Youth On The Move

US taps online youth groups to fight crime, terrorism

The US State Department announced plans on Monday to promote online youth groups as a new and powerful way to fight crime, political oppression and terrorism.

It said 17 groups from South Africa, Britain and the Middle East which have an online presence like the "Million Voices Against the FARC" will attend a conference at Columbia University Law School from December 3-5.

They will forge an "Alliance of Youth Movement," said James Glassman, under secretary of state for public diplomacy.
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Source: AFP (Agence France-Presse)

Source: US Department of State (More info...)

Note: One of the featured speakers will be Whoopi Goldberg, actress and a co-founder of Facebook. Sounds like a profound event.