Monthly Archives: October 2018

Citizens Climate League

 in Climate / Community / Current Events / Ecology / Environment

Next meeting == Weds Nov 14 – 7:00 pm – OMNI Center Halloween Costume Challenge Are you haunted by climate change? Do rising sea levels and superstorms frighten you? Support the Arkansas Citizens Climate League’s Costume Challenge October 28-Nov10 Imagine Trick or Treat 2018. The heroes and horrors of coming climate change. Put on your best global warming attire, and take a picture of yourself in costume. You can enter the online Climate Change Costume Contest Challenge! Enter as a climate “Trick” – like a refugee from a submerged city, or a climate “Treat” – a wind turbine, an endangered […]

Networking The Environment:

 in Community / Current Events / Ecology / Environment

How Chemicals Connect Environmental Issues Fri Nov 9 – 6:00 pm – St. Paull’s Episcopal Join multiple generations of environmentalists. grass-roots activists and environmental career professional of all ages and aspects of environmental work… Please come meet and greet each other, trade stories and find out how chemicals run through environmental issues. Speaker Dr. Carol Kwiatkowski, Director of the Endocrine Distuption Exchange She has a dynamic message uniting all disciplines. Meet Carol at https://endocrinedisruption.org/ Co-spsoring groups include: Citizens Climate League, OMNI Center for Peace, Justice & Ecology, Arkansas Public Policy Panel, and Ozark River Stewards. Waste-free meal provided. RSVP requested […]

Death Fest 2018

 in Community / Current Events / Ecology

Death Fest 2018 Oct 29-Nov 1 at The Four of Wands 440 N. College, Fayetteville What is “green burial?” Is it legal? Why is it appealing to people? There are people here who can answer your questions and tell you about the lovely new natural cemetary now taking shape in Washington County. Full schedule here: www.Death Fest 2018 facebook: Be A Tree Green Burial Education

A John Prine Tribute

 in Benefit / Community / Current Events

November 1. $5.00 cover, refreshments served Donations benefit OMNI Center for Peace, Justice & Ecology Musical tributes from: Brenda and Steve Basking, Dennis Collins and Lori Holyfield, Gary Cooper, Marty and Melody Mortenson, James Nicholson, Walter Schmidt, Elizabeth Scott, Susan Shore and Michael Cochram, Buddy Schute, Still on the Hill, Dale Stokes, and Diana Welch. AWESOME! Seating is limited. For advance donations to reserve a seat, please text or call Walter Schmidt at 720-771-4634, or OMNI at omni@omnicenter.org,

VOTE! EARLY VOTING BEGINS MONDAY OCT 22. VOTE!

 in Elections

Don’t Disappoint Democracy, Friends Here we are… the ones we’ve been waiting for…. and now is our time. Next Monday early voting begins, and if we and our friends miss this opportunity we already know what’s at stake. If anybody isn’t certain about that, they need to start watching the news again. Remember: FRIENDS DON’T LET FRIENDS FORGET TO VOTE!

OMNI Please Help Save Markham Hill

 in Community / Current Events / Ecology

From: Lisa Orton lisa_m_orton@yahoo.com Subject: Help Save Markham Hill Dear OMNI, Please excuse me if I have already told you about this. Friends of Markham Hill (many in my neighborhood and others in Fayetteville) are trying to save Markham Hill from development. It is 144 acres of wooded land within the City. Would you and your friends be willing to sign our petition? The details are in the petition. If the link below does not work, please go to change.org and search or browse on Save Markham Hill. Thank you so much. Sincerely, Lisa Orton Save Markham Hill!