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Realscreen is honoring the late Dr. Jane Goodall during the Realscreen Awards ceremony set for February 3, during the 2026 Realscreen Summit.

The world-renowned ethologist, conservationist, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace is being celebrated with the Realscreen Action Award, which recognizes individuals whose work within the unscripted and non-fiction content sector has inspired meaningful social impact and driven positive change in the industry and beyond. Last year’s recipient of the Action Award was acclaimed filmmaker Dawn Porter.

Dr. Goodall’s work in the field as a pre-eminent scientist and animal behavior expert, and as a global voice for community-centered conservation and biodiversity protection, has been the focal point of scores of documentary films and series, dating back to 1965’s Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees, narrated by Orson Welles for National Geographic, to Brett Morgen’s riveting 2017 documentary Jane, also for Nat Geo. Through Jane Goodall Productions, she and her team have been in production and development on many upcoming projects, including Matriarch, a collaboration with BBC Studios, PBS and the WNET Group. Her passing in October of this year led to an outpouring of love from around the world, spanning world leaders, noted celebrities and inspired citizens — all of whom have been touched by her legacy.

“Over the span of decades, Jane Goodall’s name has been synonymous with the ideas of conservation, care for the animal kingdom and curiosity, and her presence and creative leadership in more than 40 documentaries and films, reflecting the important work of the Jane Goodall Institute, has cemented that status,” said Barry Walsh, content director and editor-in-chief for Realscreen. “We are honored to celebrate her lifetime of contribution — not only to the world of wildlife documentary, but to our understanding of the world around us — with our Action Award.”

Accepting the award on Dr. Goodall’s behalf will be her longtime film collaborator and the Jane Goodall Institute’s wildlife cinematographer, Bill Wallauer.

Established in 2010, the Realscreen Awards, held annually during the Realscreen Summit, have become a benchmark for excellence in non-fiction and unscripted content, celebrating the most innovative and impactful work from around the globe.

Jane Turton, CEO of All3Media, will also be inducted into the Realscreen Hall of Fame, and will take part in a keynote conversation at the Summit, bringing her unique perspective on the evolving global content industry.

For more information on the Realscreen Summit, taking place from February 2-4 and once again co-locating with NATPE Global at Miami’s InterContinental Hotel, visit the official site here.

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Ratman vs. Bobin a CLASSIC film created in 1966 at Sleepy Hollow High School. Overseeing the production was Peter Smallman, Henry Steiner, a bunch of young determined classmates and teachers who all wanted to have fun and WE DID! The guiding principle stated below was how we lived back in those days and we were fortunate to have such a wonderful home to grow up in.

Paul Sladkus

At Sleepy Hollow High School we are guided by our district mission statement.

It is our mission to work with our community and business partners to maintain the highest standards of learning. Together we will provide students with the opportunity, knowledge and resources to meet our complex world.

and…

We are governed by our guiding principles:

About Our School

Located in southern Westchester county, approximately 20 miles north of New York City, and standing above the east bank of the Hudson River, Sleepy Hollow High School serves approximately 850 ethnically and socio-economically diverse students in grades 9 through 12 from the villages of Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown.

We have become a community of choice for families who value our “snap shot” of the real world: Our community is a destination point for families immigrating from the Caribbean and Latin America, and home to families who have been in our villages for generations; families who can afford to send their children to any one of a number of private schools in the area, choose instead to have their children attend our public school. Collectively, these families created and provide continuous support for The Foundation for the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns, which raises hundreds of thousands of dollars annually to supplement our educational program.

In October 1957, Sleepy Hollow High School was the focus of an article “New buildings won’t educate your children” in Woman’s Day magazine. Although the 1957 physical plant was deemed “as handsome a high school as any in America,” the renovated curriculum was recognized as enabling our graduates to have “a better chance today than ever before to become all that they are capable of.” While our sprawling building on its scenic campus had been well maintained and consistently upgraded, it experienced many of the facilities restrictions of comparable structures built in the 1950s and has undergone major renovations and expansion over the last two years: One hundred thousand square feet of state-of-the-art science labs, art studios, a gymnasium that boasts a fitness center and dedicated wrestling room, an auditorium that seats 750 and provides professional quality sound and light engineering, a renovated and expanded Library Media Center, a cafeteria with a food court, wireless capability throughout the building, and more than 20 new classrooms now overlook the Hudson River. All pre-existing classrooms are refurbished, outfitted with Smartboards, and white boards have replaced 1957 black boards. What hasn’t changed since 1957 is the public and academic communities’ shared belief that there is “no substitute for a solid foundation” in education. Sleepy Hollow curriculum is continually examined and adjusted to meet or exceed best-practices.

