Dhaka, Bangladesh – 22 August 2025 – The World Talent Economy Forum Institute (WTEFI) is proud to announce the launch of its Center of Excellence in South Asia, a groundbreaking initiative designed to foster innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership development across the region and beyond.

 Watch the announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlMYsIpnqMM

The Center of Excellence will serve as a global hub for research, training, and capacity building, advancing WTEFI’s mission to connect talent with opportunity and accelerate sustainable economic growth. By leveraging cross-sector partnerships and global expertise, the center will empower youth, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and educators to meet the challenges of the 21st century.

Key strategic partners joining this initiative include:

Blab Japan – advancing international collaboration and innovation.

Tando Institute – spearheading climate leadership and sustainability education.

PRBC (Pacific Research & Business Council) – driving policy and industry integration.

PRCC (Pacific Regional Cooperation Council) – fostering cross-border cooperation.

Africa Youth Kingdom – empowering young leaders across the African continent.

International Longevity Alliance – promoting global health, aging research, and longevity innovation.

iByond USA – delivering cutting-edge intelligent interoperability and quantum-driven solutions.

Climate Innovation – leading initiatives on sustainability, resilience, and green technologies.

Daffodil International University, IUT Bangladesh, CUET Business Incubation, ADUST Bangladesh

In addition, the Center of Excellence will integrate expertise and networks from all global partners of the World Talent Economy Forum, creating an inclusive platform for dialogue, research, and solution-driven programs.

“The launch of the Center of Excellence in South Asia is a milestone in our journey to build a knowledge-driven, inclusive global economy. By uniting our diverse partners from Asia, Africa, and beyond, we are shaping a new model of talent development and global cooperation,” said Dr. Sharif Uddin Ahmed Rana, President of the World Talent Economy Forum Institute.

The South Asia Center of Excellence will focus on:

Innovation & Research – advancing applied research in AI, technology, and sustainable development.

Leadership Development – training the next generation of leaders in governance, entrepreneurship, and social impact.

Climate & Sustainability – driving inclusive solutions for climate adaptation and resilience.

Global Collaboration – connecting academic, industry, and government leaders worldwide.

The initiative reflects WTEFI’s belief that global partnerships are essential for tackling today’s complex challenges — from climate change and digital transformation to economic inclusion and education reform.

For more information, partnership opportunities, or media inquiries, please contact:

World Talent Economy Forum Institute

 Email: presidentwteforum@gmail.com

 Website: wteforum.org

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THE  FIRST EVER 100% SOLAR-POWERED CONCERT IN TIMES SQUARE FOR PEACE & ECOLOGY – POWERED BY BATTERY TOUR WITH RINGO STARR VIRTUALLY REQUESTING A MOMENT OF PEACE AT 12PM ET ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

PEACE LEGENDS JOIN FORCES WITH YOUNG GLOBAL INFLUENCERS IN A MOVEMENT FOR PEACE, HUMAN SECURITY, AND CLIMATE ACTION, AS TIMES SQUARE IN NEW YORK CITY PAUSES FOR PEACE.

DATE & TIME: SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 LIVE BROADCAST STARTED AT 12:00PM EDT VIA UNIFY at www.facebook.com/UNIFY and www.youtube.com/goodnewsbroadcast.  The website for the event is:  www.pausetheworldforpeace.org

On  September 21st, 2023 on the UN International Day of Peace, the 21st. Annual  Pause The World for Peace Broadcast, both in-person and global virtual audiences experienced the first ever 100% solar-powered concert in Times Square for peace and ecology, powered by multi-faceted musical artist and climate activist AY Young and his Battery Tour. Also featured is mental tranquility advocate and acclaimed singer Michel Pascal, who was joined by US Presidential Candidate, author, and activist Marianne Williamson and Myron McKinley of Earth, Wind, & Fire. As a part of the larger six-hour Peace Day event, this concert shared virtual messages from legacy peacekeepers like Ringo Starr, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Douglas, Jane Goodall, Sir Paul McCartney, Oprah Winfrey, Deepak Chopra, Joe Dispenza, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, and Shakira. The nonprofit event producer Good News Corporation has partnered with OMMM, UNIFY, WE.net, AY Young, Battery Tour, SmartFlower, Playa Betty’s, 5 Star Diamond Award, Samsung, GM, BNP Paribas, Hugg-A Planet, New York Parks and Recreation, and Times Square Alliance.

