In an interview, he will talk about how this topic relates to those that are disabled today.

He can also discuss the changing social circumstances of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and how that impacted the veterans. Wounded for Life is equal parts Civil War history, disability history and the history of the body. The collective experiences of the veterans profiled in the book show how they dealt with common expectations of manhood or masculine identity after the injuries.

Dr. Hicks will share insight into this era of history through humanizing the intimate lives of disabled veterans.

For more info: https://iupress.org/9780253070784/wounded-for-life/

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Listen to “Milestone Broadcast Corporation 2024 Investment/Merger/Sponsor/Donor Presentation” on Spreaker.

MISSION:  Milestone Broadcast Corporation, MBC, est. 1985, uses their seasoned, respected and highly awarded  “GOOD NEWS DIGITAL MULTI- MEDIA, MULTI-CULTURAL  MULTI-LANGUAGE, BRAND & EXPERIENCE” to find, create, or receive “life affirming,” “thought provoking,” Good News, Entertainment, Events, Products & Services.  MBC digitally broadcasts and sells this content, products and services, along with advertising/sponsorships to the world.  

WHO WE ARE:

• Milestone Broadcast Corporation (MBC), a for-profit company, est.1985 by CBS/PBS TV Executive Paul Sladkus.  Paul helped create over 150 Award Winning programs & series, including: All in The Family, Sonny and Cher, and Carol Burnett, AFI Salutes Wells/Cagney with Sinatra on CBS; and Nature and The Brain Series ($20M project) on PBS. Paul was Business Manager of the $60M Channel 13/PBS TV network division.
• Leading full-service, multi-cultural, and multi-million dollar marketing organizations with clients that have included:  Citibank, Delta Airlines, IBM, Sprint, Western Union, US Postal Service, Ad Agencies, helping raise $30+ million dollars for media and Channel 13. MBC broke the Asian Market in America with groundbreaking research/1988.

MBC created the for-profit media division Good News Broadcast (GNB), est. July 4, 1998 www.goodnewsbroadcast.com, www.goodnewsplanet.TV and www.goodnewstogo.com .  In 2002,  MBC created a nonprofit 501 C 3 titled Good News Corporation, www.pausetheworldforpeace.org  (humanitarian events).

2024 Milestone Broadcast Corporation Corporate Video:

https://pausetheworldforpeace.org/2023/11/27/pause-the-world-for-peace-2023-sizzle-reel/

2023 International Day of Peace & Ecology Sizzle Reel for Times Square, September 21:

https://pausetheworldforpeace.org/2023/11/27/pause-the-world-for-peace-2023-sizzle-reel/

WHAT WE HAVE:

• Potential Investor Pre-Covid: New York State Institutional Equity Investor was interested in MBC back in 2021 Pre Covid, however, last we spoke beginning of 2022 they stopped investments for $2.5 million from our $5 million dollar raise, in fact, they wanted us to request $15 Million, we have to go back.  We seek a lead equity investor for $5 million. We also seek to merge with another media corporation.  ROI will be discussed and exit strategy to be discussed. IPO nationally and internationally is being considered.
• MBC Existing Content Good News Broadcast on WEB and YouTube: 6,500 long and short-form Good News TV programs, over 1,000 for-profit & nonprofit corporate branded content, with a reach of over 100+ Million.  Strong International Content Relationships, i.e., Good News China
• MBC Existing Content Good News to Go:  Good News To Go, AI to be used. www.goodnewstogo.com, has been used for our podcasts.  We will rebrand it to create additional features, similar to WeChat. We have a strong Trademarked HAPPY FACE WITH ARMS & LEGS LOGO.  The site will be a home for individual and corporate conversations, channels, and moments. Additional features: buy products, payment for expenses, services, i.e. cars, insurance. Some content will appear on www.goodnewsbroadcast.com, www.pausetheworldforpeace.org.
• NOTE:  ALL MBC MEDIA USERS MUST AGREE: To be used with our positive standards and practices, upbeat, not beat-up content.  No Negativity. Positive.
• MBC Existing Content: Movie/Book/TV/Concerts:   Release 2024:  Woodstock Forever: Peace, Love & HOPE, with Richie Havens and our 1989 20^th Anniversary Exclusive Footage. www.woodstockforever.com.  As of 081522, this asset was moved into our nonprofit, Good News Corporation, Production Company with be MBC.
• MBC Existing Content: Events/Producer – UN International Day of Peace & Earth & Water Day –  www.pausetheworldforpeace.org events September 21. Times Square, Central Park and other worldwide locations. We have been producing events since 2002. 9/11 Event in Times Square. This event is our nonprofit GNC, but all production work is by Milestone Broadcast Corporation. Broadcast partners UNIFY major 130 Million Followers Audience.
• MBC Physical Assets: TV Studio Equipment, 2,000 books/interviews, trademarked happy face, VW Bug 75, Montauk Office Condo
• MBC Product Assets for WEB SALES & Content: Specialty Shoes with Laura Norman the Reflexology Guru and a line of Active Wear with Claire Diab, Deepak Chopra’s Director of Chopra Centers and Yoga Guru. Patented 2 Screen Phone, getting close to a settlement with OEMs.
• WHAT NEED DO WE DISRUPT: MBC is a disruptive, multi-media, multi-cultural broadcast and marketing company.  What we do is HOT, in marketing. We are Good News, entertainment and events creator and content aggregator for consumers and businesses.  We are a disruptive media home for the world’s socially responsible and humanitarian efforts. MBC is one of the first streaming media companies with both short- and long-form broadcasts and creates/ receives content from domestic and international sources and impartially distributes this news, entertainment, and events.  MBC helps bring HOPE to the world through our stories. The content relates to health, science, culture, business, entertainment, international relations, and much more.  GNB is for the entire family and the world, focusing on 50+, their children/ grandchildren/pets.   MBC is multi-cultural, non-sectarian, non-political and also reflects niche community interests.  MBC publishes and syndicates content online, on-air, podcasts, and in print.  Our main sites are www.goodnewsbroadcast.com, www.goodnewsplanet.TV, www.goodnewstogo.com, and www.peacedayparty.org, www.pausetheworldforpeace.org, social networks.  