In 2008, Sleepy Hollow was selected by the Magellan foundation to represent one of three exemplary New York State high schools to have programs and practices that lead to high graduation and low drop-out rates. Sleepy Hollow was among the top 40 from over 640 schools to reach benchmark graduation rate standards and was one of five exemplary high schools chosen for in-depth research, study, and visitation by the Magellan Foundation. In 2009, the United States Department of Education featured us on their website “Doing What Works” as one of five schools nationally identified as putting best practices in action to achieve graduation.

Our comprehensive high school programs are designed to meet the needs of each adolescent we serve. We build relationships with our students and their families that guide everyone through the stress and strife of adolescence. Thriving athletic and performing arts programs are complemented by an extensive extra curricular program. A new source of pride is our award winning student-produced Multimedia Production Team, recipient of Honorable Mention in the Adobe Max competition for professional international media developers; Sleepy Hollow’s team came in second to Homeland Security and NASA Space Center. In 2008, the team has produced over 14 hours of programming for our local educational channel 77; check it out at www.sleepyhollowhits.com.

We have established extensive partnerships with local colleges, corporations, and the community at large. Support from local historical and business resources has made our community an extension of our campus; students conduct research and participate in internships as an integral part of our academic program.

Our creativity and commitment has been acknowledged through consistently passed local school budgets, and the award of state, federal, and private foundation grants. Locally, smaller grants have provided funding for cultural trips for students, added instruments to our band and orchestra, audio equipment for our multimedia students, robotic kits for AP Physics students, a gardening component to our Life Skills curriculum for our most handicapped students, and provided a weather station for our Earth Science students.

We are proud of our students’ records of accomplishment. An impressive percentage of students from the Class of 2009—89%—continued their studies in higher education. In the recent past, our top students have matriculated at Emory, Wesleyan, Brown, Cornell, Georgetown, Northwestern, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, USC, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Vassar, Stanford, Tufts, and Middlebury. We are equally proud of the many first generation graduates we send to local and community colleges. Annually, our students earn an impressive number of scholarship dollars, averaging in excess of $280,000 in each of the last five years.

A key factor to our success is the involvement of our parents in their children’s education; parents feel welcome at our school. Our PTSA sponsors Parent-to-Parent Nights. These events, offered in English and Spanish, enable parents to share strategies for raising a teenager. The PTSA, The Foundation, and our Sports and Performing Arts Boosters raise funds for our curricular and extra curricular programs. Our Parenting Center, located in the heart of the village, provides information about all district schools and a wide range of support for parents.

Sleepy Hollow is an exciting place for students and staff to work and learn together. If any school community can demonstrate that public education is alive and well, it is ours. Our school slogan, “Sleepy Hollow, Say it Proudly” sums up the collective commitment to our school.

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Good News Corporation, est. 2002, founded by veteran TV Executive, formerly, from CBS & PBS TV Paul Sladkus and team have created Peace Day Party. (website www.peacedayparty.org). GNC peace initiative continues, even though it was postponed from our Times Square Event, where we create the largest human peace sign in Times Square. Our Virtual Broadcast will share our Peace Day efforts and also focus this year on, Water and Peace. Participants and messages will be from: i.e. Ringo Starr, Leonardo DiCaprio, Paul McCartney, Michael Douglas, Dr. Jane Goodall, Shakira, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, Dr. Mahmet Oz, Ed Asner, Dr. Deepak Chopra, World Peace Orchestra, Annie, Kayla Peale, Sharon Abreu, Claire Diab, Kemp Harris, Dr. Bob Lee/9/11 Children, Oprah Winfrey, Pete Seeger, Eco-Logic, Children from California, Katya Grineva, Giorgia Fumanti, Chloe Temtchine, Reid Stowe, NY State Governor Huchul, Borough Presidents of Manhattan/Brewer & Brooklyn/Adams, Ms. Ma in China, Family Film Awards in LA., Woodstock Forever/Richie Havens, Upper Westside Hero Bell Ringers. Good Corporate Citizens from Edelman Trust Barometer, Sarabeth, Luke’s Lobsters 1-800FLOWERS/Smile Farms, Hugo Boss/Sam Waxman Cancer Research, Quinnipiac University, Dr. Harmon, Playa Betty, Sikling Farms, Miss America Chair, Italian Government Tourist Board and more.

