New York, NY & Worldwide — PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION:
This year, one day of peace simply isn’t enough, as declared unanimously by the UN, 193 Member Countries & Good News Corporation & Partners for the International Day of Peace Requests. As the world faces urgent calls for peace, connection, compassion, and climate consciousness, Peace Day 2025 unfolds across a global weekend of action and awareness, beginning Friday, September 19, 2025, in tandem with the UN International Day of Peace on Sunday September 21 and Climate Week NYC starting on September 22. McKinsey Co. states 2 Billion People are aware of Peace Day.
The weekend begins with a citywide meditation and Moment of Silence at Noon EST, hosted at NYC City Hall with Mayor Eric Adams, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, and leadership across key departments — from youth, seniors, veterans, police, and education to community, and faith-based services, and for all NYC & Worldwide to join in. Together, we’ll pause in collective stillness and activate a wave of intention to ripple across the globe.
This year’s message is clear: Peace is not passive. It lives in our choices, our communities, and our care for one another and the Earth. All armies, cities, schools, organizations, and individuals around the world are invited to join in through serious and simple meaningful acts on September 21, 2025, at noon in your local 24 Hour Times Zone, as the International Day of Peace 193 Countries requests.
- Cease Fire and Violence Everywhere, killing fields, schools, streets, homes…everywhere
- Host your own moment of silence at noon in your local time zone on September 21, and honor the day’s request:
- Participate in human peace signs, prayer, sound healing, community cleanups, or intergenerational kindness actions
- Share messages of hope and love on social media using #PeaceDay2025
WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS:
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 | 12:00 PM NOONEST Moment/Meditative Minute of Silence
Peace Day 2025 Press Conference & Global Meditation, Event 11 AM – 1 PM
NYC City Hall. Featuring: Mayor Eric Adams, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, Pastor Monrose, and Executive Director Faith-Based sharing a Prayer, Ringo Starr (Virtual), UN Peace Messenger, symbolically virtually requests the Moment of Silence for the UN. UN Representatives, Peace Poles & Flags, World Madam, Global Silent Minute, Parrots for Peace, Hugg-A Planets, Live Performances: AY Young (UN SDG Global Ambassador), Jarvis Smith OMMM Ambassador/Antonique Smith Earth Day Ambassador, Sister Jenna, NYC Praise Youth Dancers. Giorgia Fumanti, Stevie Wonder (Virtual), UN Peace Messenger, virtually requesting the world to go out and create peace. A citywide Moment/Meditative Minute of Silence.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 | 11:30 AM – 5:00 PM EST. HUMAN PEACE SIGN/FLAG CEREMONY
23rd Annual International Day of Peace & Climate Week Kick-Off Concert
Times Square (46th–47th Streets). World’s largest Peace Day Concert & Broadcast.
Free, family-friendly gathering featuring live performances, spoken word, youth voices, and calls to climate action.
Presented by Good News Corporation with partners including OMMM, AY Young & the Battery Tour, EarthDay.org, Climate Week NYC, and more. Go to: www.pausetheworldforpeace.org
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 | 12:00 PM EST – 12:05 PM EST (24 Times Zones Worldwide)
Official International Day of Peace AI Moment/Meditative Minute of Silence for Peace, Worldwide Virtual and Physical Creation/Installation of Peace Poles throughout the Globe, Cease Fire, Acts of Peace…A global broadcast on www.youtube.com/goodnewsbroadcast, www.pausetheworldforpeace.org, social media, requesting for the Moment/Meditative Minute of Silence — Led virtually by Ringo Starr, Reverend Paul Sladkus, All Faiths and Spiritual, other hosts, honoring peace, music, Mother Earth and our shared humanity. Peace Pole Ceremony.
SEPTEMBER 22–29, 2025
NYC Climate Week. Events across the city focused on solutions, sustainability, and collective care. https://www.climateweeknyc.org/
Produced by:
Good News Corporation, OMMM, and AY Young & the Battery Tour with support from the NYC Mayor’s Office and Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine.
PRESS CONTACT:
Paul Sladkus | paul.sladkus1@gmail.com | 212-647-1212
www.pausetheworldforpeace.org NOTE: ALL EVENTS WILL BE BROADCAST WORLDWIDE LIVE
Background:
Good News Corporation – A nonprofit, est. 2002, producing the International Day of Peace and Earth Day Concerts since 2002 in Central Park and Times Square. www.pausetheworldforpeace.org. Our 2025 Earth Day Concert had 1.5+ million live views, https://pausetheworldforpeace.org/2025/05/14/earth-day-sizzle-reel-from-times-square-april-22-2025/ WE SEEK 8 BILLION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE.
