Demonstration against marketing that exploits children

[Gary Ruskin]

Commercial Alert			September 7, 2000

On September 14th, A group of educators, physicians, psychologists,
parents and child advocates is holding a demonstration against corporate
marketing that exploits children.  Please come.  Details are below.

MEDIA ADVISORY

WHAT: Demonstration against marketing that exploits children

WHO: Educators, physicians, psychologists, parents, child advocates

WHERE: Grand Hyatt Hotel, 42nd Street between Lexington and Park
Avenues, New York City; in front of the "Golden Marble Awards" for
children's advertising which is "celebrating excellence in...advertising
targeted at kids."

WHEN: Thursday, September 14, 2000		
News conference: noon, room #1401
Demonstration: 11:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M., outside 42nd Street entrance

WHY: Corporate advertising harms millions of children by promoting
violent entertainment, junk food, alcohol, tobacco, materialism,
addiction and anti-social behavior.

We are protesting corporate exploitation of children at the "Golden
Marble Awards" and the "Advertising & Promoting to Kids Conference" to
teach marketers how to "get...into the heads of kids."

CONTACT: 		
Diane Levin, PhD, Wheelock College, (617) 879-2167
Susan Linn, EdD, Harvard Medical School, (617) 232-8390 x2328
Alvin F. Poussaint, MD, Harvard Medical School, (617) 232-8390 x2303
Allen Kanner, PhD, Wright Institute, (510) 526-8613
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FOR MORE INFORMATION: 
A flier about the demonstration is at
<http://www.essential.org/alert/Flier.html> and a letter from Diane
Levin is at <http://www.essential.org/alert/Levinletter.html>.

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP:
1)	Please come to the demonstration; and,
2)	Send this note around to others who might want to come to the
demonstration.

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advertising.  Commercial Alert's web address is
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