Monthly Archives: March 2018

Forest Service Plan Raises Concerns for Northwest Arkansas

 in Current Events / Ecology

Forest Service Plan Raises Concerns for Northwest Arkansas The US Forest Service, Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, Big Piney Ranger District has released its proposals for the 2018 project year, and several parts raise serious concerns. They cover some of the favorite hiking, canoing, fishing, birding places in Northwest Arkansas. Think Hawk’s Bill, Buffalo River, the Mountain Bike Trails off Hwy 16 on Cave Mountain. One of the 3 projects is Roadside Vegetation Management; the proposal is to spray herbicides along all roads in US Forest Service lands from Searcy, though Newton, Madison and Washington counties; glyphosate/Round-Up is one of the […]

Citizens Climate Lobby

 in Current Events / Ecology

Citizens Climate Lobby Weds April 11 – 7:00 pm – OMNI Library Monthly meeting of energy policy advocates with a hopeful vision for a world in energy balance. If you want a truly productive way to help the planet, come find out more.

Walk a Mile in My Shoes

 in Current Events

Walk a Mile in My Shoes Sunday April 8 – 2:00-4:00 pm Walk for fair housing in Fayetteville Starting at 7-Hills Homeless Shelter on South School, marching to the Fayetteville Town Center. Walk a Mile in My Shoes

The Living Wage Campaign Rally

 in Community / Current Events / Justice

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

 in Community / Current Events / Justice

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!

Parade for Peace !

 in Community / Current Events / Peace

Parade for Peace ! Sunday March 18 – 2;00 – Walton Arts Center Starts corner of Dickson and West Streets – Rally at Town Center On March 18th from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., the Arkansas Poor People’s Campaign, the OMNI Center, and Arkansas Nonviolence Alliance are holding a Parade for Peace. The parade starts at the corner of Dickson & West Streets, in front of the Walton Arts Center, and ends with a rally at the Town Center. The parade will feature multiple floats, dancing troops and large art projects. More Information at the Event Page! This event is also […]