Good morning! Have a great start of your week. Be well and be safe …

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September 21, 2025

Dear Friends,

It is a pleasure to join you at Pause the World for Peace and to celebrate the 2025
International Day of Peace.

In a world with so much discord and inhumanity, the International Day of Peace reminds us
that no matter our differences, every person deserves to live free from violence and fear.
By pausing the world for peace, we create space for reflection, healing, and dialogue that
can lead to lasting change. And peace is not merely the absence of conflict, but the
presence of justice. For over 20 years, this day has been a call to unite in building a more
compassionate and equitable world.

On behalf of the Borough of Manhattan, I hope that we can all work together to create a
more peaceful future.

Sincerely,

Mark Levine
Manhattan Borough President

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To get the BEST out of Life,

Realize your Past

without Regret,

Handle your Present

with Confidence,

Prepare for the Future

without Fear.

Good Morning.

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This story sounds like a nightmare, but for Elma Linz Kanefield it was very real and life changing. She wanted to understand how and why this “stage fright” happens and what makes some performers succeed while others struggle.

Elma’s trauma inspired her to become one of the world’s only specialists in the psychology of the performing artist. She has shared how she empowers performers and restores their mental health in her new book Hamlet’s Mirror: Reaching Your Performance Potential Onstage and Off (September 2022, Original Trade Paperback, $15.99).

Elma defines Performance Potential as “being the best you can be and doing the best you can do based on what you know in the moment of performance.” This is an internal state when you are emotionally and mentally able to balance the challenges, fears, and insecurities that can come with entertaining others.

In Hamlet’s Mirror, Elma explores the performer’s culture: its challenges, the highs and the lows. Then she delves into the four performing personality profiles she identified in her work:

1. Problem-Ridden Performer
2. Pugnacious Performer
3. Promising Performer
4. Potential-Realized Performer

Each section of the book is accompanied by fictionalized anecdotes of real performers who worked with Elma throughout four decades of having a New York City psychotherapy practice exclusive to performing artists. Also included are questions and reflections for readers who will have an opportunity to identify what kind of performer they are. Finally, Elma reveals how to reach your performance potential and adds examples to support her points.

Hamlet’s Mirror is for anyone considering a life in the performing arts from young people preparing to enter the “real world” of professional artists to seasoned performers who feel they are not realizing their performance potential.

Hamlet’s Mirror
by Elma Linz Kanefield, LCSW with Dianne Conjeaud

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www.PausetheWorldforPeace.org

Below is our Peace Day Proposal for Sponsor’s/Donors and our latest Press Release.

Here are some new Peace Day News Stories with our Next Generations:

http://pausetheworldforpeace.org/2022/08/19/chuckie-armstrong-ii/

http://pausetheworldforpeace.org/2022/08/19/tiktok-sensations-mckenzi-brooke-and-reif-harrisons-share-what-is-peace-for-them-and-create-tiktok-post-with-wonderama-tv-host-david-osmond/

PEACE SPONSORSHIP – SPONSORSHIP/DONOR 2022

NOTE: Initial sponsorship overview as of 8/18//22 for what you will receive, more specifics upon your needs and targets. WE ARE ALL ABOUT A WIN, WIN, & WIN FOR THE WORLD. Good News Corporation, GNC is a nonprofit 501 C 3, est. 2002.  www.pausetheworldforpeace.org

A.   Title Presenter – One year exclusive package of recognition as the Title Presenter for the 2022 Peace activities. $109,000, Priced at $54,500 now

B.   Publicity/Sales – A publicity/sales campaign will be created in partnership with you ASAP

C.   Press Conference – GNC will then create our first Worldwide Press Conference in Times Square, NY 9/11 at 12 Noon. A representative will speak for 1 minute.  

D.   International Day of Peace 9/21 Daytime – Representative will speak at daytime for 1 minute 12 Noon, Moment of Silence event in Times Square, aprox audience 200,000 and Worldwide TV & Podcast, Social Network LIVE Broadcasts, over 1 Billion. Coupons, Sampling…value $80,000 in Times Square.

E.    International Day of Peace Day Party 9/21 Nighttime – Representative to speak at the event and nighttime 7pm event in www.thecmt.org, audience 1,500. 1 Minute. Worldwide TV & Podcast LIVE Broadcasts, over 1 Billion

F.    Public Relations/Program Soft Commercials – You will be included in all public relations, promotional materials, advertising and a publicity campaign. As well name recognition and PBS type soft 15 second commercials in all broadcasts/podcasts with your message at the beginning of the shows, on each hour and at the end of the shows for one minute. The exact amount of viewers still depends on who picks up the broadcast.

