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We are deeply shocked and disheartened to share that the Mt. Zion Church of God 7th Day’s church van has been stolen. This van is more than just a vehicle—it serves their community by transporting members to services, outreach events, and vital programs. Its loss is a heavy blow to the work we do and the people we serve.

We are appealing to the conscience of our community: If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of the van, please come forward. Contact 718-284-1097, your tip—no matter how small—could make a difference.

Early Voting: June 14 – June 22

Primary Election Day: June 24

Step 2:Elected officials shape the policies and funding that impact our work and community. When we show that our staff and community members are voters, it strengthens our voice. Visit the GodSquad office to register to vote! For questions, please reach out to Christine at Path@67clergycouncil.org.

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Join Not On My Watch, VIP Community Services, and SBH Health System, in proud partnership with Right To Be and L’Oréal Paris, for an unforgettable evening of empowerment, education, and action! Whether you’re a teen, adult, senior, parent, professional, or just someone who wants to make a difference—this FREE, interactive training will equip you with tools to stand up for yourself and others.

Be BronX Street R.E.A.D.Y.

Street Harassment Awareness Training & Resource Fair

 Tuesday, June 24, 2025 |  6:00 PM

 SBH Health System – 4422 3rd Ave, Bronx, NY

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We Will Be Street R.E.A.D.Y., BronX Street READY:

R – Recognize the signs

E – Empower yourself and others

A – Act with confidence

D – Defend your rights

Y – You are not alone

 What to Expect:

•  Learn how to protect your safety in public spaces
•  Street Harassment Intervention Training using the powerful 5D’s:
• Distract. Delegate. Document. Delay. Direct.
•  Self-defense basics
•  Access to local resources and support services
•  Free giveaways & light refreshments
•  Open discussions with local providers

 Key Takeaways:

• Understand what street harassment really is—and isn’t
• Learn how to safely interrupt or respond when it happens
• Discover why reporting matters and how to do it safely
• Leave feeling confident, equipped, and never alone

Open to all genders, all ages, all communities. Because safety has no boundaries.

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IT’S A COMMON CONDITION THAT MOST PEOPLE NEVER HEARD OF: RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME
Now For First Time in 12 Years There Are Updated Clinical Practice Guidelines for RLS Treatment

Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is a disruptive sleep-related movement disorder characterized by a strong urge to move one or both legs (and sometimes the arms), usually accompanied by an uncomfortable feeling in the legs.  rls.org

The condition is common and impacts 2-3 % of adults in the United States.

RLS is most prominent in the evening or at night and symptoms may get better with movement. This often leads to sleep disruptions that impact quality of life and can lead to difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, the urge to get out of bed to stretch or move their legs, fatigue or daytime sleepiness, behavior or mood changes, difficulty paying attention, remembering things or contextualizing as well as depression or anxiety.

Now, for the first time in 12 years, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) has published an update to its Clinical Practice Guidelines for the treatment of RLS. These guidelines may have a major impact on how people with RLS are treated with the goal of finding the most effective treatment for symptom relief.

Dr. John Winkelman, MD, PhD, Chief of the Sleep Disorders Clinical Research Program in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital will be available to discuss the latest advances in RLS treatment guidelines and what patients and physicians should be aware of.

Interview courtesy: Azurity Pharmaceuticals
References available

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As one of six children, born in Brownsville and raised in South Jamaica by a single mom who cleaned houses, Eric and his family did not always know if they would come home to an eviction notice on the front door or food on the table. And when he was beaten by police in the basement of a precinct house at 15, Eric faced a life-changing act of injustice.
But instead of giving into anger, Eric turned his pain into purpose and decided to change the police department from within. He joined the NYPD and became one of its most outspoken officers, calling out racism and bias in the department and pushing for major reforms.
As a founder of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, Eric would often police the streets in a bulletproof vest one day during the high-crime 1980’s and 1990’s and protest bad behavior by cops the next, marching side-by-side with his fellow civil rights advocates. He rose to the rank of captain, helping to build the first computerized system for tracking crime in the city, which led to historic gains in public safety.
Eric’s efforts to change policing began his lifelong work to improve and protect New York. From the NYPD, he moved on to the State Senate, where he represented sections of central and Brownstone Brooklyn. In Albany, Eric built winning coalitions to advance New York City’s values and goals, helping to push through measures to protect tenants and workers, combat gun violence, end the NYPD’s abuses of stop and frisk, and advance human rights — including marriage equality. He also became the first person of color to chair the Senate’s Homeland Security Committee.
Eric was then elected Brooklyn Borough President in 2013 by putting together a diverse coalition of Brooklynites to become the borough’s first Black leader. As the representative of one of the nation’s largest counties, Eric fought tirelessly to grow the local economy, invest in schools, reduce inequality, improve public safety, and advocate for smart policies and better government that delivers for all New Yorkers.
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck the city, Eric moved a mattress into his office and worked around the clock to deliver donated meals and PPE to essential workers and vulnerable New Yorkers, demanding government produce more equitable relief.
In addition to continuing to fight for struggling New Yorkers and a better quality of life for all, Eric became a national leader on public health policy after learning he had developed Type 2 diabetes. Following his diagnosis, Eric completely changed his diet and his body, reversing the disease and launching a personal mission to educate New Yorkers about preventative care and wellness. His work has already led to successful proactive public health efforts across the city and increased education in schools and with high-risk populations in lower-income areas, partnering with civic organizations and health experts.
Eric is a lifelong New Yorker. He received his master’s degree in public administration from Marist College, and is a graduate of New York City Technical College and the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He is also a proud product of New York City public schools, including Bayside High School in Queens. Today he lives in Bedford-Stuyvesant, where he has resided for over 20 years. Eric is the proud father of Jordan, an aspiring filmmaker and a graduate of American University.

