Omni Center, KPSQ FM Radio, and MayDay Community Kitchen are all having birthdays in May. Wow. We are proud that Omni could be part of the mutual aid culture that blossomed as covid swept through our community last year. And Omni could only do it because Omni members and friends stepped up to help. Dozens… Continue reading MayDay CK is Infrastructure for Justice
Month: May 2021
Children in Gaza
A new stage of the Israel / Palestinian conflict Not a new story of violence against children. Photos of children in Gaza during many years of bombings. It’s horrendous and there are no words to describe this. https://news.un.org/en/story/2014/09/479592-not-single-child-untouched-recent-gaza-conflict-says-un-rights-expert A bearded old man holds a placard:“You take my water, burn my olive trees,“Destroy my house, take… Continue reading Children in Gaza
Omni Backstory you might remember
3 Anniversaries Fundraiser for MayDay Community Kitchen – link here! Last week’s post about Omni history was really fun to write. It was great sharing some of those projects we got to help along. We’ve been weaving community networks for a while now and loving almost every minute of it. I looked back in the… Continue reading Omni Backstory you might remember
Birthing Omni 20 years ago
The story’s been told before in Omni circles about how Dick Bennett and his friend Dana Copp retired in 1999 and wondered what they should do next with their passion for peace. Around somebody’s kitchen table they pondered the idea of a peace center like the old Peace Center on Dickson Street that organized protests… Continue reading Birthing Omni 20 years ago
Melanie Dietzel 2001… Peace and Justice Center: A Meeting Place for Activists
Melanie Dietzel’s article, I believe in the old Arkansas Times – March 28, 2001 Wednesday, March28: Carol Conger-Tarvin welcomes about fifty folks who have gathered in the meeting room of the Fayetteville Public Library. It is a collection of familiar faces to anyone who has been involved in peace and justice activism. Behind Tarvin hangs… Continue reading Melanie Dietzel 2001… Peace and Justice Center: A Meeting Place for Activists