Fighting pornography is a
year-round challenge. Here
are activities an individual or
group can do during WRAP Week
and throughout the year
White Ribbon design by Cheryl Ally. |
White Ribbon Against Pornography Week 2008
Sunday, October 26
through Sunday, November 2
|
White Ribbon Against Pornography Week 2008
Morality in Media asks every American concerned about the floodtide of pornography pouring into our nation's communities, homes, and children's minds to do one or more of the following in conjunction with the White Ribbon Against Pornography (WRAP) Week, which runs this year from Sunday, October 26, through Sunday, November 2, 2008.
Wear a WRAP lapel pin!
Put a WRAP magnet on your car!
Display white ribbons!
To order your WRAP enamel lapel pin and your WRAP car magnet, go online to the new website, www.wrapfamily.com
Plastic lapel ribbons can be purchased [30 cents each, with minimum order of 100] from: The Burbridge Foundation, 3701 NW 42, Oklahoma City, OK 73112 Tel: (405) 946-3698 Email: BobBurLane@aol.com
How Lancaster, Pa. participates in WRAP
This article will give you ideas for organizing a local WRAP Campaign.
Bobbie Burbridge Lane Has a Plan for WRAP Week and Beyond
Mrs. Lane is president of the Burbridge Foundation in Oklahoma City and chair of Fight Against Pornography, American Mothers, Inc.
Special 8-page MIM WRAP Campaign Newsletter
Letter to Presidential Candidates
Other WRAP Week Activities:
- Make copies of the attached What you can do to combat pornography during WRAP Week and throughout the year flyer and distribute to concerned family members, friends and co-workers, to members of your church (can be folded as a bulletin insert), and to the general public (e.g., in front of a store that sells pornography or at a shopping mall). It's an inexpensive way to get the word out!
- Tell others about the www.ObscenityCrimes.org website. Use the text at this link to promote ObscenityCrimes.org as a model for a letter to family, friends, church or other organization members or to the editor of your local newspaper. Complaints about Internet pornography submitted to the website are forwarded to the Justice Department and to the U.S. Attorney in each federal district where a complaint originated. Available in MSWord and PDF formats.
- Ask your state prosecutor to enforce state obscenity laws. A model request letter, which you can photocopy and give to others, is available in MS Word format.
If you don't know who your state prosecutor is, contact your local police department.
- Ask your Governor, State Legislature, Mayor, or City Council to issue a Proclamation in conjunction with the White Ribbon Against Pornography Campaign. A model Proclamation, which you can photocopy and give to others, is available in the MSWord format.
Alaska, Maine, New Mexico, Vermont and W. Virginia do not have a statewide obscenity law, and Montana and S. Dakota have unworkable laws. These states need new obscenity laws. [Maine, New Mexico and S. Dakota allow local control of obscenity.] In Oregon and Hawaii, state courts invalidated [OR] or gutted [HA] obscenity laws. Amendments to state constitutions are needed in these two states. Morality in Media’s legal department can help draft a new or amended state obscenity law or, if the State Supreme Court has invalidated the law, an amendment to a state constitution.
NOTE: IF YOU RECEIVE A REPLY FROM YOUR GOVERNOR OR PROSECUTOR, PLEASE SEND A COPY TO MORALITY IN MEDIA, 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE, NEW YORK, NY 10115.
Additional resources
Sample Sermons for WRAP Week
Ask your priest, minister, or rabbi to use these as notes for preaching against pornography, especially during Pornography Awareness Week.
Join the Fight Against Pornography!
Here's some wise words from Betty Wein (1927-1994) on why your efforts are needed in the fight against porn. Until her passing, Betty was the public affairs director of Morality in Media.
How the White Ribbon Campaign Began
The White Ribbon Campaign was created by a dedicated woman in 1987. Find out what she did.
Additional helpful Information:
The Porn Problem and Solutions
Help for Porn Victims and Addicts
Help for Parents