MEDIA ADVISORY - Celebrities say it's time to "man-up" against child sexual
exploitation

AJ Buckley, Manoj Sood and Rick Campanelli speak out in edgy PSA

TORONTO, Oct. 25 /CNW/ -

WHO:	Manoj Sood, Campaign participant (PSA), Actor- Little Mosque on the Prairie
	Rosalind Prober, C.M., President, Beyond Borders
	Arthur Lockhart, Founder/Board Member, The Gatehouse
	Ritchie Lanys, The Gatehouse, campaign participant (video)

WHAT: Beyond Borders, Canada's global voice against child sexual exploitation, launches phase II of its Man-to-Man public awareness campaign. The launch will unveil:

• Hard-hitting public service announcements (to air on TV) featuring CSI: NY actor, AJ Buckley, Little Mosque on the Prairie actor, Manoj Sood and Rick Campanelli, co-host of ET Canada.
• Four adults sexually exploited as children with a message to offenders on a Web-based video.

The campaign urges all men, including those who offend, to take action to end the demand for sex with children. Participants listed above available for individual interviews following a brief presentation.

WHERE: The Assembly Hall Community Cultural Centre, 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive, Toronto, Ontario.

WHEN: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 11:00 a.m. - Noon.

About Beyond Borders
Beyond Borders is the Canadian representative of ECPAT International (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and the Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes) operating in 75 countries around the world. beyondborders.org

The Gatehouse
A supporter of the Man-to-Man campaign, The Gatehouse is a child friendly, neutral location where children and their families can be interviewed by investigating officers and child welfare personnel during child abuse investigations. It also offers support services for adult survivors of childhood abuse. thegatehouse.org

For further information:

Deborah Zanke, [phone], [email protected]