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The world is heading toward a make-or-break moment at COP30, the most important climate summit since Paris. As leaders gather in Belém, at the edge of the Amazon, We Don’t Have Time will be there in full force to make sure science, nature, and people take the center of the conversation. To do so, we’re sending one of the largest media delegations at COP30: 15 people on the ground in Belém, with more supporting from our studios in Stockholm, Washington DC and Nairobi. Together, we’ll produce more than 100 hours of live broadcasts, giving scientists, innovators, and changemakers a global platform to speak directly to the world. Last year, our COP coverage reached 23 million viewers. This year, we’re aiming even higher. Because when the science is this clear, silence isn’t an option. Get ready. We’re live from COP30, November 10–21!  Sign up today and invite yoir friends to make a difference! If you’re in Belém, join our COP30 WhatsApp News & Event group for live updates and invitations.

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Under the High Patronage of
Mr Emmanuel MACRON
President of the French Republic

Paris, May 30, 2025 – Responding to the call of the Israeli, Palestinian, and global populations for lasting peace in the Middle East, the Paris Peace Forum is hosting a civil society mobilization event for the two-state solution, peace, and regional security in Paris on June 13, 2025. Entitled “Paris Call for the Two-State Solution, Peace and Regional Security,” the event will be held at the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) under the high patronage of Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic. This key meeting will take place a few days ahead of the High-Level International Conference on the Peaceful Resolution of the Palestinian Question and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, which will be held from June 17 to 20, 2025, at the United Nations in New York.

This event will bring together several hundred civil society actors committed to the implementation of the two-state solution and a shared future based on mutual recognition, peace, and security for all. At a time when the region is plagued by extreme violence, terrorism, hatred, and injustice, and when the two-state solution faces existential threats, participants—mostly Israelis and Palestinians, but also from the Middle East, Europe, and the United States—will highlight the need for decisive action. They will stress the urgency of an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the release of all hostages, and the unconditional delivery of humanitarian aid commensurate with the needs of the people of Gaza.

On June 13 in Paris, these organizations and civil society figures will put their expertise and experience at the service of concrete solutions for the implementation of the two-state solution and the establishment of a viable Palestinian state, offering security guarantees for all, and for advancing regional integration. In addition to contributing to the work of the eight thematic working groups of the High-Level International Conference on June 17-20, the civil society actors gathered in large numbers on this occasion will launch a call to action to the international community reflecting their commitment to peace and security for all.

This Paris Call will reinforce the action of France and the European Union, which are committed to peace in the Middle East, which cannot be achieved without the implementation of the two-state solution. The conference organized by the Paris Peace Forum aims to support this objective by providing a platform for the concrete expression of civil societies committed to the two-state solution, regional peace, and security.

For media enquiries, please contact media@parispeaceforum.org. For all other enquiries (e.g., if you are a civil society actor), please contact contact@parispeaceforum.org. 

About the Paris Peace Forum: The Forum is a platform to originate, shape & share multi-actor responses towards global peace & sustainable prosperity. By convening key decision-makers and fostering collaboration between governments, international organizations, businesses, and civil society, we ensure that diplomacy is not just discussed but reinvented to meet the demands of a changing world. For more information, visit parispeaceforum.org. 

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Listen to “Chef Melodie ‘Mel’ Asseraf is a two-time champion of Food Network’s hit show, Chopped, and was trained in classical French cuisine in…” on Spreaker.

Mel demystifies French techniques and shows you how to use them, along with ten basic ingredients, to make everything from simple cookies, biscotti, bars, and the best brownies you’ve ever tasted, to impressive French pastries and celebratory desserts. Whether it’s making a quick sweet treat to enjoy while you’re binging your favorite show, or creating an elegant Pear Amandine tart for your most elegant dinner party, you can find any dessert your sweet tooth desires! With 100 recipes, clear, concise instructions, handy chef’s tips, and information on everything you need in your baking arsenal, Sweet Treats from Brownies to Brioche is the only baking book you’ll ever need.

