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Reid Stowe, the World’s Longest Sailor… is still Standing!

Austin Tang — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 21:09:43 +0000

Mars Ocean Analogs Returns to NYC after a series of voyages to and from Starbase, TX

NEW YORK, NY – Mars Ocean Analogs (MOA) proudly announces the triumphant return of Captain Reed Stowe to New York City on June 15, 2025, concluding a remarkable series of ocean voyages designed to prepare future astronauts for the rigors of deep space exploration. Over the past six months, Captain Stowe and his diverse crews sailed the Atlantic twice, once through the Caribbean, and twice across the Gulf of Mexico, culminating in a historic journey to Starbase, Texas and back. This ambitious expedition underscores MOA’s mission to provide challenging training for the space community through real-world analog experiences.

The ambitious series of five back to back Mars Ocean Analogs began in New York, NY on December 22, 2024 in 16 degree weather and ended June 15 in a lighting and thunder filled rain storm. This is the only deep space training program where the analog astronauts have to prove their physical abilities and overcome real danger and fear that nest prepares them for what they aspire to face on a real Mars mission. Going to sea on a relatively small sailboat is challenging and the program was not designed to be easy.

Captain Stowe, a world-record holder for his 1,152-day non-stop voyage at sea (846 days without seeing another human), designed these expeditions to impart his hard-earned expertise. Through hands-on experience, he taught participants the mental and physical endurance techniques that su

stained him during his historic journey. “The ocean is a classroom for deep space,” said Stowe. “By sharing how I thrived in isolation for over three years, I’m preparing these crews for the psychological and practical demands of a three year Mars mission.” By completing this journey, MOA sets a new benchmark for analog training, proving the ocean’s power to prepare humanity for the stars.

The Schooner Starship that still holds the record for The Longest Sea Voyage in History and carries out the boldest Mars training missions is battered from many sea miles, but possesses timeless magic, wonder, and astounds all who come aboard.

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Don’t Miss Our 15th Anniversary Gala!

Austin Tang — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 14:57:15 +0000

We’re thrilled to announce that this year’s 15th Anniversary Fundraising Gala MC will be none other than Emmy Award-winning CBS News correspondent, Alecia Reid! A passionate advocate for sustainability, social equity, and environmental justice, Alecia is dedicated to amplifying the voices of those whose stories too often go unheard.

With a strong commitment to issues like poverty, climate, and human rights, Alecia is a proud alumna of Harvard Extension School’s Global Development Practice program and holds certifications in both social justice and environmental policy.

Join Alecia on June 18th for an unforgettable evening at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum Rooftop. Click the link below to sponsor the event, purchase tables, ads, or individual tickets today!

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Elyjha Chandler and Christian Perkins Swim for Life

We joined our Families For Safe Cities (FSC) members Aminatu Noah and Kibret Perkins for a press conference with Mayor Adams who announced the city’s $5.5 million dollar investment in the “Swim for Life” program in honor and memory of their sons, Elyjha Chandler and Christian Perkins, who tragically lost their lives at Riis Beach last June. The newly named “Elyjha Chandler and Christian Perkins Swim for Life” program will be held at Erasmus High School in Flatbush, Brooklyn, providing swimming classes to an additional 4,800 youth, bringing the total number over 18,000 youth served by the program to keep families safe during the Summer when their young people are at beaches and pools.

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.

Come take part in a dynamic and empowering FREE Boxing & Self-Defense Workshop designed to help our community build confidence, learn practical skills, and stand strong together. Led by experienced trainers, this is your chance to gain valuable self-defense techniques in a supportive and engaging environment.

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Upcoming Community Partner Events

The goal of the project is to reduce hate crime victimization by understanding how hate crime victims and their communities can be better supported and how these crimes can be prevented. The research team would love to hear directly from people who have experienced a hate crime – NOT about what happened during the crime/incident, but about what happened after, who you told, and what kind of support you received. The interview will be around 45 minutes and you will receive a $50 gift card for participation. Participation is voluntary and your answers and identity will be kept confidential. You can skip any questions or stop the interview any time.

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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.

We’re thrilled to announce our 2nd Annual 5K Run/Walk Against the Hate happening on August 9th at 8:00 AM! The race kicks off at Lincoln Terrace Park and finishes at Brower Park. General registration is $40, but don’t miss our early bird 2-for-1 deal on Eventbrite!

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GoodNewsLetter: Earth/Water Day Kick-Off Mars Sea Odyssey, Health & Wellness, Tree Coverage NYC

Austin Tang — Sat, 23 Nov 2024 16:15:58 +0000

periodically streaming at www.youtube.com/goonewsbroadcast some of the voyage. As of Friday 11/22/24, due to the extremely bad weather and their boats transmission leaking, Reid and Crew returned to the shore and are now anchored at the Statue of Liberty.