HOW WE MAKE MONEY: MBC is an ideal media partner/sponsor/advertiser for corporations and non-profits that are seeking to promote goodwill/awareness and SALES for their CSR, ESG, DEI, as well as products, brands, or services. MBC has been a leader in Multicultural Marketing and will grow this business.  MBC is a portal with similar technology like YouTube, social networks like Facebook/Twitter with privacy features that we will not share information with anyone. We also ask people to share only positive comments. We have created BRANDED CONTENT FOR over 36 YEARS.  We are also a content creator in foreign languages, i.e. Good News China, a wire service, newsletters, print, Book/ Movie/TV/Podcast  2024 Release: Woodstock Forever:  Peace, Love, and HOPE, included is the 20^th Anniversary of Woodstock event that we produced. We also have part ownership in a 2-screen patented phone and plan to distribute a Good News Phone.   We developed Shop Good News like eBay. We have trademarked our Happy Face for logo use in our product and service sales, like EHarmony/Einsurance. We created a Social Network like FACEBOOK, with only Good News comments. We will give everyone in the world a job for posting his or her content.  Peace Day Concerts in Times Square and Central Park.  Potential Broadway Show, written and performed. Franchise Good News nationally and internationally.  

COMPETITIVE EDGE: Our brand and relationships are built. Over a thousand corporations are on Good News and like us, they represent millions of people.  What is special about us is that we are not competitive we are collaborative.  We are about “The Greater Good:  Your Good News is our Good News! Other companies have been successful, i.e., Buzz Feed, Upworthy, and Some Good News, making millions of dollars, with major investments. Our investment will do the same and more!

CASH FLOW SUMMARY AS OF January 2024 UPON INVESTMENT.   The company has computed its cash flow analysis for the first three years.  During the first year, the company experienced negative cash of approximately $4.6 million dollars, which is the basis of its $5 million capital requirement. We also have a $30 million raise details. See the Cash In Cash Out statement for a detailed statement of monthly cash flows. Building the full team and marketing will take time to stabilize, by year 3 ending cash will be $66.5 million.

                                                     First/Year                        Second/Year                 Third/Year

Beginning Cash                        5,000,000 (Invest.)         9,000,000                  26,000,000

Total Cash Out                         8,500,000                        10,500,000                  14,500,000

Total Cash In                          12,500,000                        27,500,000                  55,000,000

Ending Cash                             9,000,000                       26,000,000                  66,500,000

USE OF FUNDS:  Our R&D phase has established thousands of relationships.  Funding will help MBC make sales for integrated media relationships with content from existing and new corporations, non-profits, and producers.  For example, MBC produced content in conjunction with and entirely on Johnson and Johnson, “The JNJ Care Giving Show.” JNJ paid to produce and broadcast the show on MBC and other media.  Integrated content is the future. With funding, MBC will inform the world about our media and create user-generated interactivity and social networking.  We are one of the first for branded content. We are opening offices in China.

