Yearly Archives: 2024

OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #187, July 24, 2024

July 25, 2024 in WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS

Compiled by Dick Bennett. https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/07/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-187-july-24.html The Nuclear Resister provides an ongoing archive of political prisoner protesters. For example, the June 26, 2024, number contains data on US [Gaza] Cease Fire! arrests on pp. 1 and 5ff. P. 1 “Ceasefire Now!” “Beginning on page 5, this issue of The Nuclear Resister continues the day-by-day reports of ceasefire arrests in the U.S. and Canada. From last October through mid-June, The Nuclear Resister has tallied more than 8,800 arrests on over 350 occasions across more than 125 cities and towns in 36 states and 5 provinces. . . .More than 3,400 of the arrests […]

OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #188, JULY 22, 2024

July 24, 2024 in Climate Memo Mondays

Compiled by Dick Bennett jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/07/omni-climate-memo-mondays-188-july-22.html From Jane Fonda Dear Dick, I know you’ve heard that this election is the most important in our lifetime. I hate to pile on, but it’s true. This week, climate deniers in the GOP locked in their commitment to more fossil fuels, less clean energy, and more climate chaos. As fossil fuel giants pour resources into getting their candidates elected, it’s imperative that we harness the people’s power to push for progress and change. That’s why I’m reaching out to extend a special invitation to you to get active, get involved, and most importantly, fight back. Let’s […]

OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #186, July 17, 2024

July 17, 2024 in WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS

Compiled by Dick Bennett ACTIONS AGAINST WAR AND WARMAKERSGaza ProtestsClimate Crisis and Militarism Connections Sinophobia Friends of Palestine Gaza Protests Continue! July Protests (via OMNI Center Newsletter) https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555082533749&mibextid=LQQJ4d Friends of Palestine continue their Friday Protests. Friday July 19 in Bentonville – Memorial Park by the Skatepark – 6:30-7:30 Friday July 26 in Fayetteville – Washington County Courthouse – 6:00-7:00 Climate Crisis and Militarism Project meeting. Veterans for Peace VFP. WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 5 pm CDT. CCMP focuses on the connections between U.S. militarism and the climate crisis and seeks to mobilize veterans and the general public to push the Pentagon […]

OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #187, JULY 15, 2024

July 15, 2024 in Climate Memo Mondays

Compiled by Dick Bennett. https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/07/omni-climate-memo-mondays-187-july-15.html Our corporate gov won’t do it, create your own insurgency.Stop methane: check out our landfill. More to be done.Learn about public transportation around the world. Think big here. CREATING YOUR OWN INSURGENCYWhat’s stopping USA from reversing rising temperature, or at least from slowing it down (the chief subject of CMM)?The US Culture of Doom:US Capitalism, profit, growth, Fossil Fuel Industry, CO2.Politics of War, “Cold” and Hot, the propaganda-system-information control-nuclear-security-military-imperial-corporate-congressional-presidential-judicial/SC-fundamentalist religious-educational-agri-transportation Complex.Overpopulation and still growing. What should each of us do to become an insurgency? (“Insurgency” definition enlarged to encompass not only the government but the […]

The Climate Moment

July 13, 2024 in Climate

Stories from this unique moment on Earth …. What’s happening with the climate?! Global Warming Is Particularly Bad for Women-Led Families A new report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization with data from 24 low- and middle-income countries, finds that women-led families suffer more from extreme heat than other families. While heat stress is costly for all rural households, it is significantly more costly for households headed by a woman. Female-headed households lose 8 percent more of their annual income compared to other households. While many women are farmers, fewer women own the land they farm. Women-headed households […]

Grant’s Pass CaseSupreme Court decides to criminalize homelessness

July 13, 2024 in homeless

Where will unhoused people go now? We’ll see how much cruelty there may be in this nation. This article has excellent an backgrounder on the case, and homelessness in America. We can’t allow Northwest Arkansas to follow this trend, wherever it might lead. “Designed to be Cruel”: How Grants Pass Will Ramp Up the Policing of Homelessness The Supreme Court blessed bans on sleeping outdoors. In a Bolts roundtable, three experts explain that this may encourage aggressive policing over long-term housing solutions.

Peace Day Concert

July 13, 2024 in Current Events

Tickets are now available!!!!!!! ***LIMITED SEATING!*** Peace Day Concert for International Day of Peace Music by Emily Kaitz & Dennis Collins Dana Louise * Reading by Ginny Masullo Saturday September 21 Sequoyah Hall Mount Sequoyah Center 150 N Skyline Drive * Door: 6:00 pm (eating drinking, visiting) Show: 7:00 pm Light hors d’oeuvres provided Donation bar for adult beverages $20.00 Proceeds to benefit Children’s Safety Center of Washington County ****************************************************** For tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/international-day-of-peace-event-tickets-936551198847?aff=oddtdtcreator For more information Contact Helen: hk123@sbcglobal.net *************************************** PLEASE FEEL FREE TO FORWARD TO LIKE-MINDED FOLKS!