Ecology

Networking The Environment:

 in Community / Current Events / Ecology / Environment

How Chemicals Connect Environmental Issues Fri Nov 9 – 6:00 pm – St. Paull’s Episcopal Join multiple generations of environmentalists. grass-roots activists and environmental career professional of all ages and aspects of environmental work… Please come meet and greet each other, trade stories and find out how chemicals run through environmental issues. Speaker Dr. Carol Kwiatkowski, Director of the Endocrine Distuption Exchange She has a dynamic message uniting all disciplines. Meet Carol at https://endocrinedisruption.org/ Co-spsoring groups include: Citizens Climate League, OMNI Center for Peace, Justice & Ecology, Arkansas Public Policy Panel, and Ozark River Stewards. Waste-free meal provided. RSVP requested […]

Death Fest 2018

 in Community / Current Events / Ecology

Death Fest 2018 Oct 29-Nov 1 at The Four of Wands 440 N. College, Fayetteville What is “green burial?” Is it legal? Why is it appealing to people? There are people here who can answer your questions and tell you about the lovely new natural cemetary now taking shape in Washington County. Full schedule here: www.Death Fest 2018 facebook: Be A Tree Green Burial Education

OMNI Please Help Save Markham Hill

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From: Lisa Orton lisa_m_orton@yahoo.com Subject: Help Save Markham Hill Dear OMNI, Please excuse me if I have already told you about this. Friends of Markham Hill (many in my neighborhood and others in Fayetteville) are trying to save Markham Hill from development. It is 144 acres of wooded land within the City. Would you and your friends be willing to sign our petition? The details are in the petition. If the link below does not work, please go to change.org and search or browse on Save Markham Hill. Thank you so much. Sincerely, Lisa Orton Save Markham Hill!

Special Showing ! “Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution”

 in Climate / Community / Current Events / Ecology

Trailer and more info at https://happeningthemovie.com/ DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT Most Americans understand and accept the reality of climate change. Nonetheless, many of us feel uncertain about what we, as individuals, can do. For many of us, solutions to climate change seem out of reach, out of scale and fatally entwined in partisan politics. Meanwhile, the clean energy revolution is quietly underway. Electricity generated from wind and solar is increasingly more affordable than electricity generated from fossil fuels, and the growth curve for the generation and storage of renewable energy now resembles the exponential curves seen with the advent of radio, TV […]

Thank you to some amazing Gardeners!

 in Community / Current Events / Ecology / Peace Gardens

Thank you to some amazing Gardeners! A big Grateful for the May 26 Garden Tour! This year really was splendid for the gardens. We got lots of good feedback on how beautiful things were. Thank you to all these amazing gardeners, who shared their hard work and exquisite beauty with us. Thank you awesome folks: Geshe Dorjee, Ginny Masullo and Steve Smith, Judi Neal and Ellis Ralph, Lyn Ward and Xi Krump, Heather Hemmig, Georgia Ross, and Lauren Hawkins and Aubrey Shephard.

Earth Day at World Peace Wetland Prairie

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Earth Day at World Peace Wetland Prairie Sun April 22 – 1:00-5:00 pm At the Prairie – 1101 So. Duncan, Fayetteville Family-friendly fun at the beautiful forest fringe park,1121 So. Duncan OMNI Center welcomes you to join in for Earth Day 2018 at Fayetteville’s most secret nature park. This is the 14th year they’ve held Earthday out there. It’s always a relaxed, pleasant time in the open air. As they usually do, Kelly and Donna Mulhollan will hold OMNI’s Open Mic acoustic song circle, and a bunch of OMNI peace musicians are planning to come. Bring along a folding chair, […]