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We're founded on the belief that pop culture is powerful. Ideas, attitudes, images & perspectives in film & impact how people think and act in real life. In short, #inclusionmatters.

One way to motivate kids to recycle: Show them how they're helping marine life. Octonauts is one show that teaches kids how to keep the oceans clean - lush and green. #AmericaRecyclesDay #tvtaughtme

How are kids to know what can be recycled and reused? The Magic School Bus came to the rescue for me as a kid! #AmericaRecyclesDay

TV & film can be a force for good - especially when it teaches kids to make recycling part of their daily life. #AmericaRecyclesDay

When we asked people what tv taught them about other people & issues all around us, we were happy to learn some learned to care from the environment from tv! #AmericaRecyclesDay

We love all of the enthusiasm around #AmericaRecyclesDay!

What a great idea!

You can live a full and rewarding life with diabetes. It’s manageable. #WorldDiabetesDay

Black Americans have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than white Americans. #Blackish took the topic beyond jokes to share a wellness approach with viewers

Shout out to #Blackish for demystifying diabetes by showing Dre’s diagnosis. The episode showed diabetes is serious. But it’s not a death sentence. goo.gl/L8pTBX #WorldDiabetesDay #tvtaughtme via: @bustle

(2/2) "... insulin prices are through the roof and how that’s wildly unfair. Some can’t afford it and they’re beginning to ration their dosage, and even dying as a result. It’s so upsetting to me that this happens. It’s just crazy and tragic.”- @AndrewDChapman #WorldDiabetesDay

(1/2) “… I really wanted to talk about and address on the show – that people who are rich and poor get different levels of healthcare in America, even if they’re seeing the same doctor" - @AndrewDChapman, via: @healthline bit.ly/2PYeiDc

Sometimes tv and film gets #diabetes wrong. Today, we want to show a couple of times when #tv got it right and expanded what we know about the condition. #WorldDiabetesDay

See you in the theatre on Friday to see #InstantFamily! #InclusionMatters #MeonScreen

GREAT example of the power of media @SyfyWire - and a sad one. Fortunately, filmmakers and studios can show more diverse portrayals of foster families so that all kids can say, "I see #meonscreen" #InclusionMatters

Side note: If you don't know these characters then you're missing all of the good tv. This @syfywire story explains: bit.ly/2PY7cyC

Jessica Jones. Emma Swan. Skye. They all present a single story. And, yes, these are true stories. But there's an irrefutable danger to showing only one side of foster care. #InclusionMatters

"In 2016 there were an estimated 437,465 children in foster care. And yet, there is an annual turnover rate of up to 50 percent for qualified foster homes. One reason for this is media reinforcement." via @SyfyWire

But then, again, media can undermine attempts to help kids find their forever families. #InclusionMatters