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Tuesday’s City Council meeting will decide the fate of Fayetteville! Can Swarm Aero be stopped? Will we continue to be the caring community who’s the beacon on the hill we’ve always seen ourselves as? Or will we be dragged into the dystopian future of industrial warfare by fulfilling the wet dream s of Steve Womack and Ron Maloney? They seem to have started this whole steamroll. This is one of those moments when your voice totally matters. Please call your city council persons. You have two, listed below, and they both need to hear that you do NOT want a […]

Wednesday May13, 6pm, Fayetteville Public Library

May 2026 Schedule

Do you care if you pay for recycling that nds up in the landfill?  From July 2015 to May 2017 Fort Smith residents were charged for their curbside (single stream, mixed, all-in-on, roll-out) recycling, that went to the landfill. Citizens won their lawsuit in lower court. Read the judge’s remarks, https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/class-action-plaintiffs-awarded-745k-in-recycling-suit-against-fort-smith/ But AR Supreme court overturned the case. Therefore it is legal in Arkansas to charge for recycling that goes to the landfill if recycling and garbage are on the same line on the bill. Case: AR Supreme Court ruling, City of Fort Smith vs. Merriott 2023 AR 51 660 S.W. […]

Scot Nakagawa Apr 14, 2026 Answers about why other democracies were overtaken by authoritarian white supremists before, and how we can escape that trap forever. Quick Somebody! Start a Worker Owned Co-op! *When we win, when the authoritarian project fails, when pro-democracy forces break through and begin consolidating democracy, what kind of economy are we consolidating into?” Most of the time, we don’t ask the question. We’re too focused on the immediate work: the organizing, the resistance, the protection of what remains of democratic institutions. The economic question feels like it belongs to some future we haven’t earned yet. That […]

Fayetteville City Council – Tuesday May 19 – 5:30 pm – Fay City Hall There are hints that approval for Swarm AERO zoning is already a done deal from Fayetteville City Council. None of us are gonna be happy about that. Let’s change their minds! Flood the council with firm and well-reasoned resistance! Our input will be critical! If you’re not sure yet of what the story around these alarming issues are, check out JP Evelyn Rios Stafford’s Facebook posts about the Industrial Development Authority here: https://www.facebook.com/jpevelynriosstafford and about Swarm AERO, check attorney Anita Schnee’s Facebook here https://www.facebook.com/anita.schnee4 The Moral […]

Stay up-to-date with what’s happening on the war drone industry issue in Northwest Arkansas. It’s not finished yet, and if we want to maintain the integrity of our beautiful part of the world, we need to be ready to defend it. Washington County District 12 Justice of the Peace Evelyn Rios Stafford is following the situation closely. Follow her here: https://www.facebook.com/jpevelynriosstafford