The intention of that future calendar is unfolding right now under the sign of Peace and Nonviolence. At the Punta de Vacas Study and Reflection Park, a place far from the centers of power but very close to the deep heartbeat of Humanity, Silo -- founder of New Humanism -- delivered a brief but very meaningful greeting at the beginning of the local calendar year 2010: We should celebrate a new year in each cultural calendar, or in a global calendar that must be configured in the future Universal Human Nation.

The local activist group We Can Lead Change - Fox Valley held a rally in downtown St. Charles on Saturday aimed at celebrating immigrants and their contributions to the area.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday issued a proclamation declaring January Muslim American Heritage Month across the state and directed 16 state landmarks, including NYC's One World Trade Center, to be illuminated green Friday night in "celebration of the heritage and culture of Muslim Americans.