Reverend Paul Sladkus, All Faiths, and Spiritual and Executive Producer for 21 years in Central Park, NY, Times Square, NY, and worldwide stated, “ This year’s participation exceeded our expectation to strengthen the message of International Peace, along with showing our love for MOTHER EARTH.  Here are the links for the three parts, approx. 2 hours each.  We are in negotiation for additional broadcast because Pausing the World for Peace is always needed” 

https://pausetheworldforpeace.org/2023/11/02/part-1-pause-the-world-for-peace-2023/

https://pausetheworldforpeace.org/2023/11/02/part-2-pause-the-world-for-love-2023/

https://pausetheworldforpeace.org/2023/11/09/part-3-pause-the-world-for-hope-2023/

 The Battery Tour’s involvement in the Pause the World for Peace event was highly intentional. On a mission to break barriers and build bridges, AY Young was appointed by the United Nations as the Global Youth Leader for the Sustainable Development Goals in 2020, Generation 17 Youth Ambassador, and SDG Champion. AY has performed over 800 concerts powered entirely by the Battery Tour’s renewable energy. “We are all outlets for change,” says the artist. And driving positive change was a major theme between Pause the World for Peace event collaborators. 

Michel Pascal led a dance meditation and musical performance, seamlessly combining the serenity of meditation, and the joy of dance, promising a unique and transformative experience. Pascal, is co-founder of OMMM which is a movement to create a positive impact on individuals and communities worldwide through the practice of meditation, music, and multimedia content. Pascal, A.K.A “The Medicine Voice,” has been performing at Carnegie Hall since 2016, while working closely with marginalized communities, including prisoners and veterans. The concert featured a bilingual meditation guided by Juliana Klinkert, an esteemed meditation teacher known for her work at the Amity Foundation and in Hispanic communities.

Young and Pascal, along with the generations they represent, continue a wave of peace work built on the foundations of champions of peace like David Gershon (led 1986 Earth Run Torch of Peace), Ben Bowler (founder of UNITY Earth bringing cease-fires for peace), his eminence Shyalpa Rinpoche (currently building Universal Peace Sanctuary at UNESCO World Heritage Site for Peace), Jonathan Granoff (World Academy of Art & Science Fellow and UN Ambassador to the Nobel Peace Laureates), and Jeremy Gilley (founder of Peace One Day with Sir Paul McCartney message). They, like others both in New York and nationally, including Michael Fitzpatrick (25-year cellist to the Dalai Lama), Rick Ulfic & Andrew Kaen (established 11 Days of Global Unity), Reverend Susana Bastarrica & James Cannings (founded Vigil for International Day of Peace), and Reverend Deborah Muldow & Fumi Johns (of May Peace Prevail on Earth with 250,000 Peace Poles worldwide), Peace Lights Peter Rogina, have dedicated their lives to empowering communities, fostering cooperation, and addressing global challenges with social innovations. Seeds planted decades ago are breaking ground as a new surge of activism takes shape in a post-pandemic society ready for collaborative action.

The Pause the World for Peace event included a special segment entitled “Peace in Action” with renowned representatives sharing the latest in major global issues, including domestic violence, school safety, human rights, human security, animal rights, climate action, and ending violence in health, politics, and religion, regardless of gender, race, or disability, promoting practical paths to a thriving life for all. A special military and police tribute for fallen heroes was featured. 

The Pause the World for Peace event, set in the Duffy Square section of Times Square, NY, is hosted by the Good News Corporation, whose founder Reverend Paul Sladkus has continued to be a leader in rallying movements for peace in action. Sladkus, who is an ordained all-faith minister, implores, “193 countries in the UN unanimously agreed to a CEASE FIRE EVERYWHERE, ACTS OF PEACE & LOVE, and WE CAN DO IT. We listened to Ringo Starr at 12:00 pm Noon ET as he requested a Worldwide Moment of Silence for PEACE, from Times Square, virtually on September 21, 2023, and we prayed to keep that moment going for peace and ecology  to last FOREVER.”

