The conversation continues... 2011-2012

Monthly open dialogue every "Third Thursday"
* Speakers, films, documentaries
* Book reviews and discussions

February 2012

3rd Annual OTT Ethnic Potluck Dinner and Dialogue: A Post-Racial Society: American Reality or Myth?
Program and discussion led by Dr. Franklin Thompson
Thursday, February 16
6.00 - 9.00pm
West Hills Church, 3015 South 82nd Ave.

Book Review/ Discussion: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration In The Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
Tuesday, February 28
6.00 - 7.30pm
Neighborhood Center

March 2012

Workshop: White Privilege
Led by Brenda K. Thompson, Serena Dacus and Miriam Datya
Saturday, March 10
9.00am - 1.00pm
Neighborhood Center

Third Thursday: The "Fig" Complex: How Fear, Ignorance  and Guilt Keep Us from Engaging
Thursday, March 15
6.00 - 7.30pm
Neighborhood Center

Panel/ Discussion: Issues, Concerns, Hopes and Dreams: Voices of the Asian American Pacific Islander (APPI) Community
Tuesday, March 27
6.00 - 8.00pm
Neighborhood Center

Book Review/ Discussion: The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Thursday, March 29
6.00 - 7.30pm
Countryside Community Church

April 2012

Panel/Discussion: Issues, Concerns, Hopes and Dreams: Voices of the Native American Community
Tuesday, April 10
6.00 - 8.00pm
Neighborhood Center

Lecture, Q & A, and Book-Signing: The Warmth of Other Suns
Featured Guest Author, Isabel Wilkerson
Thursday, April 12
7.00 - 9.00pm
Countryside Community Church

Third Thursday: Bamboozled... We've All Been Raced
Thursday, April 19
6.00 - 7.30pm
Neighborhood Center

May 2012

Panel/Discussion: Issues, Concerns, Hopes and Dreams: Voices of the Latino Community
Tuesday, May 1
6.00 - 8.00pm
Neighborhood Center

Third Thursday: Racial Healing In Omaha: What Is Your Role?
Thursday, May 17
6.00 - 7.30pm
Neighborhood Center

June 2012

Panel/Discussion: Issues, Concerns, Hopes and Dreams: Voices of the African American Community
Thursday, June 7
6.00 - 8.00pm
Neighborhood Center

Third Thursday: Do You Choose To Be Courageous About Race In Omaha?
Thursday, June 21
6.00 - 7.30pm
Neighborhood Center