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A WORLD IN DISARRAY: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order, by Dr. Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, takes a candid look at the current state of international affairs.

To mark Human Trafficking Awareness Month in January, Plymouth Church in Brooklyn Heights hosts a public awareness event Jan. 28th from 12:30-3:30pm, with speakers from the NYPD, a documentary filmmaker who's studied trafficking in Brooklyn, and a trafficking survivor. Beth Fleisher, chair of the Anti-Trafficking Ministry at Plymouth Church tells us more about trafficking--human slavery--here in the city. Plymouthchurch.org

WHEN TO JUMP: If the Job You Have Isn’t the Life You Want, by Mike Lewis, lays out four fundamental steps to pursing the life you want -- by telling the experiences of a wide variety of people who did just that. More at whentojump.com

The Annual benefit honoring the life of NYC Police Officer and Army Reservist James McNaughton is Saturday, January 27th, at Mulcahy’s Concert Hall in Wantagh, raising funds for charities including the Wounded Warriors Project and the North Port PTSD Veterans Association. Jimmy's parents, Bill and Michelle McNaughton, discuss Jimmy's life and legacy, and how to speak with gold star families. For more, visit JimmyMcNaughton.com

THE MINDFUL WAY TO A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP, by mindfulness teacher and dream therapist Tzivia Gover, is a plan to help people rediscover the pleasure of sleep and creative nighttime dreaming. For more, visit Tzivia Gover.com

In an effort to beat sudden cardiac death in athletes, The Players Development Academy in Somerset, NJ and St. Peter's University Hospital, have partnered to create The All Heart Program, training athletic coaches to be first responders on the field. Mike O’Neil, Director of the Girls Program at Players Development Academy brings details on the program, which is open to coaches of any sports club and also to individual coaches. For more information, contact James Spaulding, coordinator, the Sim Lab, by phone at 732-745-8600, ext. 5185, or by email at [email protected]

THAT SUITS YOU is an NYC non-profit that accepts gently worn professional attire and provides it free of charge to qualified men for work and to high school seniors for graduation and prom. Co-founder PK Kersey explains how the program helps men find opportunity and gets them interview ready. thatsuitsyou.org

THIS NAKED MIND: CONTROL ALCOHOL, FIND FREEDOM, DISCOVER HAPPINESS & CHANGE YOUR LIFE by author Annie Grace, provides a clear path to a healthier relationship with alcohol without scare tactics, pain, or rules.

The New York City Police Foundation is the only organization authorized to raise funds on behalf of the NYPD. President and CEO Susan Birnbaum discusses current counter-terrorism initiatives, community relationships and new technology they've helped build at the NYPD. For more, visit nycpolicefoundation.org

DIGITAL DISRUPTION: Future of Work, Skills, Leadership, Education and Careers in a Digital World by Dr. Tracey Wilen, has insights about how artificial intelligence workplace diversity and independence are changing traditional careers, and give us an opportunity to shape own paths. For more, visit traceywilen.com