Mairead Maguire was awarded the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize for her extraordinary actions to help end the deep ethnic/political conflict in her native Northern Ireland. She shares the award with Betty Williams.

Mairead was the aunt of the three Maguire children who died as a result of being hit by an Irish Republican Army getaway car after its driver was shot by a British soldier. Mairead responded to the violence facing her family and community by organizing, together with Betty Williams and Ciaran McKeown, massive peace demonstrations appealing for an end to the bloodshed and a nonviolent solution to the conflict.

Together, the three co-founded the Peace People, a movement committed to building a just and peaceful society in Northern Ireland. They organized each week, for six months, peace rallies throughout Ireland and the UK. These were attended by many thousands of people - mostly women, and during this time there was a 70% decrease in the rate of violence. Mairead currently serves as Honorary President. 

Since receiving the award, Mairead has dedicated her life to promoting peace, both in Northern Ireland and around the world. Working with community groups throughout Northern Ireland, political and church leaders, she has sought to promote dialogue, nonviolence and equality between deeply divided communities.

A graduate from Irish School of Ecumenics, Maguire works with inter-church and interfaith organizations and is a councilor with the International Peace Council. She is a Patron of the Methodist Theological College, and Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education. She is also the author of  The Vision of Peace: Faith and Hope in Northern Ireland, the second edition of which was recently published by Orbis Books.

Mairead is set to sail on the Women's Boat to Gaza in September...

The Women’s Boat to Gaza will carry prominent women, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairead Maguire, award-winning U.S. playwright Naomi Wallace, New Zealand parliamentarian Marama Davidson and Norwegian author and former sports star Gerd von der Lippe. The vessel will visit ports in the Western Mediterranean before reaching the shores of Gaza around October 1.

HAROLD PAYNE

Bio/credits

Harold Payne is a multi-platinum and Posi award winning songwriter whose soulful uplifting songs and husky heartfelt vocals have graced stages around the world. He has written songs for such diverse artists as Rod Stewart, Patti Labelle, the Temptations, and long time collaborator, Bobby Womack—literally from Peter Paul and Mary to Snoop Dogg. His most recent charted music was Daylight by Kelly Rowland and the summer 2012 release “Bravest Man in the Universe” by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Bobby Womack co-written by Payne, Womack, Damon Albarn (Gorillaz & Blur frontman) & Richard Russell (XL Recordings head).

In 2011, he flew to London to partner with Damon Albarn and Richard Russell to, collaborate on new songs for Bobby Womack. The album won the prestigious “Q” award in the UK for “Best Album of the Year.” Although a major part of Harold Payne’s career has involved songwriting, he has maintained a performance schedule over several decades that averages 200 plus dates per year. Harold has played just about every imaginable venue… from amphitheaters, festivals & Houses of Blues to corporate events, Houses of worship & House concerts. He has opened for the likes of Van Morrison, Kenny Loggins, & Hawaiian legend “Iz” (Israel Kamakawiwo`ole). In 2001 he launched the Power of Positive Music® series which led him to performing with motivational speakers like Mark Victor Hansen and Robert G. Allen, and at conferences and positive music events.

He often uses his uncanny gift for spontaneity to create recap songs of talks just presented and custom material for various tributes, “team building” and leadership activities to help make these events more entertaining and interactive while still imparting important content. His performances are soulful, heartfelt and humorous and he plays both solo and with the group Gravity 180.

He specializes in custom and improv songs for special events and for such notables as Regis Philbin, Mark Victor Hansen & the main stage of the National speakers association conference. He also did a TEDx talk entitled “Preparing for Spontaneity” and has a brand new CD of original music called “Possibilities.”

SELECTED SONGWRITING CREDITS

Songs recorded by: Kelly Rowland, Snoop Dogg, Bobby Womack, Lana Del Rey, Taj Mahal, Juelz Santana, Kalapana,
 50 Cent, 
Dennis Pavao, 
Lloyd Banks, 
Rod Stewart, 
The Cover Girls, 
Patti Labelle,
 Ron Wood (of the Rolling Stones), 
The Temptations, 
Sly Stone,
 Kingston Trio,
 Leon Russell, Peter Paul & Mary

Songs in Motion Pictures:

Beverly Hills Cop II, Splash Summer Rental,  Experts,Back To The Beach, That Was Then, Psychic Force I & II (Japanese animated feature score), Manzanar Fishing Club

Theme songs for:

