Yearly Archives: 2021

Revision to the revision: Revolutionary PowerSunday June 6 – 1:30 pm – zoom link belowShelley Buonaiuto will present on Revolutionary Power by Shalanda Baker, the new Deputy Director of Energy Justice at the DOE.    Revolutionary Power is a playbook for energy transformation complete with a step-by-step analysis of the key energy policy areas that are ripe for intervention. Baker tells the stories of those who have been left behind in our current system and those who are working to be architects of a more just system.      Zoom link: Climate Change Forum Time: Jun 6, 2021 01:30 PM Central […]

Sunday June 6 – 7:00 pm – at Omni Center FINAL SET FOR THIS SEASON! Special outdoor June event (weather permitting)on the new outdoor patio! Bring your lawn chairs for comfort! Assuming that the weather is good, we are going to have open mic in person! This Sunday, June 6 at 7:00 pm. We want to celebrate our new brick patio and patio door at Omni. I believe most all of us are vaxed now but even so, we will have plenty of room to be at a safe distance. We so appreciate everyone sticking with us as we hobbled along on zoom for the […]

Climate Change Forum revised programLast minute change. Revolutionary Power coming later Sunday June 6 – 1:30 pm – zoom link below   Doughnut Economics: How To Think Like a 21st Century Economist By Kate Raworth   There’s no doubt anymore that our economic system is a major driver of our environmental catastrophes. But if we toss capitalism, what’s the alternative? Economist Kate Raworth started asking herself that question in economics school, and as the 2008 crash was roliing across the globe she put the pieces together in the shape of a doughnut. Where is the safe and just space for humanity, between spiraling environmental troubles […]

3 Anniversaries Fundraiser will be even better if you can share MayDay Community Kitchen is one year old, and we’re celebrating by sending them love! There are 3 Anniversaries this month for Omni Center (20 years old), KPSQ FM Community Radio (5 years old), and MayDay Community Kitchen (1!) 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 of Omni folks show up to deliver food every day, and so […]

3 Anniversaries this month for Omni Center (20 years old), KPSQ FM Community Radio (5 years old), and MayDay Community Kitchen (1!) Please donate to help MayDay feed people right here at home! For our birthdays, we invite you to donate on behalf of all of us, to benefit MayDay Kitchen, who’s the one needing money now. Click on the photo above to find the donation page, and you’ll learn more.Donate to MayDay Community Kitchen here!

Fri May 14 – noon protestWashington County Courthouse College and Dickson   Dear Friends, Tomorrow (May 14th) at noon in front of the Washington County Courthouse, We are holding a peace protest of the ongoing U.S.-backed Israeli bombing of residential buildings in Gaza, which have already killed 69 Palestinians, including 17 children and eight women as of early Thursday. More than 390 other Palestinians have been wounded. Seven Israelis have been killed.   We are also calling for a Stop to the violent U.S.-backed apartheid occupation and land theft from Palestinians, which is the true source of the conflict.   In terms […]

This week there are some projects recalled you might remember — but maybe not. They met their goals and rode off into the sunset. But they were important at the time we did ’em. .The Peace Heroes Banquet, for instance. Remember that? Karen and Susan Idlet and a host of others helped organize them for 7 years before it was time to lay them down.Now there are new projects, and 3 are having birthdays this month. Omni is 20 years old this May. (Oh my!) KPSQ FM was born in May 5 years ago, and MayDay Community Kitchen started in […]

Invitation to HWPL’s 8th Annual Commemoration of the Declaration of World Peace Tues May 25 – 6:00-8:00 pm central time zoom link sent when you register Honorable Christopher Williams This kind invitation came from a Korean peace organization, and I’d like to share it with Omni folks who might be interested in intercultural peace contacts without needing to travel to Korea. To register, reply to Mr. Christopher Williams, whose email is above. Greetings to the family members of peace around the world! As prominent leaders for the youth in the United States we would like to cordially invite you to attend […]