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To hold in the heart When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be, I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds. I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light. For a time I rest in […]

Gladys Tiffany, Director Omni Center for Peace Justice & Ecology It’s been quieter lately. The renters are scattered and still struggling to find their place out there in the monitized world. The couple with health problems has found a permanent apartment in Elkins and needed another $100 to cover it. Thanks to you Omni folks and friends it was available. The veteran is more or less settled in an apartment, and the two who are still staying with him are negotiating with his landlord to get another apartment that’s supposed to come open in February. That should be permanent. The […]

Friends of Palestine Screening “Boycott” Documentary Thursday Jan 30 – 6:00 pmOmni Center – 3274 N. Lee Ave Fay This documentary is about Arkansas. Do you recognize any of the dudes in that photo? When a news publisher in Arkansas, an attorney in Arizona, and a speech therapist in Texas are told they must choose between their jobs and their political beliefs, they launch legal battles that expose an attack on freedom of speech across 33 states in America. Boycott traces the impact of state legislation designed to penalize individuals and companies that choose to boycott Israel due to its […]

Saturday Jan 18 – 11:00 am – 2:00 pm *Sponsored by LOUDwomen & The People’s March. Contact: annadean13@gmail.com if you would like to help organize! Benton County Courthouse, 106 Southeast A Street, Bentonville Our purpose is to protest the proposed agenda of the incoming administration. We will have guest speakers, march, and RESIST.  Let’s make it count in Arkansas! Contact: annadean13@gmail.com if you would like to help organize! https://map.peoplesmarch.com/events/women-s-march-bentonville-arkansas

Carbon emissions of richest 1% increase hunger, poverty, deaths  Research by Oxfam found that the world’s 50 richest billionaires produce on average more carbon emissions in under three hours than the average British person does in their entire lifetime. Their analysis also shows that the past three decades of consumption emissions of this wealthy group have caused global economic output to fall by $2.9tn and crop losses equivalent to the caloric needs of 14.5 million people a year. The wealthiest 1% – who tend to live climate-insulated, air-conditioned lives, mostly in the Global North – produce as much carbon pollution […]

Weds January 23 – 5:30 pm – City Hall Room 326 First meeting after the new mayor comes onboard. What new thinking might be in store that’s different than before? If you’ve never attended these meetings, start the new year strong by observing citizen participation in action. The Task Force members are starting to get their feet solidly on the ground after several months of research. Now is the time they most need public input, especially about low-income housing and homelessness. What would you ask them to prioritize? A good Housing and Homelessness Coordinator to bring some expertise to this […]

Saturday Jan 18 – 1:00 pm – Omni Center, 3274 N. Lee Ave. Renters in Northwest Arkansas are meeting tomorrow – Saturday January 18 – to talk about their concerns – which are many. Any Omni folks who are renting will find the discussions very relevant to their experience. Discussions are ALWAYS lively learning experiences. If you don’t rent but support rights and well-being for renters of course you’ll find it interesting too.