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OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #193, AUGUST 26, 2024

August 27, 2024 in Climate Memo Mondays

Compiled by Dick Bennett https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/08/omni-climate-memo-mondays-193-august-26.html Arkansas Climate League Resource Center.Green Energy and Education Seminar.Greenpeace: Tracking Extreme Weather.Jill Stein: “Democrats are gaslighting us on the climate crisis.” 2-7-24 Hello Arkansas Climate League Friend, We’re launched! On Sunday 2/4 dozens of new and longstanding friends stopped by the Elizabeth McGill Drop-In Center in Fort Smith to celebrate the opening of our Climate League Resource Center. Herbert McGill Director of the McGill Center and Outreach Coordinator for the Climate League emceed the event. The Climate League Resource Center will be staffed by Mr. McGill. Local residents can visit the Center to get information […]

OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #191, AUGUST 21, 2024

August 22, 2024 in WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS

Compiled by Dick Bennett. https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/08/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-191-august-21.html PEACEMAKING: PREVENT PREPARING FOR WAR, STOP WARS. Compiled by Dick Bennett PROTEST THURSDAY IN ROGERS, Abel Tomlinson <abeltomlinson@gmail.com> wrote: Dear Y’all, This Thursday at 8 A.M., many of the top Military-Industrial Complex* war profiteering corporations are holding a “Mid-America Defense Summit” at Embassy Suites in Rogers, AR (3303 Pinnacle Hills Parkway). This event will feature speeches by Congressman Steve Womack, Senator John Boozman and Governor Sarah H. Sanders, and leaders from the war profiteering industry. Sponsors of the event include arms dealers Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Aerojet Rocketdyne, General Dynamics and others. Strikingly, the University of Arkansas, […]

OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #192, AUGUST 19, 2024

August 20, 2024 in Climate Memo Mondays

Compiled by Dick Bennett https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/08/omni-climate-memo-mondays-192-august-19.html Late Breaking: Protest v. Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex. Equador. Nature’s Rights.Yunkaporta. Indigenous Thinking.Greenpeace. Climate Action. Breaking News: PROTEST THURSDAY MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL-CONGRESSIONAL COMPLEX, the USA’s TOP SINGLE PRODUCER OF CO2This Thursday at 8 A.M., many of the top Military-Industrial Complex war profiteering corporations are holding a “Mid-America Defense Summit” at Embassy Suites in Rogers, AR (3303 Pinnacle Hills Parkway). This event will feature speeches by AR politicians and arms dealers. We must speak out. We will be protesting on the sidewalks in front of Embassy Suites event center in Rogers. Please be there at about 7:45, so we are visible to event […]

WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #190, AUGUST 14, 2024

August 14, 2024 in WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS

Compiled by Dick Bennett https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/08/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-190-august-14.html ANOTHER WAR: SUDAN As soon as I read the latest Tomgram in July, I thought to place it in WWW, and wondered about the causes of the Sudan disaster, and US involvement. I hoped the UN’s diverse agencies were still helping despite their small budgets. The UN Security Council voted to withdraw its UNITAMS mission there (Russia abstaining), but the UN is keeping some of its humanitarian agencies. Below is the google response to my “UN in Sudan” search and a message I had received from UNFPA in April. From these reports, I learn of […]

OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #191, AUGUST 12, 2024

August 13, 2024 in Climate Memo Mondays

Compiled by Dick Bennett. https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/08/omni-climate-memo-mondays-191-august-12.html UNITED NATIONS: UNESCO Green Citizens.Norman Cousins. Human Options. Support the UN for World Peace.Jill Stein for the Green New Deal United Nations Green CitizensA global voice for local actors of change: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO. UNESCO Green Citizens is the bridge between UNESCO’s scientific expertise, local citizen solutions and young people’s willingness to act against climate change. UNESCO has identified over 150 local initiatives across 65 countries which are citizen driven, innovative, impactful, and replicable solutions across five key themes for the fight against global warming and to preserve the […]

OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #189, AUGUST 7, 2024

August 11, 2024 in WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS

Compiled by Dick Bennett https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/08/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-189-august-7.html Robert Edwards. Resisting the Right: How to Survive the Gathering Storm. OR Books, 2024. 320 pages . Paperback and E-book. Foreword by JAMES CARROLL. “Combines the revelations of unfolding tragedy with the artistry of a story-teller.” —Bill Moyers “Profoundly disturbing.” —Kai Bird “Details with precision the perilous place we are in as a country.” —Amy Hanauer Publisher’s description: Resisting the Right is a handbook for surviving a far-right take-over of the United States. Today, that prospect is a frightening reality. It threatens the irreversible destruction of America’s democratic system. In a powerful and necessary intervention, Robert […]