Feed the Dream for FeedTheDream.org; “We Wanna Make a Difference” Leadership Loveland; 
”We Know How It Feels” Spondylitis Association of America; 
”Quiet Heroes” for Go for Broke Foundation; 
We Can Share The Dream (Arnold Swarzenegger’s Inner City Games; 
Music Speakers Louder Than Words (Soviet American Songwriter Summit);
 Music Speakers Louder Than Words (1st annual Salute to the American Songwriter);
 Sonoma County Wine Auction (“kickoff song”)

BRIAN BENSON

G. Brian Benson is a creator and producer of conscious media. Writer, filmmaker, actor, TEDx speaker, award winning self-help author, poet, children’s author, radio personality, finisher of over 50 triathlons (including 4 Ironman distance races), cross-country bicyclist and someone that wants to wake people up.

In addition to writing and acting in TV and film, Brian enjoys creating his own projects that carry inspiring, positive and conscious messages. His most recent project, the short film “Searching for Happiness”, was just released on the Internet and can be watched on his website and YouTube. He also is currently working on and/or producing a novel, screenplay, series of multi-media videos and his first children’s book “Steve the Alien” slated for an October 2016 release.

In 2011 Brian created Guitar Man, a movie project that he wrote, produced and acted in that was filmed in downtown Reno, Nevada. Brian wrote the movie with the idea of sharing the messages ‘that we all have a lot in common’ and ‘that our true gifts reside within ourselves.’ Guitar Man was well received and was accepted to 11 movie festivals and was a winner at the Love Unlimited Film and Art Festival, won an honorable mention prize in the narrative short category at the 2011 Los Angeles Movie Awards as well as a Golden Reel Award from the Nevada Film Festival.

Before Brian got into acting he authored four books, including Brian’s List – 26 1/2 Easy To Use Ideas on How to Live A Fun, Balanced, Healthy Life! which was the winner of a 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Award in the Self-Help category. Brian’s latest book Finding Your Voice was an award-winning Finalist in both the 2013 USA Book News and the Indie Excellence Book Awards.

Brian lives in Los Angeles, California and is always looking to collaborate with other like-minded, creative people.

THE RAY SHASHO SHOW

 WELCOMES LEGENDARY FILM DIRECTOR AND AUTHOR

TONY PALMER

Tony Palmer is a British film director and author. His work includes over 100 films, ranging from early works with The Beatles, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Rory Gallagher (Irish Tour '74) and Frank Zappa (200 Motels), to his classical portraits which include profiles of Maria Callas, Margot Fonteyn, John Osborne, Igor Stravinsky, Richard Wagner, Yehudi Menuhin, Carl Orff, Benjamin Britten and Ralph Vaughan Williams. He is also a stage director of theatre and opera.

Palmer’s latest project is a legendary musical tribute “The Beatles and WWII” issued on CD/DVD by Gonzo Multimedia UK .Take a group of some of the most famous solo artists of the 70’s – Elton John, Tina Turner, The Four Seasons, The Bee Gees, Peter Gabriel, Bryan Ferry, Rod Stewart, Leo Sayer, Keith Moon, Helen Reddy, Jeff Lynne & Frankie Valli – get them to sing cover versions of some of the most famous Beatles songs ever written. Add a considerable dollop of authentic documentary footage of the Second World War telling the story of that epic encounter…and what do you have? 

Music sung by:

Elton John, The Bee Gees, Bryan Ferry, Jeff Lynne, Leo Sayer, Keith Moon, Rod Stewart, David Essex, Tina Turner, Helen Reddy, The Four Seasons, Lynsey De Paul, The Brothers Johnson, Richard Cocciante, Henry Gross, Status Quo, Peter Gabriel, and Frankie Vallii

 “The Beatles and WWII”!!! 

Sound crazy? It is. But enormously entertaining, and occasionally very chilling. A unique blend of music and film like no other. Of that much we can be absolutely certain. 

 “The best collection of Beatles covers in a film EVER” 

In an article written by Ronnie Dannelley editor of Ear Candy Magazine: “The old 1976 film was the strangest mix of cinema and rock ‘n’ roll, combining World War II images (newsreels and Hollywood films made at that time) with the music of The Beatles (not The Beatles original recordings, but by various artists). The old movie combined a pastiche of World War II-themed film segments (both period films and post-war action films) with the backdrop of the music of The Beatles (NOT the original songs, but cover versions by various artists). Strange concept huh? A long story, but the end result was disastrous. The original distributor junked the film so completely that no copies survived, and the film took on its iconic status.” 

