OMNI
SERVICE
NEWSLETTER #4: What Service were you
in?
February
8, 2016
Compiled
by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology
(#1
June 1, 2015 http://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2015/06/service-newsletter-1.html ; #2,
July 30, 2015 http://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2015/07/service-newsletter-2-what-service-were.html ; #3,
Dec. 4, 2015; http://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2015/12/service-newsletter-3-what-service-were.html)
What’s
at stake: The quality of life in a
society much depends upon all those who serve to make life better for
others. These four newsletters discuss
many kinds of those who service: police,
firefighters, nurses, teachers, so many.
Contents Service Newsletter #4
United Nations
Peacekeepers
International Police
Interpol
Civilian Police
Local Police
Police Sergeant Helps Deliver Baby
Firefighters
Firefighter Dies After Falling Through
Floor
Memorial to Two Kansas City Firefighters
Volunteer Fireman Rescues Driver from Burning
Car
History
of Little Rock Volunteer Fire Companies in 19th Century
Electrical Workers
Carpenters
PBS “Stories of
Service”
UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPERS
OMNI International Day
of United Nations Peacekeepers Newsletter, May 29, 2015
UN PEACEKEEPERS
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What
is Peacekeeping?
What is peacekeeping?
United Nations Peacekeeping helps countries torn by conflict
create conditions for lasting peace.
Actor George Clooney
speaks of UN Peacekeepers.
Peacekeeping
has proven to be one of the most effective
toolsavailable to the UN to
assist host countries navigate the difficult path from conflict to peace.
Peacekeeping
has unique strengths, including legitimacy, burden sharing, and an ability to
deploy and sustain troops and police from around the globe, integrating them
with civilian peacekeepers to advance multidimensional mandates.
UN
Peacekeepers provide security and the political and peacebuilding support to
help countries make the difficult, early transition from conflict to peace.
UN
Peacekeeping is guided by three basic principles:
·
Consent of the parties;
·
Impartiality;
·
Non-use of force except
in self-defence and defence of the mandate.
Peacekeeping
is flexible and over the past two decades has been deployed in many configurations.
There are currently 16
UN peacekeeping operations deployed on four continents.
Today's
multidimensional peacekeeping operations are called upon not only to maintain
peace and security, but also to facilitate the political process, protect
civilians, assist in the disarmament,
demobilization and reintegration of former combatants; support the organization of elections,
protect and promote human rights and assist in restoring the rule
of law.
Success
is never guaranteed, because UN Peacekeeping almost by definition goes to the
most physically and politically difficult environments. However, we have built
up a demonstrable record of success over our 60 years of existence, including
winning theNobel Peace Prize.
Peacekeeping
has always been highly dynamic and has evolved in the face of new challenges.
Recently, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon established a 17-member High-level Independent Panel
on UN Peace Operations to make a comprehensive assessment of the state of UN
peace operations today, and the emerging needs of the future.
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Related documents
Related links
UN Peacekeeping Brochure
INTERNATIONAL POLICE/INTERPOL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpol
Interpol has an annual budget of around €78
million, most of which is provided through annual contributions by its
membership of 190 countries (as of 2015).
Headquarters:
Lyon, France
Agency executives: Mireille Ballestrazzi, ...
Countries:
190 member countries
General nature: Law enforcement; Civili...
Internet
/ Home - INTERPOL
www.interpol.int/
IMG_0246w. INTERPOL to open Special Representative office at African Union ...INTERPOL conference targets global nuclear trafficking; IMG_0246w ...
Contact INTERPOL - Notices - Databases - Overview
www.interpol.int/
IMG_0246w. INTERPOL to open Special Representative office at African Union ...INTERPOL conference targets global nuclear trafficking; IMG_0246w ...
Contact INTERPOL - Notices - Databases - Overview
www.justice.gov/interpol-washington
United States Department
of Justice
Dec 21, 2015 - The mission of INTERPOL Washington, the United States National Central Bureau, is
to advance the law enforcement interests of the United ...
www.theatlantic.com/international/...police-force.../362086/
The Atlantic
May 12, 2014 - International policing predated the first modern
attempts to forge an ... In fact, the popular image of Interpol as a
global police force chasing ...
www.interpol.int/ipsgapp/educational/what-is-interpol.html
INTERPOL is a network of police forces from 190 countries all over the world.
... police administrations experience of working in an international organization.
www.civilianpolice.com/
***CPI has been
awarded the Criminal Justice Program Support (CJPS) contract issued by the U.S.
Department of State – Bureau of International Narcotics and ...
LOCAL POLICE
News Item: “Ken
Walker, a sergeant with the Corinth, Miss., Police Department, is being called
‘baby doctor’ by his fellow officers after he helped deliver a baby boy whose
mother pulled into a Kmart parking lot when she realized she couldn’t make it
to the hospital in time.” Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Dec. 23, 2015.