The event ran until 5:00PM EDT and aired to the world via UNIFY (received 2 billion views with the UN for Peace Day in 2017), which broadcasted the program to their combined partner audience of millions worldwide. McKinsey Co. stated that there are 1.6 billion people worldwide already aware of the International Day of Peace. Pause the World for Peace aimed to amplify the urgent need for collective action and global cooperation. Together, we stand in solidarity to promote peace, human security, and climate action for a better and brighter future for all.

Musicians who performed  with Michel Pascal were  Myron McKinley, Earth, Wind and Fire Musical Director, Paul Pesco,  legendary guitarist of Madonna and Jennifer Lopez; Stacey Lamont Sydnor, iconic drummer of The Jackson 5; Ian Martin, soulful bassist known for collaborations with David Foster and Barry Manilow; Randy J. Greene, artist, singer, and dancer of Tuscarora Nation, Turtle Clan; and other diverse, exceptional musicians. Other stage appearances include: the City of New York, Heck from Angry Elephant, Peace Parrots, Protect Yo Heart (featuring artist Uncutt “Love is…” wall), Let’s Disrupt Digital Music Showcase, Indiggo Twins, Chip Shelton Peace Ensemble, Elvis & Elton John Performance Artists Ralph Carey & Russ Davis, Michael Jackson performance artist W. Jackson from China Great Wall, Madonna Artist Chrissie B, Marvin Gaye Artist Doug Quarteze with Gina Muza & Ant Hatcher, Reid Stowe 1,000 Days at Sea, “Beyond the Raging Sea” (refugee movie trailer), Prince Alpert Ocean Rescue Movie, David Lynch TM, Harlem Globetrotters Cheer Program, Andrea McArdle as Annie on broadway with dog Sandy, Saranne Rothberg (Stage 4 cancer survivor, Comedy Cures Foundation), Dr. Levry Global Visionary for Peace, Author and Founder of Neuro Activating Advanced Meditation (NAAM), performance artist Quinn Lemley as Rita Hayworth (face painted on atomic bomb as PR stunt, WWII), Bruce Stephen Foster, World Renown Performer Giorgia Fumanti, Carnegie Hall Pianist Katya Grineva, Michael Bulychev-Okser, Global Stress Initiative, Operation Warrior Shield, “Rock & Roll Man” the Musical (Pioneer DJ Alan Freed, unified through music, desegregation, he named rock & roll, performed by Constantine Maroulis), and the Woodstock Forever: Peace, Love & HOPE Movie.  Special Virtual Message and from their famous Get-Together song from Jesse Colin Young from the Youngbloods, Peter Yarrow from Peter, Paul & Mary. As well as a message from generations MacKenzie Brooke, Reif Harrison, and Chuckie Armstrong from Wonderama.

CONTACTS & LINKS:

Event Contact: Paul Sladkus, paul.sladkus1@gmail.com 212 647 1212 www.pausetheworldforpeace.org

AY Young Contact: Amanda Charney Amanda@BlackPandaPR.com

UNIFY Contact : Tiffany Brown PRStuntGirls@gmail.com

OMMM Contact: Juliana Klinkert info@hommm.xyz

For Updates: Good News Corporation YouTube Channel & Pause The World For Peace

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Co-Host with Paul Sladkus

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When: Wednesday, August 23, 2023 6:00 PM-7:30 PM.

Where: Stush Restaurant 470 Driggs Ave, Williamsburg Brooklyn (Between North 10th Street and North 11th Street)

Breaking Bread, Building Bonds is determined to organize meals and conversations across the city with people from New York City’s diverse communities. The goal of these communication is to foster an environment where everyday New Yorkers from diverse backgrounds can meet and learn from one another.

Tell us about a moment in which you’ve been made to feel unwelcome, or misunderstood.
Describe a time when you felt profoundly welcome, and experienced a true sense of
belonging.
Tell us about someone from this community who makes you proud to call this place home.
Tell us about a common misconception or belief people on the outside hold about our
community.

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Our next event is Nov. 20 World Children’s Day. We look forward to your participation
The Federation of World Peace and Love (FOWPAL) will host a virtual event in support of the International Day for Tolerance on November 16, 2020. Visionary leaders around the world are invited to speak about how conscience guides intrinsic human kindness, playing a positive role to foster understanding and inclusion.

