UNITED NATIONS

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

13 June 2024

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Every year on 21 September, the United Nations invites the world to mark the International Day of Peace. This year’s focus is on “Cultivating a culture of peace”.

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In a world mired by conflict, inequalities, and discrimination, we must strive ever harder to promote dialogue, empathy, and human rights for all.

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As we begin the 100-day countdown to Peace Day,let us plant the seeds for non-violence, justice, and hope.

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Communities of color, especially African-American communities, are deeply suffering as they face violence, injustice, lack of access and inequality. This cannot stand. We must work together to take on and dismantle racism when and where we see it, and work toward more just, united, healthy, and peaceful communities. We all suffer when racism exists.

We applaud the many Philly organizations that are finding ways to create interactive, meaningful programming at this critical time. We welcome collaborators for future programs. Our sincere thanks to all who are helping others out there, even at risk to their own health.

Peace Day Philly will continue to stand against racism and for greater safety, justice and peace in Philadelphia communities and beyond.

Peace Day Philly promotes and collaborates on programming related to personal, local and/or global peace, on and around the United Nations International Day of Peace (“Peace Day”), SEPTEMBER 21.

Peace Day Philly was founded in 2011 by a small group of individuals and organizational representatives, including the UN Association of Greater Philadelphia, as a grassroots initiative. PDP became a formal non-profit in 2013. As of 2018, Peace Day Philly became a non-governmental organization (NGO) affiliated with the United Nations.

In 2011, Peace Day Philly hosted 3 free, diverse peace programs in Philadelphia. By 2013, there were well over 20 peace programs taking place annually during the week in which Peace Day falls, offered by a wide range of organizations and groups. In past years, children and youth have participated in peace activities in schools and libraries across the region, and the Philadelphia Police Department has offered numerous additional youth and community building programs in Philly neighborhoods.

Peace Day Philly offers and collaborates on programs, but many of the activities that make up each year’s activities are offered by Philly-region organizations based on their work as it relates to peace and justice. 20-60 Organizations are involved each year.

PEACE DAY PHILLY WORKS TO:
– ENCOURAGE a broad-base of organizations to use the platform of the United Nations International Day of Peace (observed worldwide on and around September 21) to offer and/or engage in an activity related to peace that is in keeping with their mission/goals.
– COLLABORATE with other organizations and groups to develop and present high-quality, content rich programs on a wide range of topics related to personal, local and/or global peace.
– PROVIDE a wide range of resources and links via our website and social media for organizations, groups and individuals to engage in Peace Day.
– ENGAGE civic offices, city Departments and leaders to use Peace Day Philly to forward ongoing safety enhancement and community resiliency work taking place year round.
– PROMOTE peace programs and activities – both local and global – throughout the year through community partnerships.
– SUSTAIN efforts and initiatives sparked by the International Day of Peace whenever possible.

To learn more about how you can get involved in Peace Day Philly, go to the “What Can You Do” section of this website, or e-mail us at contact@peacedayphilly.org.

Peace Day Philly’s 2012 PSA:

#peacedayinphilly #missionempoweringpeople #founder #lisaparker #violence #injustice #lackofaccess #inequality #encourage #collaborate #provide #engage #promote #sustain

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The International Day of Education on January 24 will be a live broadcast from 3:00 – 5pm GMT. The day is built around recovering and revitalizing education for the COVID 19 Generation. Paul speaks on how can we promote collaboration and international solidarity to place conscience-driven education and lifelong learning at the center of the recovery?

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Sending again for those who didn’t see this but are interested and haven’t yet registered! https://landing.pachamama.org/gathering There will be a pull-down menu there with my name, so our Pachamama folks can register you at “my virtual table”!

We are at that time of year of harvest and celebration even despite the hardships and stresses we have all experienced in our Mother Earth being insulted by policies to promote further drilling, by the rolling back of clean water and air policies, the evisceration of the EPA, serious encroachments on social, political and economic injustice and by the profound disregard for sentient life over these past several years.

Despite and because of all of this, we have doubled-down in our commitment to set things aright, and one of our ways of doing that, and gaining sustenance from other, like-minded, like-hearted people, is our relationship to each other of course and with the Pachamama Alliance who has been championing the cause of indigenous people in the Amazon Rainforest, the Rainforest itself, and justice of every sort across the planet.

Please watch this inspiring, 1-minute video: https://pachamama.wistia.com/medias/qgcg0db4di

And then register for our Virtual Luncheon this year right here—I’d love to have you. https://landing.pachamama.org/gathering

Because this year’s gathering is virtual, not just in NYC, I am inviting people who wouldn’t otherwise be able to attend, for an even bigger, more inclusive & Global turnout.

