Youth & Security Series: Urban Movements and Cultural Transformation – How You Go from a Life of Violence to a Life of Living Culture – NEW!
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
15:00 EDT (19:00 UTC)
Live webchat URL: https://conx.state.gov/futuroseguro
Description: Hosted by U.S. Embassy La Paz, join a webchat featuring U.S. Cultural Visitor program alumnus Abraham Pari, a street dance choreographer and leader of "El Alto Estilo Crew" Street Dance Troupe, and Daniel Ibañez, an activist in preventing violence through Hip Hop and founder of the Khana Aru Imanthata Aru (K.A.I., Aymara for Clear and Hidden Voice) Cultural Association. Pari and Ibañez will share best practices in urban cultural movements to pull at-risk youth from a life of violence and into a life of living culture. Engage in a live Q&A with Pari and Ibañez online!
Background: Young people across the Americas face serious threats that include gang violence, drugs, and crime. Government-to-government cooperation on these problems often takes a broad approach, but youth who want constructive change in their communities need ideas, support, and empowerment at the local level. Join us for the second in a series of monthly webchats to talk about best practices for empowering at-risk youth through the arts, sports, and education. Through virtual networking and knowledge sharing, this webchat series will build communities of practice across the hemisphere, linking alumni of educational and exchange programs and community-based activists in support of youth empowerment and violence prevention.
Format: This program will be a live video webchat in Spanish. Please click on the URL above to participate. Follow the conversation on Twitter by using the hashtag #noviolencia.
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