Yearly Archives: 2018

The Future of Human Trafficking

 in Community / Current Events / Justice

The Future of Human Trafficking: Contemporary Approaches to Combatting Labor Trafficking Saturday, February 10, 2018 The University of Arkansas School of Law E.J. Ball Courtroom – 1045 W. Maple Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas Human trafficking has gained widespread notoriety in recent years. Much of the attention and resources are focused on sex trafficking, often leaving the problem of labor trafficking underdiscussed. Labor trafficking continues largely unabated, unnoticed, and misunderstood. This symposium will introduce attendees to the nature and scale of human trafficking in the U.S. and then focus on labor trafficking by exploring its impact and offering legal and other strategies to […]

Open Mic for Peace

 in Community / Current Events

Open Mic for Peace Sun Feb 4 – 7:00 pm – OMNI Center Open Mic Folks, My how the months fly by! It’s already time to gear up for the FEB Open Mic on Sunday the 4th!!!! We don’t have a specific theme this month so ANYTHING GOES as long as it is loosely about Peace, Justice or Ecology. OK…changed my mind…maybe since it is the month of LOVE (with Valentine’s Day and all)…maybe the LOVE of the Earth…Love of JUSTICE….love of PEACE. Just saying! Hope to see you there.  BIG LOVE At the Omni Center, Donna and Kelly

Black History Month!

 in Community / Current Events

Black History Month! Full schedule of activities February 17 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Peterson Auditorium, Shewmaker Center, NWACC Campus “Race in Arkansas – 2018 Benton County Black History Month Event” Updates at this link: https://www.joncomstock.com/nw-arkansas-public-discussion Jon Comstock jon@joncomstock.com

Relationship Skills

Relationship Skills Class

 in Community

Relationship Skills Class Now Taking Applications Greetings, all! This Relationship Skills Class is a fabulous, life-nourishing curriculum. Through exploration of our values and their origins, we briefly discuss and then actually practice the tools necessary for negotiating, sharing expectations, setting and resetting boundaries, and also engaging in accountability so that we and our partners/friends stay aligned with our values. The course was created and designed by a group of lesbian survivors of violence in Seattle; they are–very intentionally–a trans inclusive group, and their goal is to help build communities that are resilient and in which violence cannot thrive. Their name, […]

Racial Equity Training

 in Community / Current Events / Justice

Racial Equity Training – Northwest Arkansas Saturday, January 27, 2018 10:00 AM 2:00 PM The Jones Center Register Here for free lunch and materials! Still time to register, but it’s THIS SATURDAY. Learn how to dismantle the many structural inequities that plague our society. Race Forward and the Center for Social Inclusion are some of the best in the business at this kind of work and we are lucky to have them in Arkansas. Things you will learn from this workshop at this link!

Climate Change Book Forum

 in Current Events / Ecology

Sun Feb 4 – 1:30 pm – Fay Public Library Hi, Everyone Interested in Climate Change and our Forum at F’ville Library, The book title for February is Community Resilience Reader, edited by Daniel Lerch and inspired by Richard Heinberg, presenter Lolly Tindol. A couple of interesting highlights From the Community Resilience Reader: The sustainability challenges of yesterday have become today’s resilience crises. National and global efforts have failed to stop climate change, transition from fossil fuels, and reduce inequality. We must now confront these and other increasingly complex problems by building resilience at the community level. But what does […]

Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power!

 in Community / Current Events

Celebrate the US debut of Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power! February 3 – livestream all day! Checkback HERE for the livestream event Soul of a Nation shines a light on the vital contribution of Black artists to an important period in American history and art. Featuring the work of 60 artists, this landmark exhibition is a rare opportunity to see era-defining artworks that changed the face of art in America. On February 3, we will welcome exhibition artists and curators to the museum for Soul of a Nation: Artists in Conversation, a day-long symposium […]

The People’s March Fayetteville

 in Community / Current Events

The People’s March Fayetteville The Impeachment March Saturday Jan 27 – 11:00 am – Washington County Courthouse On January 27th, we will march with thousands of others across the Nation in attempt to demand the impeachment and removal of President Donald Trump, and to fight to protect the rights of all marginalized people, create social justices, and ensure equality for all.