Positive Influences: Pachamama Alliance & The Tibet House – A Better World

And needless to say, I hope everyone receiving this has voted or is poised to. We need a landslide!

If you would, please send me an email to let me know if you’ve signed up to attend.

Looking forward to seeing you soon!

Mitchell

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

“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” Buckminster Fuller

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” Nelson Mandela

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.” Jimi Hendrix

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The Association of Greek American Professional Women (A.G.A.P.W.)  Conversation with Women Leaders Series featuring Actress Olympia Dukakis and Film Director Stavroula Toska- World Bar Trump Tower, April 22nd www.agapw.org. Good News recorded the whole interview with Olympia and will broadcast it as a SPECIAL WOMAN’S BROADCAST;   she is  brilliant and all about Good News and being there for others.  She is all about living Peacefully and working hard.  We LOVED the conversation.

About AGAPW

The Association of Greek American Professional Women (A.G.A.P.W.) is a 501(c)(3) charitable and educational organization under Section 402 of the Non-for-Profit Corporation Law of the State of New York. The organization was founded in New York City in March of 2010 and is run on a pro bono basis. Forging collaboration and establishing partnerships with other organizations inside and outside the Greek-American community, its mission is to promote community and leadership building among Greek-American women.

About Olympia

Olympia Dukakis (born June 20, 1931) is a Greek-American actress. In 1987, she won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA nomination for her performance in Moonstruck. She received another Golden Globe nomination for Sinatra, and Emmy nominations for Lucky Day, More Tales of the City and Joan of Arc.

Dukakis was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the daughter of Alexandra (née Christos) and Constantine S. Dukakis. Her parents were Greek immigrants to the United States, her father from Anatolia and her mother from the Peloponnese.[1][2] She has a brother, Apollo, and is a cousin of Michael Dukakis, a former governor of Massachusetts and the Democratic nominee for president in 1988, for whom she was a delegate from New Jersey at the 1988 Democratic National Convention. She is an alumna of Arlington High School in Arlington, Massachusetts, and was educated at Boston University.

Dukakis has been married to actor Louis Zorich since 1962. They have three children.

Olympia Dukakis in the Emmy Awards in 1998

Dukakis has held a lengthy career in a diverse range of films, including Steel Magnolias, Mr. Holland’s Opus, Jane Austen’s Mafia!, The Thing About My Folks, and Moonstruck, for which she won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. She also played the role of Anna Madrigal in the Tales of the City television mini-series, which garnered her an Emmy Award nomination, and appeared on Search for Tomorrow as Dr. Barbara Moreno, who romanced Stu Bergman. She appears as Dolly Sinatra (Frank’s mother) in the mini-series of Frank Sinatra’s life (1992). Her Broadway theatre credits include Who’s Who in Hell, Social Security, and the one-woman play Rose. Her theater, film, and television work has also won her an Obie Award, a Drama Desk Award, a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, and a Golden Globe.

Olympia Dukakis at Malaparte for “Norman Jewison and Friends with Moonstruck”.

Dukakis won Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Moonstruck and was nominated for the Canadian Academy Award for The Event. She provided the voice of Grandpa’s love interest for The Simpsons episode “The Old Man and the Key”. In 2003, Dukakis published her national bestselling autobiography Ask Me Again Tomorrow: A Life in Progress. Recent films include 3 Needles, The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines, In the Land of Women, and Away From Her, the 2006 film which cast her alongside Gordon Pinsent as the spouses of two Alzheimers patients.

In 1998, she starred as Charlotte Kiszko in the British TV drama A Life for a Life (ITV), based on the real-life story of Stefan Kiszko, a man wrongfully imprisoned for seventeen years for the murder of a child, Lesley Molseed, after police suppressed evidence of his innocence.

She recently directed the world premiere production of Todd Logan’s Botanic Garden at Victory Gardens Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.[3]

In the 2008 season of Hartford Stage, Dukakis starred in the revival of Tennessee Williams’ The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore, opposite Kevin Anderson.

In 2008, Dukakis also co-adapted and starred in the world-premiere of Another Side of the Island, based on Shakespeare’s The Tempest, at Alpine Theatre Project in Whitefish, Montana.

She starred in and executive-produced the 2009 film Montana Amazon, co-starring Haley Joel Osment.

In 2011, Dukakis guest-starred on Law & Order: SVU. She played the role of Debby Marsh, an attorney.[4]

On May 24, 2013 she was honored with the 2,498th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6233 Hollywood Boulevard, in the category of Live Theater.

