Omni Statement on War in Israel / Gaza
OMNI unequivocally stands with our Jewish and Muslim community members and neighbors, and vows to be a space of refuge for all. We stand against bias in our community and condemn those who wish to stereotype others and perpetuate hate/violence.
OMNI unequivocally stands against Hamas and all those who enrich and support them. The slaughter of human beings is never a move towards justice and Hamas is a danger to both the Israeli and Palestinian people. We understand that people are not their government.
OMNI unequivocally stands with the Palestinian people and all oppressed people around the globe. There is no justification for the bombardment of innocent people’s homes nor the breaking of international law. There is no justification for dehumanizing people.
OMNI unequivocally stands against illegal Israeli settlements in the West bank, state sanctioned violence, and the creation of enforced borders. We believe that no human should control another, that governments cannot own the earth, and that state violence doesn’t create safety.
OMNI unequivocally stands in support of peace and against war and violence. We agree with MLK that, “True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.”
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OMNI calls for the release of all Hostages held by Hamas, the release of all nonviolent political prisoners held by the Israeli state, an immediate ceasefire, and a return of gas, water, internet, electricity, medical care, and international aid to Gazan civilians.
OMNI calls on you as Omni members to have respectful conversations with your friends and family and to call your representatives both local and national, to demand a ceasefire.
To find your representatives information go to: https://www.commoncause.org/find-your-representative/
For a script and automated phone call download the app “5 calls”
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If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this statement or any related issues please feel free to reach out to an Omni Board member at: omni@omnicenter.org
For more information about this conflict:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/podcasts/the-daily/israel-palestine-1948.html (Transcript attached)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/18/israel-gaza-hamas-palestinians
https://www.un.org/unispal/document/israeli-crimes-against-humanity-in-gaza-letter-from-palestine/
OMNI HAPPENINGS
Public Survey for NWA plan to reduce GHG emissions and increase carbon sinks
Please forward this to anyone in your network that you think might be interested. The survey is at the Public Survey link. It’s pretty simple. And please take advantage of the IDEA BOX below it….
Friends of Palestine Benefit Concert
Sunday – Nov 3 – 4:30 pm – Arsega’s in the Mill District Benefit Concert on Sunday, November 3rd from 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. featuring performances by local artists Rain Rues, Jude Brothers, and Avery…
Homeless Solutions Invites You
Thursday Nov. 7 – 6:30 pm – Omni Center Things are getting exciting for Homeless Solutions folks. SEVERAL of us attended the Housing Crisis Task Force in October and heard from presenters and Task Force…
Autumn Vegan Potluck
Sunday Oct 27 – 6:30 pm – Omni Center First vegan potluck of this fall season. Not just for vegans though. Anyone who’d like to know more about a plant-based diet is welcome to attend….
It’s VOTING TIME!
My voting recommendations/information, 2024! From Omni friend Leslie Oelsner Sat, Oct 19 2024 at 2:20 PM From Leslie: My voting recommendations/information, 2024! Many people have seen this informative post from Leslie Oelsner, and been appreciative of…
Get Ready for Early Voting!
Bridge the gap between registering to vote and casting your ballot. Are you ready to cast your vote this election? Here’s some information to get you there. Make your voice heard from the local to…
New zoning laws hustled through
The County Services Committee did NOT approve sending the zoning ordinance to the full Court this month. Yay! We aren’t finished with this issue yet though. Washington County Judge Patrick Deakin has decided to push…
Helping build a future for the next generation of peace people … It’s for all of us
Greetings Peace People out there
To build a future, Omni suggests that Fayetteville build a timebank. In fact it’s already under construction. It’s a good vehicle for creating connection and cohesion, and helping communities get themselves through hard times.
This is Fayetteville. Connected and cohesive is what we want to be, because
we’re all in this together. We have history to build on that will let us do that
when other communities find it a far stretch. One lesson of covid might be that we’ve been shown where healing needs to happen, so we can go there to heal.
Here lies the work of peace.
hOurWorld.org—An internati onal network of neighbors helping neighbors. https://hourworld.org/
Timebank.org—Building the timebanking movement https://timebanks.org/
What is a timebank?
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Time-Based Currency
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time –
based_currency
Timebanking: An Idea Whose Time Has Come – Yes Magazine 2011
About the time of the Occupy Movement, and during the post-2008 economic crash time-banks got some good press. Cooperative currencies like time dollars are especially helpful during hard economic times. Thankfully, the economy is strong now, but no one expects that to last forever.
https://www.yesmagazine.org/
economy/2011/11/18/time -banking-an-idea-whose-ti me -has-come
NPR 2011 Beyond Barter: Banking on Connections
https://www.npr.org/2011/07/19/138510242/beyond-bartering-banking-oncommunity-connections
The Timebank Solution – Stanford Social Innovation Review 2015. Interview with Time-banks founder Edgar Cahn and Christine Gray
https://ssir.org/arti cles/entry/
the_ti me_bank_solution
OMNI CARES
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