ABOUT CHEF MEL: Pastry diploma in hand & college degree secured chef Mel’s professional baking journey began in Paris. training with some of the biggest pastry chef icons like Pierre Herme, Francois Payard, and Laurent Duchene. She opened a bakery at the age of 26 in Paris and created mesmerizing events, bringing the rainbow cake to Paris for the first time with appearances on Top Chef France, M6, TF1, 100% Mag and hundreds of articles. Going on to create the first ever edible cupcake dress for the Salon du Chocolat in both Paris and London. Several years later she would go on to win Food Network’s Chopped TWICE. In short Bake it with Mel- brings you 15+ years of pastry savoir faire, expert baking kit experiences, and a chef finally sharing the best industry kept secrets. For more information on Mel, please visit: https://www.bakeitwithmel.com/.

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Carly Cargill, an energetic young reporter for a major New York Newspaper, tries to find her ground of being as she navigates the perilous streets of the City in the late 1980’s. She is also caught in the maelstrom of the often dangerous choices of the men in her life. The playwright, Eileen Benson, has created a noir throwback reminiscent of vintage films such as “Rebecca,” and “The Philadelphia Story,” with snappy dialogue and well-drawn characters. It won acclaim at its debut performance at the New York New Works Theatre Festival in October.
The Cast:

Carly Cargill ………Danielle Meola Valencia
Kenny Muldoon…………………James Parent
Jeff Paris…………………..William Porterfield
Michael Flannery……. …..Felipe Rodriguez
Jimmie Fitzpatrick…………..Dickson Lane

Written by Eileen Benson
Directed by Dickson Lane

Dickson

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This must-see musical “Temple of the Souls” is set at the time when the Spanish conquered the native Taínos of Puerto Rico in the 1500s, as the backdrop of a star-crossed love story reminiscent of “Romeo and Juliet” and “West Side Story.” The play will move you to your soul! Limited performances are in the New York Musical Festival, July 19-23. See: www.nymf.org/festival/2017-events/temple-souls/ or call (212) 352-3101.

In the play, the lovers, Guario, a young Taíno runaway, and Amada, the daughter of a Spanish Conquistador, meet by chance during a raucous Fiesta, but their union is thwarted by the intolerant world around them. The star-crossed lovers escape to the Temple of the Souls, to blend their two worlds with their forbidden love stronger than death.

The play is timely, given the present administration’s stance on immigration, and cultural clashes leading to tragedy that have repeated in history, whether it is the siege of Masada, the Holocaust, the Puerto Rican Taínos, or today’s crisis in Syria and the Middle East. “Temple of the Souls” highlights the urgency to decrease prejudice and increase acceptance for peace.

Interestingly, the “Temple of the Souls” production is a “family and friends affair,” as it was originally written by noted Puerto Rico poet, actress and performer Anita Velez-Mitchell (who recently died at 99 years of age), and developed to its present-day form by her granddaughter, Lorca Peress, noted Director and founder of Multistages, with her other granddaughter, Anika Paris, a noted composer with many Hollywood credits. Further, the play is produced by Anita’s daughter, famous television investigative reporter Jane Velez-Mitchell, and Executive Produced by family friend and Jane’s BFF from their days starting in the 1980s as reporters together at WCBS-TV News, Dr. Judy Kuriansky, who is a well-known clinical psychologist who knows about the love theme in the play from being the “love expert” hosting radio advice shows for years, and who knows about the culture issues in the play from producing many events at the United Nations including “World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development” and books she;s authored including “Beyond Bullets and Bombs: Grassroots Peacebuilding between Palestinians and Israelis.”

TIMES: Performances are July 19-23.
· Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 8:00 pm
· Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 5:00 pm
· Friday, July 21, 2017 at 1:00 pm
· Saturday, July 22, 2017 at 9:00 pm
· Sunday, July 23, 2017 at 5:00 pm
PLACE: the Acorn Theatre at theatre row, 10 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036

See: www.nymf.org/festival/2017-events/temple-souls/ or call 212-352-3101. Press contact: Katie Rosin Katie@Kampfirefilmspr.com, or 917-562-5670

Dr. Judy helps Puerto Rican Taínos Take Center Stage In New Musical
Popular Sex Therapist and UN Advisor, Dr. Judy Kuriansky, is the Executive Producer of the upcoming world premiere musical Temple of the Souls at the New York Musical Festival (NYMF).

