Current Events

This week there are some projects recalled you might remember — but maybe not. They met their goals and rode off into the sunset. But they were important at the time we did ’em. .The Peace Heroes Banquet, for instance. Remember that? Karen and Susan Idlet and a host of others helped organize them for 7 years before it was time to lay them down.Now there are new projects, and 3 are having birthdays this month. Omni is 20 years old this May. (Oh my!) KPSQ FM was born in May 5 years ago, and MayDay Community Kitchen started in […]

Invitation to HWPL’s 8th Annual Commemoration of the Declaration of World Peace Tues May 25 – 6:00-8:00 pm central time zoom link sent when you register Honorable Christopher Williams This kind invitation came from a Korean peace organization, and I’d like to share it with Omni folks who might be interested in intercultural peace contacts without needing to travel to Korea. To register, reply to Mr. Christopher Williams, whose email is above. Greetings to the family members of peace around the world! As prominent leaders for the youth in the United States we would like to cordially invite you to attend […]

The story’s been told before about how Dick Bennett and his friend Dana Copp retired in 1999 and wondered what they should do next with their passion for peace.  Around somebody’s kitchen table they pondered the idea of a peace center like the old Peace Center on Dickson Street that organized protests about the Vietnam War and subsequent social issues. Dick started an email newsletter and scheduled public talks and Dana went to visit the United Campus Ministries chaplain on Maple street and convinced him to allow them office space in their big basement. He also scrounged office furniture and an already-ancient […]

May 15 10:00 am Oaks CemeteryDedication and awards 12:30 at Fay Public Library The Washington County Community Remembrance Project will install a memorial marker in the historic Oaks cemetery to venerate the lives of three victims, Aaron, Anthony, and Randall, of racial terror lynching in Washington county in 1856. The marker unveiling will be at Oaks Cemetery on Saturday, May 15th, at 10am followed by a Dedication and Awards Ceremony from 12:30 PM- 4:00 PM at the Fayetteville Public Library. All members of the community are welcome to attend. To indicate your interest in attending, please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/FJsRQ5o4CVgbKdDW9.The Dedication and Awards […]

Fri May 7, Sat May 8 – 5:00 pmFenix Gallery, Miller Hall Mount Sequoyah May 7, Friday, 5-7pm, Fenix Arts presents “Pronouns: a Trans and Non-Binary Group Show” Opening Reception. The purpose of this show is to give one of many marginalized groups an opportunity to share their artwork as well as participate in a discussion. Being seen, being heard and possibly understood, leads to cultural inclusivity. Art educates. Art heals.  Listen to a segment about the show and panel on Ozarks at Large. Free, but limited capacity due to Covid restrictions. Info on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fenixfayettevilleart May 8, Saturday, 6-9pm Trans Panel at […]

May 2021. Omni Center will be 20 years old, but there won’t be a big party yet. But there’s lots to remember in those 20 years. Here are a few of the deep memories we share about events, activities, and projects that you may remember. Looking forward to the next 20 years beyond covid to a different world where peace, justice and a thriving earth in a world that works for all — they’re the reality we dream of today and we’re committed to for tomorrow. 21 Groups in the Deep Omni Network… read the full post here

Tuesday April 187:30 am-7:30 pm School Board is a critically important part of our lives but gets little attention. Thank you to School Board members for your dedicated work for the children of Fayetteville. The current Board president is Nika Waitsman, doing a great job. I’ll hunt up the other candidate and share her next week. Here’s more about her: www.nikaforfayetteville.com Election Day Polling Sites: Baldwin Church of Christ – 4377 Huntsville Rd – Fayetteville Central United Methodist – 6 W. Dickson – Fayetteville Covenant Church – 4511 W. Wedington Dr Fayetteville Genesis Church – 205 Martin Luther King Blv […]

At a moment when 99% of people on the planet are searching for ways to make change happen, the concept of transformational networks need to get into our everyday vocabulary Transformation is about deep changes in the nature of relationships, power, allocation of resources, values, systems… For transformation to occur, networks need to be structured to … What Network Science Reveals read the full post her