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Registration Is Open: Creating Communities of Belonging

Immigrants & Communities, Race Equity, Welcoming / By Christa Yoakum / 05/12/2021

Please note: We are currently in the 3rd session of the Creating Communities of Belonging series. Join us by registering at the link below! Join community leaders from across Nebraska who are building inclusive and vibrant communities This virtual series will provide collaborative sessions, presentations, and networking with Nebraskans who are committed to creating communities […]

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We cannot heal until Black community members are safe

Race Equity, Welcoming / By Christa Yoakum / 04/20/2021

As the trial of Derek Chauvin has captured the attention of many people across the country and around the world, we are feeling a deep sense of grief. One single trial or one verdict cannot erase the rightful grief, fear, and anger experienced by Black men, women, and children across the country, as our communities

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Join us for the Welcoming Interactive 2021!

Immigrants & Communities, Welcoming / By Christa Yoakum / 04/20/2021

Inclusion. Belonging. Equity. Welcoming Interactive 2021 is going virtual! That means we’re inviting you to join us to take a deep dive into immigrant inclusion best practices, hear from peers across the country, and be inspired by keynote speakers john a. powell (lowercase intentional) and Dr. Gail Christopher on belonging and equity. The Welcoming Interactive

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Tea Time with Khenda: Updates & Opportunities for Inclusive Communities

Immigrants & Communities, Welcoming / By Christa Yoakum / 03/22/2021

Welcome! In case you’re new here, Tea Time is a quarterly newsletter where we share stories, resources, and events for Welcoming and Inclusive communities across Nebraska. So pour yourself a cup of your favorite tea or coffee, and let’s exchange good news! ☕️ Stronger Together Even Through The Distance One year ago, when the COVID-19

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Supporting our Asian-Americans Friends and Neighbors

Immigrants & Communities / By Christa Yoakum / 03/12/2021

Our communities are strongest when everyone feels valued, safe, and respected. The Asian-American and Pacific Islander population in Nebraska is growing, and contributes greatly to our local communities as faith and business leaders, artists, students, teachers, and in many other roles. Unfortunately, our Asian-American friends and neighbors are also experiencing increased discrimination based on misplaced

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Women’s History Month: From Challenge Comes Change

Uncategorized / By Christa Yoakum / 03/08/2021

In March we celebrate women in two ways. Today, March 8th is International Women’s Day and in the United States we recognize Women’s History Month throughout the month. This year’s International Women’s Day theme “Choose to Challenge” invites women to call out gender bias and inequality. From challenge comes change. We can choose to

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Let’s listen to Black community members today and every day

Welcoming / By Christa Yoakum / 02/22/2021

Every February, we focus on learning ‘Black history’, in other words, the American history that must be central to any true study of our country. Black history is ingenuity, innovation, and the ongoing pursuit of truth and justice moving this nation closer to its ideals of liberty and democracy. But history does not live in

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Renewing the Task Force for New Americans is a step in the right direction

Immigrants & Communities / By Christa Yoakum / 02/12/2021

Building welcoming communities happens primarily on the local level, but it takes a commitment from leadership at all levels to truly create an inclusive nation that sees immigrants and refugees as a valuable part of its social and cultural fabric. That’s why we are pleased that the Biden Administration renewed the Task Force for New

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, Reflection, and Education

Child Welfare, Economic Justice, Health Care, Immigrants & Communities, Voting & Elections / By Christa Yoakum / 01/15/2021

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is on Monday, and here at Nebraska Is Home, we like to think of this as a day on rather than a day off of work. It’s a day of service, reflection, and education, as we commit ourselves to fostering a welcoming Nebraska, where everyone feels they belong – no

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We Cannot Tolerate Hate, Nativism, and American Exceptionalism

Immigrants & Communities / By Christa Yoakum / 01/14/2021

We Cannot Tolerate Hate, Nativism, and American Exceptionalism We witnessed an attack on our Capitol and on our democratic process last week. This act was intended to disrupt our democratic process. This act also revealed very publicly the deep and historically long chasm of racism in our country. It was a broad coalition of extremists

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