Times Square Pedestrian Plaza

Between 46th & 47th Streets, along 7th Avenue

Tuesday, April 22 2025

Concert 11: 30 am to 6 pm
 

Free & open to the public

Broadcasting Live  Worldwide
http://goodnewsplanet.com/
 

Featured guests include:

Jarvis Smith, sustainability pioneer

Participation from the
 United Nations Development Program (UNDP) 
and the Equator Initiative,
 both advancing global sustainability
and Indigenous-led climate solutions

Hosted by Reverend Paul Sladkus,
 Founder of Good News Corporation and producer of Earth Day Times Square, International Day of Peace, and Climate Week Kickoff events.

Co-hosting is Mariya Spartalis
 International Financial, Banking, and Sustainability Expert & Host.

Also Partnering is Sustainable: 

 Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine

NYC Commissioners from DOT
 (announcing Car-Free Earth Day on April 26),

 DCAS (Solar Schools Initiative/Fleets),
and in cooperation with NY Parks, SAPO,

 Times Square Alliance, and Faith-Based communities

Special guests to be announced

DONORS & SUPPORTERS:

Grateful thanks to: Good News Corporation, OMMM, Valley Bank, Swift Rails, American Oriental Arts Foundation, Hugg A Planet,
and more to come.

Sponsor Opportunities

Paul Sladkus | paul.sladkus1@gmail.com | 212-647-1212

Earth Day
Times Square. Concert  NYC
April 22 2024

Concert 11am to 6 pm
Broadcast Worldwide
Report by BlacktieMagazine/Gerard Mc Keon/Jing Bao
 

http://goodnewsplanet.com/
 

PHASE ONE (11:50 AM-2:05 PM)

11:50 AM - Welcome & Introduction by Paul Sladkus

12 Noon - Introduction of Pastor Monrose, Director of Faith-based Administration for Mayor Eric Adams

12:03 PM – Dr. Jane Goodall - UN Peace Messenger, Founder of Roots and Shoots, World Leading Environmentalist
Recorded Video

12:05 PM United Nations Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor: Predrag Vasic

12:30 PM - Keynote by HH Sheikh Abdul Aziz al Ali Nuaimi (“Green Sheikh”)
12:38 PM - Screening of “Earth Elders” film trailer

12:45 PM - SDG Panel: Driving social impact through Culture (Luke Coutinho, Green Sheikh, Lama Tashi. Sister Jenna,
Earth Elder (TBA), Mark Levine)

1:00PM  KEYNOTE SPEAKER BP MANHATTAN MARK LEVINE

1:20 PM - OMMM Showcase

1:30 PM - AY Young (UN Youth Ambassador,
Social Impact Musician)

1:40 PM - QBone (Peace activist, Private Chef to Snoop Dogg)

1:45 PM - Heck (Angry Elephant)

1:50 PM - Manny Jackson (Threadhaus)

1:55 PM - Lama Tashi (Tibetan artist for the Dalai Lama)

2:05 PM - Screening of “Kogi Tribe” video

Concert Schedule:

PHASE TWO (2:10 PM-4:00 PM)

2:10 PM – Paul – Michael Elley, Michel Labreche TBD   

2:20 PM – Leonardo DiCaprio UN Peace Messenger
- Prerecorded

2:21PM DRMAGDN

2:30 PM - Christie Marie / Madonna cover singer

2:40 PM – Jilliyeah

2:45 PM Sessi

2:50 PM Shubbii

2:55 PM – Russel Daisy, Dr. Judy Kuriansky,
Hugg-A- Planets, Peace Parrots

   3:05 PM - Reid Stowe (Longest sea  voyage explorer)

3:10 PM - Indiggo Twins

3:18 PM - SDG Fashion Show (featuring sustainable fashion collections) - along with Live vocalist Giorgia Fumanti

3:30PM - Recorded video message   by Stevie Wonder

3:35 PM – Ringo Starr –UN Peace Messenger, International Day of Peace 9/21 Prerecorded Annie singing “Tomorrow”

3:40 PM - Farewell messages / Thank you to sponsors
 – Closing credits,

4:00 PM Concert ends.

Earth Day 2023
 

Parrot for Peace
Errol Rappaport
Goodwill Ambassador, Black Tie International Magazine

Earth Day 2023

click the link below to view the video for 2023

https://fb.watch/k5wxIi3fPR/

 

Earth Day 2022

Earth Day
Times Square. Concert  NYC
2023

Concert 11am to 4pm
Broadcast Worldwide

Article and Pictures by:
Errol Rappaport
Goodwill Ambassador, Black Tie International Magazine

http://goodnewsplanet.com/
 

Paul Slatkus, Good News Broadcasting

Congratulations,  Paul...
Black Tie International Magazine

Christina Fontanelli

Austin Tang  
 

Michael Fitzpatrick 
 

Ringo Starr Virtually requests a Moment of Silence for Peace

 

Chuckie Armstrong and singer Carmen Olivia
 

Chuckie Armstrong
 

Hug a Planet’s Founder Robert Forenza - Alisa Obrivanova, Wonderaama

 

Alisa Obrivanova - Errol Rappaport - Sophia Angelica
 

David Hernandez-American Idol

Marvin Hamlisch International Music Award recipient
Sophia Angelica “Flying On”
 

 Indigogo Twins,
 

Parrot for Peace
 

       
 Georgia Fumanti Bocelli Arranger “Angel Watching Over Me”
 

Contact  Paul Slatkus,

paul.sladkus@goodnewsbroadcast.com
 and or call 212 647 1212. 

