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There is something extraordinary about watching the world gather in the center of the world.

Every April 22, Earth Day transforms Times Square into a global green stage — a place where music, environmental awareness, and collective responsibility collide in the most powerful way. Under the leadership of producer and humanitarian Paul Sladkus, the flashing lights of Broadway become a beacon for sustainability, hope, and action.

Artists perform. Activists speak. Screens that usually sell products instead amplify purpose. In a place known for movement, Earth Day asks us to think about preservation — the air we breathe, the oceans we depend on, the planet we call home. It is celebration with conscience. Energy with intention.

And then, in September, something even more profound happens.

Pause for Peace.

Also orchestrated by Paul Sladkus in Times Square, this gathering shifts the frequency from environmental awareness to global unity. Inspired by the spirit of international peace initiatives, the event invites the world — quite literally — to stop for a moment. In the middle of honking taxis, tourist chatter, and digital billboards, thousands come together to breathe… reflect… and stand for harmony.

It is a rare and moving sight: Times Square in intentional stillness.

A symbolic heartbeat for humanity.

Music once again plays a central role — because music crosses borders faster than politics ever could. Performers lend their voices to messages of compassion, non-violence, and understanding. Peace ambassadors, community leaders, and artists stand shoulder to shoulder, reminding us that unity is not naïve — it is necessary.

Earth Day calls us to protect our planet.

Pause for Peace calls us to protect each other.

Together, these Times Square gatherings reflect Paul Sladkus’ belief that entertainment can be transformational. That stages can become platforms. That crowds can become communities.

In the very place where the world meets, he creates moments where the world listens.

And for a few luminous hours each year, Times Square doesn’t just shine.

It heals.

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ATLANTA, GA — The Captain Planet Foundation recently announced the launch of the 2026 Green Heart STEM Challenge, welcoming its largest cohort to date with nearly 5,000 students, 132 educators, and 71 schools across 11 states participating. 

The Green Heart STEM Challenge is delivered through a hybrid model, with in-person programming in metro Atlanta, Houston, and Miami, alongside virtual participation that enables schools in additional states to engage fully. This structure supports deep, place-based learning in core communities while expanding national access.

Designed for students in grades 6–9, the Challenge blends STEM learning with real-world problem solving, guiding students to identify environmental challenges in their communities and develop practical, implementable solutions. It follows a rotating, four-year cycle focused on EARTH, WIND, FIRE, and WATER, ensuring students explore a broad range of environmental systems and solutions over time.

The 2026 Challenge features EARTH, with students exploring issues such as soil health, tree canopy, composting, and food waste. Educators onboard students to the Challenge platform, where teams form, research, and begin building solutions rooted in local needs.

“What sets this Challenge apart is that students are mentored and funded to implement their winning ideas,!” said Leesa Carter-Jones, President and CEO of Captain Planet Foundation. “They’re not just learning about environmental challenges, they’re designing solutions and being held accountable for real outcomes.”

Since its launch, the Challenge has shown growing, measurable impact. In recent cycles, hundreds of student teams have progressed from ideas to formal project plans, with an increasing percentage advancing to implementation. Past winners have secured additional funding, expanded beyond their schools, and built long-term community partnerships, including teams in Atlanta and Houston continuing work well beyond the Challenge timeline. Across cohorts, student-led projects have tackled composting and food waste, erosion control and reforestation, water quality, repair-and-reuse systems, and circularity efforts reducing fast fashion and single-use waste.

The Challenge is supported by Accenture, Amazon, Delta Air Lines, Georgia Natural Gas, Green Mountain Energy, and Susan J. Klein, among others. Accenture employees also serve as volunteer mentors and project managers, helping student teams refine ideas, develop budgets, and prepare for implementation through the Challenge’s Idea Incubator.

Entering its fourth year, the Green Heart STEM Challenge continues to show what’s possible when students are trusted with real responsibility, and supported to turn ideas into action.

About Captain Planet Foundation
Captain Planet Foundation is an award-winning U.S.-based nonprofit that empowers young people to be problem-solvers for the planet. Over the past 35 years, more than 1.7 million children have directly participated in CPF programs, supporting more than 3,700 projects and impacting 11.4 million young people worldwide. Founded in 1991 by Ted Turner and Barbara Pyle, CPF advances environmental education through programs including Project Learning Garden, Planeteer Alliance, and the Green Heart STEM Challenge. Learn more at www.captainplanetfoundation.org.

