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“PEARL HARBOR DAY,” COLONIAL PACIFIC WORLD WAR II ANTHOLOGY #9, December 7, 2024

 in Dick's Newsletter 2024

Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology. https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/12/pearl-harbor-day-colonial-pacific-world.html What’s at stake:  So one-sided has been the reporting and history of the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on December 7, 1941, that dozens of “detective” historians have been inspired to correct the record concerning that “Day of Infamy.”  These writings are found in OMNI’s nine “Pearl Harbor Day” Anthologies beginning in 2008. CONTENTS Alfred W. McCoy, To Govern the Globe. Imperial and Colonial Background.2021. Robert Fantina.  Propaganda, Lies and False Flags: How the U.S. Justifies Its Wars.   2020.  Understanding a “war without mercy.” CHRISTOPHER […]

Americana Highways Video Premier of All of Us Are Immigrants

 in Current Events

All of Us Are Immigrants” is Daniel Boling on guitar and lead vocals; Kelly Mulhollan on humming; Char Rothschild on accordion and tin whistles; Jono Manson on humming; and Donna Mulhollan on humming. Americana Highways is hosting this premiere of C. Daniel Boling’s song “All of Us Are Immigrants” from his forthcoming album Love, Dan, which is due to be released on November 22 More about Dan Boling and “Love Dan” at this link to Amaricana Highways

Part 2: The Tiffany Property – What’s going on over there?

 in Current Events

Gladys Tiffany, Director Omni Center for Peace Justice & Ecology Fayetteville could have handled things differently.  She still can. The short , unvarnished version of our perspective on these lawsuits is this: there is manipulation going on behind the scenes from people who want to take over our property, which has become valuable. They’re exploiting a situation that we should have handled differently. Richard is actually trying to deal with it responsibly, in cooperation with the city’s Code Compliance Department, and with care for the low-income renters living there. He’s doing what he can in spite of city pressure and manipulation from self-interested parties. […]

OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #206, DECEMBER 4, 2024

 in WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS

Compiled by Dick Bennett  https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/12/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-206-december.html FOUR ACTIONS (=HOPE) FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE “Peacebuilding Next to Russia”: Finnish perspectives webinar.UN PROGRAMME OF ACTION ON A CULTURE OF PEACE.Back from the Brink.  Communities to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.Public Citizen v. Supreme Court’s presidential  immunity decision.l Dear Dick,Join us on Saturday, December 14 for an online panel on “Peacebuilding Next to Russia” to hear from Finnish perspectives on peace.Finland and Russia not only share a 1,340-kilometer (833 miles) border, but also a long history. There have been many conflicts and disagreements, many of which have been resolved without violence and war. Now, as tensions build, it is […]

SOVIET/RUSSOPHOBIA ANTHOLOGY #4

 in Current Events

Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecologyhttps://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/12/omni-sovietrussophobia-anthology-4.html What’s at Stake:   from Wikipedia:  In the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) by George Orwell, the Two Minutes Hate is the daily period during which members of the Outer and Inner Party of Oceania must watch a film depicting Emmanuel Goldstein, the principal enemy of the state, and his followers, the Brotherhood, and loudly voice their hatred for the enemy and then their love for Big Brother.[1] The political purpose of the Two Minutes Hate is to allow the citizens of Oceania to vent their existential anguish and personal hatred toward politically expedient enemies: Goldstein and the enemy super-state of […]

OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS #207, DECEMBER 2, 2024

 in Climate Memo Mondays

Compiled by Dick Bennett https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/12/omni-climate-memo-mondays-207-december.html Efforts to Save Our PlanetUN-USA, COP 29UUA Green SanctuaryBook, Beautiful SolutionsMore Books from Ecosocialist Bookshelf COP 29, UNA-USA, UNA TODAY, NOVEMBER 2024 The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) has concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan. Global leaders, ministers, and representatives from over 30 countries have come together to build on the momentum of last year’s historic Global Cooling Pledge. With climate change fueling extreme heat waves, the demand for sustainable cooling solutions has reached a critical point.  The United Nations Environment Programme’s article delves into the significant progress made at COP29, highlighting key takeaways from […]