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TV Turnoff Week, 20-26th April 2009 It’s TV Turnoff Week. Now in it’s 12th Year, this movement is expanding across the globe. Participating countries this year are UK, US, Germany, France, Spain and Canada. Last year an estimated 5 million people took part in the event. Switching off their televisions for a whole week and doing much more fun things instead. There has excellent press this year. See the full page feature in this weekend's Financial Times Take part in TV Turnoff Week 2009. It is very easy and you will love it. All you need to do in unplug your aeriel, put a blanket over your screen or better still, stick it in a cupboard. Let us know how you are getting on with TV Turnoff week, what you are up to and if you actually missed the telly at all. There are posters to download on the website and an information pack on our Pre-TV Generation Archive project. We are especially interested to hear from families, teachers or professionals working with children who may help with this. ENJOY TV TURNOFF WEEK 2009. If you are new to TV Turnoff Week, then here are some ideas of other things to do instead of watching the box this week: Invite over friends or family you haven’t seen Pick up your local what’s on guide and get out to see live entertainment Fix up your bike and take it out for a ride Walk around the neighbourhood, go to places you have never been to before Go to bed really early with your lover, partner - or a book Go though your stuff and sell things on ebay or do a car boot sale Listen to some new music Pay someone a surprise visit Dust off your cookery books and cook something amazing Get a new piece of technology e.g. An MP3 Player and work out how to use it Participate in a local event Join a political party Doing something totally wild and tell us all about it TV Turnoff Posters Challenge your work or classmates to get out of the box for a week! Download our TV Turnoff 2009 poster from the links at the top of this page, print it out and make photocopies. Put them up in the kitchens, cafeterias, pubs and train stations. Stick them over any poster for a TV show! Make people curious about the life they're missing. (You'll need Adobe Acrobat.)
Help build the Pre-TV Generation Archive White Dot is compiling an archive of the last pre-TV generation, and we need your help. This TV Turnoff Week we are asking everyone, especially children, to speak with older adults and ask them about life before television. It's the world where all of humanity lived for millions of years and we have a great deal to learn from its last inhabitants. Download our activity sheet for your kids or your classroom. (You'll need Adobe Acrobat.) Ask people what games they played, how they met with friends and what the streets were like before we all went inside and got boring. Then type their answers into our online archive, here.

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White Dot and TV-B-Gone Zap Ruined Diners and Cafes for TV Turnoff Week
Brighton Residents Take to the Streets
Ruined Diners Materials
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