I’m feeling deep disappointment about the explosive situation in the Washington County Court. What are the sick motivations of that handful of county Justices who see themselves as keepers of the purse and deciders of who deserves help and who should suffer? Our homeless population is 30% long-term homeless, 33% veterans, and 33% CHILDREN. Why would …Disappointment is painfully deep – read post here
March 26 – 12:30 pm – corner of MLK and Razorback RoadStop the University of Arkansas Nuclear Weapons Program3 Monthly ProtestsAbel Tomlinson abeltomlinson@gmail.com Dear friends, Our local Campaign to Stop the University of Arkansas Nuclear Weapons Program is off to a great start! We had great media coverage of our last event from KNWA News and UATV, as well as in-depth interviews on KPSQ and KUAF/NPR radio (links unavailable right now). Our campaign efforts were also published in great detail in the international journal Covert Action Magazine. Our next plan of action is three monthly Peace Protests Calling for the U of A […]
March 19-21 – links to come Next year there’ll be a lovely outdoor festival at Mount Sequoyah, but this year will be lovely too. A full, three-day schedule of concerts, sacred rituals, wonderful workshops and connection with others interested in the divine feminine happens online.Find more info at the webpage here: Fayetteville Goddess Festival 2021
March 1-4 – Virtuallink below Good morning! The Spring Arts and Culture Festival — taking place next week March 1-4– offers opportunities to explore many classroom topics beyond the classroom. This year, the festival will take place primarily on Zoom, so people can attend without having to worry about social distancing. Please consider bringing your classes to the many events and learning opportunities. These events offer natural opportunities for post-event discussions in class, short reflection papers, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media assignments, online discussion boards, podcasting, and other pedagogical techniques. This year’s theme is Reimagining the World, […]
Times are changing – values are changing – needs are changing. We are all in this together but we’re not acting like it if we throw families to the street to struggle.Some reasons why half our Quorum Court may not understand their true role in this local scenario, and vast changes playing out on national and global levels. Read the full post here NOW Rules in Agonizing Ways
CONTACT PERSON: Kwami Abdul-Bey 501-442-7377 APJMM2019@gmail.com The Arkansas Peace & Justice Memorial Movement (APJMM) has partnered with Just Communities of Arkansas (JCA) and the UCA Center for Community and Economic Development to launch the inaugural Arkansas 28-Day Racial Equity & Social Justice Challenge, beginning February 1st. The Challenge will provide a virtual platform to engage citizens throughout Arkansas to participate in self-guided daily learning activities that aim to educate and help individuals develop more effective racial equity and social justice habits around issues of power, privilege and leadership. The main website for this FREE Challenge is: https://uca.edu/cced/arkansas-racial-equity-challenge/. Each day will […]
March 7, 2021 – 1:30pmlolly tindol, Coordinator Come join our virtual Climate Change Forum for March 7, 2021. Terry Tremwell, PhD, MBA, will present Michael Mann’s new book, The New Climate Wars. published January 2021. We will meet virtually at 1:30pm. The link will follow. Go to OMNICenter.org for more info on the zoom link. The OMNI Newsletter published closest to the presentation date will also have the link. Presenter Terry Tremwell says: “In the tradition of his The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars (2012), Dr. Michael Mann published a book in January 2021 called, The New Climate War. In the […]
Feb 23 – 12:30 pm – corner of MLK and Razorback Road Stop the University of Arkansas Nuclear Weapons Program3 Monthly ProtestsAbel Tomlinson <abeltomlinson@gmail.com> Dear friends, Our local Campaign to Stop the University of Arkansas Nuclear Weapons Program is off to a great start! We had great media coverage of our last event from KNWA News and UATV, as well as in-depth interviews on KPSQ and KUAF/NPR radio (links unavailable right now). Our campaign efforts were also published in great detail in the international journal Covert Action Magazine. Our next plan of action is three monthly Peace Protests Calling for the U of A to […]
