http://www.unomaha.edu/socialwork/legacynews.xml News from the Abbott Sisters Living Legacy Project. We've completed work on the final cut of TQC with our colleagues at NET (Nebraska's Public Television station), and the station is planning a broadcast premiere in June 2013 in celebration of World Refugee Day. As well, we are now discussing with NET an extensive outreach effort, which will allow us to share our project with Nebraskans of many diverse communities. Soon we will begin work to distribute TQC to Public Television stations across the U.S. http://www.unomaha.edu/socialwork/legacy.php Tues, 26 Feb 2013 On 2 February, 2012, TQC was screened at the prestigious San Diego Black Film Festival. We had a wonderful time at this event. The audience members were very connected with the film from literally the first scene--laughing at the good, sweet moments throughout and responding with all the joy and encouragements that we could hope for. At the end, when the credits came on--showing that the film had been sponsored in part by the Nebraska Humanities Council--a woman in the back of the auditorium said firmly and happily, "Way to go, Nebraska!" sounding deeply impressed and very pleased. Afterwards, we received much applause and many compliments. A man with a small baby said how happy he was with our work, adding, "If you hadn't made this film and shown this story, nobody would ever guess that there were such wonderful people and unexpected things happening out there!" Click the link to see the new TQC trailer, as shown by the festival. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mybVMqD-5I Tues, 26 Feb 2013 In November 2012 and February 2013, TQC received special preview screenings at The Grand Theater, Grand Island, Nebraska (two events); the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (two events); the University of Nebraska at Omaha; Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska; Bryan Community School, Lincoln, Nebraska; Lincoln High School, Lincoln, Nebraska (two events). See our media page for information on the press coverage of these events. http://www.unomaha.edu/socialwork/legacy_media.php Tues, 26 Feb 2013 In November, 2012, the Project offered a series of major presentations/exhibitions to celebrate the 75th anniversary of our partner, The Grace Abbott School of Social Work (University of Nebraska at Omaha), including a talk in the lovely upper rotunda of the Nebraska Capitol, and a two-week display in the Capitol's lower rotunda. See our media page for information on the press coverage of these events. http://www.unomaha.edu/socialwork/legacy_media.php Tues, 26 Feb 2013 The World Herald featured a story entitled "The Abbott Sisters Also Made History" on 11 April, 2012. http://www.omaha.com/article/20120411/NEWS02/704119975#the-abbott-sisters-also-made-history Thurs, 27 Sep 2012 The Buffett Early Childhood Fund was the 2012 honoree of the Grace Abbott Award, presented by the Nebraska Children and Families Foundation at a ceremony held at the Rose Theater in Omaha. http://www.unomaha.edu/socialwork/legacy.php Thurs, 27 Sep 2012 The Nebraska Capitol Building is hosting two Abbott events. Abbott Displays, lower rotunda, February, November 16 through Monday, December 3, 2012. Abbott Programs and reception, upper rotunda, Monday, November 26, 2012, 10:00 a.m. http://www.unomaha.edu/socialwork/legacy.php Tues, 04 Sep 2012 Watch for more details. http://www.unomaha.edu/socialwork/legacy_quilted_conscience.php Fri, 07 Sep 2012 The 2012 quilt received a Second-Place Red Ribbon at the 2012 Nebraska State Fair. It also received a special honor: a financial gift that will be used to purchase supplies for future Newcomers quilts. http://www.unomaha.edu/socialwork/legacy_quilted_conscience.php#ribbon2012 Tues, 04 Sep 2012 The NASW published an Abbott-related article in the March 2012 issue of NASW News. http://www.naswdc.org/pubs/news/2012/03/love-of-social-work.asp Tues, 04 Sep 2012 The Children's Bureau celebrated their 100th anniversary by sharing our Grace Abbott: An Introduction video with many new viewers at their Centennial Commemoration event in Washington, D.C., in April 2012 http://cb100.acf.hhs.gov/ Tues, 04 Sep 2012 Vanessa Taylor, a student from Ainsworth, Nebraska, made a documentary video about Grace Abbott (Grace Abbott: Nebraska's Social Reform Pioneer) which won first prize at the Nebraska History Day competition in April 2012. Click through to read what happened next. http://www.unomaha.edu/socialwork/legacy_media.php#taylor Tues, 04 Sep 2012 A Job Corps teacher in Oregon found some clips from The Quilted Conscience on www.youtube.com and requested a copy of the complete film for use in her class. Click through to read what she had to say about the experience. http://www.unomaha.edu/socialwork/legacy_media.php#corp Tues, 04 Sep 2012 The Nebraska Is Home project offered a youth program on February 21, 2012, which featured screenings of vignettes from The Quilted Conscience followed by a discussion. http://www.unomaha.edu/socialwork/legacy_media.php#home Tues, 04 Sep 2012 The Quilted Conscience was featured at the 2012 statewide convention for the Nebraska State Quilt Guild, held in Omaha in July 2012. Events included a screening of our new film with a question and answer period and a luncheon presentation about the workshop project. http://www.unomaha.edu/socialwork/legacy_media.php#nebquilt Tues, 04 Sep 2012 Project Associate Ann Coyne, Ph.D., of the UNO Grace Abbott School of Social Work received the prestigious 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Social Workers at a special presentation in Washington, D.C., in April. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL20kGY1OUg Tues, 04 Sep 2012 Part two of a two-part article about Grace Abbott and child welfare, written by Jane Renner Hood, former Executive Director of the Nebraska Humanities Council, in Prairie Fire, January 2012. http://www.prairiefirenewspaper.com/2012/01/sonnys-corner Tues, 04 Sep 2012 Part one of a two-part article about Grace Abbott and child welfare, written by Jane Renner Hood, former Executive Director of the Nebraska Humanities Council, in Prairie Fire, December 2011. http://www.prairiefirenewspaper.com/2011/12/sonnys-corner Tues, 04 Sep 2012