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Tornado’s Regional Conference

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Tornado’s Regional Conference Citizens Climate Lobby Friday Feb 16- Feb 18 St Scholastica Conference Center, 1205 S. Albert Pike, Fort Smith, AR 72903 Registrations still being taken. Finding Common Ground: Listening for shared values and opportunities for collaboration In this is challenging time, we are engaged in building relationships and discovering what it will take to enact effective national legislation in today’s political climate. The rapid growth of the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus in the House of Representatives is evidence of the high level of climate awareness and advocacy in our country. As we work to get a carbon fee […]

Mighty Earth Calls on Tyson’s!

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Change For The Better! Mighty Earth Calls on Tyson’s! Thursday Feb 8 – 10:30 am Was 11:00 – but we want Shareholders to SEE US so we’re showin’ up early! 318 Emma Street in Springdale Mighty Earth Thurs Feb 8 – 10:30 am UPDATE: START TIME IS NOW 10:30 (not 11) Join Mighty Earth on Thurs February 8 to call on Tyson Foods to cut out their most destructive practices. Tyson’s actions are imperiling our environment and our way of life. We don’t need to choose between nourishing ourselves and sustaining our environment. And we want to see Tyson take […]

Star Showcase for Black History Month!

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Star Showcase for Black History Month! Sat Feb 24 – 6:00 pm WE are excited about the possibilities of having Big Time Stars showing up for the showcase, such as Hidden Figures, Freedom Riders, Maya Angelou, Bessie Coleman, Julian Bond, Jesse Jackson, Jackie Robinson and more. We also have some youth that will demonstrate their talent through song and instrumentals. There is AMAZING GIFTS in our Youth. We can’t wait for them to shine.

The Future of Human Trafficking

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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

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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!

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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 Class

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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, […]

Relationship Skills

Racial Equity Training

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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!