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OMNI NEWSLETTER: EVENTS AND ACTIONS MARCH 29 OMNI CENTER FOR PEACE, JUSTICE, AND ECOLOGY Corner of Maple and Storer in Fayetteville in Presbyterian and Disciples Student Center OMNI contact Dick Bennett (omni@uark.edu, 442-4600)(website: www.omnicenter.org) Changing Society for a Culture of Peace. Peace is not the absence of war; peace is the active presence of justice and compassion. U. S. Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121. RELIGIOUS PEACE TRADITIONS FORUM ON CAT Religious Peace Traditions: A Heroes Symposium 3/29/04 Mon 2:00 pm 18 MARCH 20 MARCH AND RALLY ON CAT: One Year Anniversary of Iraq War 3/30/04 Tue 10:00 18 Reminder: MARCH 29 On Monday evening, March 29, at 7:30 PM, there will be a public lecture: "Israel: The Quest for Peace" by Dana Kursh, the vice-consul of Israel from the Houston consulate. The talk will be in the new auditorium in the John Tyson Center for Poultry Science, also known as POSC Room 211. Reminder: MARCH 30, TUESDAY, COMMEMORATION OF VICTIMS OF HYDROGEN BOMB TESTS IN MARSHALL ISLANDS Sponsored by NWA Marshallese community and OMNI, at OMNI 6p.m., Sanctuary of United Campus Ministry on Maple St. in Fayetteville, followed by potluck dinner. Rev. Libby Lizzaraga, Rev. Rhett Baird, and Marshallese pastors will officiate. Kelly Mulhollan, MC. There will also be dances and songs from the Marshall Islands. While under U.S. Trusteeship, the U. S. bombed (called "testing") the Marshall Islands 57 times, spreading radioactivity, causing the deaths of some, and creating many refugees. APRIL 2, 3:00, LIFE AND LEGACY OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD Sponsored by Al-Islam (The Peace) Students Association http://comp.uark.edu/~al-islam Co-Sponsors: OMNI Center, Muslim Students Association, Multicultural Center, and Center for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies. Union Theater, Arkansas Union, UAF Program 3:00 pm Recitation of the Qur'an and its English rendering 3:05 pm Invocation of Salawat on the Holy Prophet 3:10 pm Introduction of AISA and the Master of Ceremony 3:12 pm Introduction of the Seminar and Panel Members: Mr. Hashim Ghori, Little Rock, Dr. Aicha Elshabini, Fac. Adv., Muslim Students Association, Fayetteville, Mr. Mubasher Ahmad, Islamic Missionary, Chicago 3:15 pm Muhammad- Paragon of Patience- Mr. Hashim Ghori, Little Rock 3:30 pm Muhammad- Mercy to Mankind- Dr. Aicha Elshabini, Fac. Adv., Muslim Students 3:45 pm Muhammad- Prince of Peace- Mr. Mubasher Ahmad, Islamic Missionary, Chicago Followed by refreshments in the Lobby Hashim Ghori of Little Rock will talk on Muhammad-A Paragon of Patience. In this he will show how he taught patience and non-violence as a response to extreme violence committed against early Muslims by their opponents. Aicha Elshabini of Fayetteville will talk about Prophet Muhammad as a Mercy to Mankind. In this presentation she will highlight Prophet Muhammad’s conduct and teachings regarding the downtrodden and the week whose rights have been traditionally been trampled on. This includes poor and oppressed sections of society, women, as well as other creatures including animals. Mubasher Ahmad of Chicago will talk on Prophet Muhammad as Prince of Peace. He will highlight from the Prophets life and teachings how he strove to establish peace in a very violent culture that existed everywhere at the time of his ministry. APRIL 8, Thursday, 6:30 to 9-30 p.m., Botanical Garden Fundraiser UARK Bowl, 644 W. Dickson Jon Barrios Trio, Silent Auction, Cash Bar APRIL 9, FRIDAY, LISA BURKS Lisa Burks, who is running against U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln in the Democratic primary, will be in Fayetteville to speak on April 9th at the Ozark Mountain Smokehouse (on Dickson Street), at 6:00 p.m. There will be food and a band. Find out more about Lisa Burks at http://burks4ussenate.com PBS IN APRIL The first week: April 1, 8 pm, Frontline "Ghosts of Rwanda"; April 2, 9 pm, "NOW with Bill Moyers"; April 5, 8 pm, "Meltdown at Three Mile Island"; April 6, 9 pm, "Every Child Is Born a Poet" (creative expression to overcome poverty, racism, violence). OMNI SPRINGFEST FOLK STATE April 24 Celebrating the American tradition of political and social change through music. April 24, 10 AM to 6 PM in the Rose Garden of the Walton Arts Center. 10:00 to 10:30 Steve and the Recliners POSTER-MAP OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION USA Check out our beautifully designed 36"x24" poster-map ("A Threat to Peace") at www.terrormap.org and get the scoop on where biological, chemical and nuclear weapons are researched, produced and stored in this country along with a number of other key military and corporate facilities that gird our nation's permanent war economy. You can make individual or bulk purchases. We're now offering the poster to grassroots peace groups for $5 each if they purchase 5-9 copies and $4 each if they purchase 10 or more copies. We look forward to hearing from you. Will a volunteer follow this up? MAY 9 MOTHER’S DAY COMMITTEE OMNI will sponsor a Mother’s Day Luncheon to Honor Julia Ward Howe’s creation of Mother’s Day originally for Peace. Contact Mary Coll or Dick Bennett if you wish to help in the planning or if you will attend |