Current Events

By Ann Mesrobian Earlier this year, the Black Lives Matters movement inspired leaders in Fort Smith to strip the name of Albert Pike, a confederate general and a vociferous white supremacist, from an elementary school and a major N-S arterial. We had a Pike Street here in Fayetteville too, and Ann Mesrobian, who resides on the one-block-long street decided it was time to follow Fort Smith’s example. She proposed to the City of Fayetteville that Pike Street be renamed. After choosing Gecko Lane from a list of pre-approved street names provided by Fayetteville’s GIS department, she gathered signatures of support from her […]

Saying bye to the years of D.Trump and pandemics. This blog is about how Omni folks and their friends can work together to make it through any dark days ahead. We’re looking for the other side of the rainbow and won’t be stopping until we get there. This week is a fantasy tale for the new year, of a world where little boys grow up to save the world by making it more mysteriously beautiful and welcoming. It’d be great if it inspires your own fantasy stories. Read PeaceWeaver post here

Sat. January 26 – noon – zoom link upon requestDr. Matt Evans at mevans8@nwacc.edu for Zoom information Dr. King is celebrated as an icon of civil disobedience and the idea of good protest in American political culture. How does the reality of King’s evolving reflections on the philosophy and strategy of nonviolent direct action compare to the myth that has come to surround it? Alexander Livingston’s lecture examines King’s contemporary legacy for contemporary protest politics from two competing perspectives: its ideological deployment by conservatives and liberals to delimit the boundaries of appropriate protest, and the evolution of King’s own thinking  LECTURER: Dr. Alexander […]

The rich, primal content of a music that can lead us through this dark night of the soul into a new time when peace shall rule the planet. I trust the 5th Dimension on that. Thankfully there are also other movements alive in the universe. http://peaceweavers.omnicenter.org/the-darkest-hour-before-dawn-principle/

After four years of crazy we finally come back to the moment of reality where we have to think about climate change again. If the Trump years were an attempt to hide from it we’re done with that.  So here we are. At that crossroads again. Where how we live is killing us and our planet home. Where is the spot with the leverage to change this dynamic? Since both political parties and the oligarch collective will be trying to salvage their reputations after the recent fiasco there will be openings where grassroots voices can push for a bit of wisdom where only […]

Community Fundraiser for Yvonne Richardson CenterDrive-In Holiday BingoSat Dec 5 – 11:00 am-1:00 pm Hello!My name is Emilie Stagoski. I am the Program Coordinator at the Yvonne Richardson Community Center in Fayetteville, AR. I am writing you in hopes you will share the following opportunity with those your organization serves. The attached flyer highlights the YRCC’s Drive-In Holiday Bingo Event.   Drive-In Holiday Bingo Honk, Honk! This event is a winner! And benefit the great work of Yvonne Richardson Center from your car! Join us for Drive-In Holiday Bingo on December 5th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Adults 18 […]

Here are two special resources that, if you haven’t found them already, you’ll be delighted to get to know them. The world is desperate for new solutions to the problems we’re creating for ourselves. But there are wise people who are on it. Some are Arkansas folks. Find out more at the PeaceWeaver Blog!

Sunday Dec 6 – 7:00 pm – link belowIt’ll be something warm and lovely for the holiday. Here’s how to find your way to the cozy corner where Open Mic will be happening…REPAIRED INSTRUCTIONS FORGOOD SOUND ON ZOOM BELOWGreeting Open Mic family, What a long strange trip its been. We miss you! Hope everyone is hanging in there. There is little doubt that music is good medicine for these crazy times. Summer is coming to an end and before we know it, it will be time for Omni’s Open Mic to start back up for the first Sunday in September.  That will be Sunday, December […]