Pastor Gil Monrose – Gilford Monrose is a pastor, philanthropist, and a proud husband and father, renowned for using his platform to bring together people of all backgrounds. Pastor Gil proves that a flourishing city is not a soulless one by bridging the gap between communities, congregations, government, and law enforcement in his everyday work as the Faith Advisor for the Mayor Eric Adams of New York City. He is appointed to expand the Center For Faith and Community Partnerships. This office sector builds bridges among City government, diverse religious communities and nonprofit organizations to better serve all New Yorkers.

“Leading, building, and promoting the awakening of a generation of socially conscious and free thinking leaders.”

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Prof. Azza Karam (Ph.D.)
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Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō (南無妙法蓮華經; sometimes truncated phonetically as Nam Myōhō Renge Kyō)[1] (English: Devotion to the Mystic Law of the Lotus Sutra / Glory to the Dharma of the Lotus Sutra)[2][3] are words chanted within all forms of Nichiren Buddhism.

An inscription of Nam Myoho Renge Kyo by renowned Japanese artisan Hasegawa Tohaku. Toyama, Japan. Circa Momoyama period, 1568.
The words Myōhō Renge Kyō refers to the Japanese title of the Lotus Sūtra. The mantra is referred to as Daimoku (題目)[3] or, in honorific form, O-daimoku (お題目) meaning title and was first publicly declared by the Japanese Buddhist priest Nichiren on 28 April 1253 atop Mount Kiyosumi, now memorialized by Seichō-Ji temple in Kamogawa, Chiba prefecture, Japan.[4][5]

The practice of prolonged chanting is referred to as Shōdai (唱題) while mainstream believers claim that the purpose of chanting is to reduce suffering by eradicating negative karma along with reducing karmic punishments both from previous and present lifetimes,[6] with the goal of attaining perfect and complete awakening.[7]

Early Buddhist proponents

The Tendai monks Saicho and Genshin are said to have originated the Daimoku while the Buddhist priest Nichiren is known today as its greatest proponent. The mantra is an homage to the Lotus Sutra which is widely credited as the “king of scriptures” and “final word on Buddhism”. According to American author Jacqueline Stone, the Tendai founder Saicho popularized the mantra Namu Ichijo Myoho Renge Kyo “as a way to honor the Lotus Sutra as the One Vehicle teaching of the Buddha.”[8]

Accordingly, the Tendai monk Genshin popularized the mantra Namu Amida, Namu Kanzeon, Namu Myoho Renge Kyo to honor the three jewels of Japanese Buddhism.[9] Nichiren, who himself was a Tendai monk, edited these chants down to Namu Myoho Renge Kyo and Nichiren Buddhists are responsible for its wide popularity and usage all over the world today.

Nichiren

The Japanese Buddhist priest Nichiren was a known advocate of this recitation, claiming it is the exclusive method to happiness and salvation suited for the Third Age of Buddhism. According to varying believers, Nichiren cited the mantra in his Ongi Kuden,[10][dubious – discuss] a transcription of his lectures about the Lotus Sutra, Namu (南無) is a transliteration into Japanese of the Sanskrit namas, and Myōhō Renge Kyō is the Sino-Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese title of the Lotus Sutra (hence, Daimoku, which is a Japanese word meaning ‘title’), in the translation by Kumārajīva. Nichiren gives a detailed interpretation of each character (see Ongi kuden#Nam-myoho-renge-kyo) in this text.[11]

Namu is used in Buddhism as a prefix expressing taking refuge in a Buddha or similar object of veneration. Among varying Nichiren sects, the phonetic use of Nam versus Namu is a linguistic but not a dogmatic issue,[12] due to common contractions and u is devoiced in many varieties of Japanese words.[13]

By syllabary, Namu — Myōhō — Renge — Kyō consists of the following:

Namu 南無 “devoted to”, a transliteration of Sanskrit names
Myōhō 妙法 “exquisite law”[3] Myō 妙, from Middle Chinese mièw, “strange, mystery, miracle, cleverness” (cf. Mandarin miào)
Hō 法, from Middle Chinese pjap, “law, principle, doctrine” (cf. Mand. fǎ)
Renge-kyō 蓮華經 “Lotus Sutra”
Renge 蓮華 “padma (Lotus)”
Ren 蓮, from Middle Chinese len, “lotus” (cf. Mand. lián)
Ge 華, from Middle Chinese xwæ, “flower” (cf. Mand. huā)
Kyō 經, from Middle Chinese kjeng, “sutra” (cf. Mand. jīng)
The Lotus Sutra is held by Nichiren Buddhists, as well as practitioners of the Tiantai and corresponding Japanese Tendai schools, to be the culmination of Shakyamuni Buddha’s fifty years of teaching.

However, followers of Nichiren Buddhism consider Myōhō Renge Kyō to be the name of the ultimate law permeating the universe, in unison with human life which can manifest realization, sometimes termed as “Buddha Wisdom” or “attaining Buddhahood”, through select Buddhist practices.

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Dear Friends and Members,

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WE CONGRATULATE YOU ALL – YOU ARE OUR INSPIRATION. WOODSTOCK FOREVER WAS SHOWN IN 3D DURING THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL. We worked for 32 years to create our Woodstock Forever: Peace, Love & HOPE Movie. Please spread the word. www.woodstockforever.com.

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