Current Events

From Elizabeth Scott. Thank you Elizabeth “We watched this full 4 hour Teach-in from Minneapolis last Sunday and every minute was valuable, moving and full of historical context and present day experiences. Part of it included people on the ground in Minneapolis who showed us the memorials and interviewed residents. Very worthwhile – if you would like to view it, you can see the link to the full Teach-in as you scroll down the page.” Link for full Teach-In: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVM2trq47W8

Hiroshima Nagasaki Pre-Showing Weds March 18 – 3:30 pm – Omni Center A House of Dynamite is a 2025 American political thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Noah Oppenheim. It stars Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, Moses Ingram, Jonah Hauer-King with Greta Lee and Jason Clarke. The film demonstrates the perspectives and responses of U.S. government and military officials after an unknown adversary launches an intercontinental ballistic missile at Chicago. This showing is especially In honor of Omni Founder Dick Bennett’s life-long devotion to ending nuclear war.

From Louise Mann ALERT!! Fayetteville Real Recyclers!!!  You need to be asking questions of your alderpersons. Currently you have good quality recyclables because unlike recyclables are segregated. Where is the documentation regarding marketability of single stream collected recyclables? NOTE…Fayetteville staff now calls single stream, all-in-one, roll out, or mixed recycling. Where is the recycling transparency ordinance?  https://www.wastedive.com/news/reclaimers-weather-plastics-markets-storm/813095/?

Sunday March 8 – 5:00 pm – Omni Center Tackling the climate crisis at the local level. Join others taking positive action to prepare and make an impact in this critical challenge

No Kings Returns to once again encourage faithful lovers of democracy! March 28, Fayetteville, noon. More info coming soon!

In reply to Ann Wright’s letter urging us to travel to Cuba, I said I could not, and asked for another action for people like me, and she replied as follows: “Probably the best place for donations is the National Network on Cuba:  https://nnoc.org/brigades/ as NNOC sponsors lots of young people to go to Cuba in the Brigades during the late spring and summer.”

Hi friends, Join us for a special documentary screening of Coexistence, My Ass!  Date: Thursday, March 5  Time: 6:00 – 8:30 PM  Location: Omni Center for Peace, Justice & Ecology, 3274 N Lee Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72703 Refreshments will be available for a donation to Fayetteville Feeds Families beginning at 6 PM, with the film starting at 7 PM. About the film: Coexistence, My Ass! is a bold, sharp, and deeply personal documentary that challenges the language of “coexistence” in Israel/Palestine. Through humor, vulnerability, and unapologetic honesty, the film follows activist and comedian Noam Shuster Eliassi as she confronts political realities, identity, and the limits […]

Final day to vote is Tuesday March 3. Please vote now. Fayetteville Natural Heritage Association <fayettevillenatural-gmail.com@shared1.ccsend.com> wrote: Thank you for your continued support and positive energy as we encourage voters to oppose the upcoming school millage extension. We want to share a helpful clarification from Superintendent Dr. John Mulford during his recent KUAF interview. Regarding the upcoming millage vote, he stated: “There are some people that think, if this millage request doesn’t pass, that we’re going to have to cut teacher salaries… which is not accurate. … The mills are in place until 2050.” According to Dr. Mulford, teacher salaries […]