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New Book: HOPE NEVER FADES, A Compilation based on the 2021 & 2023 J.U.C. Awards
Immediate Media Release Date: October 22, 2023 | Email: JUCAwards(at)Lightmillennium.orgFor the Pdf version of the below release, click hereTurkish version of the Media Release New Book: HOPE NEVER FADES A Compilation based on the 2021 &
“HOPE NEVER FADES” Book Launching at the 40th TÜYAP İstanbul #BookFair on Nov. 3, 2023
Immediate Release: 19 October 2023İstanbul – www.lmglobal.org | www.isikbinyili.org “Hope Never Fades” titled book in print (October 2023) based on the 2021 & 2023 J.U.C. Media, Research, Writing, Türkiye100, and Water Action Awards will be
LMGLOBAL.ORG PROUDLY ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF THE 2023 J.U.C. MEDIA, RESEARCH & WRITING AWARDS
IMMEDIATE MEDIA RELEASE – JUNE 1, 2023, New York Organization: LMGlobal.OrgEmail: JUCAwards(a)lightmillennium.orgWebsite: www.lmglobal.org LMGLOBAL.ORG PROUDLY ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF THE 2023 J.U.C. MEDIA, RESEARCH & WRITING AWARDS With the addition of two special categories this
CALL FOR TO NOMINEES FOR THE NEW TERM BOARD OF ELECTIONS
Immediate Release*: Updated on March 9, 2021 Email: Contact(at)lightmillennium.orgWeb sites: www.lightmillennium.org | www.lmglobal.org A NEW ERA FOR THE LIGHT MILLENNIUM ~CALL FOR TO NOMINEES FOR THE NEW TERM BOARD OF ELECTIONS Through the 2019 “Amended
CALL FOR STUDENT ENTRIES: THE J.U.C. MEDIA, RESEARCH AND WRITING AWARDS – New Submission Deadline by APRIL 29, 2021
Media Release – Submission Deadline & Award Ceremony dates are updated on March 9, 2021The Light Millennium – www.lmglobal.org | www.lightmillennium.orgFor your inquiry or submission, please email to: JUCAwards(at)lightmillennium.org “Happiness is the universal force to
Invitation: Towards a Public Discussion for Shaping the Future of A.I. Regulations in the U.S. & Beyond ~ on Nov. 15 (Virtual)
Invitation (Virtual panel): Towards a Public Discussion for Shaping the Future of A.I. Regulations in the U.S. & Beyond When: Saturday, November 15, 2025Time: 11:00 EST – 1:00 PM | 9:30 PM IND Organized &
Keynote Address: “Si vis pacem para pacem.” If you want peace, prepare for peace.
Keynote address by [Former] Ambassador Rodrigo A. Carazo, a member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee in Geneva, who also chaired the “Compulsory Peace & ICT Education in support of the International Day of
The Outcome of the Compulsory Peace & ICT Education & Democracy Day towards Human-Centered Democracy
Posted on: Sept. 19, 2025 | Updated on: September 21, 2025 The outcome of the Compulsory Peace & ICT Education Campaign in Support of the International Day of Democracy.Organized and presented virtually by Light Millennium
Keynote Address: Compulsory Peace, ICT and AI Education for a Human-Centered Democracy
Statement byH.E. Ambassador Stan Oduma SmithPermanent Representative of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to the United Nations at the International Day of Democracy — The Light Millenniumon Compulsory Peace, ICT and AI Education for a
Opening Remarks: Embracing the Digital Age: A Call to Action for a Human-Centered World
Opening Remarks by Ambassador Ramu Damodaran | Compulsory Peace & ICT Education Campaign in Support of the International Day of Democracy,organized and presented virtually by Light Millennium Global along with the Coalition on September 13,
From Anatolia to the World: The Interconnected Struggle Against Imperialism and Extremism
By Şahane Sultan Bedenlier, Panelist |Compulsory Peace & ICT Education Campaign in Support of the International Day of Democracy,organized and presented virtually by Light Millennium Global along with the Coalition on September 13, 2025. #CompulsoryPeaceICTEducation
A Student’s Plea for Balance: AI, Education, and the Future of Democracy
By Efe ERGİŞİ, Youth Speaker | Youth Section | Compulsory Peace & ICT Education Campaign in Support of the International Day of Democracy, organized and presented virtually by Light Millennium Global along with the Coalition
Beyond Borders: How AI and IT Can Build Empathy and Democracy
By Eylül DEMİRÖZ, Youth Speaker | Youth SectionThe speech below was delivered (virtually) at the “Compulsory Peace & ICT Education in Support of the International Day of Democracy on the 13th of September 2025. Organized
The Four Pillars of a Digital Democracy: A Student’s Perspective on Peace & ICT Education
by Elanur ÖZSIRKINTI, Youth Speaker | Youth SectionCompulsory Peace & ICT Education Campaign in Support of the International Day of Democracy Organized and presented virtually by Light Millennium Global along with the Coalition on September
A Student’s Vision for a Connected World: Compulsory Peace & ICT Education for a Stronger Democracy
by Onur BARAN, Youth Speaker | Youth SectionCompulsory Peace & ICT Education Campaign in Support of the International Day of Democracy Organized and presented virtually by Light Millennium Global along with the Coalition on September
The LMGlobal.Org (initially, The Light Millennium, “LM”) is associated with the United Nations Department of Global Communications (UNDGC; formerly, UN Department of Public Information “UN/DPI”) effective on December 12, 2005. The Organization has sustained its “Active” and “Good Standing” with the UNDGC since 2005.
