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Enjoy the Magic of UPLIFTNY25 –
A Day to Remember in Central Park

Coverage by New India Magazine

Dear Family and Friends,

On Saturday, June 21st, over 5,000 New Yorkers from all walks of life gathered at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park for our transformative event UPLIFTNY25 — a powerful celebration of International Yoga Day and the Summer Solstice created by Meera Gandhi and team.

Watch this short exciting video now:

The day was filled with transformative energy:

• Yoga and meditation led by Inga Benson, Madame Gandhi, and Tirlok Malik
• Music from Madame Gandhi, DJ Rekha and Daybreaker
• Spiritual healing, astrological insights, and wisdom from Bhushan Deodhar, Miriam Belov, and Darryl Gaines
• Community, joy, and inspiration — with support from the Mayor’s Office of Sports, Wellness & Recreation and the Indian Consulate in New York

UPLIFTNY25 was covered widely by several news outlets

Again We’ve captured the essence of this unforgettable day in a short 1-minute video — we’d love for you to re-live the magic:

Watch now:

Thank you to all who joined us in uplifting hearts and minds through wellness, compassion, and unity. Join us again next year on June 21st, 2026 in Central Park!

Meera Gandhi and
The Giving Back Foundation Team

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Jonathan Granoff has the pleasure of moderating a panel discussion following a screening of Mission: Joy — a wonderful new documentary about the friendship between His Holiness The Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The film and panel discussion will stream online on the opening night of the Shift Your World Film Festival on February 17th, 2022 at 6 pm PST , with an additional screening 12 hours later.

Joining me will be the film’s co-director, Peggy Callahan, the film’s executive director and author of The Book of Joy, Doug Abrams, spiritual teacher Reverend Michael Beckwith, scientist Elissa Epel, and the Program Director of the Gross National Happiness Centre of Bhutan, Julia Kim.
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MLK Lawyer and Speech Writer: “Lessons From My 7 and a Half Years (Often 24/7) Work With Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”

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February 22, 9-10:30 am PST / Limited Space Available

Keynote: Clarence Jones
Moderator: Jonathan Granoff
Respondents: Rt. Rev. Bill Swing and Audrey Kitagawa

Clarence Jones was Dr. Martin Luther King’s advisor, lawyer, close friend, and speech writer. His keynote presentation will be unique, insightful and substantive. There are few people who were as much engaged in the thinking and advocacy of one of the most influential moral and political leaders of modern times. His engagement in the historic events led by Dr. King is inspiring. The United Religions Initiative, Voices for a Nuclear Free World and the Global Security Institute are co-sponsors of this event.
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Timeless Wisdom of Gandhi and King Today (Peace, Nonviolence and Nuclear Weapons)

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My friends in the family of those who value love, justice, compassion, reason, and wisdom, the consequence of bringing these treasures into action is peace. For striving and helping to bring peace into the world, I thank you. Together we can learn to walk in the footsteps of men and woman who devoted their lives to peace.
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Global Security Institute, a leader in the international quest to abolish nuclear weapons, was founded more than 20 years ago by Senator Alan Cranston. Since its founding it has relied on support from donors like you for its work and expansion. Please consider taking a moment to assist us in keeping the message and momentum for nuclear disarmament alive. Thank you.

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• 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
• Dr. Buntzman, We Can’t Have that Foundation
• Dr. Kazuko, Gaia Holistic Health
• New York City Parks and Recreation
• Times Square Alliance • 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

“All we are is what we are with each other.” Zeal

With respect and thanks,

Reverend Paul Sladkus & our Peace Team
Founder
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Ring Bells Around the World

For Peace & A World Without War

Universal Peace Day – Sunday, August 5th, 2012

Commemorating the 67th Anniversary of the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

WHERE: NEW LOCATION!! UNION SQUARE PARK by the GANDHI STATUE

Located at Union Square West between 14th and 15th Streets

WHEN: Sunday, August 5th, 2012 – 5-7:30Pm

Peace Bell Ceremony at 7:15Pm

PRICE: Free!

New York, New York– Join in a Peal for Peace Bell Ringing Project, a global event of ringing bells around the world for Peace and a World Without War. On Sunday, August 5th, join a gathering by the Gandhi statue in Union Square Park to commemorate the exact moment of the 67th Anniversary of the Hiroshima Bombing.

Beginning at 5PM, the public is invited to participate in sharing their visions of Peace with poetry and songs. At 7:15PM, there will be a Bell Ringing Ceremony featuring a 7 foot tall bell from Shohola Bells and a Peace Pole from The World Peace Prayer Society, with the words, “May Peace Prevail on Earth,” in English, Japanese, French and Spanish. Everyone is invited to bring bells to join in. Afterwards, John Lennon’s song, “Imagine,” will be sung.  Performers will include Ray Korona, Russell Daisy, Barry Gruber and other stellar musicians.

Bells will ring in numerous places around the world including, Japan, New Zealand, Australia and Mexico. Sharing the moment is the World Peace Bell Association, founded in Japan, which has installed over 20 Peace Bells in 16 countries. Among churches in NYC participating by ringing their bells are: The Riverside Church and St. John the Divine.

This event is organized by Universal Peace Initiative, and co-sponsored by World Peace Bell Association, Search for Common Ground, World Wide Peace Bell Foundation, The World Peace Prayer Society, Good News Broadcast, and Shohola Bells. Printing contributed by Art Institute of New York City.

The concept of Universal Peace Day (UPday) is to bring people around the world together to share their vision of peace and to trans- form a remembrance of horror into a rededication of life. The legacy of UPday, sponsored by Art For The People, began in 1984 in Central Park, where Peter Yarrow and others performed before a candle lighting ceremony at the exact moment of the Hiroshima bombing. Over the years, UPday events have taken place in numerous locations including: Dag Hammerskjold Plaza, Riverside Park, Battery Park, Union Square, The Riverside Church, Church Center of the UN, Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew, and the NY Buddhist Church.

For more information, contact suZen: 917-607-4694 or Barry Gruber: 917-597-6046

ringbells4peace@gmail.com  

www.universalpeaceday.com

www.facebook.com/ringbells4peace

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Appreciate your help spreading the word.
See you on Tues.
peace+luv,
SuZen

www.nycpeacemuseum.org
www.universalpeaceday.com
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“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
– Margaret Mead

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Whatever you do may seem insignificant,
but it is most important that you do it.

— M. Gandhi

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