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Kelly Holst Memorial

 in Current Events

MAY 4, 2024 at 7PM OMNI CENTER 3272 N. Lee Ave Steve Holst and Burnetta Hinterthuer invite Omni friends to share memories of Steve’s mother, Kelly at her musical memorial service. You’ll remember her from Open Mic and many other Omni events during the years she lived with Steve and Bur in Fayetteville. Come and share this time with her family to remember what she meant to us all. She was a remarkable woman who lived a full life for 95 years. It will be an Open Mic format. Songs, poems, stories and memories are all welcome. If you have […]

UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION Glimpses 2021 to 2024 April 23, 2024

 in United Nations

Compiled by Dick Bennett for a World of Peace, Justice, and Ecology A Once-in-a-Generation Moment   2024    United Nations Foundation <mailings@unfoundation.org>     This month marked a series of grim milestones for cascading crises — some persistent and others more recent. One year of brutal war in Sudan. Six months of horrific conflict in Gaza. The second straight month of escalating gang violence in Haiti. And 10 years since 276 girls were abducted by Boko Haram in Nigeria – many of whom remain in captivity today.  Amid such devastating conflicts, the world is in desperate need of urgent solutions today — and a better plan for collectively managing […]

EARTH DAY APRIL 22, 2024

 in Dick's Newsletter 2024

Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/04/omni-earth-day-april-22-2024.html ContentsTAKE ACTION FOR THE EARTH: Featured Organizations Jane Fonda for Greenpeace Rabbi Waskow for The Shalom Report Union of Concerned Scientists Google Search Additional Articles’ Way to a Better Fighting for our planet’s survival   4-20-24Jane Fonda, Greenpeace USA via uark.onmicrosoft.com  Hi, James. Jane here. I’m not only a climate activist — I’m also a cancer survivor, twice over now. I realize I’m lucky to have had amazing doctors and nurses, and grateful to live in a time in which so much progress has been made in researching this awful […]

OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #175, APRIL 22, 2024

 in Earth Day

Compiled by Dick Bennett. EARTH DAY ADAPTING INSTITUTIONS FOR THE CLIMATE EducationUnionsLawDebt This Earth Day 2024, Become an Environmental Steward and Advocate of EQUAL JUSTICE in EDUCATION  NEA EdAction edaction@mail.nea.org via uark.onmicrosoft.com           Thu, Apr 18 Hi there, As Earth Day approaches, we recognize that climate justice is at the heart of education justice.  Not only do severe weather events interrupt instruction time and destroy school buildings, but extreme temperatures can make classrooms too hot or too cold for students to learn. These effects are felt most strongly in under-resourced communities, where schools don’t have the infrastructure to withstand these increasing pressures. We know that you care […]

Botanical Garden of the Ozarks Earth Day Festival

 in Earth Day

We celebrate Earth Day each year with a family-friendly festival, complete with interactive activities, crafts, games, and live music. Guests are invited to celebrate our common home, the earth, and to commit to protecting and preserving it! Join us in our mission to enhance education and environmental awareness by celebrating Earth, our common home, and committing to its protection and preservation at our annual Earth Day Festival on Sunday, April 21, from 3 to 6 pm.  Tickets here.

2nd NWA Labor Spring Tackles Inequality, Outsourcing, Marginalization

 in Labor

The program is free, and the public is welcome. The 2024 NWA Teach-In will highlight the ways that labor unions and collective action can lessen the most pressing problems facing working people in the Ozarks and across the nation: low wages and the persistence of poverty, especially among children; economic inequality; privatization and outsourcing; and the growing marginalization of working people in public life. Topics on the schedule include “Labor Struggles throughout the Nation,” “Fighting for Arkansas Workers” and “Worker Rights at the University of Arkansas.” Speakers include: “The goal is to bring together working people who want to make […]