Monthly Archives: October 2023

OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #150, NOVEMBER 1,  2023

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https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/10/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-150-november.html Dick Bennett.   AIR WAR As most of you know, I am clearing my home preparing to move to a smaller, more convenient residence, at a slow pace because I can’t resist rereading books and articles (of course eventually I must start dumping boxes without looking inside!).  Like the following: Anthony Sampson.  Empires of the Sky: The Politics, Contests, and Cartels of World Airlines (Random House, 1984). “How far has air travel changed the political map of the world?  Certainly, there is not much left of the rhetoric of unification—about abolishing frontiers or creating one world—which prevailed after Blėriots first […]

OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #151, OCTOBER 30, 2023

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OMNI’s War and Warming Newsletter: OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #151, OCTOBER 30, 2023 (jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com) Andrew Glikson  “A Climate of Insanity.”Robin Boardman.  “…Solutions for Collapse.”CJR.  Covering Climate Now. AlanThornett.  The Degrowth Movement Here are selections from two assessments of our emergency. Dr Andrew Glikson “A climate of Insanity.” Originally published: Countercurrents  on September 18, 2023 (more by Countercurrents)  |  (Posted Sep 19, 2023)  Mronline.org (10-22-23). Inherent in the nature of insanity is the fact that those inflicted by it are unaware of their mental state, nor do crowds of people or for that matter political parties, and business elites, leading populations to catastrophe, from the scale of the […]

OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #149, OCTOBER 25,  2023

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OMNI’s War and Warming Newsletter: OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #149, OCTOBER 25, 2023 (jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com) Laurence Shoup.  US Wars for Empire and the Council of Foreign Relations. Convergence and Work for Peace Meehan Crist.  Beware Rising Temperatures Leading to Violence NukeWatch.  Wars Increase Warming and Risk Nuclear War Understanding Our Situation.  You Ask Yourself, How Did We Get Into So Many Wars?  Here’s one part of the puzzle. Laurence H. Shoup.  “Giving War a Chance.”  Monthly Review (May 2022).       Shoup’s review of Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict by Elbridge A. Colby offers rich revelations […]

Build Justice Not Jails

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JaiI Expansion Comes Back to Haunt Build Justice Not Jails Thursday Oct 26 – 4:00-6:00 pm – 914 N. College The Quorum Court is determined to build that jail we’ve voted down twice. Arkansas Justice Reform Coalition (AJRC) is holding an action to educate people and remind that court that they need to listen to the people. The Court is pushing hard to move forward, even though two cycles of bidding for the building have not been successful and they have not been able to get bids for all the work. Now Nabholz has signed on to act as the […]

GAZA ANTHOLOGIES # 10 October 23, 2023

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Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology. https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/10/omni-gaza-anthologies-10-october-23-2023.html (#1: 3-3-08; #2 Nov. 16, 2012; #3 Nov. 17, 2013; #4 May 31, 2014; #5 July 28, 2014; #6 August 30, 2014; #7 April 8, 2015; #8 May 13, 2021; #9, October 15, 2023). http://omnicenter.org/donate/ CONTENTS GAZA #10 Rabbi Arthur Waskow.  “Solidarity with Israel / Palestine.” AFSC and other Quaker organizations call for end to the violence.  To end violence in Palestine and Israel we must address root causes.  Abel Tomlinson. “Palestine Peace Protests: Stop the War, Stop the Genocide.” Raz Segal.  “A textbook case of genocide.” Jewish […]

OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #150, OCTOBER 23, 2023

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OMNI’s War and Warming Newsletter: OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #150, OCTOBER 23, 2023 (jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com) Tom Engelhardt.  Warming and Wars Converging.Gerardo Ceballos and Paul Ehrlich.  Extinguishing Not Only Species but Genera.Dick Bennett.  What Did We Know and What Did We Do by 2010?Erica Jung and Güney Işıkara .  “Degrowth and Ecosocialist Revolution.”  “Are We the Dinosaurs of the 21st Century?   And How Our Wars Distract Us.”  By Tom Engelhardt,  October 19, 2023.[This is one of the best summaries I have read of our predicament, as warming and wars converge upon us.  Here is Engelhardt’s conclusion.  –D]. . .…. . ..Or rather, […]

Autumn Vegan Potluck

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TOMORROW! Saturday Oct 21 – 6:30 pm – Omni Center Happy Fall, Y’all! Come out and help us celebrate the season with a delicious meal and your own good company / food.  Bring a vegan dish with enough to share for 8 servings. Please check ingredients to ensure there are no animal products (or honey) . Feel free to invite family and friends you think may be interested. Checkout this meetup with Northwest Arknsas Vegans Group   http/:meetu.ps/e/MznKy/dVNYn/i

Build community power in Northwest Arkansas

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Fri-Sat Oct 27-28 starts at 5:30 Friday St. Paul’s Episcopal, Fayetteville NO CHARGE. Meals provided. In a deep-red state, communities with a vision like Omni Centers’ need strong, cohesive bonds of trust across a lot of barriers. How can we build that kind of collaboration? NWA Community Builders has the plan. Oct 27-28 NWA Community Builders will hold trainings that can tell you the WHOLE story of how this works. It’s FREE and inspiring. You can join the diverse team willing to put this into motion. NWA Community Builders is working with IAF, who has a tested plan for uniting […]