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Cultivating Care in Complex Times: An “Abraham’s Bridge” Film Screening and Dialogue (Read More)

Three people walking around a raised garden bed in full summer growth.
"Abraham’s Bridge" is a film that follows the Tri-Faith Initiative from an initial idea in 2005 to the present day, with diverse religious communities working together to construct their dream, confront unanticipated challenges, and look toward an uncertain future. The film focuses especially on the importance of the Tri-Faith Unity Garden to enhance interreligious cooperation and engagement with the surrounding community on issues of food insecurity. A discussion will follow the film. The panelists include: Bonni Leiserowitz, Unity Garden at Tri-Faith; Madeline St. Clair, Assistant Director of Basic Needs and Innovation, UNO; Katherine Storck, Instructor, School of Communication, UNO. The panel will be moderated by Herb Thompson III, Assistant Professor, School of Communication, UNO, with an introduction from Laura Alexander, Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies, UNO.

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Abraham’s Bridge Film Screening & Panel Discussion (Read More)

Several people walking on a curved bridge
This screening and discussion of the short documentary film "Abraham's Bridge" is part of the ongoing series "Cultivating Care in Complex Times: Faith, Friendship, and Food Insecurity," exploring how relationships across difference can foster care, resilience, and shared responsibility. The series will culminate in a community event at the Unity Garden on the Tri-Faith campus on Sunday, May 3. The panel will be facilitated by Dr. Courtney Wilder, Professor of Religion, Midland University. The panelists include: Taylor Keen, Sacred Seed; Bonni Leiserowitz, Unity Garden at Tri-Faith; and Abdul Mackie, Catholic Charities of Omaha. This event is open to the public and free of charge. For more information about Abraham's Bridge, please see: abridgefilm.com Hosted by the Luther College of Arts and Sciences at Midland University

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Film screening and discussion: The Great Dictator (Read More)

Movie poster. The primary text is Charlie Chaplin The Great Dictator Paulette Goddard. The primary images are Charlie Chaplin dressed as Hitler looking over the upper half of a globe showing North America and a woman with a woven basket on her head.
In conjunction with the Americans and the Holocaust traveling exhibition at the Calvin T. Ryan Library on the University of Nebraska Kearney campus, the 1940 film "The Great Dictator" will be screened at the World Theatre. The Great Dictator (1940), directed, produced by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, is a political satire and black comedy that vehemently condemned Hitler and Mussolini as well as their ideologies. It was wildly popular and is in the National Film Registry. Following the film, Dr. Torsten Homberger, UNK History, and Prof. Jacob Rosdail, UNK Communication will discuss the historical context of the film as well as its cultural impact. For more information about the exhibit and other related events, visit the exhibit website.

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Film screening and discussion: Race (Read More)

Movie poster for Race, showing the Black actor portraying Jesse Owens posed during a running race. A crowd of people and Nazi banners are visible behind him, along with some other runners on the track who are white.
In conjunction with the Americans and the Holocaust traveling exhibition at the Calvin T. Ryan Library on the University of Nebraska Kearney campus, the 2016 film "Race" will be screened at the World Theatre. "Race" explores Jesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history. His quest thrusts Owens onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy. Dr. Rachel Silverman – UNK Kinesiology & Sport Science, Dr. Lina Homberger-Cordia – sports historian, and UNK students will discuss themes raised in the film. For more information about the exhibit and other related events, visit the exhibit website.

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