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Jonathan Granoff has the pleasure of moderating a panel discussion following a screening of Mission: Joy — a wonderful new documentary about the friendship between His Holiness The Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The film and panel discussion will stream online on the opening night of the Shift Your World Film Festival on February 17th, 2022 at 6 pm PST , with an additional screening 12 hours later.

Joining me will be the film’s co-director, Peggy Callahan, the film’s executive director and author of The Book of Joy, Doug Abrams, spiritual teacher Reverend Michael Beckwith, scientist Elissa Epel, and the Program Director of the Gross National Happiness Centre of Bhutan, Julia Kim.
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MLK Lawyer and Speech Writer: “Lessons From My 7 and a Half Years (Often 24/7) Work With Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”

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February 22, 9-10:30 am PST / Limited Space Available

Keynote: Clarence Jones
Moderator: Jonathan Granoff
Respondents: Rt. Rev. Bill Swing and Audrey Kitagawa

Clarence Jones was Dr. Martin Luther King’s advisor, lawyer, close friend, and speech writer. His keynote presentation will be unique, insightful and substantive. There are few people who were as much engaged in the thinking and advocacy of one of the most influential moral and political leaders of modern times. His engagement in the historic events led by Dr. King is inspiring. The United Religions Initiative, Voices for a Nuclear Free World and the Global Security Institute are co-sponsors of this event.
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Timeless Wisdom of Gandhi and King Today (Peace, Nonviolence and Nuclear Weapons)

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My friends in the family of those who value love, justice, compassion, reason, and wisdom, the consequence of bringing these treasures into action is peace. For striving and helping to bring peace into the world, I thank you. Together we can learn to walk in the footsteps of men and woman who devoted their lives to peace.
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Cyberspace is one of the most critical areas of our nation’s defense and is a 24/7 responsibility for Soldiers stationed around the world as part of U.S. Army Cyber Command.
The U.S. Army Cyber Command engages in cyberwarfare against global cyber threats and adversaries, secures the country’s military data networks and weapons platforms, facilitates communications between joint military operations, and protects critical U.S. infrastructure. These elite cyber operators are highly trained to perform under pressure confidently, making them some of the most capable and combat-ready warriors in the U.S. military.
Major Erika Alvarado is a Cyber Operations Planner and Deputy Commander and Training Officer for the U.S. Army Reserve Cyber Protection Brigade – which supports the U.S. Army Cyber Command. In her role, Major Alvarado helps the Army keep pace with rapidly changing cyber capabilities and technologies to protect the country from cyber threats and attacks worldwide.
Major Alvarado enlisted in the Army Reserve at 17-years-old and today is one of the many skilled Army Soldiers serving our nation as the country’s first line of defense in cyberspace.
Cybersecurity is the fastest-growing field in the nation. The Army is well-positioned to train the next generation of cyber experts with opportunities to become analysts, coders, data scientists, and planners for roles in cyber operations, electronic warfare, cryptologic cyber intelligence, and more.
Major Alvarado will be available to discuss the importance of cybersecurity awareness, her role with the U.S. Army Cyber Command, and what it’s like to be engaged in today’s cyberspace fight.

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During his tenure, Ridge worked with more than 180,000 employees from a combined 22 components to come together as one agency to strengthen our borders, provide for intelligence analysis and infrastructure protection, improve the use of science and technology to counter weapons of mass destruction, and to create a comprehensive response and recovery division. Ridge served the nation’s first Secretary of Homeland Security until February 1, 2005.

Ridge was twice elected Governor of Pennsylvania, serving from 1995 to 2001. He kept his promise to make Pennsylvania “a leader among states and a competitor among nations.” Governor Ridge’s aggressive technology strategy helped fuel the state’s advances in the priority areas of economic development, education, health and the environment.

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Here is a link to the Ben and Jerry story. http://www.benjerry.com/whats-new/climate-march-recap

The People’s Climate March –
This is just the beginning
September 25, 2014
On September 21st, 400,000 people took to the streets of New York City to demand action, not rhetoric, from the world leaders who would take part in the UN Climate Summit two days later. The NYC march was joined by 2808 supporting events in 166 countries, making the People’s Climate March the biggest climate change mobilization in history.
Even for Manhattan, a borough known for bombastic size, the scale was staggering, with the march assembly alone taking up 21 city blocks on the west side of Central Park. The significance of the day brought out celebrities including Leonardo Decaprio, climate luminaries including Al Gore, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, and NYC mayor Bill Deblasio (who just passed major green legislation, committing his city to an 80 percent cut in greenhouse gases by 2050).

But the real heroes were the everyday people from all walks of life and all parts of the world. The breadth of backgrounds, ethnicities, ages and viewpoints represented a sea change in the size and diversity of the climate movement.
“This issue has become so urgent for people that hundreds of thousands turned out in the streets,” says Chris Miller, Ben & Jerry’s Social Mission Activism Manager. “There was a sea of people as far as the eye could see in either direction.”
“We are seeing a broad range of unusual suspects— trade unionists, religious leaders, indigenous peoples,” adds Kumi Naidoo, Greenpeace’s International Executive Director. “Why we are reaching larger numbers is that we are saying climate change is not solely an environmental issue— it’s a survival issue.”
Flying banners of all colors, shapes and messages, the march was a spectacle that even New Yorkers couldn’t ignore. Fresh signs like “It’s getting hot in here, so take off all your coals,” and “the revolution will not be motorized,” combined outrage and humor, while Ben & Jerry’s own “If It’s Melted, It’s Ruined,” float designed by Russ Bennett, drew constant comments. At least 20 busloads of Vermonters were on location, from the Tar Sands-panning performance of Bread and Puppet, to anti-nuclear contingents, student and municipal groups and individuals on the move.

