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About Long Island Citizens for Community Values

Long Island Citizens for Community Values (LICCV) works to protect women, children and families in the Digital Age. Our mission is to Educate and Empower children, youth and adults about the risks of unregulated content being accessed via Digital Devices (tablets and smartphones) including; cyber-bullying, sexting and indecent & obscene material on all digital devices. We also address impaired cognitive development due to digital use over load. As well we provide services to assist families manage the time their children spend on their Digital Devices (tablets and smartphones). We accomplish this through various seminars and workshops in cooperation with towns, villages, municipalities, community libraries and schools. We share several digital solutions that are available and proven to be effective for accountability, communication and filtering inappropriate harmful content. Notable Milestones - In 1996, LICCV was instrumental in passing the law sponsored by Sen. Owen Johnson making possessing child pornography a felony in NY State. Up until then it was against the law to produce it or sell it but you could possess all you wanted. In 1998, LICCV was instrumental in assisting a New York City Council lead by then Mayor Giuliani in cleaning up Times Square. Through this effort 129 sexually oriented businesses were removed. In 2004, LICCV met with Attorney General J. Ashcroft at the Justice Department and received a commitment that his administration would enforce all federal obscenity laws and prosecute all those that violate them. In 2007 , LICCV met with Attorney General R. Gonzalez who also gave his commitment to prosecute and enforce obscenity. In addition LICCV received the highest award presented to any organization or person from the New York State Assembly; The New York State Assembly Excelsior Award

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