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HIROSHIMA-NAGASAKI REMEMBRANCE 2024

 in Dick's Newsletter 2024

AUGUST 6 AND 9 (AUGUST 4 EVENT, Part II)August 2, 2024 Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology What’s at Stake?  Threat of nuclear war.David Krieger:  The starting point for ending the omnicidal threat of nuclear weapons is the recognition that the threat is real and pervasive and requires action. Each of us is threatened. All we love and hold dear is threatened. The future is threatened. We are called upon to end our complacency and respond to this threat by demanding that our leaders develop a clear pathway to the total elimination of nuclear […]

OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #188, July 31, 2024

 in WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS

Compiled by Dick Bennett.  https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/07/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-188-july-31.html RIGHT TURN USA: Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 Project 2025 Continues The Historic… Fascist Project By Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. The right wing counter-revolution has been going on for more than 50 years. The Powell Memo was a 1971 directive from soon-to-be Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell, instructing the US Chamber of Commerce how to defeat the “attack on the American free enterprise system”. The Contract with America 1994 outlined Newt Gingrich’s plan for Republican Party control of congress. -more- Southern Poverty Law Center:  Year in Hate and Extremism Report The extreme right prepares for the […]

GAZA ANTHOLOGIES #17 July 30, 2024

 in Dick's Newsletter 2024

Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology. https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/07/omni-gaza-anthologies-17-july-30-2024.html (#1: 3-3-08; #2 Nov. 16, 2012; #3 Nov. 17, 2013; #4 May 31, 2014; #5 July 28, 2014; #6 August 30, 2014; #7 April 8, 2015; #8 May 13, 2021; #9, October 15, 2023; #10, October 23, 2023; #11, Nov. 4 and Nov. 7, 2023; #12 , Nov. 16, 2023; #13, Dec. 16, 2023; #14, Jan. 12, 2024; #15, Feb. 2024; #16, March 25, 2024). http://omnicenter.org/donate/ List of Sources Al Jazeera.ANSWER Common Dreams.Consortium News.Counterspin.Covert Action.The Cradle.Extra! FAIR.The FutureThe InterceptIsrael/Palestine News (If Americans Knew)Rebekah Jones. Just Foreign PolicyCoralie Koonce.Mondoweiss.Nuclear Resister.Palestine […]

OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #189, JULY 29, 2024

 in Climate Memo Mondays

Compiled by Dick Bennett. https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/07/omni-climate-memo-mondays-189-july-29.html    Fossil Fuels and Insurance Companies Greenpeace v. Big Oil AFSC v. Chevron Union of Concerned Scientists v. Fossil Fuels Insurers “What Big Oil doesn’t want you to know….” Greenpeace via uark.onmicrosoft.com   (Mar 23, 2024,)                     We’ve told you about the impact of oil and gas drilling on our planet’s health. We’ve told you about the communities and creatures worldwide who bear the brunt of the global reliance on fossil fuels. And we’ve told you that now, Greenpeace is facing a $300 million lawsuit brought against us by a Big Oil company attempting to silence us. Fossil fuel corporations are […]

Southern Poverty Law Center Year in Hate and Extremism Report

 in Current Events

Year in Hate and ExtremiThe extreme right prepares for the end of democracy SPLC has done an amazing job of compiling massive amounts of information on hate groups and their activities. This report is the background to the scary “Project 2025” summary It was released in June when hackers found it in material from the Heritage Foundation. . Be sure you are informed about what’s happening in our world Omni folks. Democracy is clearly in danger. See the postcard project at the top of this page to help more.sm Report

Announcing the NWA Belonging Barometer survey!

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Engage NWA is excited to officially launch the Belonging Barometer survey in Northwest Arkansas! This survey aims to better understand the sense of belonging within our community and identify ways to improve our collective experience. This survey is available in multiple languages and formats to ensure accessibility for everyone. We invite you to participate and share your experience. It only takes 3-5 minutes to complete. Click the link below to get started.

BACKTOSCHOOL EVENT!

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UNITY-COMMUNITY BASH 240 E Rock St, Fayetteville, AR 72701 Yvonne Richardson Community Center SATURDAY AUGUST 03, 2024 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. FOOD FREE BACKPACKS WITH SUPPLIES COMMUNITY VENDORS