Current Events

March 7, 2021 – 1:30pmlolly tindol, Coordinator Come join our virtual Climate Change Forum for March 7, 2021. Terry Tremwell, PhD, MBA, will present Michael Mann’s new book, The New Climate Wars. published January 2021. We will meet virtually at 1:30pm. The link will follow. Go to OMNICenter.org for more info on the zoom link. The OMNI Newsletter published closest to the presentation date will also have the link. Presenter Terry Tremwell says:   “In the tradition of his The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars (2012), Dr. Michael Mann published a book in January 2021 called, The New Climate War. In the […]

Feb 23 – 12:30 pm – corner of MLK and Razorback Road Stop the University of Arkansas Nuclear Weapons Program3 Monthly ProtestsAbel Tomlinson <abeltomlinson@gmail.com> Dear friends,   Our local Campaign to Stop the University of Arkansas Nuclear Weapons Program is off to a great start! We had great media coverage of our last event from KNWA News and UATV, as well as in-depth interviews on KPSQ and KUAF/NPR radio (links unavailable right now). Our campaign efforts were also published in great detail in the international journal Covert Action Magazine. Our next plan of action is three monthly Peace Protests Calling for the U of A to […]

For years the Southern Poverty Law Center has been publishing a great magazine – Teach Tolerance. It’s a wonderful resource for classroom and community educators on diversity, equity and inclusion. It’s full of stories, tools and ideas. This year they have a new Executive Director and a new name for the magazine…. “Learning for Justice.”   If the publication is new to you this cool short video will give you some background.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK1unWq4QSQ&feature=youtu.be

Black Action Collective Information and Events for 2021 Theme for 2021 Black History Month: Celebrating Humanity Through the Lens of Blackness: I am My Ancestor’s Dream See NWA Calendar for several BHMo community events https://bacnwa.org/events   February 27, 7 pm Leading with Excellence Banquet is virtual. There is no charge to attend. Please save the date and watch for registration details by email.  Please note in the Leading with Excellence awards flyer that BBC is one of two allies being honored. There are two ways to offer financial support: 1. Sponsorship Invitation: We are requesting your Individual and/or Organizational sponsorships to support the events of Black History Month. The contributions are […]

This is where I was last night after the Quorum Court meeting. If you want to know what evil looks like, let comfy people demonstrate how much they’d love to cling to $4.5 million dollars. That’s what our court is doing right now. Read the full post here Distressed Beyond Measure at PeaceWeavers Blog

From Abel Tomlinson Dear Friends,Our Nuclear Bomb Ban Celebration & Protest of U of A Participation in Building Nuclear Weapons event went great! A huge Thank You goes out to everyone that showed up in the cold weather! And we were not alone, as at least 158 other groups all over the world, on every continent, rose up to celebrate this historic milestone! Nuclear weapons are now officially illegal under international law! Here is a Facebook livestream video of the speeches and music from the event, and here are 14 photos from our event, and look close at this last picture […]

For years the Southern Poverty Law Center has been publishing a great magazine – Teach Tolerance. It’s a wonderful resource for classroom and community educators on diversity, equity and inclusion. It’s full of stories, tools and ideas. This year they have a new Executive Director and a new name for the magazine…. “Learning for Justice.” If the publication is new to you this cool short video will give you some background.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK1unWq4QSQ&feature=youtu.be

Sun Feb 7 – 7:00 pm – Zoom link below Greetings Open Mic Folks, The first Sunday in Feb is the 7th! We will be zooming again…thanks to our zoom host Walter Schmidt. A whole new brave world is in front of us. Maybe we could have songs/poems about CHANGE, DIVERSITY, MOVING FORWARD and so forth..and of course..PEACE, JUSTICE & ECOLOGY!Hope you can join us…it is always so great to connect with our OMNI family.We’ll be there for sure!Donna and Kelly Here is the link- To join the Zoom Meeting follow this link:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86770299990?pwd=TGYvNVJUMmEyRDZTY0hIc3BhQXNSQT09 Meeting ID: 867 7029 9990Passcode: 218423