Yearly Archives: 2025

Pat Byrne Concert

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Message from Rick Hinterthuer and Buffalo River Concerts Pat Byrne Concert Saturday May 17 – 7:00 pm – Omni Center Good News! Buffalo River Concerts has rescheduled the PAT BYRNE concert to May 17th, 7p.m. at the Omni Center (3275 N Lee Ave, Fayetteville, 72703) This wonderful Buffalo River House Concert was canceled due to my illness and since we have this chance to reschedule, I’d like to invite all Omni members to come hear Pat. The event is also a fundraiser for the Omni Center and 20% of the gate will be donated to the Center.  Pat is really good modern […]

How Congress Can REALLY Help Homelessness

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There are ways to end homelessness. But this budget has it all wrong. The National Alliance to End Homelessness has been working for years to address the problem effectively, and they present a real and comprehensive budget suggestion to move in the right direction. Take a look, and see what real solutions might look like: Grants-How-Congress-Can-Help-Solve-Homelessness

What does the president’s budget do to housing and homelessness funding?

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What housing advocates all over the country feared from the president’s budget vision is now public. PLEASE TAKE ACTION TO STOP THE WORST OFFENSES Keeps funding short-term assistance for workers / throws permanent supportive housing, elderly, disabled and families under the bus. The President’s Budget would not only end assistance for hundreds of thousands of people, placing them at risk of losing their housing, but it would also decimate the resources currently available to states and local governments to address homelessness. A claim is made that funds would be moved to a block grant somewhere. But then in another line […]

WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #228, MAY 7, 2025

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Compiled by Dick Bennett.   https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/05/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-228-may-7-2025.html Three Arkies against War and Warmakers. Ann Wright, Bentonville, with the Gaza Flotilla Ship, Malta. Malcolm Cleveland, Fayetteville, on Costs of War. Bob Billig, Elkins, You-Tube, It’s a Police State. Three Arkies Speak and ACT UP against War and Warmakers From Bentonville AR’s International Peacemaker Offshore Malta [VFP-all] ANN WRIGHT: “I Am In Malta With The Gaza Flotilla Ship ‘Conscience’ Bombed By Israel.”   Forwarded by Gerry Condon via uark.onmicrosoft.com     to gerrycondon@veteransforpeace.org   https://popularresistance.org/i-am-in-malta-with-the-gaza-flotilla-ship-conscience-bombed-by-israel “As best that we can piece together what happened,, our ship “Conscience” which was anchored in international waters 13 nautical miles off Malta, an Israeli C-130 […]

CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS #229, MAY 5, 2025

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Compiled by Dick Bennett.  https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/05/omni-climate-memo-mondays-229-may-5-2025.html   Composting.Preparing for Extreme Weather.Water Protection v. Mining. UN Climate Conference. Interested in Compost?  What to do with your kitchen waste?  How to have nutritious soil?  Worms?   Contact Ozark Compost and Swap. ozarkcompost.com   “Extreme weather season is almost here. Make sureyou’re ready.”  Yale Climate Connection (4-30-25). Temperatures are heating up, and hurricane season is around the corner. As the Trump administration cuts staff and budgets at departments like NOAA and FEMA, Americans risk being less able to prepare and respond to weather disasters than they were this time last year. That makes it more important […]

MAY DAY LABOR DAY INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY MAY 1, 2025

 in Dick's Newsletter 2025

Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/05/may-day-labor-day-international-workers.html What’s at Stake:  “Our movement is historic: every year on International Workers Day, millions of people take to the streets around the world, commemorating workers’ struggles of the past and building power for the future.” CONTENTS Fayetteville, AR MAYDAY 2025 NYC MobilizationWin Without War WWWProgressive Change Campaign Committee PCCCProgressive Caucus Action Fund PCAF People Power UnitedVeterans for Peace Social Media Toolkit – Google Drive UUSJ Enews (2024 articles that arrived too late for inclusion in 2024 Anthology.) TEXTS May Day Workers Day Picnic of UA Education Assoc/Local 965 […]

OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #227, APRIL 30, 2025

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Compiled by Dick Bennett.   https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/04/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-227-april-30.html Opposing Wars, Supporting Peace: VFP’s Peace and Planet News.Klein and Taylor.  “…Fight End Times Fascism.” Syracuse Cultural Workers.PBS Documentaries. New Print Edition of Peace & Planet News Available! Featuring articles by Chris Hedges, Alice Slater, Jack Gilroy, Ann Wright, Doug Rawlings, and more! Order a bundle today to distribute at your next demonstration, leave a stack at your local bookstore, or hand out on campuses. It’s a great tool to keep the resistance alive and informed. Order now. “Building a Movement to Fight End Times Fascism” By Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor.   Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor on […]