We seek funding to ensure we have ample resources to serve our forthcoming clients and build the reputation of our brands.  Funds will supplement our cash flow in order that we may 1) ensure the smooth implementation of commercial applications based on our assets, 2) protect our assets, 3) promote these assets, 4) have the funds to support the rapid expansion of production capabilities, 5) recruit, train and retain a high-quality operations, sales, production, and marketing staff and 6) Build out user-generated/social network on Good News Planet.

SWEAT EQUITY AND CASH INVESTED:  Over $5.5M in cash, sweat equity, and deferred salaries and expenses have gone into MBC. Including $500,000 from an investor Continental Vista, who assisted us with cash and paid positions in his company, with no equity in MBC.

CONCLUSION:   We are here to discuss your needs and targets and how your investment can meet them. We look forward to meeting with you to discuss this presentation in detail.

WHILE MAKING YOU MONEY SHARING THE GOOD IN THE WORLD.

 All we are is what we are with each other.  Good News Motto.  Zeal

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And exhibitors will include great partners like:

• March for Science NYC aims to #EducateToEmpower by standing up for science and teaching civic engagement in STEM year round.   
• Le Botaniste is the first 100 percent organic, plant-based, sustainable concept certified carbon-neutral in NYC.
• Extinction Rebellion is mobilizing to defund destruction from April 24 to 26 by protesting banks’ funding of fossil fuels.
• DeliverZero makes it easy to order takeout and delivery in returnable reusable packaging. Search your address to find a participating restaurant near you.
• Future is giving free rides on all MTA transit through April when you pay with your FutureCard Visa Debit Card.  Sign up to start getting rewarded for your sustainable purchases.
  
• OnePointFive is building an ecosystem of climate experts to help organizations grow sustainably without destroying the planet. Get smarter about climate!
  
• Visit EarthxTV‘s booth to celebrate the people, places, creatures and cultures that make our planet worth protecting.  
  
• Grow your own creations from vases to side tables out of ​​mycelium with Grow It Yourself materials from Grow.bio. Just add flour and water, then watch mycelium grow in only seven days. 
• Fridays for Future and other members of the environmental community are organizing a large-scale demonstration in DC on April 22 to call for a complete end to fossil fuels.  Join them for an art build and to get more info at our festival.
• Earth Breeze‘s liquid-less Eco Sheets are low waste and easy to use, with free carbon-neutral delivery straight to your door!  And they donate 10 loads of detergent to a charitable cause of your choice for every purchase.
• Our media partner iHeartMedia is committed to spreading the message of sustainability, green living, slowing climate change and more.  Tune in to iHeartMedia podcasts to listen about how you can make a difference. 
• Just Salad empowers guests to make eco-friendly decisions. The brand is home to the world’s largest restaurant reusable program and offers climate-conscious meals.
  
• Domini Impact Investments, a women-led investment firm, allows you to inspire a greener world, one investment at a time.
• Check out Nature’s Fynd and their nutritional fungi that’s a more sustainable alternative protein.
• Guayakí sources fair trade and organic yerba mate from smallholder and Indigenous producers who help steward the regenerative movement.
  
• Best Friends Animal Society will be at the event educating on saving the lives of cats and dogs across New York City. 
• From electrifying its own fleet, to adding one million charging stations to New York City and beyond, Con Edison making the switch to EV ownership more rewarding than ever.
  Biodegradable products can make a big difference for the health of our ocean and waterways. Learn more and check out our partners Beloved X Love Beauty and Planet at the festival.
  
• SecondMuse is an impact and innovation company that builds resilient and climate-friendly economies by supporting entrepreneurs and the ecosystems around them. 
• Plant-based PLNT Burger and Eat the Change are new additions to the neighborhood and will be sampling their sustainable food options.
• Visit the DSNY booth and learn more about how to compost in your neighborhood and make our city cleaner and greener!  

AND FOR EVERYONE AROUND THE WORLD, STAY TUNED FOR OUR EARTH DAY 2023 VIRTUAL STAGE!

The Earth Day 2023 Virtual Stage broadcast in partnership with March for Science NYC on April 19 at 4 pm ET will include:

• Bill Nye in a special explainer in partnership with Environmental Defense Fund on methane’s role in climate change.
• Earth Day Initiative Executive Director John Oppermann in conversation with Philippe Cousteau on the importance of ocean conservation and the inextricable links between our oceans and climate change.
• Conversations with IZZY and Earth Day Initiative board member and actress Alysia Reiner on going zero waste in the beauty industry.

