Monthly Archives: August 2018

The Once and Future Dream: A Roundtable on Free Speech

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The Once and Future Dream: A Roundtable on Free Speech Tuesday Sept 18 – 12:00 pm – Walmart Auditorium Shewmaker Center Raven Cook and other OMNI friends in free speech panel Join us for a free speech roundtable discussion at NWACC on Sept. 18 at 12 pm in Walmart Auditorium in observance of Constitution Day. The roundtable will be moderated by Matt Evans, Professor of Political Science at NorthWest Arkansas Community College, and include the following people: Renato Betim (NWACC Student Ambassador and Government Association president, and Senior Reporter for Eagle View NWACC student newspaper); Raven Cook (museum educator, and […]

Becoming American: A Documentary Film

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“Becoming American: A Documentary Film and Discussion Series on Our Immigration Experience” Thursday Sept 6 – 5:30 pm – Fayetteville Public Library The Fayetteville Public Library is hosting a new program series titled “Becoming American: A Documentary Film and Discussion Program on Our Immigration Experience.” We cordially invite you and your colleagues to attend. “Becoming American” is a series of six two-hour programs that are free and open to the public. Programs feature documentary film screenings and discussions led by a scholar/moderator and are designed to encourage an informed discussion of immigration issues against the backdrop of our country’s immigration […]

Open Mic for Peace starts its next season!

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Open Mic for Peace starts its next season! Sun Sept 2 – 7:00 pm at OMNI As we have for many years, Labor Day weekend is the kickoff for an exciting season of Open Mic. It’s been a long summer with not nearly enough music happening in this hall. Come join your friends to the resonate melodies of peace, justice,the earth and LABOR SONGS! You’ll leave filled with the warm tingle of a soul filled to overflowing. Bring your instrument and share a song, or just come mellow out to your neighbor’s tunes. It’ll be lovely. Don’t miss ie!

Buffalo River Impairment Comments

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We are up against another important deadline concerning the Hog CAFO on the Buffalo watershed and there’s something you can do about it. Perhaps you have heard the Buffalo River below Big Creek has been designated as impaired. Sadly, there appears to be some trickery in the details. It was deemed to be a category 4b, and not a category 5. The State would be obligated to address a category 5 designation, while a 4b requires no action to reverse the identified problems. The fine folks with the Buffalo River Watershed Alliance (BRWA) have made it easy to do your […]

Community Town Hall on Homelessness and Housing

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Community Town Hall on Homelessness and Housing Monday August 13, 6:00 pm Genesis Church, 205 M.L.K. Jr Blvd, Fayetteville, AR 72701 To solve homelessness, we need housing. We will host a gathering to discuss as a community what we can do to increase landlord engagement and find other creative ways to house people. Until those units are available there are also practical needs that our neighbors that are camping need help with. We will be hosting a resource fair August 13-17 from 9-1 and will need volunteers to assist clients visiting each table to discover what services they qualify for. […]

Hiroshima Nagasaki Commemoration

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Hiroshima Nagasaki Commemoration This Sun August 12 6:00 pm – Fulbright Peace Fountain on campus Between Old Main and Vol Walker Hall Annual commemoration of those who died in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and all who suffer and die as a result of war. Join us for the solemn occasion. Back from the Brink: The Hiroshima Nagasaki Experience Compels Us Welcome and memorial statement for Bill Williams Mayor’s Proclamation – Mayor Lioneld Jordan Opening story – “Feathers and Fools” – Kelly & Donna Daniel Ellsberg book “The Doomsday Machine” – Abel Tomlinson Remembrance in Poetry – “If […]