OMNI EVENTS AND ACTIONS NewsletterJanuary, 2004
Send announcements to Dick Bennett, jbennet@uark.edu; 479-442-4600.

JANUARY 6, TUESDAY, 7:30 p.m. DEATH PENALTY VIGIL
The Northwest Chapter of the Arkansas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty will hold a candlelight vigil on Tuesday, January 6, 2004 at 7:30 pm to mark the scheduled executions of Charles Singleton and Karl Roberts by the State of Arkansas. The vigil will be held outside on the west side of the Washington County Courthouse at the corner of College and Dickson in Fayetteville. The event begins at 7:30 pm and the first execution is scheduled for 8 pm.

CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF MLK JANUARY 17-23
"Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Day On Not a Day Off" is the theme of the eighth annual Northwest Arkansas Dr. Martin Luther King "Days of Recommitment" celebration, Jan. 17-23. Special events will be held
throughout the community and on the campus of the University of Arkansas to highlight King's achievements and sacrifices. The public is invited to attend all programs.

JANUARY 18, SUNDAY, 2p.m., ANDREW RICE, PEACEFUL TOMORROWS
("Peaceful Tomorrows" comes from an anti-war sermon by MLKJr)
Barnes & Noble together with The Omni Center will be holding a book signing & discussion with Andrew Rice, member of "Peaceful Tomorrows" and one of the contributers to the book September 11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows: Turning Tragedy into Hope for a Better World. Peaceful Tomorrows advocates for a legal, humane, and rational response to 9.11. The group was recently nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.


CAMPUS EVENTS will include: a noon day vigil Monday, Jan. 19, at the Fulbright Peace Fountain; a lecture and reception by Ozell Sutton, director of the Community Relations Service of the U.S. Dept. of Justice, at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20 in the Union Alltel Ballroom; a film series from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21 and Jan. 23 in the Union theatre; and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. read-in from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, at various campus locations.

US TERRORISM
As King wrote and spoke often, the U.S. is the biggest terrorist nation in the world. We're the largest arms exporter. We're funding the next generation of Saddams in places like Pakistan and Uzbekistan. We ignore international treaties and laws whenever we like. No combination of world powers has been able or willing to hold this rogue state accountable for its transgressions. The only force that can is the American public itself. In 2004, we'll have the chance. The essential first steps: educating ourselves. The essential next steps: Use that knowledge, spread that knowledge, and get busy!