Says legendary director Tony Palmer of his new film, “Although the original 1976 film had disappeared, thanks to the indifference and stupidity of the original distributor, instinctively I felt the central idea, and the material, and of course the music, were just too good to be lost forever.

 “So for those fans who have had to rely on a few very poor quality extracts on YouTube, the 2016 film is a completely new experience, much of it in HD. Yes, we have used some of the original tracks, but added a lot of new archive footage, some never seen before. In addition, I have often used totally different music. The film starts with Vaughan Williams, and ends with Shostakovich, taking in Rachmaninoff en route and including many of the famous 2nd World War speeches by Roosevelt, Churchill, Montgomery, Chamberlain, Joe Kennedy and Hitler.  And the film makes reference to war-torn Syria and the massive problem of immigration along the way. 

“It is a far more complex film than the original, and I hope will give everyone pause for thought about the troubled world in which we live.”

Produced by Sandy Lieberson           Directed & Edited by Tony Palmer

“The Beatles and WWII”

Tracks:DVD

Greensleeves - arr. Vaughan Williams

The Fool on the Hill - Helen Reddy

Yesterday - David Essex 

The Long and Winding Road - Leo Sayer

I Am the Walrus - Leo Sayer

Come Together - Tina Turner

Shostakovich 11th Symphony

I Am the Walrus - Leo Sayer

Maxwell's Silver Hammer - Frankie Laine

Shes Leaving Home - Bryan Ferry 

Let It Be - Leo Sayer

Getting Better - Status Quo

Help! - Henry Gross

Nowhere Man - Jeff Lynne

With a Little Help from My Friends - Jeff Lynne

'Army Air Corps' song - Robert MacArthur Crawford

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Elton John

She Came In Through the Bathroom Window - Bee Gees

With a Little Help from My Friends - Jeff Lynne

Because - Lynsey de Paul

Get Back - Rod Stewart

Nowhere Man - Jeff Lynne

We Can Work It Out - The Four Seasons

'Oche Nash' from St John Chrysostom Liturgy, Rachmaninoff

Shostakovich 11th Symphony 

A Day In The Life - Frankie Valli

Michelle - Richard Cocciante

The Long and Winding Road - Leo Sayer

Victory March - Sousa

The End - Will Malone

When I'm Sixty-Four - Keith Moon

Golden Slumbers - The Bee Gees

Strawberry Fields Forever - Peter Gabriel

Hey Jude - The Brothers Johnson - 1:30 Shostakovich 4th Symphony

Fool on the Hill - John Williams (arr. Brouwer)



CD One

The Fool on The Hill - Helen Reddy Yesterday - David Essex 

The Long & Winding Road - Leo Sayer 

I Am The Walrus - Leo Sayer

Come Together - Tina Turner Maxwell's Silver Hammer - Frankie Laine

She's Leaving Home - Bryan Ferry 

Let It Be - Leo Sayer 

Getting Better - Status Quo 

Help! - Henry Gross Nowhere Man - Jeff Lynne 

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Elton John

CD Two 

With A Little Help From My Friends - Jeff Lynne 

Because - Lynsey De Paul Get Back - Rod Stewart 

We Can Work It Out - Four Seasons A Day In The Life - Frankie Valli 

Michelle - Richard Cocciante When I'm Sixty Four - Keith Moon 

Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight - The Bee Gees 

Strawberry Fields - Peter Gabriel 

Hey Jude - The Brothers Johnson Lennon speaks 

The Fool on the Hill - John Williams​

Dr. Vladimir Gashinsky has been in private practice at his Millburn, NJ office for over a decade, providing exceptional holistic and biological dentistry and surgical expertise in a friendly, home-like environment.

Dr. Gashinsky earned his doctorate degree from NYU College of Dentistry, after which he became their clinical faculty leader and in a 4-year period trained graduate students to become proficient in dentistry.  He is also proud to be an Accredited Member of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) and Certified in Ozone Dentistry through the ACIMD and is now pursuing his ND degree.

With extensive training in homeopathy and nutrition, Dr. Gashinsky spends countless hours doing continuing education with like minded practitioners to keep up with new medical and technical developments in his field which he is bringing to his practice to help his patients achieve a best holistic dental care possible. Dr. Gashinsky has the distinction of having won the Eugene Rothchild Memorial Award from the New York Academy of Oral Rehabilitation.

