Greetings!
 Will you join us in a walk to help break the link between media violence and youth violence and suicide? This year, MDR is participating in Be the Cause's 10th Annual Walk for Hope! We are raising awareness and FUNDS to help bring MDR's Media Awareness Peer Mentor Program to 6 Los Angeles County High Schools this year! By training teenagers to be critical thinkers, decision makers, conscious consumers and creators of media, we work to help break the link between media violence and teenage acts of violence. Walk for hope and help MDR raise funds for its Media Education Peer Mentor Program. Your efforts and donations will ensure a FREE Mentor Program to Southern California students. Proceeds will help cover the costs of curriculum, materials, students training sessions, and student-lead workshops. For details on how to join us, please see below! In service, Shaunelle Curry Director | Mother's Day Radio www.mothersdayradio.org Empowering communities and engendering respect through responsible media solutions. |
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10th Annual Walk for Hope
Saturday, October 15, 2011 10:00am
(Walk will be followed by an outdoor concert)
El Dorado Park, 7550 East Spring Street, Long Beach, CA
3.5 kilometers walk of pure goodness
Parking is $7, Registration is FREE
To register visit: http://www.bethecause.org/blog/?p=1435
Register TODAY. Contact Estella@mothersdayradio.org
Help us reach our $17,000 Goal!
To help us reach this goal, join our team on Crowdrise at:
http://www.crowdrise.com/WalkForHope/fundraiser/EstellaChurch
1. Click Join Team
2. Create your personal page
3. Share with friends and family
4. Start Fun-Raising
To make a direct donation, visit our Crowdrise page at:
http://www.crowdrise.com/WalkForHope/fundraiser/EstellaChurch
1. Click Donate Now
Prizes and Incentives
MDR will be giving away prizes to the top 3 Project Team Members.
The first Project Team Members to reach the goals below WINS!
(Prizes to be determined and will be given to winner at walk)
Raise $500 to Earn 1st Place Prize
Raise $300 to Earn 2nd Place Prize
Raise $100 to Earn 3rd Place Prize
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FYI (For Your Information)
Do you know how many hours a day youth ages 8-18 years old devote to entertainment media?
According to a 2010 Kaiser Family Foundation study, they devote 7 hours and 38 minutes a day. For Black and Latino youth, that number jumps to 13 hours a day devoted to entertainment media. And unfortunately, Black and Latino people are disproportionately represented as violent, poor, uneducated, immoral and sexually promiscuous in media messages.
Overexposure to degrading media messages results in these teens normalizing and emulating violent and risky behavior. Studies now link overexposure to degrading media with increased rates of sexually transmitted diseases, aggressive behavior, school violence, incarceration rates, gang culture and suicide among teens.
To help break the link between media violence and teen violence and suicide, please visit www.mothersdayradio.org
or email us at
info@mothersdayradio.org
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Mother's Day Radio
Mission Statement
Mother's Day Radio (MDR) is a community driven initiative whose mission is to:
1. Engender respect for the lives of women and marginalized youth by advancing media portrayals of them that depict the inherent value, worth, and honor of their humanity.
2. Foster agency in the lives of disenfranchised individuals by providing them with opportunities to influence and advocate for media portrayals that respectfully represent them.
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