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Changes in a Good Direction

 in Current Events

Changes in a Good DirectionIntroducing Alex and Rachel Alex Tripodi has been a member of Omni Board of Directors for over two years now. Maybe you remember the story of how his workplace closed down when covid started and he founded MayDay Community Kitchen for his own sanity and to feed others who were struggling. At the time, Alex told us “Peace will look different in the world my generation is facing. We need to think about how we do our work differently because if my generation is going to be part of this, they’ll want to see practical results.” […]

Birthing Omni 20 Years Ago – some of the people who did it

 in Current Events

The story’s been told before 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 about the Vietnam War and subsequent social issues. Dick started an email newsletter and scheduled public talks and Dana went to visit the United Campus Ministries chaplain on Maple street and convinced him to allow them office space in their big basement. He also scrounged office furniture and an already-ancient […]

Article by Joanna Person-Michener

 in Current Events

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Fayetteville- … UUers deeply value the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part, ,which is our 7th principle. This principle calls us to environmental appreciation, stewardship and protection. Aptly this Sunday Doug Krueger will speak to us on how Every Day is Earth Day, which is a sentiment with which I’m sure most of us agree. Even so, Earth Day is traditionally celebrated on April 22nd, which first began in 1970 and is now the largest civic event world-wide, with over 1 billion people participating across more than 193 nations annually! Likewise, to […]

Kelly Holst Memorial

 in Current Events

MAY 4, 2024 at 7PM OMNI CENTER 3272 N. Lee Ave Steve Holst and Burnetta Hinterthuer invite Omni friends to share memories of Steve’s mother, Kelly at her musical memorial service. You’ll remember her from Open Mic and many other Omni events during the years she lived with Steve and Bur in Fayetteville. Come and share this time with her family to remember what she meant to us all. She was a remarkable woman who lived a full life for 95 years. It will be an Open Mic format. Songs, poems, stories and memories are all welcome. If you have […]

UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION Glimpses 2021 to 2024 April 23, 2024

 in United Nations

Compiled by Dick Bennett for a World of Peace, Justice, and Ecology A Once-in-a-Generation Moment   2024    United Nations Foundation <mailings@unfoundation.org>     This month marked a series of grim milestones for cascading crises — some persistent and others more recent. One year of brutal war in Sudan. Six months of horrific conflict in Gaza. The second straight month of escalating gang violence in Haiti. And 10 years since 276 girls were abducted by Boko Haram in Nigeria – many of whom remain in captivity today.  Amid such devastating conflicts, the world is in desperate need of urgent solutions today — and a better plan for collectively managing […]

EARTH DAY APRIL 22, 2024

 in Dick's Newsletter 2024

Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/04/omni-earth-day-april-22-2024.html ContentsTAKE ACTION FOR THE EARTH: Featured Organizations Jane Fonda for Greenpeace Rabbi Waskow for The Shalom Report Union of Concerned Scientists Google Search Additional Articles’ Way to a Better Fighting for our planet’s survival   4-20-24Jane Fonda, Greenpeace USA via uark.onmicrosoft.com  Hi, James. Jane here. I’m not only a climate activist — I’m also a cancer survivor, twice over now. I realize I’m lucky to have had amazing doctors and nurses, and grateful to live in a time in which so much progress has been made in researching this awful […]

OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #175, APRIL 22, 2024

 in Earth Day

Compiled by Dick Bennett. EARTH DAY ADAPTING INSTITUTIONS FOR THE CLIMATE EducationUnionsLawDebt This Earth Day 2024, Become an Environmental Steward and Advocate of EQUAL JUSTICE in EDUCATION  NEA EdAction edaction@mail.nea.org via uark.onmicrosoft.com           Thu, Apr 18 Hi there, As Earth Day approaches, we recognize that climate justice is at the heart of education justice.  Not only do severe weather events interrupt instruction time and destroy school buildings, but extreme temperatures can make classrooms too hot or too cold for students to learn. These effects are felt most strongly in under-resourced communities, where schools don’t have the infrastructure to withstand these increasing pressures. We know that you care […]

Botanical Garden of the Ozarks Earth Day Festival

 in Earth Day

We celebrate Earth Day each year with a family-friendly festival, complete with interactive activities, crafts, games, and live music. Guests are invited to celebrate our common home, the earth, and to commit to protecting and preserving it! Join us in our mission to enhance education and environmental awareness by celebrating Earth, our common home, and committing to its protection and preservation at our annual Earth Day Festival on Sunday, April 21, from 3 to 6 pm.  Tickets here.