“The virtual extinction of the native Taíno people by Spanish colonizers in 16th-century Puerto Rico serves as the background for the new musical, Temple of the Souls… Using a “Romeo and Juliet” love affair between a Taíno man and the daughter of a conquistador to depict the tragic consequences of that cultural collision.” (Backstage)

The theme of cultural-divide in Temple of the Souls – with the Taíno natives persecuted by the conquering Spaniards — is a passion of Dr. Judy’s as she has produced multiple events at the UN, such as the “World Day of Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development” and “Interfaith Harmony Week,” as well as her books on the Middle East crisis, including “Terror in the Holy Land” and “Beyond Bullets and Bombs,” and her work for peace, in her “Stand Up for Peace Project” and “Global Kids Connect Project.”

In the play, set in the 16th Century Puerto Rico, the lovers, Guario, a young Taíno runaway, and Amada, the daughter of a Spanish Conquistador, meet by chance during a raucous Fiesta, but their union is thwarted by the intolerant world around them. The star-crossed lovers escape to the Temple of the Souls, to blend their two worlds with their forbidden love stronger than death.

The theme of cultural divide is exceptionally relevant in today’s world. Says, psychologist Kuriansky, a professor at Columbia University Teachers College, who is popularly known as “Dr. Judy” from her years giving top-rated call-in advice on the radio, “The success of this romance is imperative to show the world today about the power of blending culture and race, and in turn, to decrease hatred and increase social tolerance and peace. This is the hope for our present and future.”

Dr. Judy is available to talk about her involvement in the play and her expertise on the subject of cultural differences, both internationally and in interpersonal relationships, evident in her book, “The Complete Idiots Guide to A Healthy Relationship.”

I’ve enclosed the press release for your perusal, and look forward to speaking to you about this idea and can be reached at this email and 917-562-5670. Please let me know if there is a performance that you can attend, and I will happily reserve you a ticket.

MULTISTAGES, in association with Dr. Judy Kuriansky and Jane Velez-Mitchell, is pleased to announce the award-winning musical, TEMPLE OF THE SOULS, co-written by poet Anita Velez-Mitchell, platinum-winning composers Dean Landon and Anika Paris, and MultiStages Artistic Director Lorca Peress. Peress will also direct, with musical direction by Bruce Baumer, choreography by Enrique Brown, and visual design by Obie-winner Jan Hartley. TEMPLE OF THE SOULS will play a limited engagement as part of the New York Musical Festival at Off-Broadway’s The Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row (410 W. 42nd St., NY, NY 10036). Performances begin Wednesday, July 19 and continue until Sunday, July 23. Press are invited to all performances.

TEMPLE OF THE SOULS is a time-traveling love story set in the mystical El Yunque rain forest, caves, and valleys of Puerto Rico. We open on a present-day tour through an ancient cave known to be inhabited by Taíno Souls, the indigenous people who once ruled the island. Two tourists become entranced by a Taíno cave drawing of legendary lovers, and are magically transported back in time to the 16th Century as the lovers, Guario, a young Taíno runaway, and Amada, the daughter of a Conquistador. They meet by chance during the raucous San Juan Bautista Fiesta, but their union is thwarted by the intolerant world around them. To escape, they run to the Temple of the Souls where nightmares and dreams come true. With a forbidden love that is stronger than death and the blending of two worlds, they change the face of Puerto Rico forever.

The production features Noellia Hernandez* and Andres Quintero* as Amada and Guario; Danny Bolero* (Broadway In The Heights) as Conquistador Don Severo, Lorraine Velez*