RSVP to receive a reminder for the festival and virtual stage at the link here.

WHAT CAN YOU DO RIGHT NOW? Be a climate communicator.  People are dramatically more likely to get involved in activism and take action in their own lives and communities if they are invited to do so by someone they know.  Forward this email to three friends, family members, or coworkers and invite them to come with you to our events this spring!

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Film The Long Breakup: In The Long Breakup (2020, 85 min), New York-based Ukrainian-American filmmaker, Katya Soldak, tells the story of her family and friends as they endure the fall of the Soviet Union and Ukraine’s ongoing struggle to truly separate from Russia.
Linkto trailer:
https://vimeo.com/444910146
The movie can be seen at: https://vimeo.com/450906822.
The Long Breakupwebsite: https://www.thelongbreakupfilm.com

Synopsis:
The Long Breakup is a feature length documentary about Ukraine’s struggle to escape Russia’s embrace, leave its Soviet past behind and become a truly independent nation. Ukrainian-American journalist Katya Soldak, of Forbes Magazine, now living in New York City, tells the story of her home country as it exits the USSR, works through two revolutions, and endures a war with Russia—all through the eyes of her family and friends in Kharkiv, a large Ukrainian city just 18 miles from the Russian border.

The Long Breakup takes viewers on an intimate journey that illustrates how big geopolitical changes affect people on a personal level, and explores what happens when democracy slips away and a nation must fight for the right to choose its future. The film offers insight into what it’s like for an immigrant to watch her country go through crises from afar; but, most importantly, it’s a personal tale about life in the young, former Soviet country, whose struggle forms the backdrop of so many lives.

The Long Breakup was filmed over the course of a decade, and features an original soundtrack, as well as music from Ukrainian and Soviet artists. The film is intended for global audiences with general interests, as well as for those interested
The Long Breakup website:
https://www.thelongbreakupfilm.com/

Other ongoing projects posted on Forbes.com: (https://www.forbes.com/sites/katyasoldak) To commemorate 30 years since the Soviet Union ceased to exist, Katya is having a series of conversations with people who experienced life during the unique transitionfrom socialism to capitalism. These entrepreneurs, cultural figures and business people lived and worked in countries of the former Soviet bloc during those unique times when the Cold War ended and the Iron Curtain was lifted.

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Health Advocates New York Gala to Raise Funds for Healthy

& Safe Living Programs for the NYC Community

Health Advocates’ 2021 Honorees Jean Shafiroff, Evan A. Davis, and Rebecca Myers Thomas

(photo credits Michael Paniccia; Cleary Gottlieb; HAFOP)

Event to Honor Jean Shafiroff, Evan A. Davis, and Rebecca Myers Thomas

Health Advocates for Older People’s New York Treasures Gala will take place on Wednesday, October 6^th, 2021, at The Union Club in Manhattan.

The festive event will be a momentous affair with guests enjoying cocktails and dinner.  Co-chairs Leonard Van Lowe and Richard S. Johnson along with Executive Director, Nancy Houghton, will help host the benefit that will honor the three Health Advocates’ 2021 New York Treasures that include Jean Shafiroff, Evan A. Davis, and Rebecca Myers Thomas.  Houghton states, “We are excited to be celebrating 36 years of providing tools, techniques, and support for the City’s seniors to help them to age with vitality and independence.”

The honorees hold an impressive number of achievements. Jean Shafiroff is a philanthropist, humanitarian, advocate, TV host and author of the book, “Successful Philanthropy: How to Make a Life by What You Give.“

Evan A. Davis has clerked for Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart and served in the administration of New York City Mayor John Lindsay as Chief of the Law Department’s Consumer Protection Division.  He served 12 years as a member of Columbia University Board of Directors and was a partner at Cleary Gottlieb LLP.  He also served as Counsel to Governor Mario M. Cuomo.

Rebecca Myers Thomas has served on numerous nonprofit boards including the Junior League of the City of New York, the London Service League, the Civil Support Division of the Legal Aid Society, Musica Sacra, the Gateway School, and Berkshire Choral Festival. She partnered with Dr. Nina Lief in beginning one of the earliest childhood development programs, “From 0 to 3” which became the model for measuring growth in the first 3 years of a child’s life.

