEN Omaha
Every day GLSEN works to ensure that LGBTQ students
are able to learn and grow in a
school environment free from bullying and harassment.
omaha@chapters.glsen.org
Find us on Facebook
Grace Abbott School of Social Work - UNO
Educating professional social workers to engage
in the community and promote social change.
Undergraduate and graduate degrees available.
P: 402.554.2793
F: 402.554.3788
Gravity, a Center for Contemplative Activism
Our mission is to nurture the integral connection between contemplation and action.
PO Box 7 Omaha, NE 68101
402-516-6116
info@gravitycenter.com
Holy Family Parish & Ministries
1715 Izard St. Omaha, NE 68102 (402) 345-1062
Door Ministry: (402) 341-6561 http://holyfamilyomaha.org/
A small, welcoming, participatory community devoted to serving the poor.
Brochures to describe our Ministries.
Immigrant Legal Center
An Affiliate of the Justice for Our Neighbors Network
Providing Immigration Legal Services, Education, and Advocacy
4224 Center St. Omaha, NE 68105
402-898-1349
Find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Inclusive Communities
Breaking barriers and creating conversations for 80 years.
6001 Dodge Street
Community Engagement Center, Rm. 122
Omaha, NE 68182-0868
To volunteer, contact Tena Hahn Rodriguez
at tena@inclusive-communities.org
Indivisible Omaha
A progressive grassroots organization empowering people
to participate in shaping America's political future
by electing bold progressive politicians at all levels of government. RESIST
@Indivisibleomah
info@indivisibleomaha.org
T: 531-600-9068
League of Women Voters of Greater Omaha
A nonpartisan political organization encouraging informed &
active participation in government through voter registration
& education and advocacy.
115 S. 49th Ave. Omaha, NE 68132
402-344-3701 office@omahalwv.org
www.omahalwv.org www.facebook.com/LWVGO
Legal Aid of Nebraska
Providing free, civil legal assistance to low-income Nebraskans.
We work hard to make equal justice happen.
209 S. 19th St, Ste 200 Omaha, NE 68102
Eight locations across Nebraska
402-348-1069
Metropolitan Community College
PO Box 3777 Omaha, NE 68103
(531)622-2400
enrollmentservices@mccneb.edu
100s of courses and programs online and in class.
Whatever your educational goal, make MCC a part of it.
Smart choice.
N.A.M.I. - Nebraska
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Advocates for persons with mental illnesses and their families
and promote recovery through support and education.
415 South 25th Ave. Omaha, NE 68131
402-345-8101 Toll-free 877-463-6264
Nebraska AIDS Project
Leading the community in the fight to overcome HIV and AIDS
and its stigma through education, supportive services, and advocacy.
www.nap.org to learn more or schedule testing at a location near you!
Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Nebraska Appleseed
We fight for justice and opportunity for all Nebraskans
941 O St, Ste 920 Lincoln, NE
402-438-8853
Learn more at NeAppleseed.org
or find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Nebraska Grassroots Progressives
Volunteer-led Grassroots Progressive movement, focuses on
ensuring the enactment of a bold, sensible progressive agenda.
@NebraskaGrassrootsProgressives
@NGProgressives
Nebraska Sierra Club
We advocate for a healthy environment within a just society.
We protect America’s wild places
and we promote smart energy solutions to combat global warming.
P.O. Box 4664, Omaha, NE 68104
dcorbin@cox.net
www.facebook.com/NebraskaSierraClub
Nebraska Sikhs
Local community of Sikh faith followers
contactus@nebraskasikhs.org
www.facebook.com/NebPunjabiCom
Nebraska Water Protectors
Indigenous female-lead organization of
concerned mothers, grandmothers, wives,
sisters and daughters of Unci Maka fighting
for clean water!
Nebraskawaterprotectors@gmail.com
facebook.com/nebraskawaterprotectors
Nebraskans For Peace
a statewide grassroots advocacy organization
working nonviolently for peace with justice
through community building, education and political action.
Omaha Chapter
PO Box 6418 Omaha, NE 68106
402-453-0776
NFPOmaha1970@Gmail.com
NFP: Palestinian Rights Task Force
Our mission is to promote knowledge of
and work to relieve the unjust conditions in Palestine today.
