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These VoiceAmerica Specials, 1 & 2, feature major global Thought Leaders discussing OUR MOMENT OF CHOICE: ATLAS SHRUGGED OR ATLAS HUGGED?, the historic choice between Ayn Rand's message of radical individualism, selfishness, tribalism and competition in ATLAS SHRUGGED and that of synergy and cooperation visioned in ATLAS HUGGED, a novel by celebrated evolutionary biologist Dr. David Sloan Wilson. PART 2 features David Sloan Wilson, Duane Elgin (CHOOSING EARTH), Jude Currivan (WHOLE WORLD-VIEW), Terry Patten (NEW REPUBLIC OF THE HEART), Anne-Marie Voorhoeve (THE HAGUE CENTER), and story-experts Lynnaea Lumbard, Robert Atkinson & Teana David. PART 1 (March 26th) joined editors of OUR MOMENT OF CHOICE [an AMAZON #1 book on future evolutionary vision] Robert Atkinson, Kurt Johnson & Deborah Moldow with Dr. Wilson, David Korten (THE GREAT TURNING), and Mark Gerzon and Ben Rehki (of the major film THE REUNITED STATES OF AMERICA). See atlashugged.world, prosocial.world, reunitedstates.tv, and ourmomentofchoice.com

These VoiceAmerica Specials, 1 & 2, feature major global Thought Leaders discussing OUR MOMENT OF CHOICE: ATLAS SHRUGGED OR ATLAS HUGGED?, the historic choice between the iconic Ayn Rand message of radical individualism, selfishness, tribalism and competition in ATLAS SHRUGGED and that of synergy and cooperation visioned in ATLAS HUGGED, a novel by celebrated evolutionary biologist Dr. David Sloan Wilson. Guests include (1) David Sloan Wilson, David Korten (THE GREAT TURNING), Mark Gerzon and Ben Rehki (the major film THE REUNITED STATES OF AMERICA), (2) Duane Elgin (CHOOSING EARTH), Jude Currivan (WHOLE WORLD-VIEW), Terry Patten (NEW REPUBLIC OF THE HEART), Anne-Marie Voorhoeve (THE HAGUE CENTER), and story-experts Lynnaea Lumbard & Teana David with the editors of OUR MOMENT OF CHOICE, Robert Atkinson, Kurt Johnson, Deborah Moldow, an AMAZON #1 book, on EVOLUTIONARY VISIONS AND HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. See atlashugged.world, prosocial.world, reunitedstates.tv, and ourmomentofchoice.com

Following on Our Moment of Choice 1, which hosted multiple NY Times best-selling authors discussing the book OUR MOMENT OF CHOICE-- and the climate of world change in these critical times-- we turn now to linking the thematics of this book, a No. 1 at AMAZON, to a host of late summer-fall online events associated with the United Nations International Day of Peace (Sept. 21) Season. Hosts from OMC 1, Diane Marie Williams, Rev. Deborah Moldow and Dr. Robert Atkinson join Rick Ulfik, convener of a host of fall Peace Day Events, and Convergence Host Dr. Kurt Johnson in interviewing fifteen personalities and leaders from seventeen inspiring online global events from September though October, and seven contributors to the book Our Moment of Choice. A special issue of Light on Light Magazine (lightonlight.us) features and illustrates all this content. Join us on The Convergence for these inspiring visions of our full human potential and global change based on the book OUR MOMENT OF CHOICE.

A host of NY Times best-selling authors discuss OUR MOMENT OF CHOICE debuting as a No. 1 book at Amazon. The book includes Gregg Braden, Jean Houston, Ervin Laszlo, Deepak Chopra, Jude Currivan, Eben Alexander, Lynne McTaggart, Joan Borysenko, John Perkins and many more. Interviewed by colleagues from The Evolutionary Leaders Circle (evolutionaryleaders.net), Diane Marie Williams, Deborah Moldow, Robert Atkinson, Rick Ulfik and VoiceAmerica's Kurt Johnson, contributors share from their chapters in Our Moment of Choice: Evolutionary Visions and Hope for the Future (ourmomentofchoice.com, Beyond Words/Atria/Simon & Schuster). A September VoiceAmerica Special Our Moment of Choice 2 will connect the thematics of the book to over twenty, free, global online events through the fall. A special issue of Light on Light Magazine (lightonlight.us) will feature and illustrate this content. Join us on The Convergence for these inspiring visions of our full human potential and global change.

