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Hello, Network!

I've been an avid follower of the Aces Connection Blog contributions for quite some time but this is the first time I am posting to the Community and asking for help with my work in France.

I have signed on with a Paris-based French NGO to attract the attention of the US press to a super-creative project to raise awareness about early childhood education and care in France. The initiative is focused on an actual train that will visit 14 cities all around France over a period of 3 weeks this coming November with the mission of spreading awareness of recent discoveries about brain development in early childhood, ACEs, positive parenting, attachment theory, epigenetics, emotional development, learning environments, detecting and preventing violence against children, protecting children's rights, and international initatives underway. The train will visit 14 cities, 13 regions, and over 40,000 people (parents, grandparents, early childhood professionals, local politicians, etc.) are expected to visit the train and attend workshops and conferences on a variety of subjects in each city. What a way to jump-start awareness of the high stakes of young children's care environments!

So I'd like to ask the network for all potential press leads you might know of, whether individual bloggers, newpapers, magazines, TV and radio stations/ Programmes, NGOs - anyone and everyone you think might be interested in helping to spread the word about this amazing initiative in France.

I'm currently working on translating the website and press releases into English, but thought I would solicit your help in advance in compiling a list of press to whom I might send the information.

Many thanks to all of you in advance!

P.S. For any of you who speak French, you'll find the website at:       https://train-petite-enfance-parentalite.org

 

 

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Hi Helena:

It sounds SO fascinating. I love this idea. I can't wait to see pictures and hear how it goes! 

In addition to the press leads, I also think getting it into parent papers, periodicals and local Facebook and community groups can help. Parents and families are always looking for fun,  affordable or free things to do with kids, as extended family, etc. and this sounds different enough to maybe get photo and press attention locally.

Also, the "press" during the events can happen word of mouth with families as well if there's a fun photo stop at each one where families can take a picture and share it on social media. That can get some buzz and if it's traveling around different communities can familiarize people so when it comes to them they are like, "Hey, I've heard of that."

And again, that makes for great local stories as well. 

And local papers and libraries will often share stuff like this that's educational, family-oriented, etc. That's not exactly press but it's getting the word out and free and who knows what mommy or daddy blogger might see it, get interested, attend and write about it. 

Finally, if there's a way to get parents and kids (maybe high school age) volunteers, that's always good. Lots of kids are more at ease with older kids rather than adults. It makes it feel less like school or work. And kids spreading the word on their own is cooler and more appealing and often more effective than when we try to do it. So if local kids and groups and families can be connected that can only help for that word-of-mouth/social media sharing. I don't know if you have You Tube teens all the craze in France that would have a connection, interest or talk it up, but that's the way a lot of kids get reached - a lot more than TV. 

Please share after how it all goes so we can all learn lessons about every part of this. THANK YOU!

I'm also going to email you to see if there's a way we in Parenting with ACEs can help/support this. Cissy


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