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Kick Off Event for Earth Day

4/22/25,

Nov. 17-29

Mars Odyssey Analogs at SEA

Good News/Earth Day has made this voyage, our KICK-OFF EARTH AND WATER DAY EVENT. Why, because living on water, learning about water, paying attention to water, and conserving water all represent life on MOTHER EARTH, in essence NO WATER NO LIFE, TOO MUCH WATER NO LIFE…so let’s all understand water’s importance as the substance for life.

As mentioned we are preparing for our Earth and Water Day in Times Square Concert on April 22, 2025. We are trying to make Times Square GREEN FOREVER and partnering with the Borough President of Manhattan, Mark Levine and OMMM, EarthDay.org, AY Young, and many more. To see our 2025 Presentation

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2025 Earth & Water & Peace Day

Donor Presentation

Our www.goodnewsplanet.TV, www.youtube.com/goodnewsbroadcast and www.pausetheworldforpeace.org website produced this STAYING HEALTHY DURING HOLIDAY EVENTS WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY. Good News has produced 100’s more interviews for health and wellness.

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HOLIDAY GATHERINGS CAN BE WONDERFUL, Especially One With Rising Infection Rates, BUT IT’S ALSO A TIME TO STAY VIGILANT AND PROTECTED AGAINST RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES…

Also here is a story on our NYC Community working to cover a LARGE PORTION, 30% Canopy OF NYC with TREES. We need your help to cover some of Times Square with Trees forever…

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On Thursday, November 21st at 11am, the NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice in collaboration with NYC Parks

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STAY WELL.

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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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LET’S GROW TOGETHER. GOOD NEWS MOTTO: ALL WE ARE IS WHAT WE ARE WITH EACH OTHER. ZEAL

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GoodNewsLetter: Kick Off Event for Earth Day 4/22/25, Nov. 16-26 Mars Odyssey Analog at SEA

Austin Tang — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:29:00 +0000

The Mars Ocean Analogs® crew is set to embark on a groundbreaking sailing mission this November, departing from New York City on the historic Schooner Anne Starship. Led by veteran sea captain and world record holder Reid Stowe, the team will undertake NYC’s first-ever high seas analog training for aspiring astronauts. This mission, scheduled from November 16 to November 26, will simulate the extreme conditions of danger, high performance, isolation and self-sufficiency that astronauts will face during future missions to Mars.

The link for LIVE STREAM IS at https://youtube.com/live/27zXeipTYsQ?feature=share and www.youtube.com/goodnewsbroadcast, and www.marsoceananalogs.org for details.

The Schooner Anne is the same vessel that Stowe commanded on the longest sea voyage in history, spending 1,152 days continuously at sea without resupply from 2007 to 2010—an unprecedented analog for a journey to Mars. During that voyage, Stowe and his crew navigated far beyond the sight of land, in conditions similar to what astronauts will experience during a three-year mission to Mars.

Why Is This Mission So Critical Now?

As space agencies worldwide accelerate their plans to send humans to Mars, a crucial gap remains in astronaut training. The human mission to Mars and back is expected to take approximately three years, during which astronauts will be isolated in a cramped, high-stakes environment—one that only Reid Stowe has simulated continuously over three years through his record-breaking voyage.

“Mars aspiring trainees must gain experience in the isolated, life-and-death expanse of the high seas to truly prepare for the challenges of a Mars mission,” explains Stowe, Commander of the Schooner Anne. “While billions of dollars are being invested in space technology, extreme astronaut training at sea is being overlooked. The human element is the weak link, and our mission is to strengthen that by offering real-world, high-seas analogs that push both physical and psychological limits.”

A Proven Training Ground

This upcoming mission will be the Mars Ocean Analog team’s fifth high-seas expedition, following four successful voyages that have attracted global media attention and support, including a mission to the SpaceX launch pad near the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Mars Ocean Analogs® crew is inviting select members of the media to meet the captain and crew aboard the Schooner Anne, which has played a pivotal role in advancing human spaceflight training through these Mars analog missions.

Contact Mission Control to schedule an interview:

Reid Stowe

Phone: (336) 707-1705

Email: info@marsoceananalogs.org

Website: www.marsoceananalogs.org

Instagram: @marsoceananalogs

This voyage promises to play a critical role in preparing the next generation of astronauts for humanity’s boldest mission yet: Mars.

Earth & Water Day 2025 in Times Square and broadcast around the world on April 22, 2025, will be Good News Corporation’s 23 Annual Pause the World for Peace Event and MOTHER EARTH. The Historic Event is a partnership with Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine and Nonprofit, 501 C 3, est. 2002. Good News Corporation GNC is producing the Worldwide Clean Energy 5-HOUR Concert with OMMM, www.earthday.org, AY Young and in discussion with other caring MOTHER EARTH citizens and organizations.

For information contact:

Paul Sladkus, Founder of Good News Corporation, paul.sladkus1@gmail.com or call 917 687 1790. Go to www.pausetheworldforpeace.org for details. PS – Good News Corporation was the official broadcaster of the original 1000 Days at Sea and honored to be close friends with Reid and Crew for many years.

