The Creative Coalition partners with
the
National Task Force on Children's Safety
The inaugural gathering of
The
National Task Force on Children's Safety, led by The
Creative Coalition and Safety4KidsŪ convened on Tuesday,
June 5th in Washington, DC on Capitol Hill.
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi presided
as Honorary Chair. Other attendees included a bipartisan
group of Congressional leadership, as well as leaders
representing American Academy of Pediatrics, National
PTA, American University, Association of Public
Television Stations, American Red Cross, Business
Software Alliance, Cable in the Classroom, Corporation
for Public Broadcasting, Christian Coalition of America,
International Society for Technology in Education,
Microsoft, National Automobile Dealer Association,
National School Board Association, National Association
for the Education of Young Children, Parenting, PBS,
Time Warner, Inc. and Tufts University who
came together with representatives from the
entertainment industry to discuss important issues as
they relate to children's safety, particularly on the
Internet.
The Task Force will advocate on behalf of young children
and determine next steps in encouraging that media
literacy and Internet safety is prioritized in the minds
of parents, educators and legislators.
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