FIREFIGHTERS
Ohio firefighter dies after fall through floor during blaze
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/10cd1e7500a845e1b671fbaaecdfe735/ohio-firefighter-dies-after-fall-through-floor-during-blaze By DAN SEWELL. Dec. 28,
2015 5:28 PM EST
died... Read more
CINCINNATI
(AP) — A firefighter battling a house fire died after falling through a floor
into the basement soon after entering the southwest Ohio home early Monday,
authorities said.
Hamilton
officials said firefighter Patrick Wolterman's death was the department's first
in the line of duty since 1971. Fire department officials say he was hired in
April after several years of experience with other local departments and was
recently married.
"Our
city is in mourning with the loss of one of our heroes," said J. Scott
Scrimizzi, director of public safety for the city of more than 60,000 people
about 30 miles north of Cincinnati. He urged people to keep Wolterman's family
and the fire department in their prayers.
Fire
officials said crews responding to a fire call found heavy smoke coming from
three sides of the house. Fire Chief Steve Dawson said firefighters including
Wolterman moved into the house.
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"Shortly
after the initial attack, there was a catastrophic event," Dawson told
reporters. He said Wolterman fell through the floor into the basement.
Fellow
firefighters rescued Wolterman, 28, from the basement and performed CPR, but he
died at Fort Hamilton Hospital, officials said.
Other
units extinguished the fire, Dawson said.
There
were initial reports that people were inside the home when the fire broke out,
but relatives said the couple who had lived in the home for decades was away on
vacation.
"I'm
thankful that my parents were not home, but I feel badly for the family of the
firefighter that was killed," Melissa Lainhart told the
Hamilton-Middletown Journal-News. She said her parents were in Las Vegas
celebrating their wedding anniversary.
No
other injuries were reported. Investigation into the fire's cause was
continuing.
Funeral
services will be Thursday. The Hamilton firefighters union said they will begin
with a public memorial service in the morning, followed by a procession to
Spring Grove Cemetery and a private graveside service for family and
firefighters only.
The
Cincinnati firefighters union posted a message of support on its Facebook page.
"The
men and women of Local 48 send our deepest sympathies and condolences to
family, friends and fellow firefighters," stated the message.
Cincinnati
firefighter Daryl Gordon, 54, a three-decade veteran, died after he plunged
headfirst into an elevator shaft while searching for people to rescue in an
early morning March 26 apartment building fire.
News Item: “Fallen
Kansas City Firefighters Honored.” AD-G (Oct. 19, 2015). “Thousands of people gathered in memorial
service to honor two veteran Kansas City firefighters who died when a building
collapsed on them….”: Larry Leggio and
John Mesh. [Immediately following in the
newspaper is a photo with caption of yet another Civil War re-enactment, grown
men playing at war, part of the pervasive practice of naturalizing lethal
violence of armed force for war. “Union
troops fire on advancing Confederate troops….”
Flags waving, nobody hurt. --Dick]
News Item:
“Nate Tracey, Chief of the Goodwill Volunteer Fire Co. in York Township,
Pa,
was caught on a dash-camera video reaching into a burning car to pull the
driver to safety before other fire-fighters arrived to extinguish the
blaze.” AD-G (1-28-16).
Tom Dillard, “Already on Fire.” AD-G (Feb.
7, 2016).
Dillard continues his history of the volunteer fire
companies in 19th century Little Rock—today “the transition to a
professional fire department, an agency which has played a major role in
protecting the city of Little Rock and its people for over a century.”
Dillard is a notable archivist and historian of
Arkansas. His son is a firefighter in
Little Rock.
ELECTRICAL WORKERS
www.ibew.org/
International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
National union site of
the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Apprentice and electrical career guidelines and requirements.
CARPENTERS
https://www.carpenters.org/
United Brotherhood of Carpenters. Home. Today's UBC. A 21st-Century Union.
PBS “STORIES OF SERVICE”?
PBS significantly promotes the Pentagon, armed forces,
militarism, and empire by singling out this one class of the US population to exalt
as “service.” PBS assumes that all US
citizens understand “service” to apply to military employment. But numerous other employments significantly
serve the nation and its people, and without having killing as its aim—firemen,
teachers, nurses--, as these newsletters explain. --Dick
Browse & watch stories of service
from our nation's military veterans, their families and communities as
told through PBS’ extensive line-up of documentaries, specials and original
digital content. Get started. Pick a topic below or browse
our list of programs from A
to Z.
Watch stories of service told from the
perspective of the men and women who served.
Revisit stories of courage, sacrifice and
service over the decades.
Watch stories of military service through the
lens of special investigative reports.
Salute our nation's military families with
this special collection of performances.
Preview inspiring stories of military service
as told through PBS’ upcoming documentaries and special pro
Contents
Service Newsletter #3, Dec. 4, 2015
WHAT
SERVICE WERE YOU IN? WHAT WAS YOUR
SERVICE?
Language:
“Service” and Other Warping Words
Service
America, American
Defense Department
SERVICES
Killed
in Line of Duty
School Teachers
Firefighters
Forest Rangers
Sheriffs
Nurses
UN Peacekeepers
And
All Who Work for Others Nonviolently
Public Health Nurses
Other Professional Nurses
Draft Counselors
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