G.   Audience 1. Good News Broadcast, est. 1998, receives aprox. 100,000 views per month. last month on Youtube.com/Good News Broadcast. 2. UNIFY received 2 Billion Views for Peace day last years and will broadcast our shows 3. Social & Print Media – Good News has 30,000 4. We will be giving the shows to the world for free and expect 100’s of at TV/Podcast Broadcasters sign on, aprox. 1 Million. 5. PBS – We plan to give it to PBS as well and our local community channels, just in NY 300,000 households, but no commercials. PBS 2 million views. So speaking at our events is effective for them and PBS non-commercial channels. 4. MetaVerse Groups state that they have 100s of Millions, and we are in discussions. 5. Print readership from public relations 3 Million. Total Potential Impressions – 2 Billion One Hundred Thirty Million Three Hundred Thirty Thousand 

H.   Concert – You will be able to have your friends, family and company participation in all activities, Times Square, Celebrity Concert and more. All of your participants will receive Hugg A Plants, www.huggaplanet.com  with our mutual logo on them. Exclusive sponsor will receive 109 tickets for the concert, seating for the theater is 1,500. Ticket value $1,000 seat. Not to be resold.

I.      Sponsor a portion of the show:  i.e., Ukrainian and Children Outreach, Woodstock

Worldwide Budget: BUDGET BREAKDOWNS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST: 

PAUSE THE WORLD FOR PEACE: International Day of Peace

Moment of Silence September 21, 2022 – PEACE THRU WATER & END RACISM

For Immediate Release 8/15/22. New York, NY: Good News Corporation (GNC), a nonprofit, since 2002, along with many organizations, corporations, cities, countries, general public and more will create the largest outreach ever to strengthen the message of the 193 Countries in the UN declared International Day of Peace, 12 noon Moment of Silence on 9/21 led virtually by Ringo Starr from Times Square/NY.  The UN request is to End Racism and for a Cease Fire EVERYWHERE and for all to conduct unconditional ACTS OF PEACE. McKinsey Co. states 1.6 Billion people are aware of the International Day of Peace. Our event focuses on our concern for our next generations for PEACE THRU WATER (Global Security) and we never forget to include our animal and plant kingdoms as water affects them for life.   www.pausetheworldforpeace.org. Our sizzle reel: https://youtu.be/_HJ7SmOjBNM.

DON’T’ WE ALL NEED A RESET MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR PEACE? 

Events will be occurring all over the world on 9/21, starting in New Zealand to Hawaii and here in New York, Times Square, and a Celebrity Concert in the evening at www.thecmt.org , the City of New York participating, as well as the Faith-Based communities. Partnerships with other cities and countries, i.e. Chicago, Philadelphia, Nigeria, Korea, China… have been built since 2002 with more joining in everyday and will be shared with a World Wide TV/Podcast Broadcast on 9/21, with a Press Conference on 9/11 in Times Square with our partnership with www.we.net, and their 11 Days of Global Unity, including thoughts from beloved Desmond Tutu, Dr. Jane Goodall…  

•      Participants in the broadcasts will include: i.e. Ringo Starr, Leonardo DiCaprio, Paul McCartney, Michael Douglas, Dr. Jane Goodall, Shakira, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, Dr. Mahmet Oz, Dr. Deepak Chopra, World Peace Orchestra, Annie, David Lynch, Harlem Globetrotters, Kayla Peale, Claire Diab, Kemp Harris, Dr. Bob Lee/9/11 Children, Oprah Winfrey, Pete Seeger (Water Not Weapons Song), Environment Children from California, Katya Grineva (Carnegie Hall) , Giorgia Fumanti (Worldwide Deva), Indiggo Twins, Al Smith, Betty, Chloe Temtchine, Reid Stowe(Greatest Sailor) , NY State Governor Huchul, Mayor Adams, Pastor Monrose, Woodstock Forever/Richie Havens (www.woodstockforever.org), Heidi Little, Wonderama TV Talent, inc. McKenziBrooke & Reif Harrison TikTok 18 Million Followers, Veterans, Hero’s 7pm Salute FOWPAL Peace Bell, Irina Kopanytsia Activist/Ms. Ukraine, Salvation Army, Heal Our World/Music 4 Climate Justice, Playa Betty Restaurant, Sarabeth, Montauk Film Festival/Water, We are the World Tribute, Peace Peddler/Riding Bike from Indiana for Peace, Dame Munni Irone, Operation Warrior Shield Service Dogs), Peace Representatives from 7 Continents and All Race, Color and Creeds, Inc. Animals, Plants and Mother Earth.

