On 22 September 2022, the Strong Cities Network (SCN) will hold a two-hour side event in the margins of the high-level opening of the 77th United Nations General Assembly. City-led Action in Preventing Violent Extremism, Hate and Polarisation: Local-level Approaches, Needs and Priorities 22 September 2022 4:00pm – 6:00pm Followed by a reception The Lexington...
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On 15 June 2022, Young Cities led a one-day Youth Intercity Virtual Exchange that brought together 32 youth activists and local government officials from Mombasa County, Kenya, and Kristiansand, Norway. The event was organised in partnership with the Mombasa County Government and the City of Kristiansand. Sixteen Young Cities Ambassadors from Mombasa joined 16 high school activists from Kristiansand for this dynamic exchange. They presented their creative, youth-led peacebuilding initiatives to address hate crime and hate speech in their communities, shared the experiences and best practices they had learned in the process, and delivered recommendations for better youth-city collaboration to city officials present, including the Deputy Mayor of Kristiansand, Eric Rostoft.
On 8 June 2022, Strong Cities Network, in cooperation with the City of Los Angeles, the Violence, Inequality and Power Lab at the University of San Diego, and the McCain Institute for International Leadership at Arizona State University, co-hosted “Promoting An Integrated City-Led Approach to Violence Prevention: Sharing Lessons and Good Practices Across the Americas”, a side event at the 9th Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles.
Happening TODAY. 10 am EST/3 pm London.
Take a break from bad news and join us as we talk to 3 inspiring panelists from 3 different continents about refugee integration and long-term social cohesion. Register below! https://t.co/65tFMtlYcC
1/ 🚨Last chance to register for the third in our important online discussion tomorrow at 10am Washington / 3pm UK on city responses to refugee movements, this time focusing on long-term integration and social cohesion issues 👇
https://t.co/FyAbBfhArw
Join #StrongCities and our three fantastic speakers, Nadia Kasvin of @ustogethercle, Oscar Santiago Uribe Rocha of @AlcaldiadeMed, and @AbdullahiAlason of @krskommune, for our third online talk on city #responses to #refugee movements this Thursday 👇 https://t.co/FyAbBfhArw
Thanks @Strong_Cities ,very honored. Excellent discussion with eminent speakers #resilientcities #2030Agenda https://t.co/z8jHwn4Zta
Happening TODAY. 10 am EST/3 pm London.
Take a break from bad news and join us as we talk to 3 inspiring panelists from 3 different continents about refugee integration and long-term social cohesion. Register below! https://t.co/65tFMtlYcC
1/ 🚨Last chance to register for the third in our important online discussion tomorrow at 10am Washington / 3pm UK on city responses to refugee movements, this time focusing on long-term integration and social cohesion issues 👇
https://t.co/FyAbBfhArw
Join #StrongCities and our three fantastic speakers, Nadia Kasvin of @ustogethercle, Oscar Santiago Uribe Rocha of @AlcaldiadeMed, and @AbdullahiAlason of @krskommune, for our third online talk on city #responses to #refugee movements this Thursday 👇 https://t.co/FyAbBfhArw
Thanks @Strong_Cities ,very honored. Excellent discussion with eminent speakers #resilientcities #2030Agenda https://t.co/z8jHwn4Zta
We partner with city officials to establish local risk assessments and design action plans and programmatic responses. From de-radicalisation programming to youth engagement strategies, we ensure that local responses address local needs.
Working from the ground up, we establish local coordination bodies that unite city halls, civil society educators, public health bodies, the private sector and faith leaders to identify and address community tensions. We base our success on harnessing existing and credible institutions, from social services to traditional civic infrastructure.
We galvanise mayors, city officials, local services, communities and youth, training them to play active roles in diagnosing and responding to local risk factors, creating an international repository of best practice approaches.
We help members access the latest research and best practice from across the network through our SCN Online Hub, which features stories, interviews, guides and training modules for teachers, city officials and civil society. Our SCN Hate and Extremism Mapper provides members with data, building digital observatories that correlate online risks with offline behaviour.
We act as a bridge, creating stronger working relationships between local and national governments. We also provide civil society with the knowledge, skills and resources to foster meaningful partnerships with officials in city halls.
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