Yearly Archives: 2020

 Ebook    Audio JANE FONDA, WHAT CAN I DO? (about the climate) (Because we are discussing two books and plan to leave time for discussion, the following discusses the book in general and chapters 1-3 specifically.  For the Virtual talk I will discuss the chapters on the climate problems she chose to discuss.  –Dick) “Please come visit us for our monthly virtual Climate Change Forum from OMNI Center, Sunday, December 6 at 1:30. We’ll meet virtually with the following Go To Meeting link But we want you to know the topics so you can read ahead and participate. Our thoughts for […]

Covid and the as-yet unresolved threat to democracy are still the number one issues on most of our minds. But those other threats have not vanished, and never too far away from our thoughts.  Turning some attention to some of those very important issues like the well-being of immigrants and refugees, and such. Some of which may bring you great joy. This one from Canopy NWA, for instance.https://www.canopynwa.org/blog One of the first acts Biden/Harris will take in January of 2021 is a recommitment to refugee resettlement. Such resettlement is designated each year by the executive branch. For the past few decades, the […]

We could have turned the other way, but we managed to choose this road, and the turn makes a difference.  We still don’t know what’s down here. We didn’t leave covid behind, the climate is still in collapse, the corporate state is still in charge, and the president’s followers are glumly trapped on the bus with us… and they might bring guns. It’s gonna be a bumpy ride.I hope you don’t worry that we picked the wrong road… Read the whole story here: Bifurcatio ..

A piece of our heartsmoved to Omni Someday you’ll get to meet Helen Kwiatkowski, an artist and teacher new to town, who has a life-long passion for peace. While she was teaching art in Texas she started organizing Pinwheels for Peace with her own art students and from schools all around the area. When she moved here last year she started looking for people and places to replicate this project in peace-loving Fayetteville. The Pinwheels for Peace Project was installed at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on East Street but needed to move out this week. Now some have moved to […]

starting at NWACC with speakerEvent on Nov. 17 Please share the following with members and constituents of Omni Center:Dr. Erika Briesacher, Associate Professor of History at Worcester State University in Massachusetts, will discuss “Threads of History: Memory, Society, and the Holocaust” as the inaugural event in the NWACC Holocaust Knowledge Awareness Project lecture series. The lecture takes place on Nov. 17 from 12-1:15 pm. To join the lecture, click on the following Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/91478916953 . Briesacher will examine the role of Romania in supporting and fighting against Jewish genocide in Europe. This is part of an effort by the Division of […]

Drive-In Holiday BingoSat Dec 5 – 11:00 am-1:00 pm Hello! My name is Emilie Stagoski. I am the Program Coordinator at the Yvonne Richardson Community Center in Fayetteville, AR. I am writing you in hopes you will share the following opportunity with those your organization serves. The attached flyer highlights the YRCC’s Drive-In Holiday Bingo Event.   Drive-In Holiday Bingo Honk, Honk! This event is a winner! And benefit the great work of Yvonne Richardson Center from your car! Join us for Drive-In Holiday Bingo on December 5th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Adults 18 years and older are […]

Fri, Nov 6 2020 at 8:00 AM From friend Margaret Britain: I’m concerned about plans for a development just north of the intersection of Zion Road and Hwy 265 that I think will have a huge impact on the water quality in Lake Fayetteville. If you agree, please send a short email to jmasters@fayetteville-ar.gov (Jessie Masters) TODAY (planning meeting deadline) that voices your concern. I’m including my letter to Jessie below not to use as a template; just to give you some details regarding my concerns.   Here it is:   Dear Jessie, As a Fayetteville resident who is frequently rowing on […]

Your story’s better than mine.Our thoughts and feelings about the election matter. America was on the verge of losing its democracy, and (not sure yet) we may have won. A watershed challenge to freedom may have been met successfully! Or maybe not. Maybe the final challenge lies ahead. Until we can look back from a world where democracy means all of us are respected and valued members of a culture that upholds the rights and well-being of people, planet and community, the job isn’t finished. But what we just did is wonderful. And what we learned from it is valuable.What […]