Hundreds of Teens Rally in Times Square, Feb. 8

While "Change" Is on the Lips of Presidential Candidates, Teens Enact Change

NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2008—Representing a movement of more than 400,000 teens, hundreds of teens will gather for the RECREATE '08 rally on Military Island in Times Square Feb. 8, 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. EST.

WHAT: Teen Mania's RECREATE '08 Rally

The rally will highlight teens' concerns about the toll today's pop culture is taking on their generation and its "starlet" icons.  The teens will showcase what they themselves are doing to RECREATE entertainment, fashion, the arts and the Internet to positively influence their peers. Fueled by their faith, these teens are gaining experience in order to create a healthier pop culture "cool factor" for their generation and generations to come.

WHEN: Friday, Feb. 8, 2008 at 3:30 p.m.  EST

WHERE: Times Square, New York, Military Island, across from MTV Studios

MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES:

• Texting the Presidential Candidates:

  At the rally, hundreds of teens gathered will TEXT in their No. 1 concern to prioritize the Top 8 Teen Concerns - including youth exposure to Internet pornography, the AIDS pandemic and media glamorization of drugs, sex and alcohol-which will be sent to presidential candidates following the rally
   

• Visuals:

  Some 300 teens on Military Island in the act of RE-creating some of the products they've produced for their generation including:
  
  - Videos on Panasonic jumbo-tron
  - Video that aired on MTV2's Headbangers Ball
  - Video that became part of Bono's ONE campaign
  - Art mosaic (24' x 15')
  - Graffiti/art
  - Dance
  - And more . . .
   

• Interviews:

  Teens who are RE-creating pop culture including:
  
  - 14-year-old activist Brittany Serra who lobbied a national retailer to remove provocative Christmas tree ornaments from store shelves
  - 17-year-old former gang member Zim Tahir
  - 18-year-old former "cutter" Nina Rigely
  - 19-year-old production protégé Katherine Haller, an intern at Teen Mania's Center for Creative Media
  - Teen Mania founder Ron Luce, once a self-described "teenage party animal" who has spoken to   more than 12 million teenagers in more than 50 countries
  - And more . . . 

Following the rally, more than 10,000 teens will gather at New Jersey's Izod Center for a two-day Teen Mania RECREATE '08 event featuring: New York Yankees' pitcher Mariano Rivera, Sean Hannity, six-time GRAMMY® Award winner Kirk Franklin, Bishop T.D. Jakes, and Teen Mania founder, Ron Luce.

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