Please take 4.46 minutes to watch our PEACE SIZZLE

LET’S GROW TOGETHER. GOOD NEWS MOTTO: ALL WE ARE IS WHAT WE ARE WITH EACH OTHER. ZEAL

For more information contact: 

Reverend Paul Sladkus, All Faiths and Spiritual 212 647 1212

New York, NY, Montauk, NY

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mean you don’t

get afraid.

Courage means

you don’t let fear

stop you.

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HOPE
is the only thing stronger
than fear 

Happy Morning 
Stay safe and healthy

#hope #safe #healthy #fear #stronger

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Thought for the Day…

In the noisy

confusion

of life

keep peace

in your soul

Dear Friends and Members,

Happy Valentine’s Day…We Love You. (Luke’s Lobster Special)

Last week we mentioned a movie on the Ukraine and Russia and that Katya Soldak agreed to let us see the movie, here is our interview with Katya.

Katya Soldak. Katya is the director of the documentary,

“The Long Breakup”>
 

will share thoughts: Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Douglas, Jane Goodall, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, Shakira, Ringo, Yo-Yo Ma, Lang Lang, Malala Yousafzai, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, Midori, HRH Princess Haya, Daniel Barenboim, Paulo Coelho, UN Secretary- General Guterres, Interfaith Leaders, President Biden, Governor Houchul, Mayor Adams …

D.   After 2 minute moment of Silence we will have a Peace Day Party Worldwide, like this ELO performance https://youtu.be/wh3i3vWgPyk

4.     Event/Broadcast Format, Times Square, NY, Salvation Army Theater NY. 9/21/22

A.   12 noon Moment of Silence, Create Peace Sign, Hold Flags, Entertainment, Hugg A Planets, Concert, rent all Billboards in Times Square for 12 Noon, place Peace Sign on 1 Times Square/Ball Drop. Celebrity Concert Salvation Army TBD. Please take 4.46 minutes to watch our PEACE SIZZLE REEL https://youtu.be/_HJ7SmOjBNM

5.     Worldwide Budget: $16 Million starting ASAP to October 2022, Available Upon Request 

CONCEPT – Good News Corporation, nonprofit – Headquartered in New York with Full Time Office. Additional offices in the Middle East, Europe, Asia, South America, Africa. Partners with many corporations/organizations/countries/philanthropists. 193 countries of the UN who agreed to the International Day of Peace – Peace Day and we will work with 193 Good Will Peace Ambassadors from each country.

BUDGET:  Our total budget is approx. $16 Million TBD available upon request. However, in essence the more money raised, the more we can do to help create a more powerful ACTIONABLE Peace Day and broadcast it.

LOCATIONS/VENUES: Great Lawn in Central Park 9/10/11, Times Square 9/21, to the borders of war zones, to the streets of violence, to creating water wells in Afghanistan and feeding children.   

More Peace on Earth will occur and our sponsors/patrons/benefactors for sure will be recognized for it. A Moment for Silence at 12 noon will occur on September 21, then after a World Peace Day Party.

BROADCAST AND PRESS:  4 Press Events Live to the World, with a massive press and advertising campaign for the entire project.. 

7 Hour or 3 ½ Hour Live WORLD Announcement Broadcast on September 10 or rain date September 11 Central Park and 3 Hours in Times Square/Worldwide feeds on September 21. In addition to the Live Broadcasts there will be 7 One Hour Broadcasts or 7 Half Hour Broadcasts, plus many shorter segments.  There will be a show featuring each continent. Events occur daylight family hours and pre-recorded rolls in from the world  

Good News Corporation (GNC), est. 2002, as a nonprofit, invites you to be part of our UN declared International Day of Peace WORLDWIDE CEASE FIRE CELEBRATION, with a Peace Focus on Our Children and Water. You can share your messages about your Social Responsibility, request donations for nonprofits you support on the screens with the Worldwide Broadcast/Podcast, Social Networks, Print and more from the revered GREAT LAWN IN CENTRAL PARK, 70,000 attendance for a celebrity concert event (Participants Below) with the creation of the world’s largest Human Peace Sign, billions worldwide viewing on September 10^th with rain date on the 11^th and in TIMES SQUARE, NY Worldwide Broadcast on September 21, 2022 (UN International Day of Peace, 193 Countries Unanimously Approved, 12 Noon Moment of Silence/Cease Fire and the 1 Times Square Ball Dropping and or Symbolic Occurrence, i.e. Peace Sign).

