BGE presents

Stephanie Mann, Author: Empowerment Parenting: How to raise resilient children who become happy, self-reliant adults.

Crime and Violence Prevention Consultant – Author of 5 books on home, family and community safety. www.safekidsnow.com/books (Book that helped launch “Neighborhood Watch” is available to read on https://safekidsnow.com/alternative-to-fear/

NO WAY HOME

The Crisis of Homelessness and

How to Fix it With Intelligence and Humanity

Co-Written by Wayne Winegarden

In the new book, NO WAY HOME: The Crisis of Homelessness and How to Fix it with Intelligence and Humanity, Policy Economist, Wayne Winegarden and his fellow authors examine the causes of homelessness with a focus on unaffordable housing, poverty, mental illness, substance addiction, and legal reform. It examines the state and local policy environment to determine ways in which housing policy, social service programs, and employment opportunities interact to exacerbate, perpetuate, or reduce homelessness.

CALL 516-735-5468 or e-mail Sandy to schedule interviews with Wayne Winegarden.

In San Diego, not far from the gates of the fantasy world at Disneyland, tent cities lining the freeways remind us of an ugly reality. Homeless individuals are slowing rail traffic between Sacramento and the Bay Area and swarming subway trains in Los Angeles in search of a place to sleep when they're not languishing on Skid Row. Drug use among the homeless is plaguing communities, with discarded needles threatening children playing at public parks. And every day across California, thousands of homeless youth who lack safe and stable housing struggle to stay in school, to perform well academically, and to form meaningful connections with their teachers and peers... and that was BEFORE the Coronavirus lockdown of schools all over America.

In NO WAY HOME, you'll learn that:

California's homeless problem differs from the rest of the U.S. While homelessness went up in the country in 2020, homelessness in the U.S. had been declining for many years even while the problem was continually worsening in the U.S.

California's homeless crisis is caused by the state's economic and policy decisions, reinforced by unhelpful legal precedents.

The major economic causes are the array of policies (zoning regulations, California Environmental Quality Act, environmental policies) that make California an unaffordable place to live. The lack of affordability pushes too many Californians to the edge, unable to withstand an adverse life or economic event that people in other states could weather.

Legal rulings are creating a de facto right to sleep on the street. Policy changes like Prop. 47, which turned larceny under $950 into a misdemeanor not a felony, enables the people who are homeless due to problems with substance abuse to finance their addictions

TOPIC 3: The Equality Act is Thinly Veiled Inequality

Intro: In the United States of America, who could be against equality? No one wants to wear a T-shirt that says I’m proud to be a bigot, or I’m against equality. So, why is there such a groundswell of opposition to the Equality Act that passed the House and is headed to the Senate? Joining us in this debate is Dr. Erwin Lutzer, senior pastor of the historic Moody Church in Chicago for 36 years.

Suggested Q&A:

Q: What’s wrong with equality? Isn’t equality what America was built on and strives for?

A: This bill is actually one of inequality.

That word equality seems so innocuous. Today it is applied to every cause imaginable; This bill, with its expansive rights given to the LGBTQ and trans community would infringe on the rights of others in so many ways.

If you have a daughter, would you want her to share the same locker room and shower with a man who says he identifies as a woman? The bottom line, when there is a collision of rights, the LBGTQ and trans individuals would supersede the rights of others. I see no equality there.

Q: What are other threats you perceive in this bill?

A: It is a serious assault on religious freedom. It will strip Christian churches and faith based schools and ministries of the right to hire people who share the same faith and values as the institution. In point of fact, it means that Churches and Christian ministries might have to actually hire people who are hostile to the beliefs and practices of the organization.

Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer is Pastor Emeritus of The Moody Church where he served as the Senior Pastor for 36 years. He is author of many books including his latest, “We Will Not Be Silenced: Responding Courageously to Our Culture's Assault on Christianity.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lawrence W. Reed is President Emeritus of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE). A former professor of economics, he is the author or editor of several other books, including Excuse Me, Professor: Challenging the Myths of Progressivism and Real Heroes: Inspiring True Stories of Courage, Character, and Conviction. He is a frequent guest on radio and television and an international speaker.

Meet Dr. Claudio Cerullo

Dr. Claudio V. Cerullo has been seen on ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, CNN, andFox News, while also being featured

in The New York Times, The Washington Journal, LA Times, Newsweek, and on GMA. Dr. Claudio V.

Cerullo brings over twenty-eight years of professional experience in the field of education and is extremely

active in addressing the great need for anti-bullying awareness, and prevention, nationwide, helping

students that are being impacted academically, socially, and emotionally by this silent threat.

 

Out of the growing pervasive issue of bullying and school violence in our schools and in the communities

around our country, and having been a bullied victim himself in middle school and beyond, Dr. Claudio V.

Cerullo, established teachantibullying.org, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in 2011 to serve children

and families who have been or are being affected by bullying. 

 

For more information on the book: www.lulu.com/inside-the-mind-of-a-bully

 

For more information, please visit www.drclaudiocerullo.com

NEW PUBLIC SAFETY AWARENESS

CAMPAIGN TO LAUNCH 

TO BOOST CONFIDENCE IN COVID-19 VACCINE 

 

CLOTHING CAMPAIGN HOPES TO HELP

HARD-HIT & UNDERSERVED

COMMUNITIES RECOVER FROM IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS

 

PUBLIUS SPECIAL GUEST: Orit Hodarkovsky, is a New York professional who launched the grassroots campaign called, I Got Vaxxed Apparel.