The Light Millennium Global Organization (LMGlobal.Org) has “Amended and Broadened” the initial 2001 PURPOSES/Mission along with its By-LAWS as of December 17, 2019.
• 2019 “Amended and Broadened” PURPOSES
The Light Millennium Organization’s vision was initially introduced by Bircan Ünver on the Web in August 1999.
In January 2000, it launched multi-participatory e-publications, organized multi-participatory public events in terms of contents and presenters along with produced and presented television programs for/under The Light Millennium Television since January 2000. Bircan led its official formation as the founder of the Organization with the #501-c-3 status in 2001, based in Queens, New York.
Until its official formation, LMGlobal.Org’s vision, e-publications, #LightMillenniumTV programs, and public events have been presented on the Web since August 1999, and onward…
The LMGlobal.Org was formed based on the first article of the United States Bill of Rights, Freedom of Speech, in conjunction with the United Nations’ Universal Declaration Article #19, on Freedom of Expression.
It invites citizens of the world to submit, in an appropriate artistic medium, ideas, and experiences that will help foster better understanding between people of different cultures and beliefs. The organization frequently presents ideas from the United Nations on its key issues as well as ideas from all walks of life.
Since LMGlobal.Org’s association with the United Nations Department of Global Communications (UN-DGC; formerly UN/DPI), channels its capacity and potential sources in support of the UN Vision, Millennium Development Goals (2000-2015) and since 2015; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and with a specific focus on the Sustainable “HUMAN” developments on its existing multiple platforms yet on the voluntary basis.
LMGlobal.Org has collaborated with the (formerly) Department of Public Information during the NY base UN-DPI/NGO conferences including the recent years 65th, 66th (UN DPI/NGO) and 68th UN Civil Society conferences, in which it sponsored and presented workshops such as “A Quest to Fulfill Hunger of the Body and Mind Post-2015: Is genetically modified food a solution?” (2014, New York), “Visions for a Universal Education Protokol” (2019, South Korea), “Great Goals, Unintended Consequences: How to handle the complexity of our technology, and make true progress for our social and environmental well being” (2019, Salt Lake City) as well as with other major universities such as CUNY-GC, Baruch, Columbia, NYU, Princeton, Yale, Stevens Institute of Technology, and non-governmental, civil society organizations, as well as with several government agencies and member states of the UN for an event and/or Light Millennium Television based collaboration with such government entities as the Turkish Mission, Turkish Consulate General, NY Turkish Culture Office, Swiss Consulate General, the Sri Lankan, El Salvadoran, Kazakhstani, Macedonian, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Ethiopia missions over the years…along with the Consul General of India in New York.
LMGloba.Org has been promoting global peace and cultural diversity since its inception and has been a member of the Global Movement for the Culture of Peace (GMCoP) since 2012, which, actively took part in 2013, 2014, 2018 & 2019 UN High-Level Forums on the Culture of Peace, and produced three programs on the Culture of Peace with Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury in different years for the #LightMillenniumTV Series, which are available through online.
Further, the Organization “Specially Accredited” to the United Nations 2023 Water Conference, and actively participated at the U.N. Head Quarters with the following titled side event (#W175), “What Is Your Water Action Commitment to the Water Action Decade” as in the three-fold event, which was presented on March 21, 2023. The side event also provided a ground for the #OneMinute #WaterActionCommitment Series*, along with the #Water2023 Conference at large.
In this context, the LMGlobal.Org has made a commitment to the UN-DESA through its Side Event#175, on which, the organization has been continuously working on it after the conference.
Furthermore, the LMGlobal.Org has been focused on encouraging youth including children and high school students through e-publications (in 2022, 15 middle and high school students research papers posted in support of the International Day of Science for Peace and Development and the Peace; the 2021 & 2023 bi-annual J.U.C. Awards Project, and the “Let Us Children Inherit A World” titled Children Project in support of the Turkish Children Day (23 Nisan) along with Universal Children Day (20 November).