Date: Nov. 16, 2020
Time:
3:00~4:30 pm GMT
11:00 am~12:30 pm EDT
7:00~8:30 am PST

You are cordially invited to watch the live stream on YouTube, FB, and Twitter (links provided below).
Please share it with your friends and family. Together we can change the world with CONSCIENCE!

Subscribe to International Conscience Day (ICDAY)

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s been an uptick in the number of people working from home and across the U.S. adopting pets from animal shelters, and many others are also signing up to be temporary pet foster parents. Recent statistics show pet adoptions are up 100% from last year.

Pets can be a great, healthy addition to a family. Reports show that 78% of pet owners say their pets have improved their quality of life during this current social distancing period. For example, new and long-time pet owners are spending more time outside exercising with their pets, which is a great activity for everybody.

Just as our pets are keeping us healthy it’s important to return the favor by protecting your pets as you take them to dog parks or hiking trails, or even just extended walks around the neighborhood.

• Fleas: even though we don’t often see them, just one flea can lay over 500 eggs in the first 21 days once they invade your do and then make their way into your home.
• Ticks: they are found in many of the places your dog likes to go, such as tall grass, trails and leaves and can transmit serious diseases.
• Mosquitos: a single bite from an infective mosquito can transmit heartworm disease.
• Contaminated Soil: hookworms and roundworms can live in a dog’s intestines and can be passed on to you.

Join our expert, Veterinarian, Dr. Caitlin DeWilde to learn more about the health risks for your animals, and tips for keeping your pet happy, healthy, and protected. When it comes to healthy pets, it’s a two-way street. We keep our four-legged friends healthy & they help to keep us healthy in return.

Interview is courtesy: Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health

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and is currently the President of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, NY (the organization that bestows the coveted Emmy® Awards). His distinctive storytelling, production skills and award-winning international reporting have added a unique dimension to WABC-TV’s coverage of metropolitan New York. In September 2001, after the two airliners struck the World Trade Center, N.J. and WABC-TV photographer Marty Glembotzky narrowly escaped the subsequent collapse of the South Tower. Their work was later seen on television news broadcasts across the nation and around the world. He spent nearly three months covering the war in Iraq.  In the metropolitan area, he has reported on everything from crime, and state and local politics, to commercial plane crashes, hurricanes, blizzards, wildfires and Nor’easters on Long Island. N.J.’s work has been honored with several of the most prestigious awards in American television news, including the coveted Edward R. Murrow Award from the Radio and Television News Directors Association. He shared the George Foster Peabody Award with his colleagues at ABC News for his reporting on the September 11th attacks. In March 2003, N.J. was awarded the Emmy® for Outstanding On-Camera Achievement from the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, his third Emmy®. His full name is Newton Jones Burkett, and he grew-up in New Jersey. Before joining Eyewitness News, N.J. was a correspondent for WFSB-TV.

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West Side Obama headquarters at: Broadway at 102 Street (Three Parks and Broadway Dems) and 410 Columbus Ave at 80 Street (CFD, Ansonia and Park River Dems).
If you’re interested in Election Day volunteering, to help Get Out The Vote for great candidates like Mark Murphy running for Congress, please contact Cong Nadler at (212) 352-0370. There are opportunities to phone bank, canvass, poll watch, and more.

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BIO:

Inventor of the interactive card deck Warrior Spirit / Mission Homefront and Warrior Spirit / Mission Homefront for Couples,

Leslie is a psychotherapist with a private practice in New York City, and she has been a Consultant for the foster care system for seventeen years. Leslie has been a Program Director for programs for at-risk youth in the South Bronx, for six years created and implemented long-term intensive arts and after-school programs in inner city schools for at-risk and hard to reach youth, developed and led staff development trainings in creativity, and for two years pioneered a poetry project at Rikers Island Correctional Facilities for Men and Women. She has also supervised residences for homeless young adults, worked in homeless shelters, worked in an emergency shelter for runaway youth, and has been an adjunct literature and writing Professor at the College of New Rochelle. Leslie graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Masters Degree in Creative Writing. Recently, she has been creating and facilitating highly lauded Diversity and Leadership Development workshops at college campuses which include City College of New York, Bronx Community College, and Kingsborough College.

