March Organization of the Month: EcoHealth Alliance

A few years ago Cosimo joined the "1 % for the Planet" network of businesses dedicated to supporting the environment. Among the organizations Cosimo is proud to support is EcoHealth Alliance, and we are happy to announce that it is our Organization of the Month for March.

EcoHealth Alliance is a global, nonprofit organization dedicated to conservation, wildlife protection, and the control and prevention of disease. Using research, education, training, policy initiatives, and global partnerships, EcoHealth Alliance fights the effects of damaged ecosystems and human-wildlife interaction. Headquartered in New York, the organization works in more than 20 countries worldwide.

Upcoming Event

A Journey to the Far East, a Benefit for EcoHealth Alliance

Thursday, April 23 2015, at 6:30pm

Gustavino's
409 East 59th Street
New York City

Festive Attire Requested

This year's event will include some very special wildlife ambassadors who will welcome guests to a cocktail reception, silent and live auctions, award ceremony and a seated dinner, all to benefit the EcoHealth Alliance.

Dr. Richard Besser, ABC News’ Chief Health and Medical Editor will be the scientific honoree this year for his wide-ranging contributions to communicating science, research and public health information.

For more information about the event, the organization, or to buy tickets, please visit EcoHealth Alliance's website.

About 1% for the Planet
1% for the Planet's mission is to build, support and activate an alliance of businesses financially committed to creating a healthy planet.

“Rituals for the New Year” with Barbara Biziou

Join author Barbara Biziou at her first event of 2015, “Rituals for the New Year” at The Open Center.

About the Workshop:

When: Friday, January 9, 2015, from 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Where: The Open Center,  22 E. 30th Street, New York, NY 10016
Cost: Free for Open Center members ($35 for non-members)

"Rituals can be wonderful tools to help us release old patterns and limiting thoughts and move into the future with clarity and lightness. January is an auspicious time to use the focused power of ritual to align our minds, hearts and actions, and release the blocks and barriers that prevent us from manifesting our goals. 

In this workshop, we will draw from a range of cross-cultural traditions and spiritual teachings to create our own rituals, tailored to modern urban reality and our own contemporary lives. Whether we want to re-ensoul our daily routines, move out of an unwanted situation, complete an unresolved issue, focus our goals more clearly or manifest love and abundance, this workshop can help us move into a new year with energy, inspiration and focus."

For more information, visit Barbara's event page. Click here to register.

About Barbara

Barbara Biziou is an interfaith minister, motivational speaker, and a life-strategy coach. She is the author of The Joy of Ritual and The Joy of Family Rituals, as well as a Huffington Post blogger, executive consultant, dynamic public speaker, and national TV personality. Biziou has a deep commitment to integrating practical spirituality into people's lives, both personally and professionally. She is a frequent guest on radio and television and has appeared in the New York Times, Body and Soul, Harper's Bazaar and Parent's Magazine.

UFO Conferences this Summer with Cosimo Authors

The next few months are full of activities for those interested in learning more about UFOs and extraterrestrial life!

The MUFON Symposium
The MUFON Symposium was first founded in 1970 to discuss the latest UFO developments and MUFON’s vision for the future. This event will bring together MUFON's own field investigators with UFO researchers, enthusiasts, and experts from around the world, including none other than our very own author, Stanton Friedman.





Friedman will be holding a lecture entitled: "Press Coverage of Flying Saucers a Study in Laziness and Misrepresentation" on Sunday, July 20th.






The symposium will focus on UFO attention in the media, including discussions on:
- film making
- media personalities including, Anderson Cooper
- UFOs in TV series
- Reports from the Internet, the government, and the United Nations
- cover ups, and much more

The Symposium will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cherry Hill, New Jersey from July 17 to July 20, 2014. Pricing for various packages including single events, day passes, or all weekend passes are now available for both MUFON members and non-members. For more information about acomodations, pricing, events, and speakers, please visit the MUFON site or the event page.

About the Author
Stanton T. Friedman is a nuclear physicist and has appeared on Larry King, Unsolved Mysteries, and Nightline and was involved with the documentaries UFOs Are Real and Flying Saucers Are Real. He has given more than 700 lectures on the subject of UFOs. Friedman cowrote Crash at Corona: The U.S. Military Retrieval and Cover-Up of a UFO with Don Berliner, he also wrote introductions for two other titles published by Cosimo, The Roswell Report: Fact versus Fiction in the New Mexico Desert and The Roswell Report: Case Closed.


Contact in the Desert Conference
The Contact in the Desert Conference will keep those interested in extraterrestrials in the know with lectures, workshops, and intensives, and will be featuring a wide array of panelists, experts, researchers and celebrities, including one of our very own authors, Nick Redfern. 

Redfern will be hosting a lecture entitled "The Pyramids and the Pentagon" and leading a workshop called "The Real Men in Black." He will discuss topics such as government coverups, disappearances conspiracies, and national security.

The conference boasts a packed weekend of information and details on:
- exploration into ancient astronauts
- extraterrestrial life
- human origins
- crop circles
- UFO sightings
- contact experiences, and much more


The conference will be held at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center in California from August 8 to 11, 2014. Discounted advanced passes for the conference and workshops are currently for sale. For more information about the schedule, speakers, location, and tickets, please visit Contact in the Desert.

About the Author
Nick Redfern is the author of more than twenty books on UFOs, Bigfoot, lake-monsters, the Chupacabras, and Hollywood scandal, including four Cosimo/Paraview titles: A Covert Agenda, Three Men Seeking Monsters, Body Snatchers in the Desert, and Strange Secrets.