[*] The Light Millennium Television’s #LightMillenniumTV, #OneMinute / #WaterActionCommitment Series is available (with 30 mini-episodes as of June 11, 2023) through www.vimeo.com/channels/LightMillenniumTV. It is also scheduled to run through QPTV.Org (New York) local cable channels as Public Service Announcements starting on June 12, 2023, and onward.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS (with voting capacity) based on June 17, 2022, Annual Meeting | Board of Elections for 2022 – 2024:
• BİRCAN ÜNVER, M.A., Founder0President, TV, Event, and Web Content Producer, Head NGO Representative at the United Nations Department of Global Communications since 2005;
• Prof. VICTOR B. LAWRENCE, Director of the Center for Intelligent Networked Systems (iNetS), and former Associate Dean and Batchelor Chair Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology (New Jersey).
• Ms. DEMET DEMİRKAYA, Photographer, Poet; Treasurer.
• Mr. JONATHON CUMMINGS, Member of the Steering Committee for the Alliance of NGOs and CSOs for South-South Cooperation, an Advisor to Global Policy Insights, a Member of the Board for the Black Professionals in International Affairs, and an Alliance Manager for Deloitte’s Government and Public Services. (Joined in 2023)
2022 – 2024 ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS (No voting capacity)
• Ambassador RODRIGO A. CARAZO of Costa Rica to the United Nations (2018-2022); 2023 Member, UN Human Rights Commission (Geneva); 2022 President, UNICEF Executive Board
• Prof. OLCAY ÜNVER, Professor of Practice, Polytechnic Sch ERM Prgm., Senior Global Futures Scientist, Global Futures Scientists and Scholars Affiliate, Melikian Center at Arizona State University;
• EDWARD FOSTER, Professor of Emeritus, College of Arts and Letters at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey.
• HANDE SUBAŞILAR, Ph.D., Art Historian, Caldwell University, N.J., Former Secretary General of the LMGlobal.Org
• İSA ALEMDAĞ, IT Consultant, Entrepreneur (U.K., Türkiye, Cyprus).
THE 2023 LMGLOBAL.ORG’s REPRESENTATIVES TO THE UNITED NATIONS DEPARTMENT OF GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS (#UNDGC_CSO)
• Bircan ÜNVER, HEAD
NGO Representative to the United Nations Department of Global Communications (UNDGC) since 2005.
• Prof. OLCAY ÜNVER, Professor of Practice, Polytechnic Sch ERM Prgm., Senior Global Futures Scientist, Global Futures Scientists and Scholars Affiliate, Melikian Center at Arizona State University;
• BÜLENT DOĞRUYOL, Information Technology, And Services, New York;
• Professor of Emeritus GARY M. GROSSMAN, Arizona State University;
• GÜLLER YAZGI AKATA Youth Representative, Student, Computer Science, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York;
• JONATHON CUMMINGS, Youth Representative, LMGlobal.Org Board Member.
In MEMORY OF our late-former Advisory Board Members:
• ETEM EROL, Professor in Middle Eastern Studies, Yale University, CT. (1955-2016)
• TALAT S. HALMAN, Professor in Literature Department of the Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, National President of UNICEF in Turkey (1931 – 2014).
• Prof. Samuel PALEY, University of Buffalo, United States (1941 – 2010)
Seyitömer Höyük – Samuel Paley Legacy Project
Also: In MEMORY Of our 2019 & 2020 UN NGO Representative:
• Sevgin OKTAY, NGO Representative to the United Nations Department of Global Communications (1935 – 2023)
OUR MOTTOs
EVERYTHING SHOULD BE UNDER THE SUN:
YES to the Global Peace Movement, YES to Loving & Caring for Each Other, YES to Greatness in Humanity, YES to Saving Our Unique Mother Earth, YES to Great Dreams For Better Tomorrows, YES to Emerging Positive Global Energy, YES to National and Global Transparency, and YES to Lighting Our Souls & Minds.
We have only one WORLD yet!
If we destroy it, where else will we go?
NO to New Nuclear Weapons – NO to Star Wars – NO to New Nuclear Targets…
NO to Weapons In Space – NO to New Pretexts For Nuclear War – NO to Nuclear Testing – NO to All Types Of Weapons & War & War Culture…
DISCLOSURE:
1: All manuscripts submitted become the property of Light Millennium, Inc. Contributors are solely responsible for the content of their works.
2: Once ideas/manuscripts have been submitted and have appeared on the organization’s website, these ideas/manuscripts CANNOT BE REMOVED from the organization’s Web site/s AT ANY TIME. The organization has aimed to create an “archive of our time”.
From the inception of the Light Millennium in 1999 until the present, all posted ideas and written works have been presented on the Web, including the Introductory Issue. These are all available from the organization’s Web ARCHIVE from 1999 to 2018 on the www.lightmillennium.org ; and from 2020, through the www.lmglobal.org.
(Please also read the “Letter of the Summer-2006 Issue“)
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