From Staff Reports
Greg Rosenboom wants UNL students to learn about alternatives to violence. "There are alternatives to the way the world goes," said the spokesman of Nebraskans for Peace. "We want to promote such issues as conflict resolution and nonviolent conflicts." That's what Nebraskans for Peace wants to accomplish today in the Nebraska Union. The organization is among groups celebrating a National Day without Violence. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., members of Amnesty International, Ecology Now and the Women's Studies Association will give speeches and have booths on the plaza. From noon to 4 p.m., the celebration will continue inside, with poetry readings and music presentations. "We tried to bring together as many different groups as possible," Rosenboom said. "We think it's important to support other issues than those we are involved in." The Day without Violence should help make students aware of the dangers of violence, he said. Conflicts, he said, always can be solved on a nonviolent basis. UNL faculty adviser Robert Hitchcock said Amnesty International speeches would focus on the recent concerns of the group, such as ethnic cleansing and discrimination against immigrants and homosexuals. Gregg Williams, education specialist at Multi-Cultural Affairs, said violence divided people. "We have nothing to talk about as long as we live in anger," he said. "I hope we can move this day without violence to a month, to a year and to a life without violence."
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