2020 Social Work Legislative Day

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Nebraska State Capitol and

First Presbyterian Church 840 S. 17th Street - Lincoln

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Agenda

2019 Nebraska Social Workers Legislative Day

2020 Advocacy Issues

“The Scientific and Humanitarian aspects of Medical Marijuana in Nebraska”

Fellowship Hall

Patricia Peterson and David Swarts. Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana Coordinators of Volunteers

“Hot Topics in Civil Rights: Immigrant Rights, Gender Equity, LGBT Rights, Mass Incarceration”

Great Hall

Danielle Conrad, J.D. Executive Director ACLU of Nebraska

“Shine a Light and Shed the Stigma – Understanding Abortion Access in 2020”

Chapel

Meg Mikolajczyk, Deputy Director – Planned Parenthood North Central States; Legal Counsel – Planned Parenthood Advocates of Nebraska

“Nebraska's Death Penalty: A Broken System”

Room #107

Matt Maly Board Chair - Nebraskans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty

“Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Issues in the 2020 Legislature”

Rousseau

Becca Brune, BSW, Sr. Child Welfare Program Coordinator at Nebraska Appleseed Nebraska

“Nebraska Elections and How You Can be a Voting Rights Advocate”

Room #105

John Cartier, J.D. Director of Voting Rights

Civic Nebraska

8:00 - 8:30 AM - Registration - First Presbyterian Church, 840 S. 17th Street, Lincoln - enter on the east or west side

8:30 - 9:00 AM - Fellowship Hall Welcome by NASW-NE President, Theresa Henning, BSW

8:30 AM - Senator Kate Bolz, LD District 29, MSW, Candidate for U.S. Congress, 1st District - Dalton Meister, BSW Student Representative on the NASW Board of Directors - Mary Bahney, MSW, Chair of the Advocacy Comm. - Kelsey Wilson, former practicum student

9:30 - 9:45 AM - Quick break - proceed to Breakout Session # 1

9:45 - 10:45 AM - Breakout Session # 1 - choose from a session to the right

ALL SESSIONS WILL BE PRESENTED TWICE

10:45 - 11:00 AM - Quick Break - Proceed to Breakout Session # 2

11:00 AM - Noon - Breakout Session # 2

Noon - 1:15 PM - Lunch with Senators in Fellowship Hall

1:15 - 1:30 PM - proceed to the Warner Chambers at the capitol (Warner Chamber, 2nd floor across from the Unicameral)

1:30 - 2:30 PM - Judi M. gaiashkibos, Executive Director, Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs

Fill out your evaluations and hand in when you exit the Warner Chambers

2:30 - Proceed to the hearing of your choice (see enclosed schedule).

3:15 - Formal Day over, feel free to do the following:

• Tour the Capitol or visit the office of senators

*** Schedule subject to change *** Dress - business casual - no jeans

“All views expressed in this conference are those of the presenter and do reflect those of First Baptist

Church and the American Baptist Church USA denomination.”

“Politics is Social Work with Power”

— Mikulski

Judi M. gaiashkibos has served as the Executive Director of the Nebraska Commis-sion on Indian Affairs since 1995. She is an enrolled member of the Ponca Tribe of Ne-braska. Judi earned a Bachelor of Arts de-gree in Human Relations in 2000 from Doane College, and in 2007, she earned her Mas-ter’s in Management with a Leadership Em-phasis from Doane College.

In 2006, Judi was elected as the President of the Governor’s Interstate Indian Council (GIIC), a national organization with the mission of improving and promoting cooperation between state and tribal governments. She serves on several state advisory boards including the Nebraska Minority Justice Com-mittee, the P-16 Leadership Council, and the Nebraska Part-ners in Prevention Coalition. She was also appointed to the University of Nebraska’s Presidents Advisory Council in 2008. Judi was the recipient of the Douglas County Historical Society 2009 Door Keeper Award in recognition of opening new doorways in the spirit of Unity, Equality and Understand-ing. In 2009, she was a lecturer and advisor for the first Native Daughters project at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Col-lege of Journalism and Mass Communications. She is also currently an adjunct professor for the second Native Daughters project focusing on Indian women of Oklahoma also through UNL. She is a member of the Racial Profiling Advisory Com-mittee and of the U.S. Census Advisory Board as well. Judi is a Board Member of Interchurch Ministries/Grants to American Indians in Nebraska (GAIN), the Nebraska Rural Development Commission, and recently completed a 3-year term on United Way. She was the 2012 recipient of the prestigious Nebraska Humanities Sower Award and was appointed to the Doane Board of Trustees in 2012 as well. She is a member of the Sheldon Museum of Art’s Advisory Council. She received the distinguished Nebraskalander award at the 2017 Statehood Dinner. She is also actively involved in non-profit service.

Keynote Address Warner Chambers -