Current Events

March for the Dignity of Immigrant Workers MARCH 31st Gather at 1:30 PM in Murphy Park Springdale Live Music, Art, Theater Play by Workers 3:00 PM Peaceful March 1.7 miles to Luther George Park. Venceremos, an NWA worker’s rights group, is organizing this event. Vencermos’ mission is to “ensure human rights for the state’s poultry workers.” A lot of the poultry community is very vulnerable and they’re undocumented. They have concerns about what will happen now that Trump is the elected president. “This threat of deportations, this threat of discriminating more towards these communities, is something that is really concerning […]

Fenix Gallery Hosts a Death Cafe with Greta Allendorf Death may be more interesting than you realize March 28 – 6:00-7:00 pm Fenix Gallery, Mount Sequoyah Meet Greta Allendorf, Death Doula and very interesting speaker. This presentation is part of and closes out Fenix Gallery’s recent show “Let’s Talk About Death Baby” that explores that most uncomfortable topic. But some of us would like to understand better. If you’re in that club, find out more here: https://www.fenixarts.org/event-details-registration/lets-talk-about-death-baby-with-greta-allendorf?mc_cid=7adf678298

Saturday March 22- 1:30 – Good Shepherd Lutheran, 2925 Old Missouri Road. Where are they? Cotton – Boozman – Womack? Senators Tom Cotton, John Boozman, and Representative Steve Womack are supposed to hold town hall meetings with their constituents. They’ve also been invited to attend and speak to the concerns of their constituents on March 22. They have not replied, so Indivisibles will have empty chairs for them to show the world their true colors on everything we care about. There will also be local experts present to talk about REAL issues, like climate change, education, immigration, homelessness and other […]

Saturday March 15 – 1:30 – Good Shepherd Lutheran, 2925 Old Missouri Road. Here’s Donna Mulhollan lost in a crowd of people attending her postcard writing party at Omni Thursday night. They did 200 cards to make changes in Washington DC. If you need action, come to the Indivisible meeting Saturday and find your place. Come to Indivisible and bring a friend, to take your place in changing what’s happening right now!

New Chapter Begins Tomorrow nwaTogether and Omni sponsor potluck dialogues for hard times Saturday March 15, 5:30 pm Omni Center Saturday the first of a series of dialogue potluck dinners will begin that let people warmly enjoy food, conversation and care in these complicated times. nwaTogether is a new project to encourage connection and care that builds strong community when things are tough. RSVP to omni@omnicenter.org right now!

The sponsor of hog farm bill SB 290 did it again. For the third time, the bill to allow CAFOs in the Buffalo River watershed was on the Senate Agriculture Committee agenda and not called up for a vote. Many of our friends traveled hundreds of miles to oppose this bill and were left sitting in the committee room. It will likely be back on the agenda on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. This game playing needs to stop. Write the Senators on the Agriculture Committee and tell the you oppose SB 290 and that they need to vote no.If the […]