Thank you to Michael Cockram, Omni Board member among other things, for designing this elegant logo for the Exchange! The Time Exchange design team is planning to be ready to go “live” (meaning we’ll start organizing member orientations and sharing transactions) as soon as a break in the virus opens up. Watch for social media to begin soon.
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OMNI COMMONS, PUBLIC PROPERTY FOR THE PEOPLE, #1, 1-23-2022 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2022/01/omni-commons-public-property-for-people.html Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology Omnicenter.org/donate/ Contents Commons Newsletter #1, 1-23-22 Ian Angus Robbing the Soil, 1, “Commons and Classes before Capitalism.” Robbing the Soil, 2, “Systematic Theft of Communal Property.” “Agricultural Enclosure: Commoners Fight Back.” John Bellamy Foster. “Capitalism and Ecological Theft.” Peter Linebaugh. Stop, Thief! The Commons, Enclosures, and Resistance. Coulthard, Indigenous Resistance, Blockades. Lolly, “Commons Actions.” Tittle, “Community Development and the Commons.” Linebaugh. “The Commons as the Fulcrum for Social Regeneration.” Robbing the soil, 1: Commons and classes […]
RUSSIA NEWSLETTER #9,January 20, 2022 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2022/01/omni-russia-newsletter-9-1-20-22.html Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology. (#1 March 21, 2014; #2 April 10, 2014; #3 May 16, 2014; #4 July 22, 2014; #5 March 10, 2015; #6 Sept. 1, 2016; #7, October 3, 2017; #8, Nov. 10, 2021) https://omnicenter.org/donate/ CONTENTS RUSSIA NEWSLETTER #9 WAYS US WARRIORS GO TO WAR Bruce Gagnon. What is the US Agenda? NATO Expansion And Regime Change in Russia George Paulson. Russophobia Biden. Putin a KillerJohn Pilger. “In Ukraine, the US is dragging us towards war with Russia.” Matt Taibbi. “10 Ways to Call […]
Sunday Jan 16 – 1:30 pmWeb Memorial Park1223 W. Poplar, Rogers Please show up to defend Planned Parenthood and all the human rights and possibilities that go with reproductive freedom. Let’s show that there’s wide support for PP by letting a large and diverse group stand up for them.Please show up early for a quick security and orientation briefing before the event. 1:00-1:15 please. Bring flags, signs, and most importantly bring friends! The more who speak up, the louder our voice!Dress warmly since the day may be cold and wet. But our presence is so important it will be worth […]
Sunday Feb 6 – 1:30 pm on ZoomCity Alderman Teresa Turk will give us the first-hand low-down on her proposal to set up a climate resilience fund.She presented it in December but could not get enough suppport. She’ll talk about the potential of the fund and what it could mean for the city.
Sunday Feb 6 2022 – 7:00 pmZoom link belowOpen Mic in omicron season: Back to zoom for February’s Open Mic. Makes us sad, but we all want to stay healthy. Maybe March will smile on us!Here’s a link to the Zoom Open mic session on Feb. 6. It’ll still be wonderful to see your faces and hear your voices, good friends!https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88258123344?pwd=Yk5makZubTFDcUtqQnRnQ3VSd3RTZz09Meeting ID: 882 5812 3344 Passcode: 703547
Last night at Omni’s Board meeting as we talked about the developing Time Exchange, we agreed that we’re SO CLOSE to being ready to kick off the project and inviting Omni folks and public to join in. We’re just waiting for covid to stabilize and give us space to meet in person. This is a project that will be lots stronger if we can meet in person. If another variant rears its ugly head in the future of course we need to be ready for that too. So we’ll be reporting on plans and progress as we go along. And […]
