Current Events

A Community Gathering and Discussion Saturday April 26 – 6:00 pm – Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2925 Old Missouri Rd Dear Friends, We’re excited to invite you to Come Together: A Community Gathering for and by the People, hosted by Friends of Palestine NWA on Friday, April 26 at 6:00 PM at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Fayetteville. This is more than just an event—it’s a space to connect, build, reflect, and imagine the future together. We’ll be sharing our 2025 strategy, inviting your questions and feedback, and creating space for powerful community dialogue. Come hear about our vision, share […]

Protest Saturday April 26 11:30-1:00 pm, Public Sidewalks around Har-Ber High School, 300 Jones Road, Springdale After a diligent search, and a town hall in his absence, Indivisible NWA has located our missing congressional representative. It turns out Rep. Steve Womack is fresh off a “fact-finding” trip to the Indo-Pacific region, because there’s nothing closer to home that needs his attention, right? Womack will be at Har-Ber High School in Springdale Saturday, April 26 from 1-3 pm for his Academy Day. He’ll be talking only to students interested in ROTC service and not to all his constituents, but we can […]

SPRING IS HERE — AND HARMONIA IS BACK — WITH A HEALING SONG CIRCLE for these challenging times. Please join us on Sunday April 13 at 3pm at the Omni Center in Fayetteville 3274 N. Lee Ave. Featuring Susanne and her harp! We will be outdoors if the weather is lovely, and indoors if it’s not. There will be a donation basket to thank Omni for hosting us Email me back if you need more information; lesliejo.51@gmail.com

Bodily autonomy is under attack in Arkansas, so mark your calendars for our upcoming Arkansans for Autonomy SolidARity Day! On Monday, April 8, advocates across the state are uniting to protect and expand bodily autonomy, including reproductive rights, gender-affirming care, and essential health care services.   This is a perfect chance to hear from powerful speakers in the movement and speak directly with your legislators. Details:  •   When: April 8 from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (Lunch will be provided) •   Where: Arkansas State Capitol, 500 Woodlane St, Little Rock, AR 72201 •   Parking: You can find metered parking along the streets of Capitol Avenue and […]

#PrayingTogether #WorkingTogether #SaferTogether Thank you to all for the swift responses last week to the call to action! Together we kept pace with the much anticipated movement on anti-immigrant bills. It was collective efforts of directly impacted, allies and champions, which resulted in the following tally as we go into legislative spring break: HB1422 about a new and different drivers license for legal immigrants: Defeated on House floor (read from the Arkansas Advocate and Univision) HB1789 prohibit municipal identifications to immigrants who can’t prove status, affecting the Little Rock and North Little Rock municipal identification programs: passed out of committee […]

March for the Dignity of Immigrant Workers MARCH 31st Gather at 1:30 PM in Murphy Park Springdale Live Music, Art, Theater Play by Workers 3:00 PM Peaceful March 1.7 miles to Luther George Park. Venceremos, an NWA worker’s rights group, is organizing this event. Vencermos’ mission is to “ensure human rights for the state’s poultry workers.” A lot of the poultry community is very vulnerable and they’re undocumented. They have concerns about what will happen now that Trump is the elected president. “This threat of deportations, this threat of discriminating more towards these communities, is something that is really concerning […]

Sunday March 30 – 5:00 pm – Washington County Courthouse The crisis for immigrants in Arkansas has started. Really bad bills targeting them – and many who are here legally – are being pushed through the legislature. A rundown of those is further down in the newsletter. It’s scary, but there is good hope. At this point many, many people in NWA have developed friendships and family ties with people from other parts of the world, and the idea that they’re being targeted like this is repugnant. If you are one of those people lucky enough to care, and ready […]