WHAT & WHERE:     

 Earth & Water Day, April 22, 2023
LIVE IN TIMES SQUARE
at 11am – 4pm est. 

for a LIVE 5 Hour Broadcast, also on www.facebook.com/UNIFY 
our broadcaster who has 130 Million Reach for Facebook Followers and received 2 Billion Hits in 2017 forPeaceDay 

and www.youtube.com/goodnewsbroadcast 

with 165,000 Views last month,
also in China with Weiwei Gao 200 Million Audience
 and around the world. Entertainment & More… 
 

PRESS CONFERENCE WAS HELD ON:

 World Water Day, March 22 Virtual Press Conference included many of the talent and corporations that will be part of Earth Day in Times Square. The Earth & Water Day Schedule will be shared shortly.  To watch the 2 hour 49 minute Press Conference & Sizzle Reel
 go to:  
http://pausetheworldforpeace.org/2023/04/04/world-water-day-march-22-2023/

Why:   
  MOTHER EARTH IS CALLING. 

Only 1% of all our water on Earth is fresh. Tornados, earthquakes, flooding, sea level rising, WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) causes 1.4 Million people to die and 74 million lives shorted, 1 in 4 people/2 billion lack safe drinking water, 3.6 billion lack safe sanitation, 44 % households wastewater is not safe (UN/WHO).

Key Note Speakers    
  Our broadcast talent and speakers share their up-beat, life-affirming work… in essence, The Good News is what that they are doing to help Mother Earth Heal. 
Virtually Peace Messengers, i.e. Ringo Starr will start the broadcast and ask for a Moment of Silence for Peace, then Dr. Jane Goodall will share her concern for our environment, other celebrities, i.e. Leonardo DiCaprio, Stevie Wonder, Shakira share messages for us to do better and we will.

Also virtually, Mayor Adams Citation, NYC Pastor Monrose, Executive Director Faith Based, Keynote from NYC Chief Climate Officer and Department of Environmental Protection Commissionaire Aggarwala,

 Reid Stowe, Soanya & Darshan 1,152 Days at Sea WORLD RECORD, UNBLINDED Sean Callagy and Andrea Cataneo, AY Young/Battery Tour, Deloitte/Donna Szatkowski-Zych/ Partner, Inclusion Council Leader/Sustainability

Corporations: 

Deloitte, YOU GOT THIS KID, Quinnipiac University (GO BOBCATS!), BLUEVIEW Biodegradable Footwear, AMJ Global/Immersive Technology, Andrea Cataneo, Playa Betty/Mexican Food/Margarita, SaraBeth Restaurants/Bakery, Montauk Manor, Hugg-A-Planet, Animodules, Peace Lights, Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, X~Stream Broadcasting, UNIFY, Times Square Alliance,
 New York City Parks & Recreation.

Entertainers:  
Georgia Fumanti Bocelli Arranger “Angel Watching Over Me”, Indigogo Twins, Marvin Hamlisch International Music Award recipient Sophia Angelica “Flying On”, Surgeons Dr. Zhang Mt. Sinai/NY, Dr. Kalumuna, Dr. Joseph/ Uganda, Dentist Dr. Jacobs, Family Film Awards/Ms. Ma, China TV Series/Snow & Ice, Tigers, Wonderama, Stephen Joseph/Comedy, Majid, Peace Band, NY Friends of Clear Water, Montauk Film Festival/Surfing 50 States, South Fork Museum of Natural History (SOFO), WE.net, Charity:Water, Guardians of the Forest/Amazon, Original Play “Earth Quakes’, Michael Ress, HealRWorld, UNIFY, Host Reverend Paul Sladkus,

All Faiths & Spiritual, Chris Breslin…more to come.

WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
 

WHO:                      
   Good News Corporation, GNC, a nonprofit, 501 C 3, est. 2002 has been creating International Peace Day Events since 2002. 

They continue to support MOTHER EARTH & PEACE, with a mission to create life affirming, thought provoking, Good News, Entertainment and Events and share them with the world.

Our website is www.pausetheworldforpeace.org

Later this year: 
The UN International Day of Peace, September 21, 2023 in Times Square 11AM-4PM est. and around the world.

 GNC has be strengthening this Peace message since 2002 in Central Park and Times Square. 

A 9 11 Times Square Event is being planned.

Ringo Starr Virtually will request a Moment of Silence for Peace at all events, 193 Countries of the UN who agreed to support the day,
which asks for a 

MOMENT OF SILENCE, CEASE FIRE, ACTS OF KINDNESS/PEACE. 

 www.pausetheworldforpeace.org 
and 
www.goodnewsplanet.TV.

Any media questions please call Paul at 212 647 1212.  

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