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Heart disease remains on the rise in the United States. Most people are aware of common risk factors like high blood pressure and bad cholesterol, but there’s one lesser-known, inherited heart disease risk factor that affects millions and is passed down through families. It’s called lipoprotein(a), (lip-o-pro-teen-a) or Lp(a), (L-P-little A) and experts say having a high level can independently increase the risk of having a heart event such as a heart attack or stroke.

Joining us now is Dr. Icilma (EYE-SIL-MA) Fergus, (Fur-GUS) Professor of Medicine, Director of Cardiovascular Disparities and Clinical Lipidology at Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital, and Lynn, who is living with high L-p(a), to talk about this hidden heart risk and what you should know.

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Icilma V. Fergus, MD, FACC, FASPC
Professor of Medicine
Director of Cardiovascular Disparities and Clinical Lipidology
Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital at Mount Sinai.
Dr. Fergus is a board-certified professional in Internal Medicine and Cardiology, currently serving as the Director of Clinical Lipidology and Cardiovascular Disparities for the Fuster Heart Hospital at Mount Sinai. Her expertise lies in Preventative Cardiology, specifically focusing on Lipids and Hypertension, Women’s Heart Disease, and Cardiovascular Health Advocacy. She is Professor of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
With an active engagement in professional organizations, Dr. Fergus holds significant roles such as the past President of the Westchester board of the American College of Cardiology and past president of the Association of Black Cardiologists. She is also a past President of the Jack and Jill of America Foundation.
Beyond her professional commitments, Dr. Fergus passionately advocates for health equity and cardiac disease prevention. Her impactful contributions have been recognized through numerous awards, including the Luminary Award from the American Heart Association, the Community Service Award from the Heart Valve Society of America, Young Black & Gifted, and Community award from Delta Sigma Theta in 2023. In addition, she has been featured on numerous publications and broadcasts, including “Here and Now” with Sandra Bookman on ABC

#HeartDisease #LPa #HeartAttack #Stroke #DrIcilmaFergus

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September is National Cholesterol Education Month, an annual observance aimed at raising awareness about the importance of managing cholesterol levels. The month is dedicated to educating the public about the heart disease risks associated with high cholesterol and the steps individuals can take to help maintain healthy levels.   It’s the perfect time to meet the animated characters called the “Lipid Lurkers”—a visual representation of an often-unnoticed risk lurking in patients’ artery walls. While they may look small and silly, they represent a very real and dangerous health threat. Fat and cholesterol are types of lipids transported through the blood. Certain types of lipids, particularly LDL-C or “bad” cholesterol, can lead to buildup of plaque in the arteries, increasing the risk of heart disease or stroke.   This campaign was created to help educate and empower the nearly 100 million U.S. adults with high LDL-C—especially those who can’t take statins (medications to lower cholesterol) or who have uncontrolled cholesterol and haven’t reached their target levels despite treatment.   Now, there are solutions that offer an alternative to statins— additional options for lowering LDL cholesterol—while also lowering the risk of heart attacks and heart procedures like stent placement or bypass surgery    On Wednesday, September 10, LeAnne Bloedon, MS, RD, Vice President, Clinical Development at Esperion Therapeutics, will be available to discuss the havoc that too much bad cholesterol can cause inside artery walls—and how to lower your cholesterol.   She’ll also outline:   What high LDL cholesterol really does to your body (and why it’s often silent) Why managing cholesterol matters before your first cardiovascular event How the “Lipid Lurkers” campaign is making heart health more accessible, relatable, and even fun Who’s at risk—and what new options are available beyond traditional statins https://www.fiercepharma.com/marketing/esperions-lipid-lurkers-campaign-sheds-light-high-ldl-cholesterol-hiding-artery-walls

#septembercholesterol #cholesterol

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Synergies between the “Peace Pole Map” and “Strength Through Peace ’25 TOUR” documents

Both the “Peace Pole Map” and the “Strength Through Peace ’25 TOUR” documents are centered on the themes of peace, global interconnectedness, and the power of ideas.

Peace as a central message:

• The “Peace Pole Map” promotes “May Peace Prevail On Earth” as an all-inclusive, universal message intended to embrace all people and lands¹¹¹¹. The document also mentions the mission of May Peace Prevail On Earth International, an organization associated with the Department of Public Information at the United Nations, is to spread this message widely²²²².

