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MayDay CK is Infrastructure for Justice

Omni Center, KPSQ FM Radio, and MayDay Community Kitchen are all having birthdays in May. Wow. We are proud that Omni could be part of the mutual aid culture that blossomed as covid swept through our community last year. And Omni could only do it because Omni members and friends stepped up to help. Dozens… Continue reading MayDay CK is Infrastructure for Justice

Children in Gaza

A new stage of the Israel / Palestinian conflict Not a new story of violence against children. Photos of children in Gaza during many years of bombings. It’s horrendous and there are no words to describe this. https://news.un.org/en/story/2014/09/479592-not-single-child-untouched-recent-gaza-conflict-says-un-rights-expert A bearded old man holds a placard:“You take my water, burn my olive trees,“Destroy my house, take… Continue reading Children in Gaza

Omni Backstory you might remember

3 Anniversaries Fundraiser for MayDay Community Kitchen – link here! Last week’s post about Omni history was really fun to write.  It was great sharing some of those projects we got to help along. We’ve been weaving community networks for a while now and loving almost every minute of it. I looked back in the… Continue reading Omni Backstory you might remember

Birthing Omni 20 years ago

The story’s been told before in Omni circles about how Dick Bennett and his friend Dana Copp retired in 1999 and wondered what they should do next with their passion for peace.   Around somebody’s kitchen table they pondered the idea of a peace center like the old Peace Center on Dickson Street that organized protests… Continue reading Birthing Omni 20 years ago

Melanie Dietzel 2001… Peace and Justice Center: A Meeting Place for Activists

Melanie Dietzel’s article, I believe in the old Arkansas Times – March 28, 2001 Wednesday, March28:  Carol Conger-Tarvin welcomes about fifty folks who have gathered in the meeting room of the Fayetteville Public Library. It is a collection of familiar faces to anyone who has been involved in peace and justice activism. Behind Tarvin hangs… Continue reading Melanie Dietzel 2001… Peace and Justice Center: A Meeting Place for Activists

21 Cool Groups in the Deep Omni Network. A warm memory for our 20th Anniversary

Somebody pointed out to me that we don’t tell Omni’s real stories enough.  We’ve done a lot of things in the past that the affected people would remember, but we didn’t think to publicize.   Since May this year is our 20th ANNIVERSARY!  And we won’t get to have the big party the occasion deserves Omni… Continue reading 21 Cool Groups in the Deep Omni Network. A warm memory for our 20th Anniversary

Models of Success for a New World – where are they?

I just watched Valarie Kaur hold her solidarity vigil for the Sikh community after the mass murders in Indianapolis last week.  It’s hard to understand how people keep going on when violence keeps happening at the frequency it does now.   Which makes it so important to have people like her repeating “Breath,” then “Push” with… Continue reading Models of Success for a New World – where are they?

What Network Science Reveals

At a moment when 99% of people on the planet are searching for ways to make change happen, the concept of transformational networks need to get into our everyday vocabulary

Transformation is about deep changes in the nature of relationships power, allocation of resources, values, systems… For transformation to occur, networks need to be structured to …

A goddess in the closet comes out for spring

Sunday is spring equinox, you know.  March 21.  It’s also when the Fayetteville Goddess Festival happens.  Starts today and lasts until Sunday.  Peace. It might be interesting to ponder what a goddess festival has to do with peace, justice and ecology. There must be some Omni folks who’ve wondered that over the years we’ve sponsored… Continue reading A goddess in the closet comes out for spring