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End 287g Bentonville!

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End 287g Bentonville! Weds June 13 – 6:00 pm – Bentonville Library 405 So. Main, Bentonville A conversation of interest to anyone concerned about the use of detainer policies like 287g to detain and deport immigrant members of our community in Benton County. This is a serious situation all across the country, but Northwest Arkansas is not above this immoral and unconstitutional abuse of police powers by ICE – Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Learn more at this informative event sponsored by People Power of Washington County and other concerned local groups. End 287g in Benton County event page

Poor People’s Campaign 40 Days of Moral Action

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Poor People’s Campaign 40 Days of Moral Action Mass Meeting! Sun June 3 – 5:00 pm – St. Paul’s Episcopal Linking systemic racism and poverty. Inspiring livestream talks from the national campaign in Washington DC. Don’t miss it! Next Meeting for Moral Action Monday June 4 – carpools to Little Rock meeting at St. Paul’s Episcopal 7:39 am. Focus this week: Environment, environmental justice, climate change! Organizing carpools to weekly Monday actions at the state capital.. You are invited Contact Heather Pratt – heather.gslc@gmail.com for more information! Every Monday for 6 weeks, Arkansas will join the Moral Monday’s Campaign that […]

Separation of powers at risk

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IMPORTANT NOTE Separation of powers at risk Beware of this “ethics reform” amendment in the November election Did you know that the Fall 2018 election includes an amendment that will take away our constitutional separation of powers? It will strip Arkansas’ highest court of the power to set its rules and procedures. It gives the Legislature control of Arkansas’ courts. It’s a two-parter, as the Legislature is fond of doing. Last time it combined ethics reform and changing term limits. This time it’s tort reform and gutting the power of the Arkansas Supreme Court. It’s a power grab, to be […]

The Living Wage Campaign Rally

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The Living Wage Campaign Rally Saturday April 7 – 1:00 pm Town Center  Local 965 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees is holding a rally noon-1 p.m. Saturday, April 7, on the plaza outside Fayetteville Town Center for the U of A Living Wage Campaign. It will feature several top speakers. A significant segment of university employees are paid less than commonly accepted living wages. Also, graduate teaching and research assistants though generally part time rely heavily on their pay, which is substandard. One proof is how heavily the campus’s 7-year-old Jane B. Gearhart Full Circle Food […]

Cesar Chavez Banquet

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Cesar Chavez Banquet Friday March 16 — 6:00 pm – St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 224 N. East Ave, Fayetteville Annual fundraising event for the Workers Justice Center of Northwest Arkansas More information at Workers Justice Center Page Keynote speaker Ramon Torres, co-founder of Familias Unidos por la Justicia – Families United for Justice. They are the first farm workers union of indigenous people, operating in Washington state. The food is always amazing. The people are stellar. The cause is critical!

People Power Meeting

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People Power Meeting Monday April 2 – 6:30 pm – OMNI We all want a welcoming, safe, and prosperous community. And when some of us aren’t safe, none of us are safe. That’s more true now than its ever been. You can help protect people’s rights in Washington County by understanding what the 4th Amendment really means for your family and your neighbors. People Power of Washington County will unveil this Know Your Rights Campaign in the coming weeks. We’ll work with other groups to support the rights and well-being of immigrants, refugees, and all Arkansans from unconstitutional search, seizure, detentions and deportations. […]