• The “Strength Through Peace ’25 TOUR” features Congressman Dennis Kucinich, who is described as being committed to peace³. His “Prayer for America” speech is an appeal for a shift from militarism to peace and diplomacy, with a vision of America as a global force for peace⁴. He also advocates for a federal Department of Peace and for the abolition of nuclear weapons⁵⁵⁵⁵.

Global interconnectedness and unity:

• The “Peace Pole Map” highlights the message “May Peace Prevail On Earth” as a “meeting place of the heart,” bringing together people of all faiths, backgrounds, and cultures to embrace the “Oneness of our planetary family”⁶. The map itself is a “Virtual Global Peace Pole Map,” intended to “Embrace the Earth in an Aura of Peace”⁷.

• Kucinich’s speech, featured in the “Strength Through Peace ’25 TOUR,” speaks of a deeper truth in the unity of the United States, which extends to the union of all people everywhere⁸. He emphasizes global interconnectedness through human consciousness and a shared desire for freedom, not just economically⁹.

The power of ideas and a call to action:

• The “Peace Pole Map” document emphasizes “The Power of Thought” and “The Power of Words” to create change^10101010. It states that thought forms are strong enough to affect planetary destiny, and words can inspire, heal, and transform the human heart^11111111. The creation of physical or virtual peace poles serves as a tangible action to spread the message¹².

• Kucinich’s speeches are presented as a call to action, urging a reclaiming of democratic traditions and a promotion of peace and nonviolence¹³. He calls for a world free from social issues like hunger and homelessness and a shift away from a “permanent war economy”¹⁴. He argues that a free people cannot simultaneously walk in fear and faith¹⁵.

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Dear Friends and Members,

GREATFULNESS, we are so fortunate and blessed to have the opportunity in our lives to be grateful. In my life…the more grateful I am the happier I am, and those who I am grateful for, seem to be as well. Being grateful is a gift, it’s even a FREE GIFT, THAT IS PRICELESS. 

So, as we go through our day let’s step back, sometimes, if not often and live/appreciate our opportunity to share our gratefulness. 

What I truly believe is that GRATEFULNESS IS LOVE.

Please save these dates and join us. For details go to www.pausetheworldforpeace.org.  

Our International Day of Peace and NYC Climate Week Kick-Offs Weekend consists of:

September 19th City Hall/NYC Press Conference 11 AM EST

September 20th Times Square Concert 11 AM EST

September 21st. 12Noon Moment/Minute of Silence worldwide…Cease Fire, Acts of Peace, Creation Human Peace Circle, Plant Peace Pole, Sunday…

Good News Corporation, our nonprofit is very GREATFUL to be working closely with OMMM, AY YOUNG, MANHATTAN BOROUGH PRESIDENT MARK LEVINE AND PASTOR MONROSE, FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NYC ADAMS ADMINISTRATION. These are people who care about PEACE & MOTHER EARTH and are willing to do something about it.

You are all our revered community so we want to share our unlisted, One Hour Earth Day Special with you from April 22, 2025…we had 1.5 + million watch the 4 1/2 hour Special LIVE. 

This is our 1 hour 2 minutes and 9 second Earth Day Show: https://youtu.be/rp8nhuTYra8

Please support our nonprofit, 501 C 3, Good News Corporation at http://goodnewsplanet.com/peacedayparty/peace-day-donations/

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Ann is BRILLIANT, AND YOUR MONEY IS BRILLIANT, AND YOU ARE BRILLIANT IF YOU ARE SMART ENOUGH TO PROTECT IT.

Paul Sladkus is Ann’s Co-Host. Email me paul.sladkus1@gmail.com if you want me to ask her a question, or just call in (800-321-0710) and listen; it might be one of the most important programs in you and your family’s life.

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LET’S GROW TOGETHER. GOOD NEWS MOTTO: “All we are is what we are with each other.” Zeal 

With Respect. Love and May Peace Prevail on Earth,  For Information Contact: 

Reverend Paul Sladkus, All Faiths and Spiritual,

Founder, Good News Corporation 501 C 3 212 647 1212 paul.sladkus1@gmail.com  and our Good News and Peace Worldwide Team who make our Peace Day 9/21 happen.

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