Community Partners
Austin Habitat for Humanity has served the Austin community since 1985, creating 197 affordable new homes with low-income families. Homes are created with volunteer labor and community funding, then sold to AHFH HomeBuyers with zero-interest mortgage loans. Each HomeBuyer participates in financial education programs and contributes some 400 hours of “sweat-equity”. For more information, visit www.austinhabitat.org.
Living Biography and Traffic Control
Produced by Living Biography, in conjunction with Lake of Fire Productions, the made-for-DVD film takes viewers on a journey of opinions, experiences, and perspectives from people across America on the topic of Internet pornography and how easy minors and business employees have access to it. From January to November 2006, Living Biography crews traveled around the nation and shot more than 200 hours of footage interviewing adult entertainment peddlers, ex-porn stars, psychological experts, business owners, technologists, Internet porn addicts, educators, members of the Free Speech Coalition, and hundreds of teenagers. The film also follows the efforts of Ralph Yarro to create the Internet Community Port Act (aka CP80 Internet Channel Initiative), a controversial piece of legislation that, for the first time, makes online pornography regulation possible without infringing on First Amendment rights.
Traffic Control captures a controversial and important debate around First Amendment rights, society's obligation to protect children from unwanted and graphic Internet content, and an alternative solution called the Internet Community Port Act that could change the Internet as we know it.
Traffic Control is the first of three full-length films slated to follow the affect of Internet pornography on our society, and America's demand to regulate it. Traffic Control screenings are being arranged in cities across the country, and as a call to action towards providing a safe Internet experience for today’s children, a free 'action kit' providing the tools needed to fight against unregulated Internet pornography
For more information: www.trafficcontrolthemovie.com
Indiana PTA
The mission of the Indiana PTA is to empower and engage parents to have a positive impact on student achievement, success in school, and in life. PTA continues to advocate for children in schools, in communities, before governmental bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children. This partnership is an opportunity to provide resources and tools for parents to keep children safe while utilizing technology via the internet. As it was over 110 years ago, our work is more important than ever. This partnership will provide support to families, schools and communities throughout Indiana and beyond. The Indiana PTA office is located in Indianapolis and may be contacted at 317-357-5881 or www.indianapta.org.
PTA (and New York State (NYS) PTA, the first state organization) is celebrating its 110 th anniversary, and is the largest child advocacy organization in the nation. NYS PTA believes that every child deserves excellence in education and in quality of life, and speaks for every child with one voice. NYS PTA has over 350,000 members in over 1500 units.
As part of its advocacy program, PTA works to inform and educate parents, students and communities on the dangers associated with Internet, wireless and other electronic communication; works to heighten parents' technologic awareness and skills and encourage the use of cyber safety strategies to ensure the safety of children and youth; and works with collaborating partners and others to advocate for the protection of children and youth in a cyber world. To learn more about New York State PTA, please visit us at www.nyspta.org.
Utah PTA
The mission of the Utah PTA is to help every child realize his full potential. To that end, the organization advocates for, and speaks on behalf of children and youth. It encourages positive involvement in all facets of a child's life and assists in developing skills to raise and protect children and youth. The Utah PTA promotes the welfare of children and youth in their homes, schools, communities, and places of worship. The organization supports the goals of the National PTA, to assist parents in developing the skills they need to raise and protect their children, and to encourage parent and public involvement in the public schools of this nation.
For more information: www.utahpta.org
Famster
Developed with the needs of today's Internet-savvy family in mind, Famster offers people a place to celebrate and nurture their family lifestyle. Famster is the only online community to combine best-of-class networking tools and accessible expert advice that aids in the development of a more fulfilling life. Famster members can blog, share photos and video, create virtual scrapbooks, keep track of dates and addresses, instant message, email and so much more, all in a private environment.
For more information: http://www.famster.com
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