Yearly Archives: 2022

Ballot Measures… Politics in Arkansas not getting better yet

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There are several ballot measures on the November ballot that Arkansans need to be aware of, and most are not good ones. They’re all worded to confuse us, of course. Here’s the run-down. Special Election and first of the issues on the ballot: Jail Expansion – .25% sales tax for both issues, $113,500,000.00! Jail expansion should be the LAST option for reducing the jail population, not the ONLY option. But that’s what our sheriff thinks. And the Quorum Court majority slavishly agrees.  VOTE NO. Juvenile Court – included in 25% sales tax but can be voted on separately. $28,500,000.00. This issue is […]

CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #95, OCTOBER 3, 2022 

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https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2022/10/omni-climate-memo-mondays-95-october-3.html November 15 Earth’s Population reaches 8 billion.Marcy Franck.  An Optimist’s Embrace of The Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act.President of Marshall Islands Calls for Total War on CC MARK YOUR CALENDAR: NOVEMBER 15I have reduced my study of the converging calamities mainly to war and warming, but overpopulation is never far from mind through membership in Population Connection:  “Population Connection is the national grassroots population organization that educates young people and advocates progressive action to stabilize world population at a level that can be sustained by earth’s resources.”  Its Septermber 2022 number includes half a dozen items about the catastrophe of […]

CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #94, SEPTEMBER 26, 2022.

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https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2022/09/omni-climate-memo-mondays-94-september.html Henry Fountain.   “Climate ‘tipping points’ weighed.”W. T. Whitney, Jr..  “Climate change has long prompted migration, now it may drive anti-capitalist consciousness, too.”Editors of the Monthly Review.  What should be the name of the latest epoch and age? Henry Fountain.   “Climate ‘tipping points’ weighed” (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette), Sept. 10, 2022.  Climate ‘tipping points’ weighed.   Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Sep 10, 2022.   Thresh­old for cat­a­clysmic events among find­ings in study.     Read more…      Forwarded by Pat Snyder. Failure to limit global warming to the targets set by international accords will most likely set off several climate “tipping points,” a team of scientists said Thursday, with […]

Still fighting to save Markham Hill!

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The Save Markham Hill effort is still alive! We are still trying to save the entire 300-acre intact urban forest and natural areas in the middle of Fayetteville, Arkansas. Our petition (for now) focuses on the the land formerly owned by the Pratt sisters, Evangeline Pratt Waterman Archer (144 acres) and Joy Pratt Markham (62 acres). Over 200 acres of the 300. Please keep sharing the petition,.. More info here… https://www.change.org/p/fayetteville-city-council-and-planning-commission-save-markham-hill-from-development-and-make-it-a-nature-and-wildlife-preserve/u/30719906?cs_tk=AljcrInpZOEDAL8qzGIAAXicyyvNyQEABF8BvN4Tt4xF4tm4YnU7ZULSAjE%3D&utm_campaign=3da64595012c4704b0078e38ba0865ed&utm_content=initial_v0_6_0&utm_medium=email&utm_source=petition_update&utm_term=cs Sign the petition: https://chng.it/v6GZMxfcGj

Get ready for the November election

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Get ready for the November election help you neighbors prep too! BallotReady from Ballotpedia https://www.ballotready.org/ An important issue on the ballot this year is Measure #2 – “The Supermajority Vote Requirement”. This measure was proposed and placed on the ballot by super-conservative legislators last year. They don’t like it that Arkansas has a strong method to give citizen voices in Issues like a higher minimum wage, or approval of medical marijuana, for instance. Clearly very important to regular people, but disapproved of by certain groups. You probably noticed that the legislature was very annoyed by the minimum wage measure. Remember […]

GOTV Warriors needed in Fayetteville

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What can you do to help Arkansas stand up to the right-wing challenge? There are so many issues coming up next year that will make or break our democracy. There are so many great people who stepped up to run for political office this year who need help. What we do now will have more impact than in any election of our lives. The election is right around the corner. Don’t let it catch you unprepared. Have you checked your voter registration to be sure you weren’t among the thousands of voters purged from registration lists? Do you know what […]

September Time Exchange Potluck

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September Time Exchange Potluck Tues Sept 27 – 6:30 pm – Omni Center The monthly Potluck is a place for Time Exchange people to get to know each other and explore the potentials of time banking. There’s a lot of potential to explore, too. After all, the Culture of Peace that Omni folks have worked 20 years to see could look a lot like a time bank. Neighbors helping neighbors. Building community. Defending our democracy. Standing up for what we believe together. Reaching out across boundaries of race, religion, age, culture, language, ability, and all those other walls that keep […]

UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

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UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2022/09/omni-united-nations-international-day.html Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology https://omnicenter.org/DONATE/ CELEBRATING  ARKANSAS PEACE WEEK CONTENTS UN International Day of Peace 21 September, 2022Arkansas Peace Week 2022 World Beyond War: Wear a Sky-blue Scarf UN International Day of Peace 21 September – the United Nations https://www.un.org › events › peaceday › background The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly. Two decades later, in 2001, the General Assembly unanimously …UN International Day of Peace The International Day of Peace (“Peace Day”) is observed around the […]