NETV TO AIR "DIALOGUE ON DIVERSITY
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TOWN HALL
How far have we come as a nation? How far
do we still need to go?
How far have we come in achieving the dream
of equality that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
spoke so eloquently about 40 years ago? Where
do we go from here? An outreach initiative of
NETV, in partnership with the University of
Nebraska (NU) and organizations and institutions
throughout the state, explores where Nebraska
is on issues surrounding race, gender and class.
“Nebraska Connects: Dialogue on Diversity,”
a town hall forum televised live from the
NETV studios in Lincoln, aired on the statewide
public television network Monday, Feb. 16,
at 8 p.m. CT (7 MT).
Moderators and a panel of regional experts
in the areas of race, gender and class will
lead a discussion with a studio audience, incorporating
questions and comments from viewers. Viewers
are encouraged to call in with questions or
comments toll-free to 1-800-676-5446,
or to send them via e-mail before or during
the program to neconnects@unl.edu.
A videotaped version of the program will
repeat on NETV2 on Sunday, Feb. 22, at 7 a.m.
and 11 p.m. CT (6 and 10 MT); Wednesday, Feb.
25, at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. CT (10 and 3 MT);
and Saturday, Feb. 28, at 10 p.m. CT (9 MT).
Ben Gray from Omaha television station KETV
and Bonnie Coffey, executive director of the
Lincoln/Lancaster Women’s Commission,
will moderate the program, which will be hosted
by Nebraska Public Radio Network (NPRN) announcer
Hope Stockwell.
Panel members will include Dr. Carey Ryan, University
of Nebraska at Omaha associate professor of
psychology; Jose Soto, vice president for affirmative
action/equity/diversity at Southeast Community
College in Lincoln; Dr. Wendy Smooth, University
of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) assistant professor
of political science; Judi Morgan Gaiashkibos,
executive director of the Nebraska Commission
on Indian Affairs; and a representative from
the Grand Island Multicoalition Task Force.
Videotaped segments from previous project activities
will serve as discussion starters. They include
excerpts from a videoconference between students
and staff at UNL and the University of Alabama
on Jan. 20, in which participants discussed
their attitudes on topics concerning race, gender
and class.
For
More Information:
Contact Martha Florence, 402-472-9333, ext.
220 (mflorence1@unl.edu)
or Jessica McMullen, 402-472-9333, ext. 556
(jmcmullen2@unl.edu)
at Nebraska ETV for more information or to participate
in this project. For the Web components please
contact Patricia L. Engelhard at 472-9333 x
527 or email sleigh@unlnotes.unl.edu.
