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The Real No Child Left Behind: Marketing the No Ethics Zone and the National Crisis in Children's Health

You are invited to The Real No Child Left Behind:
Marketing the No Ethics Zone and the National Crisis in Children's Health

Where and When:
At the Cape Cod Community Media Center, 307 Whites Path, SouthYarmouth, Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 at 7 PM

The Real No Child Left Behind: Marketing the No Ethics Zone and the National Crisis in Children's Health is a presentation by Dianna Morton, a Media Literacy Educator and an activist for the Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood. This presentation encompasses Dianna's graduate studies in Media Literacy as well as her involvement with the Action Coalition for Media Literacy Education (ACME) and the Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood, an affiliate of Harvard University, housed at The Judge Baker Children's Center in Boston. The presentation is a brief overview of what is going on in the culture of our children and its effects, and the very attainable solution, which primarily involves education of parents, media literacy education in all grades, a plethora of play in early childhood to foster imagination social and problem solving skills, and minor activism in harping upon our legislators to outlaw marketing to children under eight. The presentation is a promotion to educators and parents alike for a healthy childhood. Children that are ready, able, and excited to learn: Children who are physically and emotionally healthy. The Real No Child Left Behind: Marketing the No Ethics Zone and the National Crisis in Children's Health, Tuesday, August 19^th, 2008 at 7 PM At the Cape Cod Community Media Center, 307 Whites Path, South Yarmouth.

 The event is free and open to the public. The presentation is recommended for persons 16 years of age or older.

For more information call Dianna Morton: 774-207-0014

For any questions regarding this press release contact:

James Paul Ludwig james_ludwig@cable.comcast.com

Dianna Morton  dianna487@comcast.net

Dianna Morton is a teacher of English and Media Literacy at Cape Cod Regional Technical High School. In addition, she is certified in Special Needs Education. Dianna is an artist and has promoted childhood creativity through her work with Provincetown Library's State Wide Summer Reading Program for the past eleven years, as well as being the recipient of Massachusetts Cultural Council Grants to foster the Arts in children through puppetry and drama. She is also a faculty facilitator of CCRT's Human Rights Academy. Dianna has recently been invited to work on a Community Youth Media design team with Sasha Bruce Youthwork in Washington, D.C.