A new public awareness campaign is being launched to help educate Americans on the importance of the vaccinations and combat conspiracy theories surrounding the safety of COVID-19 vaccine. 

Orit Hodarkovsky, a New Yorker who witnessed first-hand the scourge that COVID-19 has on underserved communities, launched I Got Vaxxed Apparel, to help spread the word about the safety of the new vaccinations.   With recent reports showing vaccine scepticism, and misinformation about the vaccine’s side effects on social media, Orit seeks to reassure public confidence in the immunization while helping communities in need. 

Proceeds from I Got Vaxxed Apparel will be given to the regions hardest-hit by COVID-19 both across the United States and globally.    The organization will partner with local heroes providing them with shirts, hats, and other trendy clothing to help support the largest vaccination effort in a century. 

The following statement was released by Orit, Founder of I Got Vaxxed Apparel: 

“Our front-line heroes and early recipients of the vaccine are key to growing public support for the vaccination.  After learning that many of these heroes are getting nothing but a vaccine card or a sticker, I thought that we needed something better to show just how many of us are taking the vaccine and helping get society back to ‘normal.’   With this new public awareness campaign and charitable effort, I hope to bring people together behind this effort and help those who were devastated by the toll of the coronavirus,” said Orit Hodarovsky, Founder, I Got Vaxxed Apparel. 

WEBSITE: igotvaxxedapparel.com

FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/vaxxedapparel/

IG: www.instagram.com/igv_apparel/

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Stan Weisleder worked as an Actuary for most of his life. When he decided to retire it wasn't to sit on the back porch and watch the grass grow. He became a cop and put in 23 years with the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, most of that time as a reserve Detective with the Child Abuse Unit of Special Victims about which he could tell you a lot of stories as well as having the distinction of being the oldest one to have graduated from their Academy. He also had his own internet radio program for three years where he interviewed people in the arts and entertainment, "The View From Over Here". One of his books, "A Killer of Lions", is the only novel ever written about the four squadrons of black fighter pilots during WWII that had to fight two Air Forces in order to be recognized, the Luftwaffe and the US Army Air Corp. Stan is also available as a speaker on what to do after you retire.

About Ed McDonald

He worked with the United States Congress to develop a national day to commemorate the Challenger astronauts, a National Day of Excellence for years 1987-89. He served five years as a reserve officer in the Tucson Police Department. For six years, he was Director of Academic Programs and Publications Editor of THE FINAL OPTION Tactical Force Institute, an international post-graduate training institute for SWAT and Hostage Rescue Team officers. Ed has edited, illustrated and published eight advanced law enforcement tactical textbooks. He has two master’s degrees and has lived in Mexico, Russia, Kazakhstan, and the Unit

Hailed the “New Einstein” by her fans, and named the “Modern Day Hidden Figure” by People Magazine, Olympia LePoint is an award-winning rocket scientist, author and TED speaker of the talk “Reprogramming Your Brain to Overcome Fear.” LePoint helped launch 28 NASA Space Shuttle missions into space. Today, LePoint’s Mission Control Room desk is a science exhibit at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. In her youth, Olympia LePoint overcame severe poverty plus failing math scores by reprogramming her mind, which led her to graduate Top 5 from a 6,500 graduating class with advanced degrees in Mathematics from California State University Northridge. LePoint has been seen by 17 million viewers for her TED Talk, CBS News appearances, PBS, and Impact Theory TV show appearances. Today, LePoint is the founder of educational websites AnswersUnleashed.com and Mathaphobia.com

From her recent experiences healing mid-pandemic, Olympia LePoint teaches audiences to continually override fear and unleash new opportunities during life’s challenges, at any age. It started with her book Mathaphobia followed by her TED lecture, “Reprogramming Your Brain to Overcome Fear.” The story continued with her second book Answers Unleashed that was seen by millions of viewers on TV and online. Her latest book, Answers Unleashed II: The Science of Attracting What You Want, helps audiences understand the six states of unconscious fears and reveals how a new decision-making process can unleash a better future. In this new self-help, science-based book, LePoint reveals the six decisions that saved her life, and she guides her readers through the six life-changing decisions for attracting the future that you want.

Dr. Barry Taylor is a trained Naturopathic Physician and healer who has practiced Naturopathic Medicine since 1978. He has taught in medical schools, colleges, hospitals, continuing education venues, spas, and many companies around the world. His conventional and alternative diagnostic and therapeutic skills have continually proven successful with many complicated conditions such as weight management, allergies, and compromised immune functioning, hormone imbalances, as well as digestive and musculoskeletal challenges. Dr. Taylor uses natural medicines like herbs, vitamins, and homeopathics that work to create harmony within the body and mind. He works holistically to integrate all aspects of a person’s life: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual and his vision of healing recognizes and respects the power of the human body to heal itself. Because of Dr. Taylor’s unique expertise, traditional doctors consult with him to learn holistic and natural approaches to pass on to their own patients. He is passionate about educating, guiding, and teaching his clients, how to make healthy, effective choices that keep them mentally and physically strong, and vital throughout their lives.

He is the author of LOVE YOUR BODY: Your Path to Transformation, Health & Healing.

He has been chief consultant to NBC News for Integrative Medicine.

He has taught at Spas, corporations, hospitals , and medical schools and academies around the world.