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YOU concerned about :
The
escalation of pornography and child pornography on the Internet. There are over 372 million porn web pages! (Internet Watchdog Committees 2005)
The easy availability of pornographic and sexually explicit
publications
The increase in pornographic material in the guise of men's
magazines displayed in family shopping outlets
The ever-increasing exposure of our children and young people
to sexually explicit, loveless material on TV, particularly
porn films in "adult entertainment" slots
The proliferation of adult premises ("sex-shops")
The pornographic videos in your local outlets
AIDS - especially the escalation amongst young people
The avalanche of advertising of "sexual services" in
the daily newspapers
What YOU can do:
- Complain and speak out against offensive material - magazines, books, videos, films, computer games, music lyrics by writing to the Film and Publication Board especially when the existing age-restrictions appear inadequate. It is equally important to speak or preferably write to the distributor or advertiser.
- Be aware of and react to porn-type men's magazines freely available in stores by requesting management to remove them. Specific sexually explicit content should be reported to the Film and Publication Board, quoting the date of the magazine, page and title of article.
- Any offensive adverts e.g. on TV or in print, should be reported in writing to the Advertising Standards Authority. Be specific.
- Report any form of child pornography - real or simulated - to the Child Porn Hotline 0800 148 148 or the police.
FOR OBJECTIONABLE TV AND RADIO PROGRAMS
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If you know the date, time, name of program and station write to the Broadcasting Complaints Commission (B.C.C.S.A.) within 3 months. Send copies to the Minister of Communication, ICASA and the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs. If B.C.C.S.A.'s reply or subsequent judgement is unsatisfactory write again to the Minister of Communication and also send copies as above.
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If you have insufficient specific details to warrant writing to B.C.C.S.A., send complaints re offensive programs to the Minister of Communications with copies to ICASA and the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs. Use the same route to voice your opinion about sexually explicit/violent TV content in general.
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Complain by phone or letter to the broadcasting station concerned.
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| NOTE: S.T.O.P would appreciate receiving copies of any letters re TV by e-mail, fax or post. This is important to facilitate future actions. |
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- Express your opinion in the media, e.g. write letters to newspapers, magazines and participate in "phone-in" radio programs.
- Lobby your local councillor or M.P. to formulate regulations to control the location and numbers of "sex-shops".
- Support and encourage local stores who do not stock sexually explicit material. Voice your objections to those who do.
- Do not buy products advertised in an offensive way or which are advertised during sexually explicit or excessively violent TV programs. Let the advertiser know you are doing this.
- Educate your children on the harm of porn and undesirable sexually explicit material.
- Educate the public by speaking up if you have been addicted to, or are a victim of pornography.
- Establish your own community watchdog group and support similar organisations should there be a protest demonstration, anti-porn campaign, etc.
link to USEFUL ADDRESSES
STARTING YOUR OWN GROUP
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