And if you're a teacher, you'll want to write to parents. Below is a sample press release and a sample letter to parents. Adapt them to your own activities. Last year 4 million people and 25,000 schools turned off their televisions for a week, rediscovering their friends, their families and the sound of their own thoughts. They've responded well because they know how television drains the life out of a community.
Teachers know how TV saps children's creativity and attention spans.
Turning off TV, even for just a week, is great idea. It doubles your free time and puts you back into your real life. The event began in the United States, where it was organised by a group called TV Free America. This is the second year that the event has run in Britain, organised by White Dot, a quarterly anti-television magazine. Thistown will be joined by people turning off all over the country.