Who will Protect America's Children from Cyber Sex, Predators, and Bullies? Donna Rice Hughes and EIE to Unveil Program Tomorrow that Helps Parents Fight Back
Contact: Michael Wm. Schick, 202-333-8812, mschick@adfero.com
MEDIA ADVISORY, Feb. 16 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following is submitted by Enough Is Enough:
WHAT: Enough Is Enough will announce the national launch of Internet Safety 101SM, the only comprehensive DVD teaching series, workbook and Web site on the market specifically designed to educate, equip and empower parents, educators and other caring adults with the knowledge and resources they need to protect kids from dangers across all Internet enabled devices.
WHY: Today's kids have free and easy access to pornography. Predators and cyberbullies have easy and anonymous access to vulnerable kids. Children are engaging in risky behavior via computers, cell phones, gaming systems and social networks. Adults are often uninformed, ill-equipped and overwhelmed about how to deal with Internet dangers and to ensure that children under their care have a safe and rewarding online experience.
WHEN: Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 11:00 a.m. to 12 noon EST
WHERE: The Heritage Foundation
Allison Auditorium
214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Washington, DC
202.546.4400
MEDIA OUTSIDE WASHINGTON: For media outside the Washington, DC area, please join us live via Ustream. Just click on this link:
www.ustream.tv/channel/internet-safety-101-national-launch
To ask a question of anyone in the program, you will need to create a UStream username and password. This only takes a minute, and with your name, e-mail address and birthday, you will be able to take part in the virtual discussion.
Also, you can ask questions in real time via Facebook or Twitter.
• For Twitter, please follow us @EIETweets and use hashtag #IS101 for the event.
• For Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Enough-Is-Enough/320823520454?ref=ts
PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS:
Enough Is Enough -- Donna Rice Hughes, President and Executive Producer and Host of Internet Safety 101 SM film series
AOL -- Holly Hawkins, Director, Consumer Policy and Child Safety
Virginia PTA -- Dianne Florence, Past President
Mother of Porn Victim -- "Rene"
Teen Survivor of Sexual Predator -- Alicia Kozakiewicz
Enough Is Enough -- Colby May, Board Member
Film clips featuring a variety of experts appearing in the DVD series will also be played.
INTERVIEW OPPORTUNTIES: Representatives from the following organizations will also be available for media interviews on that day:
AT&T
MySpace
Verizon
The Salvation Army
Net Nanny
National District Attorneys Association (NDAA)
S Mobile
Other industry experts, parents, law enforcement, and others featured in the Internet Safety 101 SM DVD series
CONTACTS: Michael Schick, 202-333-8812, mschick@adfero.com
Shellie Edge, 202-719-9685, sedge@adfero.com
EIE PARTNERS
AND SPONSORS: AOL
AT&T
Cardinal Bank
Google
Microsoft
MySpace
National District Attorneys Association (NDAA)
National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE)
National Salvation Army
Net Nanny
S Mobile
Verizon
Virginia PTA
Office of the Virginia Attorney General
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), U.S. Department of Justice
BACKGROUND: Enough Is Enough (EIE), a non-partisan, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, emerged in 1994 as the national leader on the front lines to make the Internet safer for children and families. Since then, EIE has pioneered and led the effort to confront online pornography, sexual predation and other dangers associated with the evolving Web with innovative initiatives and effective communications. EIE's Internet Safety 101SM is a comprehensive multi-media program that addresses the critical need for parental education and empowerment. For more information, visit www.internetsafety101.org.