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Welcome to By The People
"Dialogues in Democracy"
On Sunday, Oct. 14th, 2007, NET Television, the University of Nebraska at Omaha, University of Nebraska at Omaha's Difficult Dialogues Initiative, University of Nebraska at Omaha Honors Program and the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center hosted a By the People Dialogues in Democracy deliberation on the UNO campus.
Omaha is one of eleven communities across the country that will be participating in the national By the People project this year - discussions on a variety of issues of importance to the country.
On October 14th, a sample of approximately 100 Omahans discussed immigration in Nebraska, and how the state should address this issue. Many states are considering legislation on a number of contentious immigration related issues. In 2006, Nebraska became one of ten states in the nation to pass legislation providing in-state tuition for qualified undocumented aliens. Omahans will discuss this and related issues in small group discussions, and also with a plenary panel featuring a variety of Nebraska lawmakers.
A television special on the project will air on NET Television Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. on NET1 and again Dec. 20, at 9 p.m. on NET2.
For a brief background and discussion guide, please read the National Backgrounder and the Nebraska Backgrounder.
The Final Report of the event is available in PDF form.
The PPC has archived of many of our events online; video of this event will be posted in the future on this page.
By the People is an innovative civic engagement initiative aimed at fostering discussion, linkages, and community involvement in a nationwide conversation about America's role in the world and its relevance to local concerns.
Besides Omaha, other communities involved in By the People Dialogues in Democracy in October 2007 include Albuquerque, NM; Baton Rouge, LA; Bowling Green, OH; Cleveland, OH; Denver, CO; Houston, TX; Kansas City, MO; New Haven, CT; Rochester, NY; and Seattle, WA.
By the People is a partnership between PBS' MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, local PBS affiliates, universities, community colleges, and civic groups across the nation.
For more information about the By the People event contact:
Mr. Tarik Abdel-Monem
University of Nebraska Public Policy Center
tarik@unl.edu
(402) 472-3147
Mr. Bill Kelly NET Television
wkelly1@unl.edu
(402) 472-9333 ext. 484
Mr. Paul Sather
University of Nebraska at Omaha
psather@mail.unomaha.edu
(402) 554-3196
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