Marvel’s Super Heroes join the Internet Super Heroes at WiredSafety.org
On
Tuesday July 13th, Senator Stevens (US) is hosting a reception in the Capitol
for WiredSafety.org to help announce our collaboration with Marvel Comics, giving
us the exclusive right to use Marvel characters (including Spider-man, Hulk,
Spider girl, Green Goblin, X-Men, Fantastic Four and Blade, among others) to
teach online safety, privacy and responsible surfing, worldwide. It is at the
Capitol Building, the Mansfield Room, from 6 - 7:30 pm. A skit will be provided
by live Marvel superhero character actors highlighting the message that you
never really know whom you are talking to online.
The program will involve special comic books dedicated to all aspects of our
programs, from cyber-bullying, privacy, stranger danger, online security, safe
searching, where to report cybercrimes and abuse, how to handle online intellectual
property responsibly (starting with movies and software piracy), balance between
online and offline activities, safe e-commerce, identity theft, fraud and scams,
malicious code, etc.
The comics will be sponsored and distributed without charge. This is a worldwide
program and exclusive to WiredSafety.org.
In
addition, we will deliver live character appearances, from a simple Spider-man
appearance (accompanied in each case by one of our trained WiredSafety volunteers),
to larger multiple character shows will be used to provide online safety, privacy
and responsible surfing themed shows to schools, community groups, shopping
malls, retailers, libraries, state fairs, corporate events and large corporate
centers. These will be sponsored in part or in whole by corporations, foundations
and government funding. Certain approved and related products and services may
be promoted at these events to help defray the cost of delivery.
Marvel will be contributing a special edition comic, using all their star artists
and super heroes to deliver safe, private and responsible surfing messages,
each in one page illustrations. This special collectors' edition comic book
will retail for about $5.00 and will be a donation to our tax deductible program.
The original artwork will be sold at online auction, and the pages, as standalone
posters can be used (without charge) by schools, libraries and community groups
to promote our safe, private and responsible surfing programs.
This money will be used to jumpstart the program. Marvel has agreed to assist
us in finding sponsors from their long list of vendors and affiliates. We hope
to announce a contest shortly for children and teens to develop their own awareness
campaigns to teach others not to pirate movies or software.
Lastly, we are constructing a new free Web site, InternetSuperHeroes.org,
to promote the program and all youth online safety, privacy, security and responsible
surfing programs, using the characters and Spidey's Web to create clubs, lesson
plans for schools, printable and downloadable materials, all without charge.
The site will be run and owned by WiredKids.org
(our children's division), and charitable organization, and as such will be
able to communicate with children.
For six years I have been trying to find the right spokesperson for us that
resonates with kids around the world and who can't let us down by being charged
with lewd behavior, drug abuse, drunk driving, insider trading or sexual assault.
(That is only partially joking, unfortunately.)
We're going to need your help and the help of any others you can find :)
Thank you for all your support and continued help.
Parry Aftab
Follow this link to read the official
Press Release >>