Current Events


New Beginnings Market Stand!

Hey Neighbor! You’re invited to the New Beginnings Market Stand Tuesdays, 5-8pm 704 S Washington Ave, Fayetteville Garden produce and occasional crafted items for sale To support the New Beginnings Neighborhood Your support of our garden market and program helps New Beginnings develop neighborhoods that end chronic homelessness.


Indivisible NWA

Sat August 16 – 1:00 pm – Good Shepherd Lutheran Indivisible NWA hosts We the People’s Town Hall on Saturday, August 16, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm at Alton Center, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2925 Old Missouri Rd, Fayetteville, AR 72703.


Arkansas Community Organizations

https://www.acoaction.org Thousands of Arkansans will lose their health coverage, SNAP and housing. Public schools will lose more funding. It’s time to organize and fight back. We are organizing events to take place here in Arkansas during August. In September, we will organize events in the state AND take folks to participate in events in Washington, DC. Arkansas Community Organization (ACO) can take five people each week in September to DC. If you would like to get involved in our fight back campaign, please respond to this email or call us at (501) 376-7151 x 1. Let’s push back, stop the cuts and […]


Jack Williams Open Mic at Omni

Tuesday Aug 12 – 7:00 pm at Omni Center Because of the sad fate of the Folk School, Jack’s Open Mic will be playing at Omni this week. And maybe for awhile. Jack’s fans know he is a legendary voice and an amazing song writer. Sure glad to welcome him and all who love him to Omni.


Rights expert finds ‘reasonable grounds’ genocide is being committed in Gaza

UN org UN Human Rights Counci / Sérine Meradji Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, makes remarks at the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. 26 March 2024 Human Rights There are “reasonable grounds” to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories said on Tuesday.  Francesca Albanese was speaking at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, where she presented her latest report, entitled ‘Anatomy of a Genocide’, during an […]


Homeless Solutions on August 7

Thursday August 7 – 6:30 pm – Omni Center 3274 N. Lee Ave. Here’s a really awesome place to learn what’s happening about homelessness and low income housing in Fayetteville, and other stuff related. This is a critical time to fix this huge problem because there are forces above our pay grade who want to “solve” homelessness by cruelty. Fayetteville needs to do something NOW!


Meet-up With Common Good

Tuesday July 29 – noon to 1:30 – Center for Nonprofits, McCauley Hall 1200 W. Walnut, Rogers Common Good is the new name for the IAF (Industrial Areas Foundation), that has finally taken hold of its own future and it wants to include you in the Common Good. Great group of diverse people trying to make this region what it really wants to be. Come check them out!


Jury orders Chevron to pay $745 million for costal damages

Climate Moment Jury orders Chevron to pay $745 million for costal damages A jury in Louisiana, in the U.S., has ruled that Chevron, a major oil and gas company, must pay a local government about $745 million to help restore wetlands that the jury said the energy company had harmed for decades. The verdict is likely to influence similar lawsuits filed by other parishes, or counties, in the state against other energy giants and their possible settlement negotiations. A contribution from the Reevaluation Counseling Community