Facing Bias Workshop Thurs March 7 – 1:00-4:00 pm – NWA Board of Realtors, 313 Goad Springs Rd, Lowell If you missed the session on Feb 16 this is your last chance. The content is informative, moving, and well organized, You’re walk away feeling that it was time well spent. Register here:
IncARceraTed Artist, Activism and Systemic Injustice Tues Feb 26 – 6:30 pm – Reynolds Center Auditorium, UA Campus Panel and live-stream conversation with death row prisoner and artist Kenneth Reams. This series of events is focused on the arts, criminal justice, and life transformation, will engage the Northwest Arkansas community on issues of mass incarceration and criminal justice reform, capital punishment, entrepreneurship, and hope. Free and open to the public.
March 15-20At several venues around the city Annual Goddess Festival is a lovely and energetic event whose ongoing theme is rebalance between people and the earth. Events will include concerts, performances, workshops and rituals that honor the divine feminine. Check the Festival facebook page for information and schedule as it evolves. Right now you can still see some of the events from last years Festival. Goddess Festival 2019 check it out!
Sat Feb 16 – 9:00 am and 1:30 pm St. Paul’s Episcopal Church The University of Arkansas Office for Diversity and Inclusion in conjunction with many NWA community partners is sponsoring a session of implicit bias training titled “Community Facing Bias Workshop.” This session will take place on Saturday, February 16 at St Paul’s Episcopal Church. The workshop is free and open to the public. Please register for the workshop here, and share it with interested friends: Facing Bias Workshop We are working on arrangements for advanced workshops with Glenn Harris from Race Forward probably in April. Let me know […]
NAACP Founders Day Celebration!Monday Feb 11 – 7:00 pm – ALLPS School of Innovation Workshop: Healing From The Hurts of Racism Sat Feb 9 – 9:00 am – 3061 N. Elizabeth, Fayetteville “Free Men” Movie Screening Fri Feb 15 – 7:00 pm – Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Story of Kenneth Reams, a prisoner in Arkansas. Here’s a trailer African American Youth Book Program Sat Feb 16 – 11:00 am – Barnes & Noble in Rogers Gallery Talk of African American Art Sat Feb 23 – 1:00 – Crystal Bridges IncARceraTed: Art Transforming Lives Tues Feb 26 – 7:00 […]
BIG OPPORTUNITY! Racial Equity Workshop Coming Sat Feb 16 – 9:00 am and 1:30 pm St. Paul’s Episcopal Church A powerful Racial Equity workshop is scheduled for Saturday February 16, 2019. This is a three hour workshop that will be held at 9am and repeated at 1:30. Come to either the morning OR the afternoon. Detailed description is below and attached. Please distribute to everyone in your group. Sponsored by a collaboration with UA Office of Diversity and Inclusion, OMNI Center, and a wide array of local groups determined to see fairness and care in our communities. It will be […]
Portals of Peace – On-screen Portrayals of War Grave of the Fireflies Tuesday Feb 12 – 7:00 pm – OMNI Center Graphic portrayal of the firebombing of Tokyo in WWII, captured beautifully in anime and tearing at the heartstrings. This series is becoming more appealing by the month. Don’t miss it.
State of Public Education Town Hall Meeting Sat Feb 9 – 1-3 pm – Jones Center for Families 9922 E. Emma, Springdale Working to engage all public education stakeholders to improve educational opportunities and outcomes in Arkansas. We are striving for an education system that guarantees each child an equitable and excellent opportunity to learn. Come to this Town Hall meeting and join us in our mission. More information: Carol Widder 479-521-7507 / carolwidder@yahoo.com