“I am so pleased to be able to support the work of Health Advocates for Older People. They provide tools, techniques, and support so that all people can thrive with vitality and independence. Life for the aged can be particularly difficult. I am very impressed with the dedication of their staff headed by Executive Director, Nancy Houghton. Health Advocates provides free programs that help our neighborhood elderly to remain independent and in control of their aging process. I am truly honored to be honored by Health Advocates,” says Jean Shafiroff.

Additionally, Elizabeth (Betsy) Timberman will receive the organization’s Josephine N. McFadden Volunteer of the Year award.  She has been a volunteer for Health Advocates for over 10 years and currently chairs the agency’s Advisory Board.  Special recognition will also be granted to Simone Hannah-Clarke, a nurse at Mount Sinai Hospital, who was interviewed by Anderson Cooper of CNN and will be representing the essential workers who have kept the city afloat during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funds raised at the gala will benefit Health Advocates for Older People, which for 36 years has promoted safe and healthy aging through programs designed to facilitate independent living, physical well-being, and greater social interaction. The organization proudly provides exercise classes to build balance, strength and flexibility, and home safety assessments to help seniors remain at home safely. Also offered are 22 weekly exercise, wellness classes, informational seminars, and social activities in 14 locations, as well as online.

For more information on the Health Advocates for Older People New York Treasures Gala please visit https://www.hafop.org.

To purchase tickets, visit: https://www.hafop.org/attend-events

For hi-res images: https://bit.ly/3yZg8Xa

About Health Advocates for Older People:

Health Advocates for Older People, Inc., a 501 (c) (3) organization was founded in 1985 by a coalition of individuals and non-profit agencies to promote healthy aging. During its first five years it was involved in the establishment of clinics in the Bronx to provide preventive health care and promote wellness. In 1993 Health Advocates became aware of the increasing need for housing with supportive services for the growing aging population and developed Carnegie East House, a 104-unit non-profit assisted residence which was transitioned in 2007 to another non-profit organization. This allowed Health Advocates to return to its original focus on programs and services for a broader and more diverse, increasingly frail elderly population.

For more information, visit: www.hafop.org

PRESS CONTACT (HAFOP; Jean Shafiroff):

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Our group includes from Professor to Tutor. Over forty members in our group are from the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. All are from the Ministry of Education under the Faculties of Social Science, Natural Science, Education, Economics, Distance Education and Languages. All are from different Universities (over twenty Universities) and from different Departments, serving under Government Universities.

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… NEW YORK NEWS MEDIA AND DAYBOOK ADVISORY FOR OCTOBER 22^nd, 2020 …

ARE CLEAN ENERGY JOBS BETTER JOBS? DOES CLEAN ENERGY

PAY HIGHER WAGES, MORE BENEFITS?

New Report Details Wages and Benefits of Clean Energy Jobs Nationally and Across 15 Occupations; Includes State-Specific Data and Highlights Which are Wage Leaders in Clean Energy: AK, CA, CT, DC, LA, MD, MA, NV, NJ, NY, OR, TN, TX, and WA

WASHINGTON, DC – NEWS ADVISORY – As the coronavirus-induced economic downturn worsens, experts will hold a live, video-based news conference, Thursday, October 22 at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT to release the findings of the Clean Jobs, Better Jobs report with leading clean energy organizations. The report will answer the question: Would most Americans earn higher wages, better benefits in a clean energy career?

Prepared for E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs), the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), and the Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI) by BW Research Partnership, the Clean Jobs, Better Jobs report is a groundbreaking new analysis of federal occupational and wage data for FY2019.  The report covers jobs in the entire clean energy sector including renewables, energy efficiency, storage & grid modernization, clean fuels, and clean vehicles.

The analysis features state specific employment wage data, including by median hourly wage, percentage above/below statewide median hourly wage, findings on unionization rates for clean energy jobs, and comparisons to other employment sectors including fossil fuels, retail trade, and food and dining services.

Highlighted states include: Alaska, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington. Highlighted occupational data includes solar PV installers, wind turbine technicians, construction laborers, wholesale trade representatives, plumbers, electricians, pipefitters and streamfitters, electric vehicle technicians, building efficiency carpenters, and welders and solderers.

WHO

Speakers participating in the news event include:

• Bob Keefe, executive director, E2
• Phil Jordan, vice president, BW Research
• Gregory Wetstone, president & CEO, ACORE
• Becca Ward, acting executive director, CELI

WHAT

A live, two-way video-based news conference with full Q&A to discuss the finding of the “Clean Jobs, Better Jobs” report.