Dr. Gashinsky is an active member of the following associations: Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), Fellow Institute of Nutritional Dentistry (FIND), nternational Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT),  International Academy of Biological Dentistry and Medicine (IABDM), International Association of Mercury-Free Dentists (IAMSD). and  American Association of Nutritional Consultants (AANC)

Ralph White is co-founder of the New York Open Center, America’s leading urban institution of holistic learning where his current role is Creative Director. The Open Center receives almost 60,000 visits annually from participants in its year round programs and has presented the major writers and speakers in the fields of wellness, social/ecological change, inner development, world spiritual traditions, art and creativity  for over twenty seven years. He is an international speaker on spirituality, consciousness, the history of the Western Tradition. He is also editor of the award winning Lapis magazine, and taught the first fully accredited course in holistic thinking and learning at New York University.  For many years he wrote the Open Center catalogue, and he has since edited and introduced The Rosicrucian Enlightenment Revisited (Lindisfarne Press, 1999), contributed to What Does It Mean to Be Human, edited by Frederick Franck ( St. Martin’s Press, 2000) and written the foreword to The Way of the Wanderer by David Yeadon (Travelers’ Tales, 2001). His story “ A Walk on the Wild Side of Tibet” was published in Tibet: True Stories (Travelers’ Tales 2003). He has also written commentary on the political goals of the Religious Far Right for the Huffington Post, and contributed articles on topics such as alternative community, the national network of holistic centers, the movement for legal renewal, and the philosopher Rudolf Steiner for Dragonfly Media, a network of local magazines reaching an audience of 250,000.

He was born in Wales and spent his childhood there and his teenage years in the north of England. After completing a degree in American Studies at the University of Sussex, he came to the United States from Britain in 1970 as a Fulbright scholar. He was program director of Omega Institute for Holistic Studies in Rhinebeck in the early Eighties. He has taught and lectured in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Russia, and Poland. He has also organized many major national and international conferences on a broad range of spiritual and alternative themes, and is considered by those in the field of holistic learning one of the most knowledgeable professionals in America. The national and international conferences he has both organized and directed include The Art of Dying, Reimagining Politics and Society at the Millennium, Examining the Real Agenda of the Religious Far Right, Prague, Alchemy and the Hermetic Tradition, The Italian Renaissance and the Esoteric Traditions, Psyche, Spirit and Addiction, Voluntary Simplicity, The Grail and Arthurian Traditions, The Golden Age of Andalusia: Sufis, Kabbalists and Christian Philosophers in Medieval Spain; The Mysteries and Philosophy of Greek Antiquity and, most recently in 2009, An Esoteric Quest for Inner America. The series of international conferences known as Esoteric Quests are widely considered the leading events in the world on the Western Tradition. Established by Ralph in 1995, they are now entering their 15^th year and will find new expression in 2011 in A Quest for Ancient Alexandria: Greco-Egyptian Cradle of Western Esotericism.

He has made numerous appearances on radio and television, both in the United States and internationally. These include National Public Radio, the BBC World Service, Voice of America, CBS Nightwatch with Charlie Rose, RAI TV Italy, a broad variety of New York television and radio stations, Greek and Russian television, and Polish and Czech radio. He was featured in a prominent recent article in the Los Angeles Times, and been quoted in The New York Times, Time magazine, the New York Daily News,  the New York Observer, and many other more holistically oriented publications such as New Age Journal, Common Boundary. Lapis magazine, won the Alternative Press Award 2000 from Utne Reader. The award cited “the blending of the modern western mind with an ancient sense of soul” as the heart of Lapis’ editorial alchemy. He received a personal note from the editor of Utne Reader informing him that of all the magazines in Utne’s library, Lapis was his favorite and the one he was most likely to remove for his own private reading.

He currently hosts a program on WBAI FM radio in New York City where has interviewed many of the major figures in the holistic world and numerous scholars in the fields of multicultural mysticism and ecology. He is a popular speaker on a wide variety of holistic themes including the Western tradition, the Celtic Soul, the Wisdom of Rudolf Steiner, and the overall direction of the consciousness movement. He is recognized and honored as a guiding force of the annual Gathering of Holistic Centers which draws leaders from many of the major holistic institutions throughout the world to discuss trends, developments, challenges and successes in the worldwide consciousness movement.

Tricia is an mBIT Master Coach & Trainer who is also a Multi-Disciplined Practitioner, focusing on Health, Wellness & Mindset Shifts for Success.   She's also a healer.

She guides women entrepreneurs who are stuck and at a crossroads in life, to success by changing their mindsets and releasing the hidden blocks that are keeping them “sticking”, so they are free to fulfill their dreams and the lives they truly desire.