More About AGAPW

AGAPW’s specific charitable and educational purposes shall be to:

Offer educational activities that will develop and expand the opportunities among Greek American women for acquiring the knowledge and skills needed for professional development, leadership in the workforce and social empowerment. The Corporation will offer forums, discussions, workshops, seminars, lectures, panels, conferences and symposia in areas such as career development, professional and business planning, investing, finance, technical skills, communication and network building, including:

Worksphops, panels and discussions on topics such as leadership and decision making skills, career development, the college admission process, securing financing for businesses or education, preparing a resume, web design, familiarity with systems software, small business accounting, writing a successful business plan, internet-based marketing and networking techniques, and strategic planning for business

Lectures and seminars promoting education on various fields, such as small businesses, education, media, public affairs, science, and the arts

Conferences, forums and symposia which will offer a thorough and comprehensive examination and in-depth understanding of employment and career-related topics and opportunities important to improving the professional lives and hence the quality of lives of Greek American women

Seek to establish scholarship funds to help Greek American women participate in higher education

Serve as a source of referrals for internships available in various sectors of the economy including business, government and educational institutions

Facilitate the personal development and networking capabilities of Greek American women through regularly scheduled meetings, cultural and social networking events, and cultural and educational trips

Conduct any and all lawful activities which may be useful in accomplishing the foregoing purposes

AGAPW meets the needs of communication and support among Greek American women, who together work to improve the quality of their lives, families, and communities in the U.S., Greece and other areas of the world.

FOUNDER:

Olga Alexakos, Ph.D.

Please visit them  at www.agapw.org, on Facebook, and LinkedIn

Special Thanks to Gloria Cressler for inviting Good News to attend.

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Gedenk, the not-for-profit organization formed by Grammy award-winning musician and humanitarian Miri Ben-Ari, has teamed up with the nonprofit Alliance for Young Artists & Writers to create the Gedenk Award for Tolerance as part of the 2014 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.  Miri Ben-Ari for the first time talks about how music helped her break her silence by sharing her personal story with the Huffington Post here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/miri-benari/music-and-the-third-metric_b_4173197.html.

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Gov. Ed Rendell Calls Out American Leaders as

“A Nation of Wusses”

WHO:              The Common Good (TCG) hosts a discussion with former Governor Ed Rendell (D-PA) in New York City. TCG is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that promotes participation in our democracy through the free exchange of ideas and civil dialogue. We are dedicated to finding common ground and encouraging the civic engagement that is so essential for a thriving democracy.

WHAT:            Governor Ed Rendell is a former governor of Pennsylvania, a former head of the Democratic National Committee, current MSNBC senior political analyst and a partner at Ballard Spahr LLP.

WHY:               Governor Rendell takes a swipe at today’s leaders from both political parties for a lacking backbone and leadership. In his new book he chides Americans for aiming too low and becoming too complacent. Part autobiography and part prescription, it provides a refreshing and powerful insight on American politics today.

WHERE:          AllianceBernstein 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 33rd fl.

WHEN:            Thursday, July 12, 2012     12:15 – 1:45 p.m.

DETAILS:         Photo opportunities with Governor Rendell available on request.

www.thecommongood.net

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Gov. Ed Rendell Calls Out American Leaders as

“A Nation of Wusses”

WHO:              The Common Good (TCG) hosts a discussion with former Governor Ed Rendell (D-PA) in New York City. TCG is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that promotes participation in our democracy through the free exchange of ideas and civil dialogue. We are dedicated to finding common ground and encouraging the civic engagement that is so essential for a thriving democracy.

WHAT:            Governor Ed Rendell is a former governor of Pennsylvania, a former head of the Democratic National Committee, current MSNBC senior political analyst and a partner at Ballard Spahr LLP.

WHY:               Governor Rendell takes a swipe at today’s leaders from both political parties for a lacking backbone and leadership. In his new book he chides Americans for aiming too low and becoming too complacent. Part autobiography and part prescription, it provides a refreshing and powerful insight on American politics today.

WHERE:          AllianceBernstein 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 33rd fl.

WHEN:            Thursday, July 12, 2012     12:15 – 1:45 p.m.

DETAILS:         Photo opportunities with Governor Rendell available on request.  www.thecommongood.net

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Bio:

Cortney Renee moved to NYC to attend The King’s College where she studied Politics, Philosophy, and Economics. Her pursuit of modeling and acting provided appearances in Brides magazine and feature films and TV shows including How To Lose Friends and Alienate People, August, and Gossip Girl. Her passion for justice inspired involvement in the 2009 launch of Stop Child Trafficking Now. Her love for fashion and philanthropy birthed a brand which aims to promote ethical fashion. She currently resides in NYC where she endeavors to bring light to designers making a difference! Her long term hope is to inspire the fashion industry to make a creative and engaging world contribution. Her personal mission is to reflect true beauty, and her definition of “true beauty” is one that “come from a heart that lives to give back”. So she endeavors to reflect that in all things, both professionally and personally.