WHEN

Thursday, October 22^nd , 2020 at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT for the live video-based news event. A streaming version of the news event will be available later that same day at www.e2.org

WHERE

Register to participate in the news event here. Reporters will be provided a link to participate directly in the event, including the Q&A period.  Reporters who elect to participate by a traditional dial-up phone call will be in a listen-only mode for the Q&A period and can pose questions after the fact. The Q&A period will be reserved for members of the news media only.

EMBARGOED MATERIALS:

Reporters who wish to review the new “Clean Jobs COVID-19 data” report in advance of its official release may contact Alex Frank at (703) 276-3264 or afrank@hastingsgroup.com.  A media embargo on the report will run through Noon ET on Thursday, October 22^nd.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Alex Frank at (703) 276-3264 or afrank@hastingsgroup.com

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NEW YORK, NY – A significant milestone has been approved for New York City’s early childhood education system. In a 3 to 1 vote, workers of District Council 1707/Local 205 ratified a three-year agreement with the Day Care Council of New York. The agreement will raise the salaries of certified teachers in community-based organizations to the same salary level as teachers in the Department of Education. Community-based teachers have the same education and teaching certification as their colleagues in public school. The agreement becomes effective October 1, 2019 – September 2022 and phases in the salary increases over this three year period.
“This settlement continues the Administration and NYC City Council’s commitment to early childhood education and ensuring we have the best talent in our classrooms so our children have the tools they need to succeed”, stated Andrea Anthony, Executive Director of the Day Care Council of New York.
ABOUT DCCNY:
The Day Care Council of New York is a diverse membership organization of childcare and family service providers, consumers and advocates. The Council’s mission is to seek support for and assist in the development of quality child and family care services.
The organization works with its members to maintain high standards of child developmental, educational and social services. The Council is committed to programs and services which are designed to promote the sound growth and development of children and their families necessary for a healthy society.
For further information about DCCNY, please visit www.dccnyinc.org or contact,
Pauline Barfield, 212-736-0404.

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Ring Bells Around the World

For Peace & A World Without War

Universal Peace Day – Sunday, August 5th, 2012

Commemorating the 67th Anniversary of the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

WHERE: NEW LOCATION!! UNION SQUARE PARK by the GANDHI STATUE

Located at Union Square West between 14th and 15th Streets

WHEN: Sunday, August 5th, 2012 – 5-7:30Pm

Peace Bell Ceremony at 7:15Pm

PRICE: Free!

New York, New York– Join in a Peal for Peace Bell Ringing Project, a global event of ringing bells around the world for Peace and a World Without War. On Sunday, August 5th, join a gathering by the Gandhi statue in Union Square Park to commemorate the exact moment of the 67th Anniversary of the Hiroshima Bombing.

Beginning at 5PM, the public is invited to participate in sharing their visions of Peace with poetry and songs. At 7:15PM, there will be a Bell Ringing Ceremony featuring a 7 foot tall bell from Shohola Bells and a Peace Pole from The World Peace Prayer Society, with the words, “May Peace Prevail on Earth,” in English, Japanese, French and Spanish. Everyone is invited to bring bells to join in. Afterwards, John Lennon’s song, “Imagine,” will be sung.  Performers will include Ray Korona, Russell Daisy, Barry Gruber and other stellar musicians.

Bells will ring in numerous places around the world including, Japan, New Zealand, Australia and Mexico. Sharing the moment is the World Peace Bell Association, founded in Japan, which has installed over 20 Peace Bells in 16 countries. Among churches in NYC participating by ringing their bells are: The Riverside Church and St. John the Divine.

This event is organized by Universal Peace Initiative, and co-sponsored by World Peace Bell Association, Search for Common Ground, World Wide Peace Bell Foundation, The World Peace Prayer Society, Good News Broadcast, and Shohola Bells. Printing contributed by Art Institute of New York City.

The concept of Universal Peace Day (UPday) is to bring people around the world together to share their vision of peace and to trans- form a remembrance of horror into a rededication of life. The legacy of UPday, sponsored by Art For The People, began in 1984 in Central Park, where Peter Yarrow and others performed before a candle lighting ceremony at the exact moment of the Hiroshima bombing. Over the years, UPday events have taken place in numerous locations including: Dag Hammerskjold Plaza, Riverside Park, Battery Park, Union Square, The Riverside Church, Church Center of the UN, Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew, and the NY Buddhist Church.

For more information, contact suZen: 917-607-4694 or Barry Gruber: 917-597-6046

ringbells4peace@gmail.com  

www.universalpeaceday.com

www.facebook.com/ringbells4peace

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