Crossing Divides: a wider look at confronting conflict
Civic Nebraska took part in a three-state pilot project that confronted systemic and structural forces that tend to exacerbate contemporary divisions.
2023 Summer of Democracy Reading List: Share your picks!
Every spring, we count on Nebraskans to nominate book titles for all ages that are fun and funny as well as serious and fundamental to our democracy.
Voter ID is fast approaching at the statehouse
The Nebraska Legislature is expected to debate a measure that imposes additional photo identification requirements on every Nebraska voter.
Meet Sam Meier-Bates, Collective Impact Lincoln community organizer
The Lincoln native works with neighbors, attends and organizes community events, and engages residents in grassroots leadership development, neighborhood revitalization, and low-wage worker organizing. He also organizes volunteers for neighborhood revitalization projects, asset mapping, and leadership development.
National Week of Conversation: Bridging differences, advancing democracy
By engaging one-on-one and in small groups, we remind ourselves that the “other” is, just like us, a person with family, friends, hopes, fears, values, and worth.
‘It’s dictated by us’: Strengthening Democracy Awards 2023
April 13, 2023, was a night we won’t soon forget.
Lincoln election: Commission corrects April 4 precinct error
Eight voters incorrectly cast ballots in the Lincoln Public School Board District 2 race last week, but those eight votes did not substantially impact the primary results.
Let’s win one for accessibility and transparency
A critical component of a robust democracy is the public’s civic engagement, and LB254 would make that engagement much more convenient.
Moving toward productive, useful discourse
It’s in community where transformation happens. No labels, no titles, no assumptions. When we aren’t fixated on each other’s political ideology or assuming the values or beliefs of others, we get along and might even get some things done in the process.
Walk & Talk: The 2023 Lincoln city primary
We asked Lincoln voters: “Why is important to vote in local elections?”