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That is the background of the whole record, I mean if you have to come up with a philosophical ground, that is “Ring the bells that still can ring.” It’s no excuse… the dismal situation.. and the future is no excuse for an abdication of your own personal responsibilities towards yourself and your job and your love. “Ring the bells that still can ring”: they’re few and far between but you can find them. “Forget your perfect offering”, that is the hang-up, that you’re gonna work this thing out. Because we confuse this idea and we’ve forgotten the central myth of our culture which is the expulsion from the garden of Eden. This situation does not admit of solution or perfection. This is not the place where you make things perfect, neither in your marriage, nor in your work, nor anything, nor your love of God, nor your love of family or country. The thing is imperfect. And worse, there is a crack in everything that you can put together, physical objects, mental objects, constructions of any kind. But that’s where the light gets in, and that’s where the resurrection is and that’s where the return, that’s where the repentance is. It is with the confrontation, with the brokenness of things.
– from Diamonds in the Line
Howard Jacobson discussed this lyric recently in the Independent:

Those great lines from the song “Anthem”. Ring the bells etc. Forget your perfect offering. There’s a crack – a crack in everything.

It’s like a reprimand to people of my temperament – life’s complainants, eroticists of disappointment, lovers only of what’s flawless and overwrought. Could he be singing this to me? You expect too much, mister. You are too unforgiving. Not everything works out, not everything is great, and not everyone must like what you like. I’ve been taught this lesson before. I remember reading an essay by the novelist Mario Vargas Llosa in which he argues for the necessity of vulgarity in serious literature. Thomas Hardy said a writer needed to be imperfectly grammatical some of the time. Mailer told an audience that not everybody wanted to ride in a Lamborghini. And now here’s Leonard Cohen saying the same thing. Forget your perfect offering. There’s a crack…

And then comes another, still more wonderful, clinching line – “That’s how the light gets in.” Savour that! At a stroke, weakness becomes strength and fault becomes virtue. I feel as though original sin has just been re-explained to me. There was no fall. We were born flawed. Flawed is how we were designed to be. Which means we don’t need redeeming after all. Light? Why go searching for light? The light already shines from us. It got in through our failings.

The lyrics:

The birds they sang at the break of day
Start again I heard them say
Don’t dwell on what has passed away
or what is yet to be.

Ah the wars they will be fought again
The holy dove she will be caught again
bought and sold and bought again
the dove is never free.

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in.

We asked for signs the signs were sent:
the birth betrayed the marriage spent
Yeah the widowhood of every government –
signs for all to see.

I can’t run no more with that lawless crowd
while the killers in high places say their prayers out loud.
But they’ve summoned, they’ve summoned up a thundercloud
and they’re going to hear from me.

Ring the bells that still can ring …

You can add up the parts but you won’t have the sum
You can strike up the march, there is no drum
Every heart, every heart to love will come
but like a refugee.

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in.

There’s a superb version on YouTube, sung by Perla Batalla & Julie Christensen in 2004:

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Here is some background on each of the shows.

一、 A Magic Land -神奇的土地 A MAGIC LAND
This film tells the formation and development of the civilization and literature achievements of this northeastern province as well as the fantastic landscapes and fertile farmlands.
一、 Falcons and Swans龙兴金源 FALCONS AND SWANS
This film tells the historical stories taking place in Heilongjiang in ancient times dating back 1000 years ago. Different ancient dynasties mushroomed and perished from time to time in the past long years. And in the meantime, the special civilization was created in this northeastern province.
一、 Oriental Paris东方小巴黎 ORIENTAL PARIS
This film tells the historical, cultural and religious histories and development of Harbin, capita city of Harbin. Harbin has some 100 years of history and within this period of time, it has become a modern city with international appeal due to its characteristics – adopting advanced western trends and cultural diversity.
一、 The Last Tribes Of HeiLongJiang -最后的部落 THE LAST TRIBES
This film tells the modern lives of the three ethnic groups living in Heilongjiang, namely namely the Oroqen, Hezhen and Dau. The Oroqens make a living from hunting in the forests of the Greater and Lesser Xing’an Mountains; The Hezhen people mainly live on fishing and hunting along the Songhua, Heilong and Wusuli rivers; and the Daurs living in fertile Sanjiang plain, are good at singing and dancing. They are called the “last tribes” in China’s northeastern Heilongjiang.

一、 White Mountain, Black Water白山黑水 WHITE MOUNTAIN, BLACK WATER
This film tells the stories of how ancient Heilongjiang was formed in the geographic movements as well as the geographic and topographic conditions of the northeastern province. The film is aimed to bring a brief introduction to audience members the history, the development and vastness of Heilongjiang.

