Yearly Archives: 2026
Omni of the Future
When the future is so uncertain, places like Omni Center are needed more than ever to help carry progressive values past these chaotic times. Abigail joins Omni determined to see that there will always be space to honor and defend peace, justice and the Earth for their generation. Please welcome them warmly! A Fundraising & Development Coordinator for Omni Hello! My name is Abigail Harmon, and I am the new Fundraising and Development Coordinator at OMNI! I am so excited to have a job where I can work on my passions every day: building mutualist community systems to meet people’s needs. I […]
NATO ANTHOLOGY #3, July 17, 2026
Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, Ecology, and Democracy https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/07/omni-nato-anthology-3-july-17-2026.html What’s at Stake: NATO is a war institution that thrives upon fear and loathing of (Soviet) Russia, normalises militarism, encourages increased military spending, diverts resources from diplomacy and human welfare into weapons. These anthologies on NATO bring activists, researchers, parliamentarians, and peace advocates from across the globe to explore the NATO crisis, the changing world order, and how we can build a future based on diplomacy, cooperation, and human security instead of war preparations CONTENTS NATO ANTHOLOGY #3 EXPANDING NATO: Early History Edward Lozansky. “How Bill Clinton […]
INTERDEPENDENCE DAY ANTHOLOGY #8 JULY 4, 2026
Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/07/omni-interdependence-day-anthology-8.html #7 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/07/omni-interdependence-day-anthology-7.html#6 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/07/omni-interdependence-day-anthology-6.html #5 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/07/omni-interdependence-day-5-july-4-2023.html #4 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2020/07/omni-interdependence-day-international.html What’s at Stake: US birthdays celebrate freedom from domination by the British monarchy, and FREEDOM as its fundamental principle. But the Declaration of Independence exalts the value of equality, asserting that “All men are created equal,” and “all individuals are endowed with unalienable rights, including Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” The most lamentable irony of our history is how this extraordinary idealism was deeply undermined by the Constitution that excluded enslaved people, women, and Indigenous people, and has […]
America at 250: Harnessing the Anniversary for a National Reckoning
What we fail to repair, we repeat. Nicole Carty – Nonprofit Quarterly June 23, 2026 Who controls the story of the past controls the future. So, it comes as no surprise that MAGA’s attempts to erase the history of enslavement and genocide are coupled with the rolling back of hard-won civil rights victories and the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act. From their iconography and propaganda to the ethnic cleansing campaign of Black and immigrant Americans, with the notable exception of White South Africans, the Trump administration is attempting to turn America back to a time when only wealthy white […]
A Declaration of Belonging
By Errin Haines, published in Nonprofit Quarterly June 30 2026 ” What united us in 1776 was the idea that a country can be defined not by territory or identity, but by a shared belief that freedom and equality are human rights. What must bring us together now is a commitment to making that idea real for all of us. Without belonging, there can be no true democracy. This moment requires us to affirm that commitment. It is in this spirit that I offer a new declaration…” Read the inspiring declaration here
America at 250 — Special from a Local Creative, Songs of ’76
Friday July 25 – 6:30 pm – Omni Center Omni member and gifted local musician Walter Schmidt has developed a new historic program on the music of the revolutionary war that also includes amazing true stories of “founders” and other early settlers that tell an amazing tale of how we became who we are. Put this on your calendar and join Walter, and Kelly and Donna Mulhollan to celebrate something REAL about America.
Trump’s repression of dissent is backfiring | Waging Nonviolence
A Waging Nonviolence article from writer and nonviolence strategist Daniel Hunter carries powerful encouragement for everyone living through these times. It includes reference to Arkansas protests toward the end. Somebody notices us for something GOOD for a change! Take a look and be encouraged! I’ve noticed more than a few folks feeling especially underwater recently — understandable given the weight of awful policies and cruelties emerging from the White House and its minions. For our own health, we cannot let our yardstick be measured by whether we have stopped the authoritarian from doing anything. The reality is, he has the power to […]