Yearly Archives: 2023

Open Mic for February is different

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Open Mic February Sunday Feb 5 – 7:00 pm – Omni Maybe this is a covid thing. February is usually a Black History Month, or a Valentine Hearts thing. This year the idea that comes to the mind of Donna Mulhollan (that major source of cultural inspiration around here) is about death, or “crossing over”. There’ve been several of those in Omni already this year I sorry to say. In the wake of covid we need some new thinking about that, and art, music and culture have things to say that can nurture new understanding and deeper care about such […]

SOVIET/RUSSOPHOBIA ANTHOLOGY #1, February 2, 2023.

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COLLECTED BY DICK BENNETT FOR A CULTURE OF PEACE, JUSTICE, AND ECOLOGY The history of US anticommunism has been voluminously reported;  the following selection has been randomly collected. CONTENTS Books (I have ask UAF’s Mullins Library to order them) Dominic Basulto. Russophobia : How Western Media Turns Russia Into the Enemy.  2015.    Dan Kovalik.  The Plot to Scapegoat Russia: How the CIA and the Deep State Have Conspired to Vilify Putin.   2017. Guy Mettan.  From the Great Religious Schism to Anti-Putin Hysteria.  2017.   Articles Anti-Russian sentiment. Wikipedia Russia Hating.  The Nation. Biden Administration’s National Security Strategy.  The Editors.  Monthly […]

OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAY, #111, FEBRUARY 1, 2023

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 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/01/omni-war-watch-wednesday-111-february-1.html  INTERNATIONAL PEOPLE’S TRIBUNAL ON US IMPERIALISMCampaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common SecurityPeace & Planet News VETERANS FOR PEACE: Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons; Golden Rule anti-nuclear sailboat, LAUNCH OF THE INTERNATIONAL PEOPLE’S TRIBUNAL ON US IMPERIALISM By The People’s Forum,   YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/c6Ahi8Jo5nw   January 29, 2023.    Resistance Report: ·       https://popularresistance.org/launch-of-the-international-peoples-tribunal-on-us-imperialism/ After two years of dedication, we are excited to officially announce the launch of the International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades, and Economic Coercive Measures. This project is a first-ever international effort to build systems of accountability—rooted in global cross-movement solidarity—both within and outside of the […]

KPSQ – Omni’s FM Radio Station 1st On Air Fundraiser

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KPSQ is the FM radio station licensed to the Omni Center. From Thursday February 2nd through Sunday February 5th, KPSQ will be broadcasting its first On Air Fundraiser. On KPSQ you will hear content that you won’t get anywhere else in the media or on the radio dial in Northwest Arkansas. Progressive news and current events, culture, and science. Shows covering climate, social justice, women and LGBTQ+ issues. And a vast eclectic variety of music including blues, jazz, world, Latin, folk, rock, reggae, hip hop and rap, with some shows having special emphases such as women and indigenous artists.  Just […]

OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #111, January 23, 2023

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Acting Against Climate ChangeSolnit and Lutunatabua, eds.   Not Too Late: Changing the  Climate Story from Despair to Possibility.  Public Citizen: Controlling Anti-Social, Sociopathic Policies of Big BanksWorking for Responsible CompaniesClimate and Capitalism Magazine: Ecosocialism or Barbarism  Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua, eds.   Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility.  Haymarket  (April 4, 2023).   Publisher’s description.  See all formats and editions   Audiobook  $0.00Free with your Audible trial   Paperback  $16.95   1 New from $16.95   Pre-order Price Guarantee. Details An energizing case for hope about the climate, from Rebecca Solnit (“the voice of the resistance”—New York Times), climate activist Thelma Young Lutunatabua, and a chorus of […]

WAR WATCH WEDNESDAY, #109, JANUARY 18, 2023

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https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/01/omni-war-watch-wednesday-109-january-18.html #106 rejected US bellicose militarism. #107 advocated empathy and stewardship. #108 warned of nuclear holocaust. All of these messages are finally appeals to block war, named in the UN Charter as the worst crime against humanity.   But some people must experience the terrible cruelty and destruction of war, either directly or by reading about or viewing them, before they will act.  That is why combat veterans are among the most persuasive opponents of war.   Dalton Trumbo attempted to provide that experience in his novel, Johnny Got His Gun KNOWLEDGE OF WAR’S CONSEQUENCES, ENDING WAR Johnny Got His Gun by […]

CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #110, January 16, 2023

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https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/01/omni-climate-memo-mondays-110-january.html   Andreas Malm.   Fighting in a World on Fire: The Next Generation’s Guide to Protecting the Climate and Saving Our Future.   For young people.Laurence Delina. Strategies for Rapid Climate Mitigation: Wartime Mobilisation. Andreas Malm.   Adapted by Jimmy Whipps With Llewyn Whipps.  Fighting in a World on Fire: The Next Generation’s Guide to Protecting the Climate and Saving Our Future.   Verso, 2023.   Paperback  $17.95$12.5630% off  272 pages / February 7, 2023 / 9781804291252  Available for pre-order.  An argument for bold action to halt climate destruction, adapted for young people from Andreas Malm’s best-selling book.  Young people are inheriting a world of climate […]

WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #108, JANUARY 11, 2023

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https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/01/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-108-january.htmlNuclear WarDoomsday Clock from Bulletin of the Atomic ScientistsArt Hobson. Praise for Abelow’s How the West Brought War to Ukraine.Subtitle:  Understanding How U.S. and NATO Policies Led to Crisis, War, and the Risk of Nuclear Catastrophe.  Benjamin Abelow.  Publishing success of his book.  DOOMSDAY CLOCK Watch the 2023 Doomsday Clock announcement.  BAS (1-9-23).  Tune in January 24 at 10AM EST to hear what leading scientists have set the Doomsday Clock to for 2023. Read more. Ukraine War Threatens Nuclear WarBenjamin Abelow.   How the West Brought War to Ukraine.Please read this short book about the Ukraine War, praised by Art Hobson,12-22-22 [WWW […]