OVERVIEW

Court TV has a long-standing commitment to keeping America safe through educating young people. In today's tumultuous times, parents and educators around the world are looking for positive models and tools that promote unity and understanding. Now, more than ever, teaching respect and celebrating diversity are global imperatives.

Court TV is proud to present We Are Family: Educating our Children for a Safer World, a public service and education initiative that connects young people worldwide in a spirit of unity and diversity. This special initiative is part of Court TV's public affairs program, Keep America Safe.

Court TV's partners in this initiative are the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Operation Respect, Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, the United Nations Department of Public Information and the We Are Family Foundation (WAFF).

Court TV and its partners will release an accompanying resource guide, designed for Pre-K to 12th grade teachers and students with classroom activities and tools for teaching and learning about the critical issues of diversity and acceptance. These important tools can be adopted for in-home use and the after-school environment.

Both the We Are Family: Educating our Children for a Safer World live Webcast event and resource guide will be available on Court TV's Web site (www.courttv.com/saferworld) free of charge. Used separately or together, these educational tools offer young people the opportunity to explore their feelings with trusted adults and to enhance their appreciation for diversity.

Who will benefit from using these free materials?

• Pre-K-12 classrooms and assemblies
  
  
• Guidance counselors
  
  
• Youth groups and clubs
  
  
• Community organizations and law enforcement youth programs
  
  
• After school programs
  
  
• Families
  
  

THE RESOURCE GUIDE
The We Are Family: Educating Our Children for a Safer World Resource Guide features a broad range of activities and messages. The lessons focus on issues and attitudes that affect youth on a daily basis, including stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination. Each activity was created by a leading education expert and has been used successfully in classrooms and after-school programs around the country. All are constructed to help children and adults work together to develop the skills and understanding that foster respect for one's self and for others. The messages contained in these materials are timeless and without boundaries. Young people around the world will surely connect with the content of this guide.

> To download a PDF version of the Guide, visit the Resource Guide page.

> Visit the Video Highlights page to watch highlights  of workshops held in New York City kindergarten, elementary, middle and high schools using activities in the Resource Guide.

About the LIVE EVENT
On Monday, November 17, 2003, Court TV and its partners will join together to produce a live musical and educational event at the United Nations to connect young people worldwide in celebration of UNESCO's "International Day of Tolerance". This one-hour live Web-cast will be hosted by NBC's Today show host Al Roker, a passionate advocate for America's youth and the voice and face for Court TV's Keep America Safe initiative. The program will include videos of workshops held in New York City kindergarten, elementary, middle and high schools using activities in the We Are Family: Educating our Children for a Safer World Resource Guide, live musical performances, presentations by the leaders of each partner organization and interaction with students.

Viewing the Live Event
November 17, 2003
1pm (Eastern Time)
This program airs live via broadband technology on Court TV's Web site at www.courttv.com/saferworld; the United Nation's Web site at www.un.org/webcast; and the WAFF Web site at www.wearefamilyfoundation.com (RealPlayer required).

LIVE EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

• Mrs. Nane Annan, lawyer, painter and wife of UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan will provide welcoming remarks.
  
  
• Producer/songwriter Nile Rodgers' special music video including over 100 beloved children's characters singing their rendition of his world renowned song "We Are Family," co-written with his late partner Bernard Edwards.
  
  
• Using resources created in partnership with Sesame Workshop, the Anti-Defamation League's A WORLD OF DIFFERENCEŽ Institute will demonstrate programs designed to encourage children to appreciate diversity at an age when the seed of prejudice can begin to take root.
  
  
• Peter Yarrow, of the legendary folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, and founder of Operation Respect, will sing "Don't Laugh at Me," a song that is part of a program that uses music to reach the hearts of children and educators to help create safe and respectful school environments.
  
  
• The Peer Trainers from the Anti-Defamation League's A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® will demonstrate their skills using material developed by ADL and Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation.
  
  
• Mattie J.T. Stepanek, a 13-year old best selling author/poet and peacemaker, whose amazing story of living with muscular dystrophy has inspired millions of children and adults worldwide, will play a special role in the event.
  
  
• The United Nations International School Concert Choir will showcase their voices to global listeners in a very special rendition of "We Are Family" for the program's finale. Using the Resource Guide Parents, family members, educators and community leaders know that young people are concerned about the world around them and need to talk about their concerns. Together we can engage youth in activities that empower them to make wise decisions. Together we are responsible for nurturing and educating young people. We need to create opportunities for them to share their viewpoints and develop positive attitudes toward themselves and others. The guide provides a series of lessons, one each for the pre-school, elementary, middle and high-school levels and is available for download on Court TV's website at www.courttv.com/saferworld.