Halloween Housing Advocates Potluck

Name: Halloween Housing Advocates Potluck
Start: 2024-10-24T17:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-10-24T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Peter Pan Park

Schedule

Thu Oct 24 2024 at 05:30 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Peter Pan Park | Lincoln, NE

Is your housing situation spooky? Tell us more at our Halloween Housing Advocates Potluck + Costume Party! Join Lincoln Housing Advocates to connect with fellow Lincolnites over a shared meal and discussion of how we can collectively advance affordable, safe, and accessible housing for all Lincolnites! Children are welcome, and we'll have Halloween-themed coloring sheets for them! RSVP at bit.ly/Oct-26-Potluck
WHEN: Thursday, October 26th, 5:30 - 7:00 PM
WHERE: Peter Pan Park, Open Shelter (32nd & W St., Lincoln, NE 68503). We'll be outside under the shade of the open shelter, and we will sit at the picnic tables provided there. A playground is located next to the open shelter, where kids can play while in view of their parents/caregivers. You can see a photo and more information about the open shelter at https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/City/Departments/Parks-and-Recreation/Parks-Facilities/Parks-A-to-Z/Peter-Pan-Park/Peter-Pan-Open-Shelter. The nearest bus stop is at the Southwest corner of North 33rd & X St. Additional bus stops near the park are located at 33rd and Vine St and at 31st and Vine St. Track the bus, plan your trip, and/or buy your bus pass at https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/City/Departments/LTU/StarTran.
What to Expect:
5:30 PM: Dinner & Costume Contest! We'll start off with a potluck dinner. You're welcome to bring a dish to share, although it's not required. If you have a costume to wear, we'd love to see it! While we're eating, we'll invite folks to show off their costumes for a little red-carpet moment and explain who/what they're dressed as. Housing-themed costumes are highly encouraged, such as dressing as your favorite part of your home, a housing hero, etc. (Costumes that blame, shame, or attack others are not welcome.) Every attendee will be given three blank paper slips to vote for their favorite costume(s), and the top three costumes will be awarded a spooktacular prize!
6:00 PM: Discussion! During dinner, one of the Lincoln Housing Advocates members will walk around to the tables and ask what you'd like to talk about, and we will create a shared agenda based on what everyone says. After the costume contest, we'll move into discussion, either as a large group or as small groups, depending on what everyone would like to do. This discussion is a space for sharing your housing experiences, dreams, and schemes and connecting with fellow Lincolnites to see what we as everyday people can do to advance affordable, safe, and accessible housing for all. Every potluck discussion is different, but many discussions have resulted in Lincolnites coming together to make change happen. Examples include the introduction of policies based on issues that are highlighted during discussion, resident-led listening sessions on housing issues, and other events that continue the conversation and the action beyond a single potluck. We can't wait to see what comes this time around!
7:00 PM: Closing
Got questions? Email Allie Christianson at [email protected].