This 2nd VoiceAmerica Special preludes the forthcoming new magazine imprint CONSCIOUS BUSINESS. In this broadcast, the Guest Editors of CONSCIOUS BUSINESS, Steve Farrell of Humanity's Team (HT) and Peter Matthies of The Conscious Business Institute interview major thought and business leaders regarding Conscious Business. Framed by THE CONSCIOUS BUSINESS DECLARATION and, following from content of THE CONSCIOUS BUSINESS WORLD SUMMIT of March 2019 hosted by HT, The Conscious Business Synergy Circle of The Evolutionary Leaders, and UNITY EARTH (a partner of this VoiceAmerica Series), major contexts, directions, and visions re: Conscious Business are discussed with thought and business leaders Dr. Jude Currivan (WholeWorld View), Dr. Ervin Laszlo (Club of Budapest founder and 2-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee) and renowned integral thinker Ken Wilber. Matthies and Farrell are joined by Evolutionary Leaders International Director Deborah Moldow for discussion and comment.

This VoiceAmerica Special preludes the forthcoming new magazine imprint CONSCIOUS BUSINESS. In this broadcast, and a second in January, the Guest Editors of CONSCIOUS BUSINESS, Steve Farrell of Humanity's Team (HT) and Peter Matthies of The Conscious Business Institute interview major thought and business leaders regarding Conscious Business. Framed by THE CONSCIOUS BUSINESS DECLARATION and, following from content of THE CONSCIOUS BUSINESS WORLD SUMMIT of March 2019 hosted by HT, The Conscious Business Synergy Circle of The Evolutionary Leaders, and UNITY EARTH (a partner of this VoiceAmerica Series), major contexts, directions, and visions re: Conscious Business are discussed with thought and business leaders Dr. David Sloan Wilson (Prosocial World), Paul Polman (former CEO of Unilever) and Rinaldo Brutoco (associated with JUST Capital, among other ventures). Matthies and Farrell are joined by Evolutionary Leaders International Director Deborah Moldow for discussion and comment.

Deepak Chopra and United Nations dignitaries headline this Special on The 11 Days of Global Unity and The International Day of Peace, spotlighting the Sept.Oct. United Nations and global event season. Dr. Chopra discusses his new book Metahuman, and its relation to the human potential themes of the Global Unity celebrations, with Claudia Welss of The Institute of Noetic Sciences. Heather Shea outlines Dr. Chopras Oct. 2 event at NYCs United Palace. Co host Rick Ulfik, founder of 11 Days of Global Unity and WE.net is joined by the UNs Ambassador A.K. Chowdhury, Rev. Sylvia Sumter, Monica Willard, Brandon Perdomo and other guests from the US and Europe. Ben Bowler and Adam Collett of UNITY EARTH then connect these exciting 2019 events to upcoming India, Holy Land, and 2020 US and European events highlighting The Road to 2020 and the Caravan of Unity. This and our Aug. 9 VoiceAmerica Special outline the upcoming exciting 2019 2020 event panorama with details on all events. Join us

VoiceAmerica presents this Evergreen Special detailing major 2019 and 2020 global events upcoming from UNITY EARTH partners Standing for Peace Campaign, Road to 2020 Events, and Caravan of Unity across America. The five sections of the Special spotlight, now and for months to come: United Nations mandated global holiday events like the International Day of Yoga and the International Day of Peace, the vision and work of Light on Light Magazine and VoiceAmerica in covering all these events, UNITY EARTH and its partners month to month activities and initiatives 2019-2020, and the roles of partner groups like Transformation365, We, the World, URI, UNIFY, EcoPeace and The Evolutionary Leaders. Featured are global leaders from the UN, UNITY EARTH, Light on Light Magazine, Transformation365, We, and The Evolutionary Leaders. Lets share this Special, ongoing, as a resource and PR instrument pointing toward all of these global events and gathering a global constituency for their success!

This Special Broadcast of The Convergence on VoiceAmerica highlights The New York Convergence and UNITY EARTH Liftoff Concert on February 2, 2019 at New York City’s landmark United Palace Theatre (https://unity.earth/lift-off/), 3-6:30 PM. The concert and celebration, and a companion Leadership and Visioning Conference for UE's Road to 2020 and Caravan of Unity across America, are part of the World Interfaith Harmony Week, a worldwide United Nations observance. The concert ($20 at www.unity.earth) features Grammy Award Nominee Pato Banton and Kristin Hoffmann, and the spectacular 50 ft. screen music and multi-media performance of Bella Gaia, zooming in on planet earth from outer space! Appearing also are Akim Funk Buddha, Mystic Voice, Lyla June & William Ruiz, celebrated cross-cultural performers. Major New York and global celebrity change-makers give inspirational messages. An After Party follows. For Feb. 1 Leadership Conference invite contact adam@unity.earth.

