Yearly Archives: 2024

Citizens Climate Lobby Relaunch!

 in Current Events

Sunday Feb 25 – 2:00-4:00 pm Fayetteville Public Library “Citizens Climate Lobby is hosting a relaunch event for the NWA Chapter on Sunday, February 25th from 2-4pm. This is a unique opportunity to learn how to move past partisanship and get climate solutions passed, meet your neighbors who are also concerned about climate change and find your role with the Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL) Northwest Arkansas Chapter! CCL is a nonpartisan grassroots organization that supports collective action for climate solutions. This event is at the Ann Henry Board Room at the Fayetteville Public Library on Sunday, February 25th from 2-4pm. You […]

Democracy is Us Reshaping Democracy for a Bright America!

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and Community Gathering Spaces Democracy is Us – Reshaping Democracy for a Bright America! A new experiment in democracy – Unite for Democracy. Our experiential webinar offers a fresh perspective on the power we hold as citizens to shape the democracy we desire. We recognize that voting and getting out the vote are extremely important, but that alone will not address what is causing the challenges we have today. We must get to the root of our issues and allow that to inspire the creation of new ways of living as a represen-tative democracy. These are ideas and a consciousness […]

Vegan Potluck Dinner!

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Sunday Feb 18 – 6:30 pm – Omni Center Omni Center For Peace, Justice, Ecology 3274 N Lee Ave From Chip:vegman@hotmail.com Come join us for a fun, friendly and scrumptious dinner! Please share and invite family, friends, associates and animal/earth friendly, health minded kind folks. We may have a short presentation. Ideas and suggestions for future events are welcome in comments and discussion sections on FB/Meetup and at the potlucks. Please bring a vegan (please check ingredients closely) dish enough for 8 servings. Recipes or ingredient lists are nice, in case someone has a food allergy. Desserts and [no alcohol] […]

UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

 in Dick's Newsletter 2024

https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/02/omni-united-nations-international.html Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology Join World BEYOND War for our 4th annual virtual film festival! Dear Dick, Join us next month for our annual virtual film fest from March 9-23! This year’s “Women & War” film festival theme explores the intersection of women, war, and militarized masculinity, as we mark International Women’s Day (March 8). The film fest begins with the newly released Israelism about the portrayal of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in American Jewish institutions; followed by Naila and The Uprising about the central role Palestinian women played in the First Intifada; and concluding with the […]

OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #164, FEBRUARY 14, 2024

 in WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS

NATIONALISM, MILITARISM, WARMAKING, WHITE CHRISTIANITY V. DEMOCRACY, Hitler and Trump v. Democracy      In Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism—and What Comes Next, Bradley Onishi argues that the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, was the outcome of years of a subculture’s preparation for war to overthrow the US democracy.  The eleven chapters take us from the rise of White Christian nationalism’s reaction to the social rights revolution of the 1960s to the reactionary insurrection of January 6, 2021.  At the center of the bifurcation of the nation into pro- and anti-democracy, Onishi sees the expanding myth of the […]

OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #165, FEBRUARY 12, 2024

 in Climate Memo Mondays

https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/02/omni-climate-memo-mondays-165-february.html Compiled by Dick Bennett Hi, Dick. It’s Jane Fonda reaching out with an exciting invitation for you!Mark your calendars for Tuesday, February 13th, because we’re turning Galentine’s Day into a Grace and Frankie live reunion celebrating laughter, and friendship benefiting the Jane Fonda Climate PAC’s work to elect climate champions at every level of government.  Get Tickets Being a part of that show with my dear friend Lily Tomlin was one of the great joys in my career, and I hope you can join us for a trip down memory lane. But, oh, it’s so much more than that! Every ticket purchased […]

Tontitown Landfill – NWA Democrat Gazette Letters

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Environmental agency inspires no confidence Feb 3, 2024 In a surprising turn of events, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) finds itself under scrutiny for its controversial enforcement practices at the Eco-Vista landfill in Tontitown. This has led to a statewide audit by the Arkansas Joint Legislative Performace Committee (JPLC). The inquiry aims to examine DEQ’s policies regarding landfill monitoring and enforcement. During a JLPC meeting on Nov. 27, state Reps. Lundstrum and Unger and Tontitown Mayor Angie Russell presented compelling evidence that exposed DEQ’s approach to regulating Eco-Vista. The data they presented raised serious concerns among legislators, prompting an intense interrogation of DEQ Director Caleb Osborne. The […]

Unpaid Wage Case Referrals

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UA Law School has openings to defend unpaid wage claims. Help your friends by sharing! The legal clinic at the Univ. of Arkansas law school is now accepting clients for free legal representation. Please feel free to refer individuals who have had any kinds of problems with their pay. This could include the failure to pay: We usually cannot assist people who are running their own business and did not get paid for their work as a business. How to Refer: If you want to refer a wage case, you can email me directly at abs006@uark.eduto share the information and […]