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“Native Vines of Arkansas” with Dr. Richard Abbott Sat September 4 – 1-2pm (Central Time Zone)   Join Dr. Richard Abbott, Assistant Professor of Biology and curator of the herbarium at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, for a free webinar on the native vines of Arkansas. In this presentation, Dr. Abbott will provide an overview of the most common vine species of Arkansas, as well as provide a phylogenetic overview of these species where he’ll show how they originated in all different kinds of taxonomic groups they’re found in.   Click here to join: https://craftontull.zoom.us/j/97074207020   Just a friendly reminder that […]

Michel Awad, Siraj Center for Peace <siraj-center@lists.riseup.net> Dear Peace Friends ,  We are pleased to announce the launching of the first day of the Virtual Thruhike along the Palestinian Heritage Trail , starting from today and for 20 days, each day we will publish a new virtual video along the Palestinian heritage trail ,we invite you to subscribe to our Youtube channel to receive notifications for each new video posted to enjoy the beauty and diversity along the Palestinian Heritage Trail. https://www.youtube.com/c/PalestinianHeritageTrail/videos     We invite you to watch the first day virtual video on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSMMrqNLjiM   We have been preparing to […]

One million down, two million to go.   Postcard Writers NEEDED Daily Kos <campaigns@dailykos.com> If Democrats don’t vote, we lose. It’s as simple as that. Starting now we need to get out the vote. We need your help today to keep these states blue by writing “please vote” postcards to Democratic-leaning, low-propensity voters in Virginia and New Jersey. Our goal is to write three million postcards to voters in these two states, and we are a third of the way there. Click here to order a batch of postcards from Postcards to Swing States. You will receive postcards to write handwritten […]

Great video synopsis of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation Summit “Fix the Economy Fix the Climate” Invest an hour into watching this well-done video of the summit and learn how the circular economy may be a major tool to make us and the beautiful planet real partners in rebalancing the problems we’ve created. See how much incredible work is happening in a wide range of economic and agricultural areas to rebalance the out-of-what systems driving climate change. You won’t agree with all this stuff. But it’s happening and represents Watch at your own schedule https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vykZzfogwe5G003ryqwMwT3L4LdpOaCZ/vie

Department of Peacebuilding Past and Future Twenty years ago, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (OH) introduced into Congress a bill to create a cabinet-level Department of Peace (DoP). This was exactly two months before 9-11-2001.  PEACE IS A PART OF AMERICA’S DNA from the days of George Washington, but how do we transition to a culture of peace? That is the question.  A DoP is part of the answer. Going forward, we continue to build support for the Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2021 (DoP 2021) which is sponsored by Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA).   We need your help.On this 20th anniversary of DoP legislation, we commemorate those who have remained steadfast in […]

From: Caleb Alexander-McKinzie <cralexander@ualr.edu> Date: Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 11:36 AM Subject: Re: Renters Assistance and the ARPA To: Lynn Foster <lfoster5211@gmail.com>   The eviction moratoriums are scheduled to end August 31. As soon as that happens families all over the country will move into crisis territory. The Justice in Government Project has put together an incredibly useful guide to the American Rescue Plan Act’s funding matrix. You can find it here. This guide has links to both functional and educational materials that is useful not only to tenants, but to landlords who want to help tenants with assistance and to local […]

Arkansas Peace Week!September 19-25Many events scheduled online or planned with safety in mindFayettevilleSept 21 – 7:00 pm – Faulkner Performing Arts Center UAShowing of the classic filmAll Quiet on the Western Front Scheduled in person with safety measures at this time with Live Accompaniment from the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra More details belowFull schedule and more information at the Peace Week website Arkansas Peace Week webpage Become a Peace Week Sponsor As a sponsor you will make events like Arkansas Peace Week’s Peace Fest, Youth Summit, Peace Across Faith Interfaith Meal, and 7th Street Murals possible. 2021 features an expanded program including a new  Youth […]

What could possibly go right? Rewriting the Politics of the American DreamPodcast interview with fascinating historian Heather Cox Richardson What is the potential for America to come back from this frightening knife-edge we’re poised on? We could become a full-fledged fascist state, but we get to choose which direction we’re going to go. We’ve let it go too far over the past 20 years but we can do it. Heather Cox Richardson is a historian from Maine, which she loves dearly. She has almost daily posts that reflect on her research and compare history and current events. And for the […]