VoiceAmerica's Convergence Series and the International Day of Yoga Committee at the United Nations invite you to celebrate Yoga Day 2018 with this broadcast and a special edition of Light on Light e-Magazine. These presentations highlight the meaning of the UN's International Day of Yoga, how yoga is experienced in the work of the UN, how yoga is practiced in the daily lives of individuals in UN organizations and initiatives, and how Yoga Day is celebrated around the world. From highly personal stories, you'll understand more about the UN and the fullness of yoga in ways that may surprise you. The Yoga Day broadcast and magazine draw upon the wisdom of renowned yoga masters and practitioners describing yoga as a way of life and its positive impacts on physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health & well-being in cultures around the world. Contributors include participants in UN Yoga Day celebrations and renowned yogi's and yogini's, who share their insights. Enjoy!

Celebrating the debut of Light on Light Magazine in March 2018, we introduce the new online e-zine that is dedicated to illuminating the light of wisdom, inspiration, and transformation found within spiritual practices and inspired lifestyles for the flourishing of health, mind, and spirit every day. Light on Light welcomes the sharing of journeys across the myriad of pathways of world wisdom traditions, interfaith, and interspirituality and features renowned contributors across the global integral and interfaith communities. In this radio special, we are honored to feature a Spotlight on Yoga, complementing the inspirations in the first issue, with Light on Light Host Editor, Karuna, interviewing Snatam Kaur, Shiva Rea, Elena Brower, Denise Scotto, and Irina Morrison—and sacred musician GuruGanesha. Join hosts Kurt Johnson and Karuna, along with Shannon Winters, Managing Editor, in celebrating the launch of Light on Light around the world.

Commemorating the growing global significance of United Nations Interfaith Harmony Week, Unity Earth-sponsored U DAY Festival: Ethiopia, Convergence of Fires in the Land of Origins, brings together global spiritual and religious leaders, international change-makers and world-class musical artists. We gather Jan. 31- Febr. 7, with an online event for global participation Febr. 3: http://udayfestival.org/ethiopia-2018/ Supporting this vision, representatives from Aboriginal Australia, North and Central American indigenous leaders, Sikhs, Bahai, Sufis, Buddhists, and Hindus from India, and Thai Buddhists along with Jews, Christians, and Muslims gather to celebrate a colorful and diverse community. Ceremonies will join the themes of Unity, Peace and Compassion. On this radio special, Unity Earth's UDAY Executive Director Ben Bowler hosts event notables David Gershon, Jon Ramer, David Nicol, Claudia Welss, Deborah Moldow and Kristin Hoffmann, each further highlighted below.

As Australia prepares to repatriate its oldest known human, 43 000 year old Mungo Man, we talk with Professor Jim Bowler who made the world famous discovery in 1974, about the scientific, cultural and spiritual significance of Mungo Man and this time of his repatriation. We also talk to Indigenous Events Director Sam Cook who is working on the “Return To Country” event, commemorating Mungo Man’s long-awaited return with cultural song and dance. For Aboriginal people of Australia, the world’s oldest living culture, this moment represents a time of great healing. For the wider Australian community it is an opportunity for a long overdue acknowledgment of the sophistication of ancient aboriginal culture, which is still alive today. In the second part of the show we sit down with legendary activist and diplomat Ambassador Mussie Hailu and look ahead to U DAY, Ethiopia in February 2018. This intercultural and interspiritual gathering promises to be a powerful step on the Road to 2020.

STAND UP FOR HUMANITY is a visionary event taking place at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Friday, November 3rd at 6:30pm. The architect of this project is Rev. Sylvia Sumter, Senior Minister of Unity of Washington, DC. and member of the Evolutionary Leaders Circle, which also includes series hosts, Ben Bowler and Dr. Kurt Johnson. In this episode, Deborah Moldow, Co-Director of the Evolutionary Leaders Circle, interviews Rev. Sylvia Sumter about the inspiration behind STAND UP FOR HUMANITY and how everyone can take part. Additional guests – all of whom will be speaking live in Washington, DC – are Stephen Dinan, CEO of The Shift Network and author of “Sacred America, Sacred World”; Imam Talib Shareef, Imam of the Masjid Muhammad in Washington, DC; and Rev. Donna Johnson, CEO of Unity Worldwide Ministries. These brilliant guest speakers inspire us all to come together and STAND UP FOR HUMANITY to meet the challenges of our times.

