Introducing the Alliance of Youth Movements Summit
Join Whoopi Goldberg, Host of ABC’s “The View”, key members of President-Elect Obama’s New Media Team, Dustin Moskovitz, Co-Founder, Facebook, James K. Glassman, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State and Oscar Morales, Founder, One Million Voices Against the FARC, as they engage inspiring leaders of youth movements from around the world to discuss how to change the world by building grassroots movements on the web at the first annual Alliance of Youth Movements Summit.
Watch & Discuss Live
With so many challenging events unfolding around the world, the Summit offers a unique chance to meet the inspiring young leaders who have truly changed the world around them by bringing together their fellow youth with the help of the web – leaders who continue to make a difference.
Streaming live from Columbia Law School December 4-5, you and people from around the world can watch the Summit and join the discussion live at http://youthmovements.howcast.com.
Here’s just a sample of the compelling keynotes and discussions you’ll be able to watch and discuss at the Youth Movements Hub on Howcast:
- Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz will reflect on the origins of Facebook and share his perspective on how the organization has grown into one of the world’s most important tools for social and political change. Dustin will also be fielding questions. Dec 4, 8:40-9:20am:
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- Key members of President-elect Barack Obama’s New Media team will discuss their perspective on the use of new media tools to engage young people with Micah Sifry, Personal Democracy Forum. Dec 5, 9:40-10:40am EST: Join the Discussion | Watch it Live
- James K. Glassman, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs will discuss the importance of using social networks to create social change and combat violent extremism. Setting the stage for Oscar Morales and One Million Voices Against the FARC. The Under Secretary will also be fielding questions. Dec 4, 9:50-10:25am: Join the Discussion | Watch it Live
- Oscar Morales, founder of the One Million Voices Against the FARC movement, will discuss how in just one month, he used online platforms and new media to build the largest movement against a terrorist organization in the history of the world. Oscar will also be leading a discussion. Dec 4, 9:50-10:25am EST: Join the Discussion | Watch it Live
- Whoopi Goldberg will lead youth leaders who have used online platforms to address domestic violence at home in a discussion Addressing Violence at Home. Dec 4, 1:45-2:45pm EST: Join the Discussion | Watch it Live
… and so many more inspiring, interesting panels and keynotes. Check out the Summit Schedule and be sure to tune in and join the discussion.
How To Get Involved
- Join the Youth Movements Hub.
- Join the Summit Conversation. Share your thoughts, ideas and questions — for specific sessions or any topic related to building strong grassroots movements.
- Spread the Word:
- Update your Facebook Status: “I’m watching Tomorrow’s Leaders Change the World at http://youthmovements.howcast.com.”
- Invite all of your friends and colleagues to join the Hub at http://youthmovements.howcast.com
About the Alliance of Youth Movements
Brought together by Howcast, Facebook, Google, YouTube, MTV, the U.S. Department of State, Columbia Law School and Access 360 Media, leaders of the organizations will travel to New York City with the mission of crafting a field manual on how to effect social change using online tools. These young leaders will form a new group, the Alliance of Youth Movements, which will produce a field manual for youth empowerment. The field manual will stand in stark contrast to the Al-Qaeda manual on the basics of terrorism, found by Coalition Forces in Iraq.
The gathering was inspired by the success of the One Million Voices Against the FARC, a group started on Facebook.com by young people in Colombia. The Colombian group, along with Save Darfur Coalition, Genocide Intervention Network, Burma Global Action Network and Invisible Children will share their ideas with leaders of other groups that use social and mobile technologies to promote freedom and justice and oppose violence, extremism and oppression.
