Daily Archives: November 9, 2017

OMNI Women’s Community

 in Community / Current Events

Sun Nov 19 – 4:00 pm – OMNI Women who care, taking action together. Next meeting Joyce Hale from the League of Women Voters will come talk to us about voter registration. This is something we are interested in participating in. We just finished holding an incredible talk by Ann Wright, and are taking on other new action. Upcoming stuff includes book studies and sponsorship of the annual Reproductive Health Rally in Little Rock, and other really good stuff. All women are invited to come.

A Truly Welcoming Community

 in Community / Current Events

Benefit Concert and Performance Art Event Fri November 17 – 7:00 pm Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 2925 Old Missouri Road There will be presentations by the Latin/x Youth Theatre Project, inspired by local Springdale writer/performers and Broad Daylight, an acapella quartet of local women. Poetry and music will be interspersed. Proceeds for the benefit will go towards AR Justice Collective and OMNI People Power; both of these groups are working to stem the illegal detention of immigrants by the WA County police, without a warrant.

Gun Violence Event

 in Community / Justice / Peace

Thurs Nov 9 – 5:30 – Fay Public Library League of Women Voters Gun Violence Out of frustration following the passage of a ludicrous law forcing our institutions of higher education all across Arkansas to allow concealed carry weapons on their campuses, the League of Women Voters decided that it was time for ACTION. Current events demand it as we mourn again the needless deaths from gun violence. It became obvious when we started our study that the dangers from guns are well documented and not only in Arkansas but all across the country. The problems stemming from expanded concealed […]

Solar Project Install Day! Wooo Hooo!

 in Community / Current Events / Ecology

It Happened! Sat Nov 4 — OMNI Center It was a beautiful site, watching a smooth team work together to put this roof together. All the panels are in place. Next weekend the job will be to wire them all up to the inverter, and soon the system will be ready to plug into the electric grid. Thank you’s to Flint Richter (Richter Solar), Terry Tremwel (Tremwel Energy), Donovan Nederland (electrician), and the volunteer team Richard Tiffany, Eric Fusilier, Michael Sidney, Arturo Rodriguez, and Lay Vongnerath. Hope I didn’t forget anybody. Orlo Stitt of Stitt Energy spent the afternoon with […]