Mars Ocean Analogs® notable press features:

VOLUNTEER HELP NEEDED FOR EARTH & WATER DAY ASAP.

Also here are a few of our latest Health and Wellness Interviews that could help save someone’s life: Tension, Restless Leg Syndrome, Live Cancer, and Manage Diabetes. GOOD NEWS has been a leader worldwide since 1998 to share important medical information with our audience.

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STAY WELL.

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

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.

www.pausetheworldforpeace.org,www.goodnewsplanet.TV, www.youtube.com/goodnewsbroadcast

Social Networks: www.Facebook.com/PaulSladkus, LinkedIn Paul Sladkus, Twitter/X Good News to Go, Instagram PausetheWorld

LET’S GROW TOGETHER. GOOD NEWS MOTTO: ALL WE ARE IS WHAT WE ARE WITH EACH OTHER. ZEAL

For more information contact:

Reverend Paul Sladkus, All Faiths and Spiritual 212 647 1212

New York, NY, Montauk, NY

PS – SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR FRIENDS AND MEMBERS:

Looking for a vacation rental, SHORT TERM, in Montauk, here is our listing https://goodnewsplanet.com/montauk-manor-rental-suite-403-paul-sladkus/ call me. Paul Sladkus: 917 687 1790

PPS: Special Waterfront Real Estate Canada, Laurentians, your dreams though your own waterfront real estate. www.monlac.com

Domaine Le Sanctuaire des Lacs offers you a piece of paradise situated in a large gated territory in the Laurentians

Call Paul Sladkus: 917 687 1790

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Peace Thru Water and END RACISM

Austin Tang — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 18:29:19 +0000

REVISED: PEACE DAY SHOW BREAKDOWNS: 9/11, 9/21 (As of September 6, 2022)

PRESS CONFERENCE Tentative Program Line Up for 9/11 Special 9/11 Press Conference for World Peace as of 9/6:

11:58-12 Noon Reverend Paul Sladkus, on Sax, perform America the Beautiful to get the crowds attention, representing our beautiful country and the rest of the world, and crown thy good with brotherhood/sisterhood from sea to shining sea…Anywhere in the World. Pete Seeger told me go West from California to the New York Island, covers the world, This Land Was Made for You and Me! No More 9/11’s

12 Noon 12:01pm A Moment of Silence for World Peace, Mayor Adams, Pastor Monroe Faith Advisor/Faith- Based and Community Partnerships Office of the Mayor of New York City TBD

12:01 – 12:05 pm Mayor Adams, Pastor Monroe Faith Advisor/Faith- Based and Community Partnerships Office of the Mayor of New York City TBD or Reverend Paul Sladkus will introduce our program.

12:06 pm – 12:10 pm Reverend Paul Sladkus will thank the Mayor and Pastor Monrose and introduce all the participants in our Special 9/11 Press Conference for World Peace program, 11 Days of Global Unity, www.we.net and the International Day of Peace on 9/21 in Times Square, Moment of Silence, Pause the World for Peace, www.pausetheworldforpeace.org, www.unify.org

12:11 pm – 12:16 pm – Russell Daisey & Dr. Judy Kuriansky – Towers of Light Singing to Track

12:17 pm – 12:22 pm – Michele Delafab & Nohoku Dancing to Amazing Grace Singing to Track

12: 23 pm – 12:26 pm – Airman First Class Errol Rappaport – Operation Warrior Shield

12:27 pm – 12:30 pm Jonathan Granoff – Global Security Institute – Nuclear

12:31 pm – 12:34 pm Michele Bongiovanni – Heal our World and Music 4 Climate Justice,

12:35 pm – 12:38 pm Lowell Lewis – Luvien: The Guardian Collective

12:39 pm – 12:41 pm Brian Lo

12:42 pm – 12:45 pm Jorge Guinovart Alpha Coin/Alpha World

12:46 pm – 12: 47 pm Reid Stowe, World’s Longest Voyage at Sea, 1,152 Days

12:48 pm – 12:50 pm Choudri Barat, Barat Foundation, Animodules

12:51 pm – 12:53 pm Robert Forenza, Hugg A Planet

12:54 pm – 12:59 pm Cheyenne Elliott What the World Needs Now, Singing to Track, Cheyenne is Dionne Warwick’s Granddaughter.

12:59:30 pm – 1:00 pm Reverend Paul Sladkus Closing

Jonathan Granoff, President Global Security Institute, Representative to United Nations of the World Summits of Nobel, Senior Advisor Committee on National Security American Bar Association International Law Section. Fellow and Trustee of World Academy of Art and Science. Expert testimony before the US Congress and Parliaments of the UK and Canada and United Nations. More than 100 publications. He has received numerous awards, including, Rutgers University Law School Distinguished Alumni Award; American Bar Association Section of International Law Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020; International Film & TV Festival of New York1990 Silver Medal for Our Constitution: The Document that Created a Nation. Nobel Peace Prize Nominee for 2014. Vassar College, BA Cum Laude, 1970; Rutgers University School of Law, JD, 1976.

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