OMNI NEWSLETTER: EVENTS AND ACTIONS JULY 17, 2004 CAT JULY —SCHEDULE ON WEST CAMPUS/UPTOWN Here is the schedule for replays on CAT Ch. 18 of the West Campus/Uptown: Change vs. Stay The Same citizen-requested debate which originally aired on The Government Channel 16, June 22. It's ex-school board member and attorney Lamar Pettus representing Change (give all technical programs to NWACC for an "early college" part of a new satellite campus at West location; send up to 300 students who are struggling academically to an Alternative Learning Center, perhaps at old Youth Center where they will catch up academically before they can apply to the "early college"). Dr. Kathy McGuire-Bouwman representing Stay The Same (keep the unique blend of technical and academic classes of West which allows hands-on learners, who have failed in traditional academics, to learn academics as applied to actual career skills; use Career Academies as the stepping stone to the "early college"). All replays are on CAT Ch. 18 starting Monday, July 12 through Saturday, July 24, 1 1/2 hours: Saturday, July 17, 2PM Monday, July 19, 6PM Tuesday, July 20, 12 noon Wednesday, July 21, 2:30PM Thursday, July 21, 12 noon Friday, July 23, 5:30PM Saturday, July 24, 2PM JULY 17 AWARD WINNING LOCALLY MADE FILM "Road to Nowhere," A documentary film on displaced Palestinians, by Jeff Fletcher, a filmmaker and winner of AETN's 2003 student Film Competition and of OMNI’s Annual Award for the Best Peace and Justice Film at the Fayetteville Film Festival. Where: Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Arena . When: July 17, 2004. Time: 6 - 7:30pm. . A question & answer session will follow immediately after the film. The Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Arena is located on Garland (HWY 112) just south of I-540. JULY 19, CITY COUNCIL AND SCULL CREEK RESTORATION From the Fayetteville Natural Heritage Association: This is your opportunity to make a difference in restoring Scull Creek, a major Fayetteville waterway! The Scull Creek greenway can be underway very soon if the City Council votes to use extra funds to begin land acquisition and construction. The decision may come up as soon as this Tuesday at the Council Meeting. Please call or e-mail the council members to voice your opinion before Tuesday. the total cost will be around $3,000,000. The Fayetteville Sidewalk and Trails Committee voted to recommend a sum of $500,000. We think that the project needs $1,000,000 to make a good start. The Fayetteville Natural Heritage Association believes that the proposed Scull Creek Greenway and Trail can be one of our most valuable recreational and natural resources, due to its location along the north/south axis of the valley where Fayetteville first developed. JULY 22, PEACE POLES ROUNDTABLE CHANNEL 16, Government Channel, will host and film live a roundtable on the peace poles controversy, July 22, Thursday, 1 p.m. at CAT. Kelly and Dick will participate. VIDEO UNDERGROUND CHANGE IN DAY AND TIME The Video Undergound has changed its night and time from the 2nd and 4th Fridays at 6:30 pm to the 2nd and 4th Sundays at 7:00 pm. Along with the change of time the Video Underground has begun a new 'News Reel' series which will be shown every 4th Sunday. The News Reels are a compilation of both the month's top and less reported stories. All stories are covered concisely and with humor whenever possible. Along with the News Reel the Video Underground shows political videos in the basement of the Presbyterian and Disciples Student Center located at 902 W. Maple in Fayetteville. Video Underground's schedule of what will be showing is located at http://omni-vu-films.blogspot.com I hope you can make it Sundays. Pippin JULY 25 VIDEO UNDERGROUND JULY NEWS REEL Sunday, July 25th at 7:00 at the Omni Center for Peace, Justice and Ecology Video Underground Presents: Video Underground's July News Reel An informative and often humorous collage of the month's most important and least reported news stories culled from a variety of televised news programs from alternative media outlets to corporate sources. Run time: Approx. 40 min. The. Omni Center for Peace Justice & Ecology is located at 902 W. Maple in the basement of the Presbyterian and Disciples Student Center in Fayetteville AUGUST 8, SUNDAY, REMEMBERING VICTIMS/CELEBRATING PEACEMAKERS 59 years ago, the US dropped two atomic bombs on two Japanese cities, inaugurating nuclear terrorism and the nuclear arms race. 59 years later, each Trident submarine is armed with the equivalent of 1,000 Hiroshima bombs. Peacemakers, are we doing all we can to stop this madness? What are our priorities for a moral life? Join with our August 8 Remembrance, and let it begin a renewed commitment of time and money to eliminate nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction in ALL countries. We will march at 6 in protest of the horrendous slaughters performed and planned by some of the leaders of the world, and in celebration of the world’s nonviolent heroes who offer us alternatives. VIDEO UNDERGROUND FUNDRAISER On October 10th, 2004 the Video Underground will have a fundraiser, showing Moveon.org's top 50 'Bush In 30 Seconds' ads. Along with the show there will be a silent auction. Mark your calendars and join us for the fun. FALL FORUMS: I. CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLENCE AND WARS, II. PEACEMAKING AND PEACEMAKERS Plans are going forward for our Fall Forums and your assistance is solicited for the organizing committee and for individual forums. Here are some topics in various stages of preparation: Political Parties’ Positions; Oligarchy USA; Hidden Costs of US Capitalism: cars, meat (perhaps focus on hamburgers). Contact Dick Bennett for the complete list at this moment. A general coordinator is needed, and coordinators for individual Forums. FREE SPEECH TV ON CAT 7-17 at 5:30 a.m. FSTV presented a documentary on police violence in Miami at the conference on FTAA, news little reported by the mainstream media. Remember that CAT presents these excellent and necessary programs from 3 to 6am only by citizen request. www.freespeechtv.org And talk to CAT’s very helpful manager, Sky Blaylock. BANNERS ON 71B Prior to the U. S. invasion of Iraq, OMNI purchased 2 billboards and 2 banners in opposition (and newspaper ads). Our somewhat wind-damaged banners (one advocating nonviolence, the other denouncing killing) are being repaired by Bob Billig, and perhaps will also be installed by Bob by the end of the month. About a half-mile north or the Mall on a vacant lot to the left as you drive north. PEACE HEROES www.peaceheroes.com was started in 2001 by Peggy Sidoli to extol people who create for the future peace and justice and demonstrate courage, love, respect, compassion. The site provides quotations, bios, photos. Examples: Rachel Corrie, Julia Butterfly Hill, Mairead Maguire, Mordechai Vanunu, Craig Keilburger, et al. OMNI’S AWARDS: UUA One of the awardees of our First Annual Awards for Peace and Justice was Rev. Baird and the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Fayetteville. The MN rptd. 7-10 that the UU Assoc. at its national General Assembly called for the resignation of Attorney General John Ashcroft, the repeal of the Patriot Act, the reform of electronic voting systems, and the renewal of the federal ban on assault weapons; it opposed the proposed federal marriage amendment; and it condemned the use of torture. KUAF ANALYSIS KUAF refuses to carry Amy Goodman’s Democracy Now, but it does have "Odyssey," at 3pm on Saturdays, host Gretchen Helfrich. PEACE, JUSTICE, AND ECOLOGY MERCHANDISE Reason 8 Clothing (www.reason8.net). Northern Sun Merchandising (www.northernsun.com). Protest Works (www.protestworks.com). Bush Merch (www.bushmerech.com)