Date & time: Tuesday, April 8, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: Omaha Conservatory of Music, 7023 Cass Street
Registration is required for FREE tickets at:
In 2023 St. Luke’s Faith in Action team presented a 3-hour workshop on “Redlining” in Omaha, which was attended by about 40 people from St. Luke as well as other congregations. At the workshop we were able to watch several short clips from a new documentary called “Divisible” (about redlining in Omaha); however, the entire film was not yet available.
Divisible is now available in its entirety and the Faith in Action team has assembled a group that includes Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran and Catholic congregations, that plans to show the entire film.
We hope many from St. Luke will join us for a free screening of this important documentary film. “Divisible is a documentary made in Omaha, about Omaha, that explains the history, mechanics, and lasting ramifications of redlining in our city.”
Redlining began in the last century to segregate neighborhoods by race. It was outlawed by the Fair Housing Act of 1968, but the practice did not end at that time. In addition to defining where people could live, it also allowed discriminatory lending for home-buying and neighborhood business development. The result is disparity in generational wealth, education, health care, and access to good nutrition in different sectors of our city.
Following the showing of the film we will have a short 30 minute panel discussion with:
- Dr. Nikitah Imani, Professor, UNO Black Studies Program
- Mike Hornacek, President and CEO, Together
- Teresa Hunter, Executive Director/CEO, Family Housing Advisory Services
We hope you will stay for this panel discussion.