402-478-5729 hanna7@cox.net
NFP-Palestinian-Rights@googlegroup.com
A part of Nebraskans For Peace’s statewide grassroots organization
Omaha Area Sanctuary Network
Welcoming Immigrants & Working for Immigration Justice
To participate: Contact Larry Jensen, lpjensen@omahasanctuary.net
Omaha DSA
Omaha Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America
We are a political organization fighting oppression and building
democracy so everyone can live a full and dignified life. Join us!
OmahaDSA@gmail.com • www.facebook.com/OmahaDSA • www.twitter.com/OmahaDSA
Omaha Friends Meeting (Quakers)
Join us in unprogrammed worship Sundays 10AM in Haviland Hall
at Saint Andrews, 925 S. 84th St. Omaha, NE
For info call Carol 402-391-4765 or Bob 402-926-6583
Find us on Facebook
Omaha Metro Area Humanist Association
(O.M.A.H.A.)
Extending the hand of friendship and the voice of reason
PO Box 540131
Omaha, NE 68154
www.facebook.com/pg/omahahumanists
Omaha Student’s Union
OSU is a combination of high school & college students,
fighting for student voice in our community & legislature.
https://twitter.com/omahasu?lang=en
OTOC - Omaha Together One Community
Health & Wellness Committee -- Insure the Good Life
Grassroots, community-led campaign to expand Medicaid in Nebraska
@insurethegoodlife
Media requests - insurethegoodlife@gmail.com
Omaha Women's March
January 20, 2019
Operates on the principles of equality and inclusivity,
and we are guided by the national organization’s unity principles.
Peace with Justice Ministries
Great Plains Conference of The United Methodist Church
Working for peace and justice locally, nationally and internationally.
www.facebook.com/peacewithjusticeministriesgp
Contact info: Andrea Paret, amparet08@yahoo.com
The People’s Film Festival
Showing enlightening documentary films for over 10 years
(free or voluntary donation).
Elaine Wells 402-415-9500 mmwells15@gmail.com
Al Viola 678-622-2129 albertlviola@aol.com
Facebook: @ProgressiveOmaha
First Unitarian Church 3114 Harney St 1st & 3rd Mon 7PM
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland
Provides, promotes and protects reproductive
and sexual health through services, education and advocacy.
1-877-811-7526
www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-heartland
Policy Research & Innovation
an Omaha-based think tank for the people
402 599-0868
office@prineb.org
www.facebook.com/PolicyResearchandInnovation
REASON
Since 1999 REASON has promoted critical reasoning
& opposed dysfunctional & irrational belief systems such as
racism, homophobia, militarism, economic inequality,
political extremism, quackery, theocracy, & climate-science denial.
For more, see our Mission Statement - www.reason.ws
Refugee Empowerment Center
An Affiliate of the Ethiopian Community Development Council
Resettling and Empowering refugees
through direct services and educational programs
3610 Dodge Street, Suite 100 Omaha, NE 68131
402-554-0759
Email: info@RefugeeEmpowerment.org
Facebook.com/RefugeeEmpowerment
Instagram.com/refugee.empowerment
RESULTS
Empowering ordinary people to create the political will
to end hunger and the worst aspects of poverty around the world!
402-415-9500 mmwells15@gmail.com
402-415-7705 frances.moore.ne@gmail.com
Omaha Chapter 2nd Sat 12:55pm W. Dale Clark Library downstairs
Second Unitarian Church of Omaha
3012 S. 119th St
Info@2uomaha.org
We are diverse in faith, history and spirituality, and desire to make a
difference for good. We stand on the side of love, justice, and peace.
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
International group of September 11th victims’ family members
advocating non-violence in pursuit of justice to break cycles
of violence engendered by war and terrorism.
Local contact Nancy Meyer
info@peacefultomorrows.org 212-598-0970
United Nations Association -Nebraska
"An educational and advocacy organization promoting an
understanding of the United Nations, its role in the world, and its programs"
Mail: Bob Haller, 7445 Kentwell, Lincoln, NE 68516
mshortt@innebraska.com, unanebraska@gmail.com
402-488-4258
UNO William Brennan Institute for Labor Studies
With a statewide mission to serve the education
and training needs of wage earners and their labor organizations.
P: 402.554.5902 F: 402.554.5904
unoWBILS@unomaha.edu
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