OMMM, a global platform for elevating consciousness, continues as a key partner, supporting moments of reflection, resonance, and collective healing throughout the weekend. www.ommmpresents.com
AY Young & Battery Tour…Soon to hold the World’s Record for Battery Clean Energy Powered Concerts and Worldwide Sustainable Talent. https://www.aymusik.com/
Run of Show for Peace Day – Sept 20, 2025
Segment 0 – Before Broadcast
| Start | Speaker/Artist | What |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 AM | Master Sha Teacher | Breathing Meditation with Master Sha’s Calligraphy w/ Francisco Quintero |
Segment 1 – Opening
| Start | Speaker/Artist | What |
| 11:30 AM | Michael Douglas Video | Live stream starts |
| 11:31 AM | Paul Sladkus | Opening |
| 11:33 AM | FOWPAL Bell Ceremony | Dr Hong speaks and rings the FOWPAL |
| 11:47 AM | UN Special Embassy and Department of Transportation | Talk about Special Envoy of UN Road and show video |
| 11:52 AM | Church of Assumption – Video | Virtual performance of Handel’s Messiah Hallelujah |
| 11:58 AM | Global Peace Minute | Dot Maver speaks from Global Peace Minute |
Segment 2 – OMMM
| Start | Speaker/Artist | What |
| 12:00 PM | Ringo Starr Video | Ringo Starr honoring the Moment/Meditative Minute of Silence |
| 12:01 PM | Yogini Jaima – Host | Intro to Peace Starts Within, Intro to OMMM, chant |
| 12:05 PM | Yogmata Keiko Aikawa | Intro Video followed by her opening remarks and meditation |
| 12:18 PM | Reachel Singh | Performance of “Om Bhur Bhuva Svaha” – “Warrior” – “Kintsugi” |
| 12:34 PM | Evin Schwartz w/ Divya Alter, Yogi Cam, Eric Kussin | Sharing from OMMMbassadors, announcement of co-created conscious content on Belouga platform |
| 12:51 PM | Mia Narciso-Krutz and friends | Performance of “Stay Awhile” |
| 1:00 PM | Jane Goodall – video | Peace remarks |
| 1:11 PM | Tenzin Seldon w/ Yogi Cam | Sharing about investing in high-growth climate technologies |
| 1:21 PM | Laura Carisa Gardia w/Stefania Passamonte | Performance of “A Passage of Time and Vision” from COPera |
| 1:28 PM | Caz Coronel | Performance of “Sunapse” |
| 1:38 PM | UNDP – Anna Medri and Leonardo Cerda | Panelcharla Video and sharing about rights against illegal mining in Ecuador |
| 1:48 PM | Eden Energy – Jonathan Appel, Joyous Heart, and Gözde Appel w/ Jarvis Smith | Interview with Eden Energy |
| 1:58 PM | Rebecca Irby – Video | Video intro to Pause for Peace |
| 2:01 PM | Antonique Smith | Performance: “Imagine” and “Here Comes the Sun” and Intro to SUN-Day |
| 2:12 PM | Dr. Scilla Elworthy – Video | Peace remarks |
| 2:18 PM | Sister Jenna | Conversation on inner peace and its role in global peace |
| 2:26 PM | Sister Jenna with Dust of Soul | Closing Meditation with Performance of “Om Shanti” |
| 2:30 PM | NY Climate Week – Adam Lake | NY Climate Week sharing, hand over to AY |
Segment 3 – AY Young
| Start | Speaker/Artist | What |
| 2:32 PM | Intro Video | AY Intro Video |
| 2:33 PM | AY Performs | AY performs and joined by Andrew James and Mim Nicole |
Segment 4 – Pause the World For Peace/Good News Broadcasting
| Start | Speaker/Artist | What |
| 3:20 PM | Reverand Paul Sladkus | Intro |
| 3:21 PM | Giorgia Fumanti | Performs “Hallelujah” and “You Raise Me Up” |
| 3:31 PM | World Madam Singers and Anni Huang | World Madam Singers Perform and Anni Huang speaks |
| 3:40 PM | Wood Stock Forever, One World, and Pal McCartney – video | Segment from Wood Stock Forever movie, One World Video and Baby You Can Drive My Car video |
| 3:47 PM | Douglas Quarteze and Eric Stoller | Eric Stoller speaking, Douglas Performance – Man on a Mission/Land Air and Sea Mesh |
| 3:52 PM | Jonathan Gross | Performance – ”Byzantine” |
| 3:58 PM | Irene Michaels | Performance – “Feeling Free” |
| 4:03 PM | Tirlok Malik | Peace laughing comedian |
| 4:06 PM | AJ Raggs | Performance – “My Kinda People” |
| 4:11 PM | Prince Parker | Performance – “Star Spangled Banner” (Jimi Hendrix rendition) |