Leslie recently launched the Warrior Spirit / Mission Homefront and Warrior Spirit / Mission Homefront for Couples interactive card decks, which have already been garnering great praise amongst Veterans, the National Guard, Behavioral and Psychological Health Therapists, family members of Veterans, V.A.’s, Vet Centers, Wounded Warrior programs, Family programs, Commanders, Generals and Chaplains, among others. Please visit www.missionhomefront.com, for testimonials, videos, sample questions, and for further information on this product.

Contact: Leslie Robinson at Leslie@missionhomefront.com or at 917.302.5086

ABOUT THE KEEP IT REAL Rx GAME

In a world where technology exceeds our wildest expectations, we are still without tools with which to unlock and discover the most precious and fundamental parts of ourselves.  Leslie Robinson, the creator of the Keep It Real game, invented this game to provide a space where people can come together to explore, discover and share their innermost thoughts, feelings and desires, to create connection which has meaning, to help people to communicate deeply, and to celebrate the extraordinary diversity of the human psyche.

As we go through our routines, where along the way do we get feedback about our lives and the complexity of how experiences have affected us?  Where are we taught about the power of emotions and how they influence us?  How do we find our way? The Keep It Real game is all about US, and is all about LIFE. While we play, we discover one another in all of our different dimensions, are surprised and exhilarated by one another, have a fabulous time, and we are given the opportunity to reflect on our lives in a unique and transformative way.

Keep It Real Rx is a place where strangers become friends, friends become comrades, and families open up to one another and see one another with new eyes. The Keep It Real game beckons us to look at the underside of life and fling our flags away. It pleads with us to put our old, little snarly judges down for naps, try on another’s shoes for a while, listen to one another, and indulge fully in the splendor of our human experience.

The Keep It Real game asks real questions you have always wanted to ask but never dared to, and real questions you have always secretly wanted to talk about such as: Do you believe in “an eye for an eye” or turning the other cheek, and why?; What do you think keeps love alive?; What does freedom mean to you?; What is something you would like a second chance at? Think of a race different from your own – how would your life be different if you had been born into that race?; Would you rather be a famous rock star or a great politician, and why?; Have you ever had a spiritual experience? Explain.

The rules of the game are simple: you move around the circular track responding to questions in five categories (determined by the roll of the dice): Personal, The World, Fantasy/Imagination, Reflection and Action/Description. In the Interaction category you engage in unusual and enjoyable interactions, and in the Challenge category you are prompted to move out of your comfort zone, and to be glad you did.  You have opportunities to win gold coins in the challenge category, and from your fellow players. The first player to reach the Giant Keep It Real space in the center of the board with the most gold coins wins the game.

Keep It Real is great for ages 14 and up, with 2 to 12 players.  You can purchase the Keep It Real game online at Keepitrealgame.com, or at Amazon.com. To view videos, see more thought provoking questions, and to find out more, please visit us at our website at www.keepitrealgame.com, and at our blog at www.keepitrealgame.tumblr.com.

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“There has never been a board game like this … EVER!!! We have seen and played the games that challenge our memory, our intellect, our management skills, even our physical dexterity. But KEEP IT REAL challenges us in ways that would do far more than entertain or help to pass the time. It will stay with us in potentially life altering ways in rebuilding our perceptions of others and ourselves, while having us run a fun filled spectrum of emotions in the process.  No one has ever enjoyed themselves or explored themselves this much with a board game before!”

Gerard Brown  – – Screenwriter of “Juice” starring Tupac Shakur

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Trance4mation Games Mission

Trance4mation Games views its mission as providing the public with bold and transformational games which are in essence restorative powerhouses; games to revitalize and rejuvenate the human spirit through the creation of a safe “space” for authentic, life-enhancing communication and interpersonal connection. Social isolation as well as breakdowns in communication in families have become significant issues. Trance4mation Games creates powerful, cutting edge interactive games designed to address and to change this trend.

Trance4mation Games is deeply committed to assisting those who are working to help our disenfranchised youth become more connected to their schools, and their communities. 90% of the students who have played this game feel the use of the Keep it Real game in their classrooms would promote a better learning environment, reduce violence, and create more harmony in their schools.

We are seeking to distribute the Keep It Real game to schools and organizations who work with youth, and are in need of a tool which will help them to connect, bond, and establish positive and productive relationships with teens, as well as to assist the teens in understanding themselves and others, and life more deeply.

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