Global Youth Summit Against Violent Extremism

September 28, 2015 | The Roosevelt Hotel, NYC

On September 28, on the margins of the UN General Assembly and leading up to the September 29 Leaders’ Summit on Countering ISIL and Violent Extremism, the Counter Extremism Project, the Department of State, and Search for Common Ground, will cohost a one-day event—The Global Youth Summit Against Violent Extremism.  This youth summit will bring together approximately 300 stakeholders, including some 70 leading youth leaders and organizations from around the globe. 

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Event Agenda

  • 8:00 - 9:00: Coffee, Registration and Marketplace Opens 
  • 9:00 - 9:30: Welcome/Opening Remarks
  • 9:35 - 10:50: Roundtable Discussion: Challenges Youth Face in CVE 
  • 11:00 - 1:00: Breakout Sessions
  • 1:00 - 2:30: Lunch Buffet - Networking/Marketplace
  • 2:30 - 3:45: Showcase of Marketplace Concepts/Projects
  • 3:45 - 4:00: Coffee Break/Marketplace ends
  • 4:00 - 4:55: Plenary: Presentation of Youth Action Agenda 
  • 5:00 - 5:30: Summation/Look Ahead
  • 5:35 - 6:00: Concluding Remarks

Daily Dose

Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On October 7, 2023, Hamas invaded southern Israel where, in the space of eight hours, hundreds of armed terrorists perpetrated mass crimes of brutality, rape, and torture against men, women and children. In the biggest attack on Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust, 1,200 were killed, and 251 were taken hostage into Gaza—where 101 remain. One year on, antisemitic incidents have increased by record numbers. 

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