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NATO ANTHOLOGY #2, JUNE 18, 2023

 in Dick's Newsletter 2023

OMNI’s War and Warming Newsletter: OMNI NATO ANTHOLOGY #2, JUNE 18, 2023 (jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com) Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology CONTENTS NATO ANTHOLOGY #2What Is NATO Today? Abelow.  How the West Brought War to Ukraine. Andre Damon.  “NATO Announces Plan for Massive European Land Army.”  World Socialist Web Site. Moon of Alabama.  “No, NATO Will Not Get Ready for War.”  Popular Resistance. Mairead Maguire.  NATO Is the US- dominated Global War Machine. Victor Grossman.  “Brawling on the Brink.” Wolfgang Streeck.  “Means of Destruction” (of Russia and China). George Beebe.  “Ignoring the Ghosts of the ‘Great […]

CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #132, JUNE 19, 2023

 in Climate Memo Mondays

https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/06/omni-climate-memo-mondays-132-june-19.html Jake Bittle.   The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration.  2023. The untold story of climate migration in the United States—the personal stories of those experiencing displacement, the portraits of communities being torn apart by disaster, and the implications for all of us as we confront a changing future. Even as climate change dominates the headlines, many of us still think about it in the future tense—we imagine that as global warming gets worse over the coming decades, millions of people will scatter around the world fleeing famine and rising seas. What we often don’t realize is […]

Pride Parade needs Omni Marchers this year!

 in Pride

This year more than ever! Pride Parade June 24 4:00 pm start line-up 5:00 pm Parade steps off We all know that LGBTQIA+ friends are seriously under attack. This is the perfect year to stand by them in a clear way. Please email us at omni@omnicenter.org if you’re ready to walk with the Omni Board and others to support human rights and well-being on June 24. We’ll be in touch soon. Not to mention that the whole thing is SERIOUSLY FUN. Weekend Activities NWA Trans Fest and March Friday June 23 6:00 p.m. lineup; 7:00 p.m. step-off – NWA Trans […]

Visiting Author Diana Goetsch speaks in Fayetteville

 in Current Events

June 18 – 3:00 pm – Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 109 W. Cleveland Invitation from Rev. Stevie Gaines You’re invited to a free event at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 18. It will be in the Unitarian Universalist sanctuary, followed by refreshments. Award-winning author Diana Goetsch from New York will speak about transgender history, identity, awareness, and allyship; and there will be time for conversation. Diana is a poet and essayist. She’s the author of eight collections of poems, the “Life in Transition” blog at The American Scholar, and the acclaimed memoir This Body I Wore. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Poetry, The […]

Juneteenth History and Upcoming Events

 in Juneteenth

So much good stuff is happening in June. Here’s a post from friend Elizabeth with some fun links about Juneteenth history that you’ll enjoy… I just listened to the 3rd Beloved Community podcast on KUAF, the ‘Celebrating the History and Evolution of Juneteenth’ one, and it was helpful to hear some local perspectives. You have probably heard it, but here’s the link just in case it might be useful. https://www.kuaf.com/podcast/beloved-community I am learning – we didn’t really know anything about Juneteenth until a few short years ago, and it’s been celebrated in the Black community for so long. One other article […]

OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #130, JUNE 14,  2023

 in WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS

OMNI’s War and Warming Newsletter: OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #130, JUNE 14, 2023. (jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com) ·       Melvin Goodman.  Corporate Media’s Support for Militarism  ·       Abel.  Peacemakers’ ad in NYT. [Both pro-war and pro-peace enrich the NYT!] ·       MR Editors .  “The United States of War.”    Melvin Goodman.   “The Mainstream Media’s Unwillingness to Challenge U.S. Militarization.”  Counterpunch (JUNE 2, 2023).    FacebookTwitterRedditEmail The Washington Post finally conceded in an editorial last week that the United States must “spend smarter” when it comes to defense.  Instead of looking for ways to cut defense spending, however, the Post simply wants to spend differently.  It favors more spending on conventional […]

OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #131, JUNE 12, 2023

 in Climate Memo Mondays

OMNI’s War and Warming Newsletter: OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #131, JUNE 12, 2023 (jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com) ·       Tomgram.  “Jane Braxton Little, Climate Migrants .” ·       JANE BRAXTON LITTLE.     “Looking for Home in an Overheating World.” TOMGRAM   TOMDISPATCH “Jane Braxton Little, Climate Migrants in a Hell on Earth.” POSTED ON JUNE 4, 2023 Uh-oh, my city’s sinking. I’m not kidding! According to a new study, New York City, my hometown, is all too literally going down, thanks to those vertiginous towers, including the Empire State Building, constructed on land some of which was sandy and is now giving way. All those Manhattan skyscrapers and the like […]

OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #129, JUNE 7,  2023

 in WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS

https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/06/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-129-june-7.htmlNorman Solomon.  War Made Possible by corporate mainstream media.TomDispatch. Andrew Bacevich.  What “victory” for Ukrainians might mean.Medea Benjamin and Nicolas Davies.  Stop the Ukraine War Now.Women Cross DMZ: 2023 Korea Peace Advocacy Week. Why do most US citizens accept the US Empire and its wars?  Norman Solomon argues in War Made Possible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine (2023) that the corporate mainstream media and US political leaders conceal the tragic consequences of war.  US leaders have perpetuated war since WWII by distancing the public from the killing and costs via high tech warmaking, and via […]