Yearly Archives: 2024


Gaza Protests Continue!

Saturday June 22 – 11:00-12:30 am – Washington County Courthouse facebook page Friends of Palestine have a protest this Saturday 11-12:30 at the Washington county courthouse here in Fayetteville. There will also be one Sunday in at the town square 1pm-2pm! Thank you so much for spreading the word!


US SOVIET/RUSSOPHOBIA ANTHOLOGY #3 JUNE 24, 2024

https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/06/omni-us-sovietrussophobia-anthology-3.html Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology CONTENTS US SOVIET/RUSSOPHOBIA ANTHOLOGY #3 Cold War IIJohn Bellamy Foster, et al.  Washington’s New Cold War: A Socialist Perspective.Engler.US, NATO, Canada: Bigotry v. RussiaNorton.  Unity Above TruthWestern CensorshipHall.  Radio New Zealand v. “Russian Propaganda”Johnstone.  DOJ v. “Weaponized Speech.”Other Effects of Western Cold WarBorenstein.  Russian Paranoia. Resistance to BigotryRed Books Day Peacemaking, PeacemakersDouglass.  JFK and the Unspeakable Kennedy and Kruschev  –Dick Chris Hedges and Jeffrey Sachs on Sachs’ To Move the World Scott Ritter.   Waging Peace and Daniel Ellsberg Researching Soviet/Russophobia in Mullins Library Contents of SovietRussophobia Anthology #2(Comment: […]


United Nations WORLD REFUGEES DAY NEWSLETTER #13, June 20, 2024

United Nations WORLD REFUGEES DAY NEWSLETTER #13, June 20, 2024. https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/06/omni-united-nations-world-refugee-day.html Compiled by Dick Bennett for a CULTURE OF PEACE, JUSTICE, and ECOLOGY    (OMNI Newsletter #1 June 20, 2008; #2 Dec. 4, 2011; #3 June 20, 2012; #4, June 20, 2014; #5, June 20, 2015; #6 June 20, 2017; #7, June 20, 2018; #8, June 20, 2019; #9, June 20, 2020; #10, June 20, 2021; #11, June 20, 2022; #12, June 20, 2023). http://omnicenter.org/donate/ What’s at Stake:  World -Scale Problems Need World-Scale Resistance   THE UNITED NATIONS HAS BEEN OUR GREAT DEFENDER AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES, ESPECIALLY VIA ITS […]


WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #182, June 19, 2024

Compiled by Dick Bennett  https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/06/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-182-june-19.html PEACEMAKING, PEACEMAKERSJesus, Philip BerriganUnited Nations JESUS A REVOLUTIONARY FOR PEACE AND NONVIOLENT ACTIONBrad Wolf.    A Ministry of Risk: Philip Berrigan, Writings on Peace and Nonviolence.  Fordham UP, 2024.     Rev. by Mark Colville in The Catholic Worker (May 2024).      When Dana Copp, M.D., and I started OMNI in 2001, for peace and nonviolence, we did not have Jesus in the forefront of our minds, though we did have some of his followers, like Martin Luther King, Jr.  Copp was a scientist and I was a young skeptic, and such aspects of Jesus’ life as exorcism, […]


OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #183, JUNE 17, 2024

Compiled by Dick Bennett  https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/06/omni-climate-memo-mondays-183-june-17.html RESISTANCEKevin A. Young.    Abolishing Fossil Fuels.Melba Newsome.  The Harms of Auto Tires. Greenpeace.  Elect Climate Champions. Kevin A. Young.    Abolishing Fossil Fuels: Lessons from Movements That Won.  PM Press, 2024.  264pp.   Overview    Purchase the e-Book HEREPublisher’s Description Climate destruction is a problem of political power. We have the resources for a green transition, but how can we neutralize the influence of Exxon and Shell? Abolishing Fossil Fuels argues that the climate movement has started to turn the tide against fossil fuels, just too gradually. The movement’s partial victories show us how the industry can be further undermined […]


Choose Democracy

Choose Democracy is delighted to let you know our book, “What if Trump Wins,” is now available for order. “What if Trump Wins?” is the first book we know of that lays out different strategies for resisting a Trump autocracy (or a coup, depending on how elections go). The book is a choose-your-own-adventure, to allow your brain to stretch and explore different options and scenarios. Your character helps grow the resistance. Can you guide us towards a better, more humane democracy? We’re delighted to offer the book! It makes a great gift to friends and colleagues. Order your book now! […]


Vegan Summerfest July 2024

July 10-14 – Jonestown PA, University of Pittsburgh No Omni Vegan Potluck over the summer. Instead … Organizer Chip Balew invites you to check out a fantastic opportunity that has inspired him for years. If you’re looking for an educational vegan vacation destination or you’re simply looking for vegan programs that are open to the public, welcome to the North American Vegetarian Society. Vegan Summerfest gathers people of all levels of experience at our leading vegan conference in the United States to learn more about the benefits of a vegan lifestyle. Take cooking classes, begin a fitness regimen, engage in […]


Postcards for Democracy Defending Democracy in This Year’s Election!

The cards have arrived and if you requested some yours have been neatly counted out and packaged, ready for you. We’ll be in contact this week about how to get them to you. There are more to share. Please order yours now! Help get out the vote for the November election in one of the most effective ways discovered by science…. Send a hand-written postcard.  We all know Arkansas is not a swing state. Sometimes we feel like a deep backwater. Until we’re ready for the big leagues, we can still have a real impact in critical swing states across the […]