The Blue Chair Project
Come and help make chains for the Blue Chair Project.Nov 1st, 7pm at OMNI Center. Email for direction or more info: still@stillonthehill.com
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Shelter for homeless folks in Fayetteville
A cool local company – Natural State Treehouse Builders – is partnering with Gateway Project and hopefully lots of others on an amazing idea. The community houses its homeless neighbors! OMNI Pod Cottages materials needs What we’re up to and how you can help:Natural State Treehouses and OMNI/Gateway Project are partnering to build a prototype of an 8’x12′ small one person house. Our hope is that this prototype will demonstrate how affordable a comfortable, well-built but small home can be. We believe that the simplicity, durability and low cost of this model will open up new options for providing shelter […]
ISRAEL AND US v. IRAN ANTHOLOGY #9, April 16, 2026
A Selection of Articles v. “Operation Epic Fury” Published March-April 2026. Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, Ecology, and Democracyhttps://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/04/omni-israel-and-us-v-iran-anthology-9.html 2025 #1 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/06/omni-israel-and-iran-anthology-1-june.html #2 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/06/omni-israel-and-iran-anthology-2-6-20-25.html #3 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/06/omni-israel-and-iran-anthology-3-june.html 2026 #4 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/02/omni-israel-and-us-v-iran-anthology-4.html #5 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/03/omni-israel-and-us-v-iran-anthology-5.html #6 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/03/omni-israel-and-us-v-iran-anthology-6.html #7 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/03/omni-israel-and-us-v-iran-anthology-7.html #8 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/03/omni-israel-and-us-v-iran-anthology-8.html What’s at Stake: A Cease Fire and a Peace Treaty. Carlos Ron and Vijay Prashad. “The United States has agreed with Iran to cease hostilities for two weeks. The illegal U.S. and Israeli imposed war has not ended but has a break, although not in Lebanon which was supposed to be part of the deal. Just before the […]
ISRAEL AND US v. IRAN ANTHOLOGY #8, March 24, 2026
A Selection of Articles v. “Operation Epic Fury” Published in March 2026. Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, Ecology, and Democracy https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/03/omni-israel-and-us-v-iran-anthology-8.html 2025 #1 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/06/omni-israel-and-iran-anthology-1-june.html #2 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/06/omni-israel-and-iran-anthology-2-6-20-25.html #3 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/06/omni-israel-and-iran-anthology-3-june.html 2026 #4 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/02/omni-israel-and-us-v-iran-anthology-4.html #5 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/03/omni-israel-and-us-v-iran-anthology-5.html #6 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/03/omni-israel-and-us-v-iran-anthology-6.html #7 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/03/omni-israel-and-us-v-iran-anthology-7.html What’s at Stake: “‘Stupidity’ of Iran War Becoming Increasingly ‘Undeniable.” “Riches and Domination Drive This War.” “The US attacked Iran for one reason and one reason only: Israel.” Etc. CONTENTSMARCH 28 NO KINGS PROTESTIRAN ANTHOLOGY #37Dan Grazier. “Are we on the precipice of World War III?”Kenny Bruno. “. . . Riches and Domination Drive This War.”Henry Giroux. “War […]
HIROSHIMA-NAGASAKI ANTHOLOGY 2026
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 […]
Full ‘Slave Catchers to ICE’ Teach-In and More
From Elizabeth Scott. Thank you Elizabeth “We watched this full 4 hour Teach-in from Minneapolis last Sunday and every minute was valuable, moving and full of historical context and present day experiences. Part of it included people on the ground in Minneapolis who showed us the memorials and interviewed residents. Very worthwhile – if you would like to view it, you can see the link to the full Teach-in as you scroll down the page.” Link for full Teach-In: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVM2trq47W8
A House of Dynamite
Hiroshima Nagasaki Pre-Showing Weds 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 Letts, Anthony Ramos, Moses Ingram, Jonah Hauer-King with Greta Lee and Jason Clarke. The film demonstrates the perspectives and responses of U.S. government and military officials after an unknown adversary launches an intercontinental ballistic missile at Chicago. This showing is especially In honor of Omni Founder Dick Bennett’s life-long devotion to ending nuclear war.
ALERT!! Fayetteville Real Recyclers!!!
From Louise Mann ALERT!! Fayetteville Real Recyclers!!! You need to be asking questions of your alderpersons. Currently you have good quality recyclables because unlike recyclables are segregated. Where is the documentation regarding marketability of single stream collected recyclables? NOTE…Fayetteville staff now calls single stream, all-in-one, roll out, or mixed recycling. Where is the recycling transparency ordinance? https://www.wastedive.com/news/reclaimers-weather-plastics-markets-storm/813095/?
Citizens Climate Lobby now meeting at Omni Center
Sunday March 8 – 5:00 pm – Omni Center Tackling the climate crisis at the local level. Join others taking positive action to prepare and make an impact in this critical challenge
CUBA ANTHOLOGY #13 US IMPERIALISM, MARCH 8, 2026
Compiled by Dick Bennett https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/03/omni-cuba-anthology-13-us-imperialism.html What’s at Stake: “WILL CUBA SURVIVE? “ OMNI CUBA ANTHOLOGY #12, April 5, 2024 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/04/omni-cuba-anthology-12-april-5-2024.html#11 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2022/11/omni-cuba-anthology-11-november-6-2022.html #10 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2022/01/omni-cuba-newsletter-10-january-30-2022.html #9. http://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2021/10/omni-cuba-newsletter-9-october-24-2021.html #8. https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2021/07/omni-cuba-newsletter-8-july-15-2021.html CONTENTS CUBA #13 US Imperial Aggression “The Long Crisis Of US Intervention.”Hackbarth. Trump Preventing Mexican Oil to Cuba. Demuynck. Sixty years of US blockade. Michael Smith. US Economic “Asphyxiation.” “WILL CUBA SURVIVE? “Medea Benjamin. “Suffocating an Island. “Johnstone. US Regime Changes. Power Outages.Paul Hedreen. US Media Blames Communism for Cuba’s Energy Problems, Not US Sanctions. CUBA’S RESISTANCEPrashad. “The Cuban Revolution Holds Out against US Imperialism.” TeleSur. “Cuba has a self-sufficiency plan….” mronline.org. “Solidarity […]