Yearly Archives: 2024

OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #206, DECEMBER 4, 2024

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Compiled by Dick Bennett  https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/12/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-206-december.html FOUR ACTIONS (=HOPE) FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE “Peacebuilding Next to Russia”: Finnish perspectives webinar.UN PROGRAMME OF ACTION ON A CULTURE OF PEACE.Back from the Brink.  Communities to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.Public Citizen v. Supreme Court’s presidential  immunity decision.l Dear Dick,Join us on Saturday, December 14 for an online panel on “Peacebuilding Next to Russia” to hear from Finnish perspectives on peace.Finland and Russia not only share a 1,340-kilometer (833 miles) border, but also a long history. There have been many conflicts and disagreements, many of which have been resolved without violence and war. Now, as tensions build, it is […]

SOVIET/RUSSOPHOBIA ANTHOLOGY #4

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Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecologyhttps://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/12/omni-sovietrussophobia-anthology-4.html What’s at Stake:   from Wikipedia:  In the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) by George Orwell, the Two Minutes Hate is the daily period during which members of the Outer and Inner Party of Oceania must watch a film depicting Emmanuel Goldstein, the principal enemy of the state, and his followers, the Brotherhood, and loudly voice their hatred for the enemy and then their love for Big Brother.[1] The political purpose of the Two Minutes Hate is to allow the citizens of Oceania to vent their existential anguish and personal hatred toward politically expedient enemies: Goldstein and the enemy super-state of […]

OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS #207, DECEMBER 2, 2024

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Compiled by Dick Bennett https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/12/omni-climate-memo-mondays-207-december.html Efforts to Save Our PlanetUN-USA, COP 29UUA Green SanctuaryBook, Beautiful SolutionsMore Books from Ecosocialist Bookshelf COP 29, UNA-USA, UNA TODAY, NOVEMBER 2024 The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) has concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan. Global leaders, ministers, and representatives from over 30 countries have come together to build on the momentum of last year’s historic Global Cooling Pledge. With climate change fueling extreme heat waves, the demand for sustainable cooling solutions has reached a critical point.  The United Nations Environment Programme’s article delves into the significant progress made at COP29, highlighting key takeaways from […]

Homeless Solutions meets Dec 5

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Thursday Dec 5 – 6:30 pm at Omni Center Let’s discuss the list of suggestions made by the Housing Task Force to the City Council at their last meeting. Could be some inspiration here. A subcommittee that just formed itself may have an invitation to share with you too. Please come and hang out with some good like-minded folk. You’ll feel so much the better for it!

The Tiffany Property – What’s going on over there?

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Gladys Tiffany, Director Omni Center for Peace Justice & Ecology Many of you have seen stories out about the property by the National Cemetery that Richard and Gladys Tiffany own. After a year of wrangling about a camp of homeless people there, and another year of cleaning up, now the city has decided to declare it a nuisance and condemn it. AND the apartment complex across the street is suing us for multiple problems. We know you’re wondering what’s going on. I haven’t wanted to take space in this newsletter meant to focus on community activities that encourage peace, justice and environmental sustainability, […]

Gratitude for Omni People

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It’s the season of gratitude, and with all the things eroding into crazy across the globe we can send out thoughts of peace and comfort to all those suffering ones, and hold the gifts of good lives we’re so fortunate to be enjoying right now.  Special gratitude to all the Omni folks who have supported Omni over the years. Sending out some extra blessings aimed at you.  Here’s a gift of gratitude. A short video on gratitude that features the voice of Brother David Stiendl-Rast speaking quiet words of his own sense of this season. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLkmw7RBqYg