Yearly Archives: 2019

Meet the IDEALS Institute

 in Diversity

Meet the IDEALS Institute Fri Nov 22 – 9:30 am-noon – 640 Garland Ave Open House for new Institute for Diversity and Inclusion on UA campus New Institute developed by the UA Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and directed by Dr. Elecia Smith. IDEALS stands for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access, Leadership Development and Strategic Supports. I’ts a new Institute to support expansion of diversity values and goals in Arkansas. Find out more here and meet the staff at the open house. Meet the IDEALS Institute Omni Center is a community partner of the Institute and friend of diversity and inclusion […]

Portals for Peace – Omni Film Series

 in fims

Portals for Peace – Omni Film SeriesWeds Nov 20 – 7:00 pm – Omni CenterThis month showing“Come and See” If you need an escape from the Democratic debates, please come and see ComeandSee (U.S.S.R., 1985), Elem Klimov’s masterpiece about Partisan resistance to the Nazi invasion of Belarus during WW2, witnessed through the eyes (and ears) of a teenage boy, Florya, briefly thrown into the company of Glascha, a beguiling peasant girl. Cited by some as the greatest war movie ever made, it “never stoops to conventional heroic catharsis or genre movie narrative symmetry” (from the liner notes). Some of the images, captured […]

Stories Beyond Borders

 in fims

Sat Nov 16 – 6:30-8:30 pm – St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 224 East Ave, Fayetteville Sponsored by Arkansas United and Working Films. This is a special educational session of short films by Working Films. It features immigrant stories of what really happens on the borders of our country. All donations go to support Arkansas United, a Springdale-based support center for area immigrants doing amazing work statewide.

4th Arkansas Environmental Policy Summit

 in Environment

Fri Nov. 8 – 8:30 am – North Little Rock The 4th Annual Arkansas Environmental Policy Summit will meet at Pulaski Tech at 3000 West Scenic Drive in North Little Rock on Nov. 8th from 8:30 AM to 2:45 PM. The Environmental Summit will provide attendees with the opportunity to hear from leading experts on the current state of environmental issues. Attendees will learn how recent policy changes will affect our environment, our economy, the lives of Arkansans and what actions they can take to protect and improve our environment. Register for the Summit at https://www.arpanel.org, the Arkansas Public Policy Panel website. Any questions, call […]

Don’t Separate Families Protest

 in Current Events

This Friday and every Friday rest of this year Fri Oct 25 – noon-1:00 – College and Dickson Streets Lots of people in Fayetteville see this is wrong. Quakers of Fayetteville are crazy enough to think you’re one of them. Come join them, rain or shine, every Friday until Christmas. The terrible situation on our border is getting more horrific. Fayetteville Quaker Meeting invites other concerned people to join them in reminding our community that this is not what our values can tollerate. Please wear white to the protest.

Zero Waste!

 in Current Events

By Rose Brown How to Wean Yourself off Halloween Selfishness October is here and Halloween is coming. Seth Godin, one of my favorite bloggers, tells us this week: Don’t Buy Cheap Chocolate. I can’t say it better than he does, so just go read the article. And when you’re done reading it, notice what popped up in your head. Did you have any instant defenses?  “But it’s tradition!”  “But I can’t afford better chocolate!” “But I love the taste of that stuff!” “But I only buy it once a year!” Maybe your mind is trying to convince you that it’s okay […]

Film for peace!

 in Current Events

Weds Oct 16 – 7:00 pm – Omni Center Showing: “Emporer’s Naked: Army Marches On” The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On (ゆきゆきて、神軍 Yuki Yukite Shingun?) is an award-winning 1987documentary by director Kazuo Hara. The documentary centers on 62-year-old veteran of Japan’s Second World Warcampaign in New Guinea, Kenzo Okuzaki, and follows him around as he searches out those responsible for the unexplained deaths of two soldiers in his old unit.