Omni Statement on War in Israel / Gaza
OMNI unequivocally stands with our Jewish and Muslim community members and neighbors, and vows to be a space of refuge for all. We stand against bias in our community and condemn those who wish to stereotype others and perpetuate hate/violence.
OMNI unequivocally stands against Hamas and all those who enrich and support them. The slaughter of human beings is never a move towards justice and Hamas is a danger to both the Israeli and Palestinian people. We understand that people are not their government.
OMNI unequivocally stands with the Palestinian people and all oppressed people around the globe. There is no justification for the bombardment of innocent people’s homes nor the breaking of international law. There is no justification for dehumanizing people.
OMNI unequivocally stands against illegal Israeli settlements in the West bank, state sanctioned violence, and the creation of enforced borders. We believe that no human should control another, that governments cannot own the earth, and that state violence doesn’t create safety.
OMNI unequivocally stands in support of peace and against war and violence. We agree with MLK that, “True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.”
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OMNI calls for the release of all Hostages held by Hamas, the release of all nonviolent political prisoners held by the Israeli state, an immediate ceasefire, and a return of gas, water, internet, electricity, medical care, and international aid to Gazan civilians.
OMNI calls on you as Omni members to have respectful conversations with your friends and family and to call your representatives both local and national, to demand a ceasefire.
To find your representatives information go to: https://www.commoncause.org/find-your-representative/
For a script and automated phone call download the app “5 calls”
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If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this statement or any related issues please feel free to reach out to an Omni Board member at: omni@omnicenter.org
For more information about this conflict:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/podcasts/the-daily/israel-palestine-1948.html (Transcript attached)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/18/israel-gaza-hamas-palestinians
https://www.un.org/unispal/document/israeli-crimes-against-humanity-in-gaza-letter-from-palestine/
OMNI HAPPENINGS
Peace Day Concert for International Day of Peace!
Celebrate Arkansas Peace Week all month with Helen Kwiatkowsky Saturday September 21 Reading by Ginny Masullo Sequoyah Hall Gallery Mount Sequoyah Center Door: 6:00 pm Show: 7:00 pm Advanced Tickets: $20.00 Tickets available on Mount Sequoyah Event page:…
Canada passes its FIRST climate justice
The Climate Moment Stories from this unique moment on Earth …. What’s happening with the climate?! Canada passes its FIRST climate justice law In June, Canada passed its first climate justice law. It was reported…
The Climate Moment
Stories from this unique moment on Earth …. What’s happening with the climate?! Wealth Tax on the Wealthiest Half of 1%Could Raise $2.1 trillion Annually The Tax Justice Network recently reported that if all countries…
Sen Greg Leding ARLeg Update and the Determined Constituent Guide 2024
Determined Constituent Guide 2024 You can make a difference. The 2024 Determined Constituent Guide includes information about the Arkansas State Capitol, the fiscal session coming in April, how best to contact lawmakers, where to find…
Fight For Our Future
People’s Action – You can take political action to change our country’s direction Fight For Our Future Omni folks stepped in and mailed 1000 post cards to swing states this year. If you need more to…
Free Record Sealing
Do you know someone who needs this IMPORTANT public service? It may save their lives and sanity. Sept 17, 9:00 am-1:00 pm – St. Paul’s Episcopal.
Chill With The Hills
7-Hills Homeless Center raising money to support vulnerable people of Fayetteville Sunday Sept 22 – 12 noon-5 pm – Elk’s Lodge 4444 Crossover Road, Fayetteville Food and family fun for donation – more information right…
Real Life Experiences From The West Bank
Friday, September 20th, from 6 pm – 8 pm at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (2925 Old Missouri Rd., Fayetteville, AR), we will be hosting a discussion panel highlighting the lived experiences of those enduring apartheid…
Helping build a future for the next generation of peace people … It’s for all of us
Greetings Peace People out there
To build a future, Omni suggests that Fayetteville build a timebank. In fact it’s already under construction. It’s a good vehicle for creating connection and cohesion, and helping communities get themselves through hard times.
This is Fayetteville. Connected and cohesive is what we want to be, because
we’re all in this together. We have history to build on that will let us do that
when other communities find it a far stretch. One lesson of covid might be that we’ve been shown where healing needs to happen, so we can go there to heal.
Here lies the work of peace.
hOurWorld.org—An internati onal network of neighbors helping neighbors. https://hourworld.org/
Timebank.org—Building the timebanking movement https://timebanks.org/
What is a timebank?
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Time-Based Currency
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time –
based_currency
Timebanking: An Idea Whose Time Has Come – Yes Magazine 2011
About the time of the Occupy Movement, and during the post-2008 economic crash time-banks got some good press. Cooperative currencies like time dollars are especially helpful during hard economic times. Thankfully, the economy is strong now, but no one expects that to last forever.
https://www.yesmagazine.org/
economy/2011/11/18/time -banking-an-idea-whose-ti me -has-come
NPR 2011 Beyond Barter: Banking on Connections
https://www.npr.org/2011/07/19/138510242/beyond-bartering-banking-oncommunity-connections
The Timebank Solution – Stanford Social Innovation Review 2015. Interview with Time-banks founder Edgar Cahn and Christine Gray
https://ssir.org/arti cles/entry/
the_ti me_bank_solution
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