Current Events

After 40 people testified on the critical importance of a safe and stable location where unhoused people would be permitted to camp, the city council punted yet again. But they agreed to resurrect the issue at the next meeting, where they would have feedback from the new homelessness task force that met for the first time on June 18. If you’re interested the topic will be discussed at the agenda session next Tuesday June 24 at 5:30 pm and again at the regular meeting on July 1 at city hall. An email, call or text to your Councilperson would let […]

Sat June 21, 1:00-2:30 – Good Shepherd Lutheran 2925 Old Missouri Rd, Fayetteville Register here

With the new Trump era likely to pose unprecedented challenges the message from Europe’s fragile democracies is: stay united and safeguard your institutions. Read the whole important article here:

Thursday June 5 – 6:30 pm – Omni Center One of the biggest homeless encampments in town is facing a sweep from the University next Monday. Where can 150 people go for safety? It’s a conundrum we’ve been ignoring for way too long. There needs to be real solutions offered now. Join Homeless Solutions members tomorrow at Omni to learn more and grapple with the very real crisis faced by so many people.

Healing and Longevity Ceremony Sat June 7 – 2:00 pm – Omni Center Tibetan Healing and Longevity Ceremony Saturday June 7 at Omni Center 2:00 pm. The ceremony is for individual, collective and global healing on all levels. Our world is full of regrets, loss, sorrows, fear, and global horrors. This expansive level of healing is needed right now more than ever. If there is any illness, sorrow or negativity in your world – of course there is – bring some small item that represents it, or that belonged to someone who has passed on. This should be something you can discard or destroy […]

Sunday May 25 – 5:30 pm – Omni Center Monthly Vegan :Potluck closes down for the summer while organizer Chip Ballew works his summer gigs and travels. What a lifestyle! But there’s one final potluck night for you to come by and meet some great people and try out some great food. Vegan doesn’t mean complicated. If you don’t have time to cook Sunday, bring a loaf of bread from the store, or grab a bag of tasty chips or something. Vegans don’t have to be picky. Just dedicated to healthy eating and taking care of the Earth the way […]

The Gateway Project sifted gears toward meal prep like we told y’all last month. Like all new projects it’s now figuring out its own identify. As we prepped our first meal on May 17 we noticed how many people were asking us if “EMT” meant we did medical services. That made us wonder if focusing on the project we were workiing on needed a new name, so we’ve changed to Gateway Feeds Folks. That seems crystal clear, and we feel like we’re right where we need to be. There’s a great team of people pulling together to create food for […]