Schedule: Episode #1 will air on June 2; #2 on June 9; #3 on June16, #4 on June 23 and #5 on June 30. Each half-hour will air a total of 2 or 3 times over the course of each Thursday.

CUNY TV, the City University of New York TV station, is broadcast in the New York metropolitan area on digital Ch. 25.3 and is cablecast in the five boroughs of New York City on Ch. 75 (Time Warner and Cablevision Brooklyn), Ch. 77 (RCN Cable), and Ch. 30 (Verizon FiOS). The station has a potential reach of 7.3 million households. Broadcast times are Thursday, 6/2/2016 @ 7:30AM, 1:30PM, 7:30PM, Saturday, 6/4/2016 @ 3PM

Milestone Broadcast Corporation (MBC), est. 1985, a New York City based Multi – Media Corporation and its Chinese team was able to secure the premiere broadcast of this historic series. MBC has been working with the Chinese for over 30 years and has a broadcast, www.goodnewsplanet.com with a Chinese category.

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But unless China, South Africa, Brazil and India come onboard, the deal we need for 100% clean won’t happen.

We have just 48 hours to let them know that people everywhere want them to join this high ambition push. With enough pressure, Brazil, China and South Africa could be moved to join the champions, and India could stop blocking, if they all know they will be blamed for killing this deal.

This is how we win Paris! Sign the urgent call and tell everyone — for every 10,000 people that sign, an SMS will be sent to the delegations of these four countries saying that the whole world wants them to speak out for a deal which moves the planet to 100% clean energy:

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/coalition_of_ambition_11/?bTeIPib&v=70715&cl=9123144264
This coalition, started by the Marshall Islands, represents over half the countries in the world, including 79 countries from Asia, Africa and Latin America as well as big emitters from the EU, and the United States. They are pushing for 100% clean energy, finance for the poorest countries to make the transition, and a stringent set of rules to hold all countries to account and increase their commitments over time.

To date every attempt to get a global climate deal has been stymied by a split between the major polluter nations and countries who feel they are least responsible for the crisis. But this new alliance has brought them together and, while rightly putting the main responsibility on polluters to fund the energy shift, the proposal ensures the whole world moves to decarbonise our economies.

If we can help this powerful new group push the other influential nations to join, this is our best chance for a strong 100% clean deal with teeth.

India wants to keep burning coal, but China is already leading the world in renewables. And Brazil has set a very ambitious national goal to transition to clean energy — so there is no reason they can’t sign up to a deal that allows the whole world to go with them. They say we can’t set targets that don’t deal with the interests of the poor, but Angola is inside this coalition, representing the 48 most vulnerable countries.

If we all join right now and get everyone we know to sign, we could create a chorus of pings across the negotiations straight from us to those who can make or break this deal. We haven’t before raised the stakes to SMS, but this precious deal for a safe and clean future is on a knife edge. Join now:

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/coalition_of_ambition_11/?bTeIPib&v=70715&cl=9123144264

Our community has been working for eight years to get this climate agreement. Together we have created the two biggest climate marches in history, and the largest petition ever for 100% clean energy has rung out through the Paris conference halls. As the clock ticks down in the final tense hours of talks — let’s make sure all of us that marched, sent messages, signed petitions, or tweeted, are brought right into the conference plenary.

With hope and determination,

Alice, Alex, Meredith, Antonia, Camille and the entire Avaaz team

MORE INFORMATION:

COP21: Ministers in final push for Paris climate deal (BBC)
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35022090

Coalition push in Paris for ambitious, binding climate deal (The Guardian)
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/08/coalition-paris-push-for-binding-ambitious-climate-change-deal

China expects ‘ambitious, legally-binding deal’ at Paris climate conference (China Daily)
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/greenchina/2015-11/19/content_22485636.htm

BASIC optimistic about legally binding Paris deal (The Hindu)
http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/cop21-basic-group-says-legally-binding-paris-deal-in-sight/article7962405.ece
Explainer: The long-term goal of the Paris climate deal (Carbon Brief) http://www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-the-long-term-goal-of-the-paris-climate-deal

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