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Two record-setting destructive storms fueled by climate change

Climate Moments Provided by the Reevaluation Counseling Community in Northwest Arkansas Two record-setting destructive storms fueled by climate change On October 28, Hurricane Melissa struck the island of Jamaica with winds of 185 mph– equal to the worst hurricane winds to ever strike land. Super-charged by the ocean and the atmosphere both having been made warmer by climate change, the storm affected some 1.5 million people in Jamaica and caused damages estimated at 10 billion dollars – which is equal to roughly half of the nation’s annual GDP. The day before, record-setting torrential rains struck Vietnam. In 24 hours, parts […]


“No Other Land”

Viewing award winning movie “No Other Land” Tuesday Dec 16 – 6:00 pm – Arkansas Justice Reform Coalition 205 N. College Ave Hi friends, Reminder that we will be showing the award winning documentary No Other Land on Tuesday December 16th. We are as excited as you are to watch this film together! Come join us for an evening of learning, connection, and conversation. We will have pizza and snacks at the event!  Event Details  Date: Tuesday, December 16  Time: 6:00 – 8:30 PM  Location: Arkansas Justice Reform Coalition, 205 N College Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72701  Note: There will be an opportunity to donate to Fayetteville Feeds Families […]


Join Us in a Solidarity Action with Central Arkansas DSA & Starbucks Workers United

Arprogressive Caucus Monday, December 15th at 7:30 AM Indian Hills Starbucks – 7129 John F. Kennedy Blvd, North Little Rock (near the intersection of JFK & North Hills Blvd) Dear Arkansas Progressive Democrats Caucus Members, I’m asking you to join us in a solidarity action with Central Arkansas DSA and Starbucks Workers United as baristas nationwide continue their Unfair Labor Practice(ULP) strike. Workers have endured years of illegal union busting and the company’s refusal to settle a fair contract. They are demanding fair hours, higher take-home pay, and a resolution to the hundreds of labor law violations Starbucks continues to […]


CHRISTMAS FOR PEACE ANTHOLOGY December 12, 2025

Compiled by Dick Bennetthttps://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/12/omni-christmas-for-peace-anthology.html What’s at Stake.  The abolition of war. CONTENTS HIGHLIGHTS World Beyond War.  “Christmas Truces Past and Future.”  World BEYOND War is a global network of volunteers, chapters, and affiliated organizations advocating for the abolition of the institution of war. Howard Thurman.  Jesus and the Disinherited.PBS Christmas 1914 Truce on the Western Front, All Is Calm.Suggested readings, films, music on Jesus, War, and Capitalism.Jesus and Refugees.Silent Night, the 1914 Truce.OMNI Newsletters on NonviolenceVet Jim Hale’s Poem on WWI and VNWar.Joyeux NoèlMike Masterson on Commercialized Christmas TEXTS Christmas Truces Past and Future World BEYOND War           Dec 10, 2025 […]


CENTER FOR PEACE, JUSTICE, ECOLOGY, AND DEMOCRACY. ANTHOLOGY ON UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. December 10, 2025

Compiled by Dick Bennett. https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/12/omni-center-for-peace-justice-ecology.html What’s at Stake:  “We are experiencing a world where commitments to protect and promote human rights have reached alarming new lows. While we have long fought against the degradation of rights by insisting on accountability of state and private actors for harm and centering the demands of those most impacted by systems of oppression in the U.S. and around the world, we mark this moment while in a profound human rights crisis. This Human Rights Day invites a reckoning: How did a global system built in the name of “universal rights” become structurally incapable of constraining […]


OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS #258, December 1, 12, 2025

Compiled by Dick Bennett. https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/12/omni-climate-memo-mondays-258-december.html NONVIOLENCE ORGANIZATIONS v. CATASTROPHIC SYSTEM OF CLIMATE and WARS:  BREAKING THE REGIME OF FOSSIL FUELS WAR FASCISM. [‘Flu” visited me Thanksgiving, the perfect day for an irony-minded host, and remains my guest today, giving my doctor an opportunity to tell me about real flu victims.  I had gathered several items for the next Memo, then fell behind, and then the following essay appeared in my inbox, perfect for a blog named “War and Warming” (recently amended to include population growth and fascism). –D] “SIGN NOW: Fossil fuels cause war.” Drew and the crew at 198 Methods <drew@198methods.org> Dec […]


WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS #259, December 10, 2025

Compiled by Dick Bennett.   https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/12/war-watch-wednesdays-259-december-10.html NONVIOLENCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS, REASON, NEGOTIATION:  GLUES FOR CIVILIZATiON. DECEMBER 10 IS UN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY.1948: UN General Assembly led by Eleanor Roosevelt passes the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). “On this international human rights day, join us in working to eliminate nuclear weapons.” Alicia Sanders-Zakre, ICAN <admin@icanw.org> 12-10-25 .  2017 Nobel Peace Prize.  ICAN is the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.     Place de Cornavin 2, Geneve 1201, Switzerland. PBS Documentary of Christian Nonviolent Peacemaker Dorothy Day.  Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story.  DD and history of The Catholic Worker organization, […]