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CCFC to Disney: We Will Not Be Silenced
Advocacy group vows to continue its important work on behalf of children.
After ten incredibly successful years, the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood has been forced to leave the Judge Baker Children’s Center (JBCC), a Harvard-affiliated children’s mental health center in Boston. JBCC’s decision to end its affiliation with CCFC came after representatives from the Walt Disney Company contacted the Center following CCFC’s victorious campaign to persuade Disney to offer refunds on its Baby Einstein videos. Don't let Disney silence us> | Read the Press Release> | Read the New York Times article> |
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Register Now!
CCFC's Consuming Kids Summit: Market Values, Human Values and the Lives of Children. Boston - April 8-10.
Join CCFC and leading activists, scholars, and authors for the only national conference devoted to stopping the commercial exploitation of children. Confirmed speakers already include Annie Leonard, Lenore Skenazy, Tim Kasser, Enola Aird, Diane Levin, Susan Linn, Lyn Mikel Brown, Sharon Lamb and Nancy Carlsson Paige - with many, many more to come! Register today! Learn More> |
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Tell Nick: "Naughty" Games are Not for Young Children
Nickelodeon is promoting sexualized and violent video games to children as young as preschoolers. CCFC has launched a letter-writing campaign demanding that Nick stop promoting -- and linking to -- Addictinggames.com, on its websites for children.Take Action> | Learn More> | Read the Press Release> |
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Health Education Does Not Go Better With Coke: CCFC Urges AAFP to End Coca-Cola Partnership
Things don’t always go better with Coke. That’s why the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood has launched a letter-writing campaign urging the American Academy of Family Physicians to end a planned partnership with the Coca-Cola Company. Take Action> | Learn More> | Read the Press Release> |
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Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood
Consuming Kids, a new film from The Media Education Foundation featuring CCFC staff and Steering Committee members, takes a powerful look at how corporations relentlessly target children and the impact of that marketing. It's also the perfect organizing tool to raise awareness about the commercialization of childhood. That's why CCFC members all over the country are hosting screenings of Consuming Kids in their communities. Find a Screening> | Host a Screening> | Watch the Trailer> |
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Parents' Protests Pay Off!
The Song Is Over for BusRadio
After a three-year campaign by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, BusRadio - the highly controversial company that planned to "take targeted student marketing to the next level" - has ceased operations. BusRadio had hoped to play its highly commercialized broadcasts for students on buses around the country, but CCFC and its network of parent activists opposed the company's plans at every turn. Learn More> | Read the Press Release> |
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After Victory Over Disney, Group [CCFC] Loses Its Lease
New York Times, March 9, 2009 |
Most Food & Entertainment Companies Get Failing Grade for Policies on Marketing Food to Children
Center for Science in the Public Interest, March 9, 2010 |
Kick Back and Endure Being Bored and Uncomfortable
The Sydney Morning Herald, March 8, 2010 |
Study: Violent Video Game Play Makes More Aggressive Kids
U.S. News & World Report, March 3, 2010 |
Cross-promotions Replace TV Junk Food Advertising
Australian Food News, March 3, 2010 |
Marketing Works on Preschoolers: Study
CBC News, March 2, 2010 |
Kids and Advertising: Mommy That's My Bestest Brand
The Globe and Mail, March 1, 2010 |
Too Much Media Could Hurt Kids' Health: Study
CBC News, March 1, 2010 |
More Towns Seeking Sponsors, Ads to Balance Books
Boston Globe, February 28, 2010 |
Hey, Kids, Look! Look! Over here! Buy This Food-Like Product! Kids! Yoo-hoo!
LA Times, February 25, 2010 |
Neural Advertising: The Sounds We Can't Resist
Time, February 22, 2010 |
Once Skeptics, Brands Drink the Facebook Kool-Aid
Ad Age, February 22, 2010 |
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