On September 21st, the exciting highlight of this Summit (www.11daysofglobalunity.com) is broadcast on Voice America: a dialogue on Peace between Deepak Chopra, Karenna Gore (Al Gore’s daughter), and Kabir Sehgal, hosted by We The World’s founder Rick Ulfik. We may be the first generation to have the ability and responsibility to decide if we will be the last generation! At this perilous moment in our world, when we hear about new social, political and environmental challenges every day, 11 Days of Global Unity September 11-21 provides a comprehensive way to know about and be part of a worldwide convergence of events, festivals, campaigns, and broadcasts for peace, justice, sustainability and transformation. The 11 Days of Global Unity Summit features some of the most visionary thinkers and activists of our Time: Deepak Chopra, Ralph Nader, Marianne Williamson, Robert Thurman, Karenna Gore, Nwamaka Agbo, Michael Beckwith, Sande Hart, Jonathan Granoff, and many others. Join us!

During this remarkable series Dr. Kurt Johnson and friends have brought together many diverse threads from eco-spirituality, subtle activism, evolution of consciousness, the future of world’s religions and much more. In this final episode of the first series we take a look at how this “convergence” of ideas is set to play out in the next four years as we collectively ramp up to 2020. Series co-hosts, Ben Bowler from 1GOD.com and Doug King of Presence, join overall series hosts Kurt Johnson in a rich dialogue with Stephen Dinan, founder of The Shift network and author of Sacred America Sacred World. Together they explore the next steps in the process of the unfolding of events towards 2020 and beyond. They also take a moment to look back at the series and reflect on the journey and in particular how it relates to the overall vision of inter-spirituality as originally laid out by Brother Wayne Teasdale. Join us for this series ending episode of The Convergence Radio Show.

This episode explores the current global climate and environmental challenges our planet faces. It recognizes that transformative change is needed and business as usual is not an option”. We cannot make the needed shift to “a world that works for all,” that “leaves no one behind,” unless we make real transformative changes in our world-views, practices and policies. World-views contain our core assumptions about the nature of reality and our purpose in life. They need to shift to a deep sense of interconnectedness, respect and care for the whole community of life and future generations. In our practices- our consumption of energy and food, our carbon footprints, how we relate to others. We need to live compassionately, in ways that all can live. Our social and economic policies needs to shift away from an obsession with short term economic growth toward a new bottom line that focuses on full human development for all in a flourishing, increasingly diverse, Earth community.

Tune into this uncommon conversation starter on race and the opportunities before us during this turning point in America. Co-host, Myra Jackson with a unique set of guests will explore the central question of what might it mean to become fully human in a way that uproots the entrenched culture of cruelty that underlies one of the greatest divides of our time. Joining Myra is prolific author Tim Wise who discuss his latest book, Under the Affluence, Etoy Ridgnal, President of Community Advocacy Partners, a social impact agency that creates social action campaigns that enlighten, engage and uplift communities, and influential blogger and spiritual story teller, Vera de Chalambert. The conversation is a fire starter intended to continue in the manner that informs the heart and ignites the blossoming of humanity and greater unity.

In Deepak Chopra’s new book “You Are the Universe” (February 2017), Deepak concludes that while the old science of an external physical universe has been mortally wounded by the new science of quantum physics, quantum physics itself raises more questions than it may be answering. As a response, he offers a new interpretation of the universe—one infused with consciousness and which can serve as a reliable foundation for a future science that is more inclusive, more holistic. This new interpretation is based on “qualia” (units of experience) instead of quanta (units of energy), and describes a “human universe” that not only coheres with our subjective experiences in every day life, but informs what it means to assume the identity of a cosmic self. In this episode, Deepak illuminates what visionary quantum pioneer Wolfgang Pauli meant when he said that the science of the future reality will neither be psychic nor physical but somehow both and somehow neither, and why it matters.

Philip M. Hellmich, Director of Peace at The Shift Network (www.theshiftnetwork.com) and author of God and Conflict welcomes James O'Dea and Emily Hine for this episode on Peace and Conscious Activism. They highlight the exponential growth of approaches to peace, from inner peace to international peace-building and across multiple sectors of society. One of the most exciting areas that is emerging is “conscious activism.” James O’Dea is the author of The Conscious Activist: Where Mysticism Meets Activism. In this conversation we hear from James about the inner spiritual rigors of engaging in the world as an effective peace-builder. Emily Hine then discusses how mindfulness and compassion practices are a cornerstone for becoming a conscious activist. Philip, James and Emily continue with highlights of peace building work around the world, especially emphasizing the work of The Shift Network with their Summer of Peace and World Peace Library programs.