Additionally, there will be broadcast feeds from other worldwide events, especially from areas in danger, to see the Cease Fire Peace Day Truce or a potential killer turning in their gun. A Special Peace Lights Display in Jerusalem, Israel for all the religions (similar to our 911 Lights) and all the world’s people/animals/plants who live in Peace, is being discussed. 

·       Participants to date in our Peace Day Activities have been over 100 corporations, organizations, dignitaries and celebrities, UN Peace Messengers who shared Peace messages. We will ask these people to perform and or speak, i.e. Leonardo DiCaprio, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Michael Douglas, Dr. Jane Goodall, Shakira, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, Dr. Mahmet Oz, Dr. Deepak Chopra, World Peace Orchestra, Pope Francis, NY State Governor Huchul, Mayor Adams, City Council Brewer, Broadway Show Annie, David Lynch Foundation, Harlem Globetrotters, UNESCO, NYC Schools. As well as new talent who care about Children, Water & Peace TBD i.e., Matt Damon, Jay Z, Oprah, Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens in Dubai, Alla Pugacheva Russia/Ukraine, BTS South/North Korea, Salvation Army, UNICEF, UN Human Security, Religions for Peace International, Global Security Institute, Colleges, High, Middle, Elementary Schools, Water Wells in Afganistan and more. McKinsey & Co. states that there are 1.6 Billion people who are aware of Peace Day.    

Background on Good News Corporation: Paul Sladkus, who will oversee this event, as he has for 20 years is a former CBS and PBS Channel 13 TV Executive having worked on over 150 Network TV Shows including: All in the Family, Sonny and Cher, Carol Burnett, AFT Salutes James Cagney and Orson Wells/Frank Sinatra Performing, Love of Life on CBS and The Nature and Brain Series on PBS. After 14 years at the networks Paul founded Milestone Broadcast Corporation, MBC, in 1985 where the Chinese helped to inspire the multicultural marketing and advertising, and broadcasting company, with clients: Citibank, Delta Airlines, IBM, Sprint, US Postal Service, Western Union, Leading AD Agencies. MBC represented most the multicultural media in America and was credited by the NY Times and other media for breaking the Asian Market in America with their research with St. John’s University. MBC know the owners of the media worldwide and had been able to create major “first time ever” campaigns into the African, Asian, European, Hispanic/Latin and Middle Eastern American Communities. These relationship open doors worldwide.

In 1998, Paul created www.goodnewsbroadcast.com one of the first video steaming companies, now with over 6,000 shows and sharing Good News every day. In 2002, Paul Founded Good News Corporation, GNC, a nonprofit humanitarian organization helping other nonprofit to create more Good News, the Peace Day activities are part of GNC with their annual www.peacedayparty.org and focus on water with www.worldwaterday.TV, as their associate helped create the UN World Water Day with a Pete Seeger Caring Mission of “Water Not Weapons.”

Please take 4.46 minutes to watch our PEACE SIZZLE and view. www.peacedayparty.org. Also go to https://youtu.be/dC9PuCEmfn0 to see what Good News did in 2021 for Peace Day Party Water & Peace. 

Incorporated and integral to the Special Peace Shows to date

are educational Peace Video pieces from founders:

§ Peter Yarrow/Operation Respect/Child Bullying

§ David Lynch Foundation/Children’s Meditation

§ Media for Humanity/Child

§ SeniorNet/Communication Digital Divide

§ Pratt Institute/Peace

§ Meera Gandhi/Giving Back Foundation

§ Fathering Forum/Better Parenting

§ Actors Temple/Jewish Children

§ ASMA/Muslim Children

§ St. Francis Food Pantries & Shelters/Feeding Families/Faith Hope Consolo

§ WE The World/Peace Communications/Desmond Tutu Video

§ Universal Peace/Peace Museum

§ Peace Parrots/Children Animals

§ WWRF/Water and Children

§ Hugg-a-Planets/Peace Toys

§ Clearwater NYC/Children and Peace

§ Vigil for International Peace and Ecology/Peace Event

§ Kalarhythems/Children

§ Better World/Wayne Dyer

§ Achilles Kids/Challenged Children

§ Cancer Care/Helping Kids

§ Beacon Paint/Guide Dogs/Schools

§ Captain Planet/Educating Children/Captain Planet was at the show

§ Temple Grandin/Autism Today/ Autism/Asperger

§ National Meningitis Association/Infectious Disease

§ Intrepid Sea

§ Air and Space Museum/Educating Children

§ Montauk Playhouse/Educating Children

§ Quinnipiac University/Medical School

§ Apollo Theater/Children’s Programs

§ Peace One Day/Paul McCartney/Ringo Starr

§ UN Foundation/ Peacekeepers

§ Harlem Globetrotters/“ABCs of Bullying Prevention”

§ St. Damien Hospital in Haiti/Saving Children

§ Why Do I Exist/ Rwandan Genocide Orphans

§ Nigil Barker

§ Dr. Mamet Oz

§ Dr. Daniel Amen

§ Joey Reynolds/Mother Teresa note

§ Tirlok Malik/India

§ Andrew Kaen/Planet Heart

§ UN Foundation/Peacekeepers

§ Arts Olympus/Tarumi Violinist Reilly Amera/Poem for Syrian Children

§ Rotary International

§ Ronald McDonald House

§ IHeartMedia

§ Brooklyn Nets

§ Clare Diab, American Yoga Academy

§ Copacabana

§ peaceday tv

§ Steve Madden

§ Shack Shack

§ Juniors

§ Lush Cosmetics

§ 39 Steps

§ Peace Prayer Society Deborah Muldow

§ Urban Zen

§ Borough President of Manhattan and Brooklyn

· UNESCO

· Hugo Boss

· 1800 FLOWERS

§ Annie/Broadway Show

· World Peace Orchestra/134 International Musicians/50 countries/Sinatra Choir/Kevin Spacey

§ Susan Lucci

§ Orange is the New Black Cast

§ Montel Williams

§ Deepak Chopra

§ Tommy Tune

§ Rita Cosby

§ Tomaczek Bednarek

§ Scott Noppe-Brandon

§ Tony Lo Bianco

§ Rosanna Scotto

§ Jonny Orsini

§ Phylicia Rashād/Marjorie DeLewis

§ Kathleen Turner

§ Lacey Dunn

§ Peace Thoughts and More Peace Statements from Paul McCartney

§ Ringo Starr

§ Michael Douglas

§ Dr. Jane Goodall

§ Marianne Williamson

§ Ed Asner

§ Diane Ladd

§ Michelle Phillips

§ Edward James Olmos

§ Lou Ferrigno

§ Jerry Rubin

§ Wangari Maathai

§ Olympian Marilyn King

§ Additionally, South spokespeople Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer of Antigua and Barbuda

§ Ambassador John Ashe’s Wife

§ Anilla Cherian

§ Prime Minister of Fiji

§ Frank Bainimarama

§ H. E. Ambassador Francis Lorenzo

§ Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin

§ Erin Brady/Miss USA

§ David Paich

§ Naomi Campbell

§ Yvonne Chaka Chaka… and Zindzi Mandela/Josina Machel who accepted an award for their father Nelson Mandela whose Power of Words are in the show. We also share Peaceful words from Martin Luther King, Jr. (I Had a Dream Speech)

· Albert Maysles and Mahatma Gandhi

· We share a poem by Dorothy Law Nolte

· Children Learn What They Live

§ Sarabeth

§ KIND Snacks

§ Laura Norman Wellness

§ Orpheus Luxury Cruise

§ Pope Francis Message

§ United States Institute of Peace & NY City Schools TBD

With respect,

Paul Sladkus,

Founder,

www.goodnewsplanet.TV,

www.peacedayparty.org,

www.peaceday2022.org,

www.9-21.org,

www.worldpeace2022.org,

www.pausetheworld.org

212 6471212, cell. 917 687 1790

LET’S GROW TOGETHER. GOOD NEWS MOTTO: ALL WE ARE IS WHAT WE ARE WITH EACH OTHER. ZEAL

For more information contact:

Paul Sladkus 212 647 1212

New York, NY, Montauk, NY

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