Broadcast and PR – The Virtual Video Broadcast/Podcast will be shown to the world starting at 7PM est. on September 21, 2021, Peace Day. Broadcasters include: www.peacedayparty.org, www.goodnewsplanet.TV, on VIMEO, the Peace Day Global Broadcast, YouTube, Linked In, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social networks. In addition Special Broadcasts will appear on MNN TV in Metro New York and in China and other worldwide broadcasters.

Please take 4.46 minutes to watch our PEACE SIZZLE

Incorporated and integral to the Special Peace Show over the years

are educational Peace Video Segments from our 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

§ 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 for information:

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Agenda （大会议程）for
Zoom Conference Supporting Andrew Yang for NY City Mayor
Date ： May 30, 2021 at 2:00 PM
Host : Yao, Anqi
Co-host: Paul Sladkus

1， Opening speech by Anqi Yao and Paul Sladkus
2， Musical of the Song United As One, devoted to 2021 Miss Asian Pageant in Support of
UN 17 SDGs , whose creator is Phoebe Tian;
3， Main Speech by Yuxiang Min, President of WSNA ;
4， Speech by （杨安泽） Andrew Yang, NYC Mayor Candidate,
5， Speech by （孟昭文） Grace Meng; Congresswoman;
6， Speech by (刘醇逸)John Liu, NYS Senator;
7， Speech by Sherill Kanzan, President of World Council of Peoples for the United Nations;
8， Speech by （廖钦和）Chin Ho Liao, Mayor of San Gabriel , California;
9， Speech by （杨爱伦）Ellen Yang , NYC Council Candidate , representing 20TH District;
10， Speech by （林建中）Lin， Jianzhong , President of Lin’s Group ;
11， Speech by Su, Hua, President of US Taiwanese immigrant Advocate club to Support Andrew
Yang” Running for New York City Mayor ;
12， Speech by Lin, Yu, NYC Council Candidate, representing 38TH District;
13， Speech by Andy Chen, NYC Council Candidate, representing 25TH District;
14， Speech by Troy Nader Esq , Head Director Attorney from Law Office of Troy Nader Esq ;
15， Speech by Han, Yin, Head Director of WSNASTV and Chairman , Commander , Director-inchief and Chief Planner of MAPUN,- 2021 Miss Asian Pageant in Support of UN 17
SDGs ;
16， Speech by Liu, Yuancheng , Chairman of American (旅美安徽同乡会主席刘元澄);
17， Speech by Niu, Hong , President of Federation of Chinese Association in USA(全美华人侨团
联合会会长牛红)；
18， Speech by Zheng, Siqi ， President of American Fujianese Association (美国福建同乡会会长
郑思琪)；
19， Speech by Liu, Dongming, Vice President of Federation of Chinese Association in USA(全美
华人侨团联合会 常务副会长)；
20， Speech by Zhao, Xiaofeng, Secretary General of American Anhui Provincials Association (旅
美安徽同乡会秘书长赵小丰)；
21， Speech by Men， Qi, Attorney at Law from YK ; legal group leader of 2021 Miss Asian Pageant in Support of UN 17 SDGs
22，
23，
24，
25， Speech by Zhang, Yuening, the vice Chairman and one of the Starters of to 2021 Miss Asian
Pageant in Support of UN 17 SDGs
26， Speech by Phoebe Tian, the creator of the Song United As One, devoted to 2021 Miss
Asian Pageant in Support of UN 17 SDGs
27， Speech by Sophia Huang Higgins , one of the hosts of 2021 Miss Asian Pageant in Support
of UN 17 SDGs;
28， Speech by Julia Hsu(许依婷), Graduate from the United States Military Academy at West
Point, No. 40 Beauty Contestant of 2021 Miss Asian Pageant in Support of UN 17 SDGs;
29， Speech by Pamela Tang (唐嘉亿)，No. 7 Beauty Contestant of 2021 Miss Asian
Pageant in Support of UN 17 SDGs;
30， Speech by Representatives from Andrew Yang’ Team ;
31， Other Guests and Attendees .
32， Closing Speech by Yuxiang Min

