Daily Archives: September 22, 2017

The Bail Trap: American Ransom

 in Justice

Monday Oct 25 – 6:30 pm – OMNI Center Movie and discussion led by Jon Comstock, Sponsored by OMNI and NWA’s Liberty Initiative Money bail is one of the main feeders of America’s mass incarceration system – and yet something most Americans know very little about. Brave New Films is producing a series of short films to change that. The money bail system is broken: Low-income Americans are sitting in jails for days, months, and even over a year simply because they can’t afford to pay bond amounts. The reality is that a great many people are in our county […]

ACLU Voter Rights Program Live from the source!

 in Community / Justice

Sunday, Oct 1 at 6 pm at Good Shepherd Lutheran  On October 1st, People Power – the ACLU’s grassroots mobilization program – will launch a new campaign focused on organizing local communities to protect and expand our fundamental right to vote. The plan is simple: organize THOUSANDS of grassroots events in communities all across the U.S. We’ll be ready to fight back against attacks on our voting rights and put pressure on our lawmakers to expand this fundamental pillar of our free society.

Rapid Responders 2

 in Community

Rapid Responders 2 – Letter Writers for the Public Good Wednesday Sept 27 – 5:00 pm – OMNI Library Support group for people writing letters to the editor. Aspiring writers also invited — including you!