Hiroshima Nagasaki

HIROSHIMA-NAGASAKI ANTHOLOGY 2026

 in Dick's Newsletter 2026 / Hiroshima Nagasaki

FROM HIROSHIMA/NAGASAKI BOMBINGS to  NUCLEAR WEAPONS  ABOLITION MOVEMENT, UNITED NATIONS ABOLITION TREATY (TPNW), and CONTINUED STRUGGLE UNTIL THE WEAPONS ARE TOTALLY BANNED AND DESTROYED: CONNECTING 2019 TO 2026. MARCH 13, 2026 Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, Ecology, and Democracy https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/03/omni-hiroshima-nagasaki-anthology-2026.html http://omnicenter.org/donate/ What’s at Stake:   END NUCLEAR TESTING.  PREVENT NUCLEAR WAR. A House of Dynamite Hiroshima Nagasaki Pre-Showing Wed. March 18,  3:30 pm.     Omni Center. A House of Dynamite is a 2025 American political thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Noah Oppenheim. It stars Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy […]

Hiroshima Nagasaki Memorial coming up August 10

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7:00 pm at Omni. Respond of the Facebook event please. More info there! Hiroshima Nagasaki Commemoration 2025 Both Harmonia and Geoff Oelsner will be performing their warm and healing music. Dr. Michael Anthony, UA Dept of HIstory, will tell the story of the Titan II missile explosion in Damascus, AR and how it relates to nuclear war. Dr. Anthony says: “The Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile was an engineering marvel. Tested in 1961, the ICBM could deliver a nine-megaton nuclear device (600 times the power of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima) 5500 miles and accurately strike within a one-square-mile target. The […]

OMNI HIROSHIMA NAGASAKI REMEMBRANCE ANTHOLOGY 2025 #2AUGUST 4, 2025

 in Dick's Newsletter 2025 / Hiroshima Nagasaki

Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/08/omni-hiroshima-nagasaki-remembrance.html What’s at Stake:  Just before and during the early 20th century, the Western powers expanded their colonialism into S. E. Asia and the Pacific.  The US took Hawaii, Wake Island, Guam, and the Philippines.   The French took IndoChina; the Dutch Malaysia.    Japan began a war against eastern Asia.    In 1941 the US and UK blocked imports into Japan critical to empire.   On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and the US declared war on Japan, Italy, and Germany.  In 1945  the US destroyed two Japanese cities […]

Hiroshima Nagasaki Memorial coming up August 10

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Hiroshima Nagasaki Commemoration scheduled for SUNDAY AUGUST 10, 7:00 pm at Omni. Harmonia and Geoff Oelsner will be performing and Dr. Michael Anthony will tell the story of the Nuclear One explosion in Russellville and how it relates to nuclear war! Put this moving event on your calendar, and stay tuned for more information. Respond of the Facebook event please. More info there! Hiroshima Nagasaki Commemoration 2025

HIROSHIMA-NAGASAKI REMEMBRANCE 2024 AUGUST 6 AND 9 (AUGUST 4 EVENT, Part III), 2024

 in Dick's Newsletter 2024 / Hiroshima Nagasaki

Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecologyhttps://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/08/omni-hiroshima-nagasaki-remembrance_21.html Part I:  https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/07/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-186-july-17.html Part II:  https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/08/omni-hiroshima-nagasaki-remembrance.html OMNI HIROSHIMA/NAGASAKI PROGRAM 2024 PART III PROGRAM August 4, 2024Theme:   What did we learn? The event occurred Sunday August 4, 2024, at the Omni Center for Peace, Justice, and Ecology.  Part III was published as soon as the presentations could be assembled online. CONTENTS OF PART III ProgramPresentations at ProgramHiroshima-Nagasaki Anthology #3 2024 PROGRAM Speakers and TopicsTheme:   What did we learn? Sunday August 4, 2024, Omni Center for Peace6:00 p.m. meal prepared by Alex and MayDay Kitchen chefs. 6:30 – Program — Kelly Mulhollan MC Opening […]

A longing for peace in a culture of war

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Hiroshima Nagasaki Remembrance Sunday August 4 – 6:00 pm – Omni Center 3274 N. Lee Ave., Fayetteville Hiroshima Nagasaki dinner is one week away! Register for the lovely summer Japanese meal at this Eventbrite link. Inspiring speakers and music too. Dr. Art Hobson will share a report about the nuclear test ban treaty that was adopted last year, Prof. Ted Swedenburg will show the clear link between what happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and what’s happening in Gaza right now, and Marshallese activist Marcina Langrine will share experiences of her people during the nuclear testing our own country did on […]

HIROSHIMA NAGASAKI REMEMBRANCE AUGUST 6 & 9, 2023

 in Dick's Newsletter 2023 / Hiroshima Nagasaki

OMNI’s War and Warming Newsletter: OMNI HIROSHIMA NAGASAKI REMEMBRANCE AUGUST 6 & 9, 2023 (jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com) Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology Program for Hiroshima Nagasaki 2023 Theme:   What did we learn? Sunday August 6, 7:00 pm, Omni Center for Peace  Program7:00 – catered meal served7:30 – ProgramOpening song, Dale CarpenterWelcome, Founder Dr. Dick BennettAnnouncement from Nuclear Campaign Coordinator, Abel TomlinsonGladys Tiffany moderator, introduce Benetick Maddison video on the Marshallese perspective.Gladys, Introduce Art Hobson, What Did We Learn?  Music – Dale CarpenterReading the names – Karen TakemotoClose with silence in honor of the killed8:35 – Closing gratitudes – […]

Hiroshima Nagasaki Day renewed

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“What Have We Learned?”Sunday August 6 – 7:00 pm Omni Center Register for the meal by two methods: 1.Eventbrite –Click Here 2.Pay at the door with registration – call Gladys at 479-283-2167 to register for the dinner. $20 suggested donation, please pay what you are able. Omni and our predecessors have held Hiroshima Nagasaki commemorations since 1971, but covid caused a deep cleft in our practice. For the first time in 3 years Omni will be hosting an event to honor the deaths of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and remind ourselves of the terrible consequences of using weapons of mass destruction. […]