| 4:18 PM | Flag Ceremony, the NYC Share Dance School Students perform in the Peace Circle, Katya Grineva plays piano, followed everyone in Peace Circle singing Imagine to Shakira video | During the Flag Ceremony, the NYC Share Dance School Students perform in the Peace Circle area, Katya Grineva plays the piano, followed by Human Peace Sign and Shakira Video plays at the same time, and people sing to it
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| 4:34 PM | Stevie Wonder video followed by Jane Goodall Video | Videos of Stevie Wonder and Jane Goodall |
| 4:35 PM | NY Climate Week + Adam Lake, Jarvis Smith, Reverand Paul Sladkus, AY Young | NY Climate Week Kick-Off |
| 4:37 PM | Closing w/ Annie video | Paul’s closing remarks, Annie video |
MEDIA ALERT AS OF 9/11/25:
WHY: HONORING THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE & NYC CLIMATE WEEK KICK-OFFS. A NOON Cease Fire, Acts of Peace, Care for MOTHER EARTH, HUMAN PEACE SIGNS…
WHEN/WHY: Friday, September 19th, NYC City Hall Photo Opp. From 11 AM to 12 NOON, Mayor Adams will ring the Peace Bell to start the weekend’s Peace Day Activities with a Moment/Meditative Minute of Silence in NYC DOE Schools, Admin. Departments and requesting all of Metro NYC to honor the UN International Day of Peace, on September 21 every year, which was established unanimously in the UN in 1982. McKinsey states that 1.6 billion are aware of the day.
Saturday, September 20th, Times Square, Father Duffy Park (Between 46/47th St, in front of the Bleachers). Our 23rd Annual International Day of Peace CLEAN ENERGY LIVE CONCERT WORLDWIDE BROADCAST FREE CONCERT starting at 11:30 AM to 5 PM,
Sunday, September 21st, VIRTUAL PLANTING PEACE POLES WORLDWIDE and a 24-HOUR MOMENT/MEDITATIVE MINUTE OF SILENCE IN ALL TIME ZONES IN THE WORLD. GO TO: www.plantpeace/worldpeace.org or click on the Plant Peace QR Code Below.
FOR MORE DETAILS, HERE IS OUR LATEST PRESS RELEASE WITH THE RUN OF SHOW: https://pausetheworldforpeace.org/2025/09/05/un-international-day-of-peace-2025-september-21-expands-to-a-global-weekend-to-pause-the-world-for-peace-worldwide-moment-meditative-minute-of-silence-plant-peace-pole-virtually-physical-at-noon-i/
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Reverend Paul Sladkus, All Faiths and Spiritual call/text preferred at 917 687 1790 or email paul.sladkus1@gmail.com. The show will be broadcast on www.youtube.com/goodnewsbroadcast, www.pausetheworldforpeace.org, www.youtube.com/@OMMMPRESENTS
Presenters Background:
Good News Corporation – A nonprofit, est. 2002, producing the International Day of Peace and Earth Day Concerts since 2002 in Central Park and Times Square. www.pausetheworldforpeace.org. Our 2025 Earth Day Concert had 1.5+ million live views, https://pausetheworldforpeace.org/2025/05/14/earth-day-sizzle-reel-from-times-square-april-22-2025/ WE SEEK 8 BILLION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE.
OMMM, a global platform for elevating consciousness, continues as a key partner, supporting moments of reflection, resonance, and collective healing throughout the weekend. www.ommmpresents.com
AY Young & Battery Tour…Soon to hold the World’s Record for Battery Clean Energy Powered Concerts and Worldwide Sustainable Talent. https://www.aymusik.com/
NYC Climate Week: Climate Week NYC is a charity event that takes place in New York City every year. Its purpose is to promote climate action by appealing to “business leaders, political change makers, local decision takers and civil society representatives”. Climate Week NYC is run by Climate Group.[1] It is the largest of the organization’s annual flagship international events, and the largest annual climate event of its kind, according to the organizers. www.climateweeknyc.org
May Peace Prevail on Earth: The May Peace Prevail On Earth movement is a grassroots global movement to inspire, and re-awaken the inherent consciousness of love, peace, and harmony which exists in every one of us. It is a movement to bring inner peace of mind and to foster peace in the world at large. www.worldpeace.org
