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Solar Panels for OMNI Center

 in Community / Ecology

Change of Date Saturday August 26 – 5:00-7:00 pm – OMNI Center OMNI wants to walk its talk, and you can help. We want to do our part to save ourselves from climate change. Less fossil fuel use is really important, and renewable energy systems are critical. In some parts of the country solar panels are on every roof. But not in Arkansas! Northwest Arkansas should be leading the way on this. Come learn about the solar roof project. Who’s doing it? What will happen? When will it happen? Why now? Enviro engineer Terry Temwell and other experts will be […]

Draft Bernie Campaign Livestream

 in Community / Current Events

Set Sept 9 – OMNI – time TBA The National Draft Bernie campaign is exploring interest in a third party run by Bernie or other candidates. In some states local races are being planned. This event will give people information about what’s been happening with the campaign since the last election. A day-long livestream of the national event will be going on, with speakers and performers, and local discussion will continue through the day. More details will be released soon. Bi-weekly meetings are going on. Next meeting Thursday Aug 24, 6:30 at Fay Public Library.

Inspire 365: A Journey Through the Black Experience

 in Community / Justice

Tuesday Aug 15 – 7:00 pm at OMNI Led by Raven Cook Continuing classes every Tuesday into November. Every one unique and interesting. Inspire 365: A Journey through the Black Experience seeks to offer hope and inspiration by introducing audiences to the men and women who persevered through all obstacles to lay the foundation for generations to come. The program is designed to not only offer hope but to empower all people through understanding the importance of studying History. The program will explore such critical historical areas as: the abolitionist movement, Reconstruction and the development of Black self determination rhetoric, […]

Protest War on North Korea

 in Community / Current Events / Peace

Saturday August 12 – 1:00 pm Washington County Courthouse College and Dicksons Streets Arkansas Nonviolence Alliance The world’s on edge, waiting for the next shock. We’re doing all we can to make it better, but things seem hopeless sometimes. We need each other, friends. Here are some of the places and people who are feeling the same way. Come and connect.

Jay Barth Event at Clinton House

 in Community / Current Events

Jay Barth Event at Clinton House Sunday Aug 16 — 6:00-8:00 pm — Clinton House Museum, 930 W. Clinton Dr., Fayetteville “The Future of Arkansas Politics” – speaker Dr. Jay Barth This event is free and open to the public. After a period of dramatic transformation in partisan politics and governmental institutions in Arkansas, it’s time to think about the dynamics that will shape politics and government in the Natural State in the generation ahead. In this wide-ranging talk, Barth will overview his analysis of the “new normal” and additional changes to come in Arkansas’s politics. Jay Barth is M.E. […]