Dick’s Newsletter 2025

Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/06/omni-fathers-day-for-peace-anthology.html (#1 June 19, 2008; #2 June 20, 2010; #3 June 19, 2011; #4 6-17-12); #5 June 16, 2013).  Inspired by Julia Ward Howe’s Mother’s Day for PEACE.      I published 5 newsletters on Father’s Day USA during 2008-2013, but skipped 2014 -2024 because the celebration was seldom examined by anybody, at least as far as google knew.  I finally tried again in 2025, but still the same Father’s Day full of gift suggestions, all for profit.  I next searched Father’s Day and turned up International Father’s Day, […]

COMPILED BY DICK BENNETT FOR A CULTURE OF PEACE, JUSTICE, AND ECOLOGY https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/06/omni-israel-and-iran-anthology-1-june.html What’s at Stake:  Stopping attacks by Israel, retaliations by Iran, US arming Israel, and US strengthening its naval and air forces in the Middle East. CONTENTS2024Liebermann.  US Naval and Air Reinforcements to Middle East.Larry Johnson.  “TED POSTOL’S ANALYSIS OF IRAN’S MISSILE ATTACK ON ISRAEL.” by Larry Johnson.Marjorie Cohn.  “Iran’s Attack Was A Legal Response To Israel’s Illegal Attack.”“Israel tries to provoke Iran.”Robert Inlakesh,  “Revealed: Israel’s Hidden History Of Attacks On Iran.”   SCOTT RITTER.  “Checkmate.”“Iran Launches Retaliatory Strikes.”Ben Norton.  “Iran Had Legal Right To Counter-Attack Israel…”James North.  “Netanyahu Killed […]

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/06/omni-un-world-environment-day-june-5.html Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology, June 5, 2025 What’s at Stake:  In 1974, the UN urged the world to celebrate World Environment Day with the slogan “Only One Earth”; in 2021 the theme was “Ecosystem Restoration.”   These are the large contexts within which the UN seeks to preserve our planet and its civilizations. CONTENTS UN World Environment Day June 5, 2025, Slogan, “Beat Plastic Pollution.” The Shalom Report.  “From Sap Rising Up, To People Rising Up.” George Monbiot.  “ Protection Racket.”  TEXTS World Environment Day 2025 is […]

Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/06/omni-ukraine-war-anthologies-35-june-1.html What’s at stake in all of OMNI’s anthologies?  “It is the fundamental duty of the citizen to resist and restrain the violence of the state. It is cheap and easy to deplore the crimes of others, while dismissing or justifying our own. An honest person will choose a different course.”  Noam ChomskyBeginning in 2014, with the intention to follow the Motto of the University of Arkansas—To advance the truth–, I began gathering into anthologies (at first labeled newsletters) correctives to the official justifications for the Ukraine War. OMNI […]

Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology May 25, 2025 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/05/omni-ukraine-war-anthology-34-may-25.html What’s at Stake:   A true—a complete and accurate– martial history of the USA.  Walter Hixson:  “From Columbus to the “forever wars” of the modern Middle East, Americans have sought imperial domination over other peoples, invariably deemed inferior, and have regularly chosen to go to war with them.”   These 34 anthologies (approx. 500 articles and books) provide that history for the US, Russia, and Ukraine, giving citizens the foundation for resistance; indeed, the foundation, available since 2014, had it been taught instead of the false […]

Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/05/omni-trump-authoritarian-totalitarian.html What’s at Stake:  For over a hundred years the people of the United States of America have struggled to realize the idea of democracy initiated by its revolution against the King of England.  It was a bare beginning:  blacks and women were excluded from the vote.  The Constitution has been amended 27 times.   “The Supreme Court typically decides around 80 cases each year, with a significant portion of those cases involving constitutional interpretation“ (google).     People who dislike learning and hate even the idea of democracy, hate the […]

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 […]

Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/04/omni-earth-day-april-22-2025.html What’s at Stake:   This April 22, the 55th Earth Day, reminds us of our struggle to create a livable planet for all, and how much is still at stake. Yet Arkansas’ members of Congress want to turn back the clock.   Futile as it might seem, let them know how you feel, to add to your protests.    Arkansas Senators, Representatives, and Congressional … CONTENTS EARTH DAY APRIL 22, 2025 OR Books AFSC, American Friends Service Committee FCNL, Friends Committee for National Legislation UUSJ, Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice […]