Omaha NeighborFest will activate people, places, and spaces
The North 24th Street Corridor Alliance will host the inaugural Omaha NeighborFest, an event to strengthen the city’s neighborhoods and its neighborhood associations from the ground up. NeighborFest will inspire […]
North Omaha advocates: Here’s your chance to lead
Registration is open for ONE Omaha’s Fall 2018 Neighborhood Leadership Academy in North Omaha. The Neighborhood Leadership Academy is a series of workshops focused on building organizational skills to grow […]
Think globally, act locally: How ‘Localism’ can build democracy
Earlier this year, the Pew Research Center released the results of its study of Americans’ views of the nation’s political system and democracy as a whole. Among the upshots were […]
The Battle Hymn of the Federal Constitutional Republican Representative Democracy
Saying the United States is a “republic, not a democracy” is a false dichotomy that muddies our nation’s long history of the use of both terms.
The promise of the Declaration
For most of us, Independence Day is a time for rowdy celebration. When we celebrate on July 4, whether with fireworks, music, potato salad, three-legged races, or – ideally – […]
In this Summer of Democracy, be a Freedom Reader
It’s been fun to see the Summer of Democracy Reading List burst out of the blocks and get into a sprint. In early June, we asked Nebraskans to join the Civic […]
On civility: 3 questions to ask yourself in tough conversations
The word “civility” has been on nearly everyone’s lips this week, especially after the president’s press secretary tweeted that she was asked to abruptly leave a Virginia restaurant. In the […]
This is the real ‘space force’
At Civic Nebraska, we think a lot about space. Not the sun-and-moon-and-stars kind of space that requires the work of a rocket scientist to reach, though it is splendid to […]
Nancy Petitto: What Civic Nebraska means to me
This wasn’t necessarily the plan. The original goal was as follows: attend the University of Nebraska for four years, graduate with journalism degree, move back to New York, attend graduate […]
Breaking down barriers: New Americans Capitol Experience Day
Imagine you’ve recently left your native country — either willingly or unwillingly – and have embarked upon a journey to the United States. After navigating through fear, worry, and immigration […]