Under a muggy but rain-free sky, the marchers poured through Manhattan’s cavernous avenues and streets, their cheers and drumrolls a stark contrast to the glitz of the upper west side and the big screen excess of Times Square. Just before 1 pm, a pre-planned wave of silence swept from the front of the march over 20 blocks north, as everyone paused with their hands raised high overhead in remembrance of lives and homes lost to climate change related catastrophe. The poignancy of such a concentrated quiet in an otherwise noisy city sobered even the NYPD on crowd control duty. A few minutes later, a whistle swept up the march, leading a rolling cry as 400,000 plus people participated in the climate action alarm.
At the 11th Avenue and 34th Street finish line, the tired dispersed while many lingered on, dancing, talking and eating at a multi-block street fair. A week prior, scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that this past summer set the record for the hottest in global history, with 2014 likely to break the record as the hottest year ever.
“Businesses have an incredible amount of influence with policy makers,” says Miller, “they need to join citizens in taking a stand on climate change. If we all come together and take action, it’s an incredibly positive vision for the future that I see for us.”

The People’s Climate March was an unparalleled success, drawing in over four times the number of people as expected, according to event organizers 350.org, all with the goal of demanding definitive change from our governments. With the next United Nations Climate Change Conference scheduled to take place next December in Paris, it’s never been more critical to keep the momentum going by clicking over to organizers like 350.org and getting involved.
“This is just the beginning,” says Miller. “The next 14 months are incredibly important— we need to go from 400,000 in New York City, to a million people in Paris next year. We need to really put pressure on world leaders to act with ambition on climate change.”

We wanted to create a Human Peace Sign at the end, but ran out of steam, from our own events in San Jose and Central Park.

I didn’t realize that Ben and Jerry’s group was directly in front of us. They are socially responsible

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Speakers include:

Bishop William Swing, United Religions Initiative

Reverend Tyler Wigg Stevenson, World Evangelical Alliance  

Dr. William Vendley, Religions for Peace

H.E. Archbishop Francis A. Chullikatt, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations

Ven. Dr. Chung Ohun Lee, Won Buddhism International to the UN

Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi, Fiqh Council of North America

Rabbi Peter Knobel, Central Conference of American Rabbis

April 30, 2014

1:15- 2:45 pm

Trusteeship Council Chamber

United Nations Headquarters

UN Passes are required.

Those without security passes must RSVP by April 27 to: April30event@gmail.com

THE COMMITTEE OF RELIGIOUS NGOS AT THE UNITED NATIONS

The Permanent Mission of the Philippines, Global Security Institute,

United Religions Initiative, Religions for Peace, World Evangelical Alliance, and the United Methodist Women

Interfaith Call for Prayers to 

Abolish Nuclear Weapons

April 30, 2014 ~ 10:00-11:00 am

Tillman Chapel

Church Center for the United Nations

44th Street and First Avenue (SW corner)

This service will have unique opportunities for prayer and participation: 

STATEMENTS

We will honor the work of religions, denominations, and organizations that have developed a statement on the elimination of nuclear weapons. You are invited to bring a copy of your position paper to present during the service so that it will become part of the blessing section of the service.

BLESSINGS

There will be a blessing on the work already done and a call to inspire more discussion and actions on nuclear abolition at the community level.

RIBBONS

You will be invited to add your prayer for nuclear abolition on a piece of ribbon. These prayers will create a panel to be linked with The Ribbon International’s panels that went around the Pentagon in 1985.

PRAYERS

Your prayers will help empower humanity to achieve the end of nuclear weapons and the dawn of a culture of peace.

Contact Monica Willard at mbwillard@aol.com to share your organization’s statement at the service and/or to be listed in the program as a supporter of this service. Supporters are encouraged to invite guests and attend the programs.

This service is designed to complement the 1:15 program in the Trusteeship Council Nuclear Weapons and the Moral Compass .

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Wow -> This is “our” 18th consecutive month of gathering for “our” Pete Seeger Potluck & Circle of Song @ the http://www.ChristopherStreetCoffeeHouse.org

NOTE: “Thunderhearts Spirit” the all women Mohawk Native American Indian Drummers

will be opening “our” evening with a “Water Not Weapons” tribute.. They are an amazing

performance group that will be coming with alot of drums.. Also this evening will be videoed by 2 very well known videographers for an upcoming TV special.. Now that is NEAT !!

Your welcome to join “us” anytime during the evening.. It’s FREE.. Doors open @ 6pm.. The Potluck & “Open Mic” Circle of Song goes all evening until at least 11pm..

Address -> 83 Christopher Street -> between 7th & Bleecker in Greenwich Village..

Great News -> Pete Seeger’s NEW “Forever Young” Single on YouTube is now up to 69,312 “hits” -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezyd40kJFq0

NOTE -> Today June 8th is “World Oceans Day” ~ http://www.WorldOceansDay.org

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Water is essential to every aspect of life. We cannot live without it. There is no technology available that can manufacture it. It cannot be replaced or duplicated. It must be valued and safeguarded.

World Water Rescue Foundation exists to restore, in an environmentally sound manner and in harmony with the needs of the world, the integrity of the element of water, which is in significant danger.

As an international imperative, we seek to successfully sustain the earths water.

Our mandate demands that we pursue every possible way to preserve and protect the water supply of this planet.

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