World Peace One

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World Peace One (WP1) is a 30-hour "live" concert event initiated by World Peace One Inc. (WP1 Inc.), a nonprofit organization, and EarthOne Productions LLC, based in Los Angeles, California and which is promoted by a select group of music industry professionals, including Doug Ivanovich (Chairman and Executive Producer), Lawrence Freiberg (Co-Executive Producer), Artie Kornfeld (Co-Executive Producer), Ian Clyne (Chief Technical Officer), Miklos Wass de Czege (Chief Financial Officer), Reyna Reyna (Associate Producer, Executive Staff), Beckett Cantley, Cantley, Inc. (Associate Producer, Executive Staff), and Freddy Florian (Associate Producer, Executive Staff). The event is designed to increase awareness and activism for world peace, as well as raise funds for humanitarian relief, originating from eight cities worldwide. WP1 is envisioned as the first installment of a Ten Year Global Peace Initiative. Originally planned to commence during August 2007, the concert is tentatively scheduled to occur in 2008, the date has not been publicly disclosed. In addition, at least two large concerts are also planned for 2008, in additional 10-16 host countries.^[1]

[edit] Concert Overview

WP1 is being organized by a production team known as WP1–WP10 (World Peace One-World Peace Ten). It will be broadcast live from sixteen primary host cities with additional support from secondary host cities. The organizers predict WP1 will reach an audience of roughly 3.5 billion people in more than 190 countries through a global distribution grid that includes television and radio broadcasting networks, Internet and streaming mobile phones. Venue sites will be linked by satellite, enabling each city to view other events simultaneously. These venue-to-venue uplinks will be shown on Jumbotron, Diamond Vision, and screens at Primary and Secondary Host City sites.^[2] The event will also feature activities related to a comprehensive humanitarian awareness campaign.

EarthOne Productions, LLC is slated to produce the official WP1 theme song, "Give Your Love." Written by Gavin Christopher, Craig Williams and Anna Williams, the song provides a platform to produce multiple versions in a variety of music genres and languages. EarthOne will use its proprietary technology platform, "EarthCom1™," a multi-lingual MySpace-like social networking platform, to interact with global events, and stream video and music in a format similar to YouTube.^[3]

During March 2007, Charles Banfield Productions signed on with EarthOne Productions as Executive Producer, Special Events for the WP1 Concert. After the event, Charles plans to stay on with EarthOne to develop several humanitarian event concepts.^[4] Promotional and marketing activities will be performed by Arie Kaduri of NYK Concerts and Dan Barnett of Wizard Entertainment, both Florida-based companies.

[edit] Operating and Financial Overview

World Peace One Inc., is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded in 2006 by entertainment executive Doug Ivanovich. It's mission is to fund public and private charities and foundations, public relations campaigns, and media events promoting global peace. This includes peace initiatives related to education, economics, medical services, music curriculums, poverty relief, and technological innovation. Sponsors help pay the production costs incurred by WP1 Inc. during the event. Platinum Sponsors will receive additional benefits resulting from enhanced media exposure. WP1 Inc. will be the recipient and beneficiary of all donor funds and proceeds from revenue generated by the event.

[edit] Management Information

Doug Ivanovich serves as Chairman and Executive Producer (EP) for WP1. His career spans a broad range of financial, executive management, marketing, communications and public relations activities. He served as Senior Production Executive for the United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and was Associate Producer for the Live Aid International Concert Broadcast which reached two billion people and raised over $125 million for famine relief in Africa. As co-founder and principal of Skylink Satellite Communications, Ivanovich worked with most major and independent film production companies, and cable networks in the U.S., including MCA, Columbia, Paramount, MGM, Disney, Time Warner, Viacom, HBO and CNN. Some of his other credits include, Farm Aid II (North American Broadcast), The Bishop Tutu Benefit, (Wembley Stadium, London – Global Distribution), Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary, (Shea Stadium, New York - Global Distribution), Easter Morning Sunrise Service, (Hollywood Bowl – Global Distribution). Other Executive team members include: Lawrence Freiberg (Co-EP); Artie Kornfeld (Associate EP); and Miklos Wass de Czege (Chief Financial Officer).

During Fall of 2006, Washington D.C.-based company Orr Associates, Inc. (OAI) announced that they had been retained by WP1 Inc., to provide strategic oversight through services related to nonprofit management, board development and strategic planning.^[5]

[edit] World Peace One Mobile Peace Movement

On December 10, 2007, WP1-WP10 launched a cellular/hand-held "Mobile Support Program" for World Peace One. World Peace One Mobile Peace Movement includes a $9,99 joining fee, which is billed by the service provider. A percentage of the proceeds go to World Peace One charity and its activities. Those, who join the movement, will receive a ringtone and a wallpaper, and special opportunities and announcements. A portion of the proceeds will support World Peace One and its Global Peace Initiatives.

[edit] Artists invited

A large number of artists have been invited to participate in World Peace One, but many have not confirmed their participation. Invitees include:

[edit] Speakers

A numbers of renowned speakers from around the world are scheduled for the event.

• Maya Angelou: American poet, memoirist, actress and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement.
• Kofi Annan: Former Sectretary General of the United Nations.
• Óscar Arias: President of Costa Rica. In 1987 he received the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end civil wars then raging in several Central American countries.
• Michael Beckwith: New Thought minister who founded Agape International Spiritual Center in Culver City, California.
• Deepak Chopra: Indian medical doctor and writer. He has written extensively on spirituality and diverse topics in mind-body medicine.
• Wayne Dyer: popular American self-help advocate, author and lecturer.
• Mikhail Gorbachev: last leader of the Soviet Union, serving from 1985 until its collapse in 1991.
• Nelson Mandela: former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative democratic elections.
• Rigoberta Menchú: Guatemalan recipient of the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize and Prince of Asturias Award in 1998. Menchú is a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.
• Claes Nobel, great-grandnephew of Alfred Nobel (confirmed ^[9])
• Desmond Tutu: South African cleric and activist who rose to fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism, and the Magubela prize for liberty in 1986.
• Oprah Winfrey: American multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest-rated talk show in television history.

[edit] Host countries

The World Peace One concert is planned to be held in several cities in 10 countries which are:

• Image:Flag of Brazil.svgRio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svgBeijing, China
• Image:Flag of Colombia.svgColombia
• Image:Flag of India.svgMumbai, India
• Image:Flag of Puerto Rico.svgPuerto Rico
• Image:Flag of Portugal.svgPortugal
• Image:Flag of South Africa.svgJohannesburg, South Africa
• Image:Flag of Turkey.svgTurkey
• Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svgLondon, United Kingdom
• Image:Flag of the United States.svgNew York, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles, United States

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