Current Events

Help get out the vote for the November election in one of the most effective ways discovered by science…. Send a hand-written postcard.  We all know Arkansas is not a swing state. Yet. Sometimes we feel like a deep backwater. But we can have a real impact in critical swing states across the country with this simple, old-fashioned, but powerful method.  Omni has ordered 1000 postcards to send out to those critical states where the election will be decided, and you and your friends can help make it happen.   Send your request for the number of cards you feel comfortable writing. It […]

Friday May 24 – 5:30 pm – Fayetteville Town Square Friends of Palestine NWA Memorial Day is the day that the United States has set aside to honor and remember those who died while serving in the military. Many of us who have been following and understand what is happening in Palestine think immediately of Aaron Bushnell. Aaron Bushnell died on February 25th of this year, succumbing to the injuries he sustained in an extreme act of protest. In his Air Force uniform, he walked to the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. and set himself on fire. This statement by the Veteran’s […]

Friend of peace Marie Riley passed very suddenly last week. Please sign up to  help for her husband Art and son Justin while they’re getting re-oriented to life without her. Provide a meal through Meal Train. Meal Train is a wonderful service that helps people provide food for the hard times. It’s been set up by JoAnn Kaminsky, who always steps in to help wherever she can. “Some of you knew Marie Riley and especially Art Hobson. I put together two meal trains. One for now until Sunday while family is intown for the funeral and another for a couple of weeks […]

Thank you Omni folks …. … who went out this morning to stand with students supporting ceasefire in Gaza. You are so awesome! Fayetteville High students asked for the support of our community for their Walk Out for Palestine. And Omni people and others stepped up.

Thursday May 16 – 8:30 am Walk from Fayetteville High School to the Walton Arts Center Fayetteville High students are requesting the support of our community for their Walk Out for Palestine. From their Instagram post: This walk is to spread awareness for Palestine. Palestinians are currently facing a genocide against them. Photos of torture camps with Palestinians in them have been leaked. On 5/16/24 we will meet outside during the pledge 2nd Hour (8:30 am). We will walk to the Walton Arts Center and return for Advisory. Please spread this. If you cannot attend please share it so those […]

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Fayetteville- … UUers deeply value the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part, ,which is our 7th principle. This principle calls us to environmental appreciation, stewardship and protection. Aptly this Sunday Doug Krueger will speak to us on how Every Day is Earth Day, which is a sentiment with which I’m sure most of us agree. Even so, Earth Day is traditionally celebrated on April 22nd, which first began in 1970 and is now the largest civic event world-wide, with over 1 billion people participating across more than 193 nations annually! Likewise, to […]

MAY 4, 2024 at 7PM OMNI CENTER 3272 N. Lee Ave Steve Holst and Burnetta Hinterthuer invite Omni friends to share memories of Steve’s mother, Kelly at her musical memorial service. You’ll remember her from Open Mic and many other Omni events during the years she lived with Steve and Bur in Fayetteville. Come and share this time with her family to remember what she meant to us all. She was a remarkable woman who lived a full life for 95 years. It will be an Open Mic format. Songs, poems, stories and memories are all welcome. If you have […]