{"id":311,"date":"2011-11-28T14:59:22","date_gmt":"2011-11-28T14:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mema\/?p=311"},"modified":"2011-11-28T14:59:22","modified_gmt":"2011-11-28T14:59:22","slug":"dhs-anuncia-alianza-con-la-major-league-soccer-para-campana-si-ve-algo-diga-algo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mdem\/2011\/11\/28\/dhs-anuncia-alianza-con-la-major-league-soccer-para-campana-si-ve-algo-diga-algo\/","title":{"rendered":"DHS anuncia alianza con la Major League Soccer para campa\u00f1a \u201cSi ve algo, diga algo\u2122\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON\u2014<\/strong>\u00a0The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced a new partnership between the DHS \u201cIf You See Something, Say Something\u2122\u201d public awareness campaign and Major League Soccer (MLS)\u2014highlighting the Department\u2019s partnership with the sports industry to ensure the safety and security of the employees, players and fans.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEach of us has a role to play in helping keep America safe, and time and again, we have seen the value of public vigilance in thwarting terrorism and crime,\u201d said Secretary Napolitano. \u201cPromoting the simple, but effective \u201cIf You See Something, Say Something\u2122\u201d message during the MLS Cup and throughout the MLS season is a significant step in ensuring the safety of the players, spectators and employees.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Department\u2019s \u201cIf You See Something, Say Something\u2122\u201d partnership with the MLS Cup will feature a \u201cIf You See Something, Say Something\u2122\u201d graphic that will aired on the video board during the MLS Cup championship game in Carson City, Calif. Safety messaging will also be printed on the back of MLS Cup credentials for staff, players, and volunteers and in game day programs distributed to fans. Throughout the MLS season \u201cIf You See Something, Say Something\u2122\u201d campaign graphics appeared on video boards and on the MLS website, and the \u201cIf You See Something, Say Something\u2122\u201d Public Service Announcement was read at games.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMajor League Soccer is pleased to partner with the Department of Homeland Security on the \u201cIf You See Something, Say Something\u2122\u201d campaign,\u201d said MLS Executive Vice President Nelson Rodriguez. \u201cWe encourage our millions of fans to heed this simple message and help keep all of us safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The \u201cIf You See Something, Say Something\u2122\u201d campaign\u2014originally implemented by New York City\u2019s Metropolitan Transportation Authority and now licensed to DHS for a nationwide campaign\u2014is a simple and effective program to engage the public and key frontline employees to identify and report indicators of terrorism, crime and other threats to the proper transportation and law enforcement authorities.<\/p>\n

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Over the past year, DHS has collaborated with federal, state, local and private sector partners, as well as the Department of Justice, to expand the \u201cIf You See Something, Say Something\u2122\u201d campaign and the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative\u2014an administration effort to train state and local law enforcement to recognize behaviors and indicators related to terrorism, crime and other threats; standardize how those observations are documented and analyzed; and ensure the sharing of those reports with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) led Joint Terrorism Task Forces for further investigation.<\/p>\n

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Recent \u201cIf You See Something, Say Something\u2122\u201d campaign partnerships with the sports industry include DHS partnerships with Major League Baseball during the play-offs and the 2011 World Series, Oklahoma University NCAA 2011 football and basketball seasons, and several National Football League teams including; the Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, and the San Diego Chargers.<\/p>\n

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DHS will continue to expand the \u201cIf You See Something, Say Something\u2122\u201d campaign nationally to help America\u2019s businesses, communities and citizens remain vigilant and play an active role in keeping the country safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON\u2014\u00a0The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced a new partnership between the DHS \u201cIf You See Something, Say Something\u2122\u201d public awareness campaign and Major League Soccer (MLS)\u2014highlighting the Department\u2019s partnership with the sports industry to ensure the safety and security of the employees, players and fans.   \u201cEach of us has a role to  Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[74,179],"class_list":["post-311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-dhs","tag-mls"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t