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Omni Climate Change ForumSunday Nov 7 – 1:30 pm on zoom (link below)Robert’s Gap Burn and Development Project Arkansas Forest Service needs citizen inputGordon Watkins of the Buffalo River Watershed Alliance will discuss the US Forest Service’s Robert’s Gap Project.Robert’s Gap is a 40,000 acre, 60 square mile USFS tract encompassing the headwaters of not only the Buffalo National River, but also the White, Kings and Mulberry Rivers and War Eagle Creek and is adjacent to the Upper Buffalo Wilderness Area. The USFS (Forest Service) action plan includes over 70 miles of road construction, 12,000 acres of timber harvesting, over […]

AR Criminal Justice Reform CoalitionCounty Problems Need Citizen AttentionFree Community Cookout West Fork!Weds Oct 13, 6:00-8:00 pm, West Fork Riverside Park Washington County Quorum Court has made questionable decisions about how to spend your covid relief money.What does the Court majority want to do with it? > Big raises for Justices and the county lawyer (who’s chair of the WashCo Republican Party), > Pay off loans for a private subdivision in a Justice’s district, > $500,000 to design an enlarged jail and juvenile attention center, among other questionable things. Then there’s limiting public comment, cutting off JPs who are not […]

AR Criminal Justice Reform CoalitionCounty Problems Need Citizen AttentionFree Community Cookout Farmington!Weds Oct 7, 6:00-8:00 pm, Farmington City ParkWhat does the Court majority want to do with your covid money? Big raises for Justices and the county lawyer who’s chair of the WashCo Republican Party, pay off loans for a private subdivision in a Justice’s district, $250,000 to design an enlarged jail, among other questionable things. Then there’s limiting public comment, cutting off JPs who are not in the majority party by shutting down their mics, disinterest in proposals that feed or house people, and reducing budgets for youth court […]

DON’T MISS THIS!Harmonia Concert Series“Songs of Healing and Courage”Oct 7 & 13 – 6:30 pm – Omni Patio3274 No. Lee Ave, FayettevilleFirst public performance for Harmonia since covid!Greetings to you! Harmonia (7 of us) is happily inviting you to join us for an outdoor concert — Songs of Healing and Courage –at the Omni Center!    It’s been joyful to be able to sing (outdoors) together again and we are eager to share that with you.   Because we are limiting the numbers, in order to be safe and socially distanced, attendance is by reservation only.   Via — email: reply back […]

TomorrowSat Oct 2 — 3-5pmTown Square – FayettevilleThis is a call to all in NWA. From coast to coast people will participate in the Rally for Abortion Justice events led by a coalition of 100+ organizations to speak out to protect abortion access. This is an important fight that affects every single person here in NWA no matter your race, pronouns, and sexual orientation. We need YOUR VOICE!  Join our Facebook Event Site: https://fb.me/e/1ylurKGQw   RSVP to attend:  https://womensmarch.com (Select the button: “Find or host a march” and search for “Fayetteville, AR” or the “March for Reproductive Freedom” and RSVP!) Go here to register to […]

‘Solar Under the Sun’ trains installers around the world!Awesome demonstration that church people are taking climate change seriously and taking beautiful pragmatic action to help address the problemsSolar Under the Sun MinistriesPresenter Chris McRae, founder of Solar Under the Sun Almost one third of the world’s population (1.6 billion people) endure the hardship of energy poverty. This means that they have no power at all, or it is too expensive, and unreliable. To bring this many people online with fossil fuels would be a death knell to our planet. Solar under the Sun (solarunderthesun.org) has trained missioners that have installed stand alone solar […]