Company Background:

In 2010, Cortney decided to build a bridge between her two passions, fashion and philanthropy. She had been in the fashion industry as a model and actress, since moving to NY in 2004 and she wanted to employ the influence and creativity of the fashion industry to make a difference in our world, on both a national and international scale. She began a fashion blog, wherein she covered philanthropic fashion brands (brands that have a give back built into their business model and fund a partner NGO or an internal NGO). In her research and networking she learned of ingenious social entrepreneurs pioneering new territory, and she realized they were on the cutting edge of social enterprise by employing fashion as a tool to effect global change. Her mission continued to evolve and grow, and she began to offer professional modeling services to these start-ups and her fashion industry insight to help them enter the mainstream.

Now, a year later, Cortney is hosting her 2nd evening of philanthropic fashion where we celebrate brands making a difference. She has professional models (many of them her friends) act as spokes models for the evening. Their first event, “Share the Love: An Evening of Philanthropic Fashion” saw 1,000 inspired and thrilled New Yorkers, and was a huge success. Their next event, “Hampton’s Summer Preview Party: An Evening of Philanthropic Fashion” will be held May 23rd, 2011. The company’s major fashion sponsors include Peace Love World, Same Sky, Native Honey, and their non-profit partners include the Somaly Mam Foundation and Print4Change/Healing Haiti, and their corporate sponsors include the Body Shop, Equinox, and many more. Cortney has also begun to offer fashion film production to brands to build their brand image online and give them new inventive ways to reach their target demographic. She looks forward to seeing this division grow.

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Michael Fischman Shares Easy Techniques That Relieve Stress, Promote Healing and Increase Happiness Tried By More Than 25 Million People, and Used To Increase Productivity And Work-Life Balance At Companies from IBM To NASA.

What: Stress Relief, Relaxation Techniques, and a Look at the New Book: STUMBLING INTO INFINITY: An Ordinary Man In The Sphere of Enlightenment

Who: Michael Fischman, U.S. President of the Art of Living Foundation
Stress causes untold illnesses, billions of dollars in work absenteeism, and generally takes the joy out of our lives. How can we learn to reduce stress, improve our health, and increase our happiness?

Michael Fischman takes that question personally, and has made it his lifes work to help people learn to relax, de-stress, and enjoy greater clarity of mind. As the U.S. President of the Art of Living Foundation, Fischman travels across the country and around the world, teaching people techniques for reducing stress and improving their lives in every way imaginable. His new book, STUMBLING INTO INFINITY: An Ordinary Man In The Sphere of Enlightenment (Morgan James, October 2010), tells the story of how he learned to seek serenity, and gives readers a never before seen look into a road of meditation and peace of mind.

No matter what your age, gender, profession, health, state of mind, or level of stress, Michael will share tips on stress relief, and in an interview will also discuss.

What stress is, and quick fixes to relieve stress at a moments notice

The four forms of Prahna, the subtle life force energy that controls our lives

Easy ways to increase our energy flow and reduce anxiety

How simple breathing can be used as a tool to calm the mind

Real scientific studies that show the health benefits of meditation and breathing techniques

How the foods we eat affect the way we think and feel

Why corporations from IBM to NASA have used Michaels APEX program to increase productivity and create a better work-life balance
michael fischman

His new book, the story of how he became President of Art of Living, and how others can get involved and learn these techniques The founder of the Art of Living foundation, Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, and a little bit about his background as a humanitarian and spiritual leader.

Fischman will share how he first got involved and helped to found the Art of Living Foundation, and how everyone can benefit from their philosophy, relaxation techniques, and service to others.

Whether you work in a fast paced environment, are a student, a mother, have health issues, or simply want to learn how to relax, Michael Fischman can give you the golden keys to a stress free life that will open the door to your potential and happiness.

About The Author

Michael Fischman is a leader in the field of personal development. He is a founding member and current president of the U.S. Art of Living Foundation, a global non-profit educational and humanitarian organization, and is also the CEO of the APEX course, the corporate training division of the International Association for Human Values. A former advertising executive with Ogilvy & Mather, and an inspiring speaker, Fischman travels across the U.S. and around the world leading personal-development seminars that bring greater peace, awareness, and fulfillment to daily life. He current lives in Boca Raton Florida. For more information, visit www.Stumblingintoinfinity.com or www.artofliving.org.

About The Art of Living Foundation

The Art of Living Foundation is one of the worlds largest volunteer-based non-governmental organizations. Offering both educational and humanitarian programs, it holds consultative status with the U.N. and has reached people in more than 150 countries. Programs are offered for youth, business, government, prisons, people with HIV or AIDS, trauma and disaster relief, and more. Founded by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, its programs of personal development and stress relief have reached more than twenty-five million people.

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