Open Mic Sunday!
This Sunday Feb 5 – 7:00 pm – Omni Center Join your friends for Open Mic this Sunday! It’s always a thrill. Bring your songs about peace, justice and the Earth… or just come to listen. It’s amazing!
Yearly Archives: 2024
US DEMOCRACY, JANUARY 6, 2021 INSURRECTION ANTHOLOGY February 2, 2024
OMNI’s War and Warming Newsletter: OMNI US DEMOCRACY, JANUARY 6, 2021, INSURRECTION ANTHOLOGY (jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com) Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology, Efforts to Assess the Strength of US Democracy CONTENTS “Democracy on Trial,” PBS, FrontlinePortside, the Attempted Coup and Democracy. Responses.Robert Borosage. Trump as Symptom of Plutocracy.Common Cause v. Gingrich and Republican Anti-Democracy MovementMonica Cruz. “What Are The Lessons From The Trump-Backed Insurrection Of January 6?”Jeremy Kuzmarov. Capitol Riot One-Year Anniversary: Was it a False-Flag Attack? David Sirota. “How The Meltdown Became An Insurrection.”Dana Milbank. “‘We are closer to civil war than any of us […]
OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #162, JANUARY 31, 2024
Compiled by Dick Bennett https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/01/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-162-january.html . The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: 90 Seconds to Midnight,John LaForge. The New B61-13 Nuclear Weapon. A Moment of Historic Danger: It’s Still 90 Seconds to Midnight!On Jan. 23, the Doomsday Clock was reset at 90 seconds to midnight, still the closest the Clock has ever been to midnight. In their announcement, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, stewards of the Doomsday Clock, emphasized that the Clock could be turned back, but governments and people need to take urgent action. A variety of global threats cast menacing shadows over the 2024 Clock deliberations, including: the Russia-Ukraine […]
OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #163, JANUARY 29, 2024
Dick Bennett https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/01/omni-climate-memo-mondays-163-january.html UCS. Fossil-Fueled Forest FiresBooks, Organizations, Individuals v. the Climate Emergency. Stop Fossil-Fueled Forest Fires – secure.ucsusa.org A groundbreaking new study by the Union of Concerned Scientists shows that fossil fuel producers, such as Chevron and ExxonMobil, are responsible for 37 percent of the total area burned by forest fires since the mid-1980s in the western United States and southwestern Canada. Two of the many new books on Climate: Michael Gunter, Jr. Climate Travels: How Ecotourism Changes Mindsets and Motivates Action. Columbia UP, 2023. Rob Verchick. The Octopus in the Parking Garage: A Call for Climate Resilience. Columbia UP, 2023. And […]
MERCHANTS OF DEATH WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL January 27, 2024
https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/01/omni-merchants-of-death-war-crimes.html Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology See also anthologies on International Tribunal on US Imperialism, Military Industrial Complex, Culture of War, Militarism, Individual US Wars, and more CONTENTS Brad Wolf. “War for Profit”: From WWI to WWII to War Crimes Tribunal 2023 Kathy Kelly, Nick Mottern, Brad Wolf. “Come War Profiteers, Give Account.” November 10-13, 2023 Col. Wilkerson, “Next Evidentiary Video.” Tribunal’s investigation of the U.S. war on Afghanistan TEXTS From WWI to WWII to War Crimes Tribunal 2023 MAY 9, 2023 “”War for Profit: A Short History.” BY BRAD WOLF The first page […]
Israel in Paralysis – International Crisis Group
International Court of Justice decision released on the opening case by South Africa. It says “stop genocidal acts.” A political crisis has gripped Israel as its Gaza campaign grinds on with no end in sight. Not only are more than 100 Israelis still captives of Hamas, but many feel held hostage by their own failed leadership.
Gaza Special Alert — for the Children of Palestine
Join Omni folks at Friends of Palestine NWA’s demonstration Saturday Jan 27 at noon, at the Washington County Courthouse. As always, OMNI center stands with all people regardless of Religion and is devoted to the safety of our Jewish community in this time of rising anti-semitism.
OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #161, JANUARY 24, 2024
Compiled by Dick Bennett https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/01/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-161-january.html Christian Sorensen. Understanding the War Industry.Dennis Kucinich. West v. East. The Pentagon Complex Pushing Us to WarCHRISTIAN SORENSEN. UNDERSTANDING THE WAR INDUSTRY. Clarity P, 2020. (Clarity is one of the best publishing companies in the world for exposing abuse of power.) The War Industry infests the American economy like a cancer, sapping its strength and distorting its creativity while devouring its treasure. Stunning in the depth of its research, Understanding the War Industry documents how the war industry commands the other two sides of the military-industrial-congressional triangle. It lays bare the multiple levers enabling the vast and […]