In this July edition of “Appleseed in Action”: Minimum wage petition drive enters home stretch 50 Nebraska groups urge House action for common-sense immigration laws Meet our 2014 Summer Law Clerks and Interns Two new staff members join Appleseed team Welcome new Officers to Appleseed Board of Directors Appleseed raises $37,000 on Give to Lincoln […]
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Note: This is a guest post from Appleseed Immigrants & Communities intern Kseniya Ruzanova. The moment Abeny Kucha Tiir realized she was a refugee came on a plane bound to the United States. “I looked down and saw all those lights as we were taking off, and it hit me- I’m a refugee now.” She remembers
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It’s not every day that your cup of coffee can support justice for all, but it can during the month of July! Appleseed is excited to renew our community partnership throughout the month of July with our friends at Urban Abbey, a nonprofit coffee shop, bookstore, and faith community in Omaha. Stop in and grab
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Nebraska Loves Public Schools is a special project from the Sherwood Foundation that has produced a number of short films on the state of our public schools. They have shot thousands of hours of footage and conducted more than 300 interviews with students, parents, teachers, and administrators. “I think if people knew the truth of
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Organizations Send Letter to Nebraska Delegation Urging House Action Today a diverse group of more than 50 Nebraska organizations representing thousands of Nebraskans again called upon Congress to enact common-sense immigration laws. In a letter sent to the Nebraska Congressional delegation and released to the press, the groups reminded our Congressmen of the strong support
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A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finds that Nebraskans are finding affordable health insurance plans in the new Health Insurance Marketplace because of the competition and choice provided. Nebraskans who selected silver plans, the most popular plan type, with tax credits paid an average premium of $79 per
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In Nebraska, 14 farmers’ markets now accept payment in the form of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (formerly called ‘food stamps’). This increases low-income families’ access to fresh produce, locally-sourced dairy products, and even seeds and plants that produce food. This option also benefits local farmers, because the equipment needed to process SNAP Electronic Benefit
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NOTE: Dhan Tamang, a Bhutanese refugee, is set to perform at Omaha’s World Refugee Day celebration at Benson High School on Saturday, June 21. He talked with Appleseed intern Conner Kozisek for this post. At the age of 30, Dhan Tamang came to the United States from Bhutan as a refugee. Prior to this, Dhan
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NOTE: This is guest post from Appleseed intern Christina Guthmann, who has volunteered to gather petition signatures for the ballot initiative to raise the minimum wage. Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the privilege of working on the minimum wage ballot initiative with Appleseed. My first day on the job, I was trained on
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Take Action for Common-Sense Immigration Laws! This month marks the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Senate passing a bipartisan immigration bill, yet we’re still waiting for the House of Representatives to act. Today, add your voice to a nationwide call to action! Call your representative and urge him to fix our outdated immigration laws to stop
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