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Upcoming Lincoln Events

Weekly YDSA Meeting (Heritage Room)

September 6, 2017 · 6:00 pm -
November 22, 2017 · 7:15 pm

UNL Nebraska Unions

Looking forward to our meeting this Wednesday at 6 in the Heritage room! This week we'll be talking political socialism, establishing our relationship with the city DSA and talking about freedom of speech.

link to readings and optional podcast: https://www.facebook.com/events/130271244268847/permalink/131350217494283/

Popcorn Politics: Blade Runner

September 22, 2017 · 7:00 pm · 10:00 pm

The Black Cat House

The Black Cat House is excited to announce a brand-new monthly film series, in collaboration with our friends in the Democratic Socialists of America, Lincoln Chapter! We call it "Popcorn Politics": we're going to do a screening of a fun, Hollywood movie with some political substance that we'd like to discuss together afterwards.

Our opening film will be the 1982 sci-fi classic Blade Runner. This dystopian masterpiece, starring Harrison Ford and directed by Ridley Scott, takes place in a futuristic Los Angeles on a polluted and crowded Earth that has been abandoned by most humans rich enough to escape to shiny, new space colonies. A world where the Tyrell Corporation has created synthetic humanoids called "replicants." These replicants, though appearing human and possessing intelligence and emotion, are primarily manufactured to work as slaves on humanity's new space colonies. But a group of these replicants have rebelled, and have returned to Earth to face their creator.

This movie has aged well, but it's especially timely as the movie will have a new sequel coming out in early October. Blade Runner 2049 will feature the return of both Ford and Scott. At best, this is an opportunity to enjoy the original film and refresh ourselves about the world it created in time for the sequel to feel familiar. At worst, if the sequel is a disappointment, we'll at least have one last time to enjoy the original while it's an only child.

This event is free and open to the public. Discussion will follow the screening. The Black Cat House is an all-ages, drug- and alcohol-free venue. We are wheelchair accessible.

May Day Coalition

October 2, 2017 · 4:30 pm · 6:00 pm

The Commons LNK

Join the May Day Coalition in planning a community event (PARADE!) to take place April 29th 2018, as well as a demonstration on May 1st.

We're also promoting labor education and organizing through community events during this fall and winter (most recently, coalition members presented a "Reclaim May 1st" workshop at Do-It-Ourselves Fest)

Some ways you might want to participate:

-COMMUNITY EDUCATION (spreading the word about what labor organizing can get done, educating folks about past labor struggles that resulted in the worker protections we still have, and why we need to continue/renew the fight for fair compensation, meaningful work, and dignity for all workers)
-FLOAT-MAKING (making your own floats, collecting supplies, coordinating workspace and collaborative events where people can join together and build!)
-ORGANIZING AND COMMUNICATIONS (help connect groups of workers who don't necessarily bump into each other under regular circumstances for whatever reason. this could mean bringing construction workers and tradespeople together with tech and service workers, or bringing together lifelong nebraskans, first generation americans, and recently arrived immigrant workers)
-LOGISTICS (are you the type of person who loves details? are you good at reaching out via telephone and/or email? if yes, you might like to help plan the schedule, route, and peripheral activities and speakers for May Day 2018.)
-MUSIC (do you have an old instrument that still mostly works? do you like to build musical inventions out of discarded or excess household materials? do you have an interest in learning simple songs and singing them with a group? would you like to coordinate any of this musical participation? let us know!
-OTHER ACTIVITIES (more ideas relevant to a celebration of the work we all do- worldwide- that you want to lead into reality are welcome!)

Upcoming Omaha Events

Canvassing for Single Payer

September 24, 2017 · 2:00 pm

Time to hit the streets again to talk to our neighbors about single payer. We will go door to door in the Benson neighborhood to try and continue single payer health care's momentum.

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