Founders’ Day Scholarship Luncheon
For such a time as this: answering the call to serve.Dr. Marc Lamont Hill
OMNI Blog
PROTO-FASCISM USA ANTHOLOGY #1, February 3, 2026
Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, Ecology, and a Constitutional Republic https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/02/omni-proto-fascism-usa-anthology-1_3.html What’s at Stake: “We inhabit a historical moment that resurrects, with chilling familiarity, the state terrorism once made visible under Hitler, Franco, Mussolini, Pinochet, and other dictators who transformed cruelty into a governing philosophy. Central to such regimes lies a single, devastating truth: the law collapses the moment violence becomes its substitute. In this descent, due process evaporates, political opponents are rebranded as “terrorists,” and violence becomes the organizing principle of power. Independent media are smeared or silenced, universities are targeted for their critical capacities, and […]
Eye’s Peeled for Open Mic
Sunday Feb 1 – 7:00 pm Omni Center IF WEATHER IS WITH US Greetings everybody, I hope you’ve been warm and cozy. If weather permits, this coming Sunday is time for Open Mic. Donna is in Hawaii so I’ll be hosting on my own. Feels odd to be without her, but we’ll be fine and have a lot of fun. Watch for a late post if the weather turns. Cold is fine but more of what we’ve had would be trouble … Hope to see you! 7:00 at the Omni Center Kelly
Vigil for Alex Pretti
Sunday, Feb. 1st, 6pm, Veterans Hospital. P.S: VHSO btw, is the Veterans Hospital on North College, It’ll be on the sidewalk in front of the hospital fence. It’ll be cold, but not NEARLY as cold as Minneapolis.
ICE ANTHOLOGY #1, January 25, 2026
Compiled by Dick Bennetthttps://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/01/omni-ice-anthology-1-january-25-2026.html What’s at Stake: Another blemish to the US democratic hope by the Trump administration’s mistreatment of immigrants. This OMNI Anthology contains a dozen ways each of us can fight back. CONTENTS Abolish ICE BY NATASCHA ELENA UHLMANN 2019.ICE Watch activists online training forwarded by Chris Delacruz 2025. 5 Articles Forwarded by Sonny San Juan, Jr. Jan. 24, 2026 Kris Brown. The cold-blooded killing of Alex Pretti.” Devon Lum, et al. NYT Analysis of the Killing. Jacob Thomas. “DEMAND AN END TO TRUMP’S WAR ON OUR STREETS.” Amanda Ford. Resistance by video, call 911, billboards, protest orgs. MeghnadBose,etal. VideoAnalysis.FCNL. Brutal Immigration […]
NWA Point In Time Count: Volunteers Needed!
What is the Point in Time Count? The PIT count is an annual census of sheltered and unsheltered homeless individuals and families in NWA. Email pitcount@uark.edu
