Cross County Connection would like to notify our schools of this program if they are looking for ways to address current events with their families.
CNN
and
Sesame Street
join once again this Saturday for a new Town Hall to help kids and families discuss racism and the protests taking place nationwide, build empathy and embrace diversity.
The hour-long special,
Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism
,
will be hosted by CNN commentator
Van Jones
and CNN anchor
Erica Hill
, along with
Sesame Street
’s
Big Bird
, on
Saturday, June 6 at 10 a.m. ET
on CNN, CNN International and CNN en Español.
Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism
will also include
Sesame Street
Muppets
Abby Cadabby
,
Elmo and his dad Louie, Gabrielle
and
Rosita
, alongside cast members
Roscoe Orman
and
Sonia Manzano
, and Sesame Workshop Senior Vice President of U.S. Social Impact
Dr. Jeanette Betancourt
.
The special will stream live without requiring a log-in on
CNN.com
’s homepage and across mobile devices via CNN’s apps for iOS and Android. It can also be viewed on
CNNgo
(at
CNN.com/go
on your desktop, smartphone and iPad, and via CNNgo apps for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Chromecast and Android TV), and will be available on demand to subscribers via cable/satellite systems, CNNgo platforms and CNN mobile apps.
About Sesame Workshop
Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit educational organization behind
Sesame Street
, the pioneering television show that has been reaching and teaching children since 1969. Today, Sesame Workshop is an innovative force for change, with a mission to help kids everywhere grow smarter, stronger, and kinder. We’re present in more than 150 countries, serving vulnerable children through a wide range of media, formal education, and philanthropically-funded social impact programs, each grounded in rigorous research and tailored to the needs and cultures of the communities we serve. For more information, please visit
www.sesameworkshop.org
.
