New York, NY -- The “Enough is Enough” Campaign against corporate sponsorship of visual images and lyrical messages that degrade women glorify violence and negatively portray blacks and Latino men as pimps, gangsters and thugs comes to New York.  The campaign regards Viacom as one of the leading media outlets for production and distribution of offensive lyrical and visual content that sexually objectifies women and stereotypes men of color.  Beginning this Saturday, October 20th, at 12:00 noon EDT we will protest outside the Manhattan residence of Philippe P. Dauman, President and CEO of Viacom, Inc. located on East 65th Street between Lexington and Park Avenues.   

A press conference will be held at the site of the rally @ 1:00 p.m. EDT.

Supporters of this campaign include Rev. Al Sharpton of the National Action Network; Dr. E. Faye Williams the Chair of the National Congress of Black Women; noted human rights activist Dick Gregory; Rose S. Afriyie of the National Organization for Women; Keith Silver, President of the DC Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and several New York City Pastors and their congregations.

 

The campaign is inviting the hip-hop community, women’s groups, Latino organizations, the faith community, and all those concerned to join the weekly rally.   Supporters can take the F Train to the 63rd Street Station or the 4 Train to the 68th Street Hunter College Station.  

The organization will continue its Saturday rally outside the Washington DC residence of Debra L. Lee, President and CEO of Black Entertainment Television Networks from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. with a Press Conference onsite at 2:00 p.m.

For more information or to schedule an interview with Rev. Delman L. Coates regarding this campaign, visit the www.EnoughIsEnoughCampaign.com website or send an email to: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it