Current Events
Veggie Potluck September
Weds Sept 13 — 6:30 pm — OMNI Come on back after the August break. Good food, good friends, and discussion about Native American cuisine from a new cookbook that Dick Bennett has been reading. If you have a Native dish you’d like to share it’d be welcome.
A Soldier In Our Midst: Pride for Some, Pain for Others
Saturday Sept 9 – 12:00 noon-2:00 pm Walmart Auditorium in the Shewmaker Center for Workforce Technologies, NWACC Campus, One College Drive, Bentonville WHAT DO YOU THINK? You and I have an opportunity to demonstrate to each other that we have the courage and fortitude to listen to each other – even when we have different opinions on the subject. The Confederate Soldier on the Bentonville Square is worth a healthy conversation – don’t you think? Is it really only all about “move it” or “keep it”? Can we not expand the discussion to how to best to assure respect and […]
Open Mic for Peace – Sept Kickoff Night!
Sun Sept 3 – 7:00 pm – OMNI Greetings Omni Open Mic folks, We are back in business! Sunday, September 3rd, 7:00 will be our first open mic of the season and we hope you will come and share a song or words of Peace and Justice. We will start the evening with a tribute to one of the long time friends of the Omni Open Mic. Bill Justice was included in our community CD/Songbook compilation from way back when we were just getting started. You might remember his dog song. A wonderful songwriter and a friend to many of […]
OMNI Women’s Community
Sun Aug 27- 4:00 pm – OMNI There’s a plan afoot for the Women’s Community to sponsor a visit from noted peace activist and local girl Ann Wright. We’ll talk at this meeting and come up with the plans. We’ll also nurture each other to move forward together!
Citizens Climate Lobby
Thurs Sept 7 – 7:00 pm Walton Arts Center There are plans for a special September meeting at the Walton Arts Center, you’ll want to hear about it. Artists reception for beautiful exhibit on glaciers, and CCL presentation. More info soon. We hope to see you there!
Draft Bernie Campaign Livestream
Set Sept 9 – OMNI – time TBA The National Draft Bernie campaign is exploring interest in a third party run by Bernie or other candidates. In some states local races are being planned. This event will give people information about what’s been happening with the campaign since the last election. A day-long livestream of the national event will be going on, with speakers and performers, and local discussion will continue through the day. More details will be released soon. Bi-weekly meetings are going on. Next meeting Thursday Aug 24, 6:30 at Fay Public Library.
Protest War on North Korea
Saturday August 12 – 1:00 pm Washington County Courthouse College and Dicksons Streets Arkansas Nonviolence Alliance The world’s on edge, waiting for the next shock. We’re doing all we can to make it better, but things seem hopeless sometimes. We need each other, friends. Here are some of the places and people who are feeling the same way. Come and connect.