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US Taiwanese immigrant Advocate club to Support Andrew Yang” Running for New York
City Mayor （美国台湾移民杨安泽竞选纽约市长后援会）
Co-sponsor (联合主办单位)： American Anhui Provincials Association (旅美安徽同乡会); Federation of
Chinese Association in USA(全美华人侨团联合会);
Organizer (承办单位)： Wall Street Satellite Television (华尔街卫星电视台);
Co-organizer (协办单位)：
Milestone Broadcast Corporation , Good News corporation;
川瑞房地产公司（TroyEstate LLC at troyestate.com);
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PRIDE MONTH SPECIAL Drag Queens and Beauty Queens: Contesting Femininity in the World’s Playground.

by Laurie Greene

The Miss America pageant has been held in Atlantic City for the past hundred years, helping to promote the city as a tourist destination. But just a few streets away, the city hosts a smaller event that, in its own way, is equally vital to the local community: the Miss’d America drag pageant.

Drag Queens and Beauty Queens presents a vivid ethnography of the Miss’d America pageant and the gay neighborhood from which it emerged in the early 1990s as a moment of campy celebration in the midst of the AIDS crisis. It examines how the pageant strengthened community bonds and activism, and how it has changed now that Rupaul’s Drag Race has brought many of its practices into the cultural mainstream. Comparing the Miss’d America pageant with its glitzy cisgender big sister, anthropologist Laurie Greene discovers how the two pageants have influenced each other in unexpected ways.

Drag Queens and Beauty Queens deepens our understanding of how femininity is performed at pageants, exploring the various ways that both the Miss’d America and Miss America pageants have negotiated between embracing and critiquing traditional gender roles. Ultimately, it celebrates the rich tradition of drag performance and the community it engenders.
On your program, Laurie can answer questions like:

What are “camp sensibilities” in drag performance and gay culture?

The book explored the personalities of the pageants. Can you give us a flavor of them?

What is the importance of camp in missed America? Drag style, performance, and language.

Tell us about the queering of the miss America pageant? Did anybody work on both?

How do each of the four areas of competition differ on the page TA — swimsuit, evening gown, talent, and interview. There is an object and a subject section.

Who owns the pageants?

What is the Show Us Your Shoes Parade?

Do you see the talent on both sides sharing hard work, perseverance, and talent?

What are the different elements of pageantry and the meaning of individual expression when comparing beauty pageants and drag pageants? Does one try and fit in and one tries to be unique? One fits into boundaries and one tries to break boundaries.

You mentioned that drag is part of the gay community in AC but it has a male focus. Explain?

Talk about the conflicts you found between the gay community and the drag community.



“An unprecedented look at drag culture and its history in Atlantic City. A must-read for queens and their fans!”

— Sapphira Cristal ― Miss’d American 2020

“I have long wondered how the Miss America pageant maintains a conservative appeal while ignoring the known influence and involvement by the gay community. If you’ve ever known or loved Miss America, you need this history lesson.”

— Erin O’Flaherty ― Miss Missouri 2016, first openly lesbian Miss America contestant

“After 30 years in the drag business, I was surprised and elated to learn so much about drag/LGBTQ+ history in Atlantic City. The in-depth exploration of how Miss America and Miss’d America were connected and disconnected is fascinating.”

— Sherry Vine ― Drag Legend

“Through a highly entertaining, insightful, and informative combination of history, ethnography, and gender studies, Greene uncovers the long-standing influence that Atlantic City’s LGBTQ+ community has had on the Miss America Pageant.”

— Rusty Barrett ― author of From Drag Queens to Leathermen: Language, Gender, and Gay Male Subcultures

“The subject matter is fascinating.”

― Gay & Lesbian Review


Publisher: Rutgers University Press (December 18, 2020)

Language: English

Paperback: 248 pages

ISBN-10: 1978813864

ISBN-13: 978-1978813861

LAURIE GREENE is an associate professor of anthropology at Stockton University in New Jersey, where she has taught since 1986. She is the founder and chair of the LGBTQ Youth Safe Space Initiative at Stockton University and an advocate for the local LGBTQ community. Connect with Laurie On FaceBook!

Publisher: Rutgers University Press (December 18, 2020)

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