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.
Join us for a state of play assessment of the barriers to National-Local Cooperation in P/CVE and what needs to change. Four experts, four deep dives, important insights for policy-makers and practitioners.
Wednesday 14 September
Register here 👇
https://t.co/w96vT99D5N
📢 RFP: Regional Hub in South Asia 🌏
This is an exciting opportunity to play an instrumental role in #SCN's new #RegionalHub model + to further connect and address the needs of current and prospective member #cities in the region.
More info below!🔽
https://t.co/SlbGUMb6yP
🚨NEW: Request for Proposals: Regional Hub in South Asia🚨
@Strong_Cities is looking for a dynamic, connected implementing partner to support the development & management of a *NEW* SCN Regional Hub in South Asia! For more info and to apply see below: 🔽
https://t.co/SlbGUMb6yP
For those interested in #refugee issues: I moderated a fascinating @ISDglobal @Strong_Cities series on city-level responses to refugee inflows. The episodes below feature 10 fascinating guests representing discussing everything from crisis response to long-term integration. https://t.co/WrvKCrqjIQ
1/5 Catch up on parts 1-3 of our @Strong_Cities webinar series on #RefugeeResponse: City-Level Responses to Refugee Flows, moderated by @jasmineelgamal
Join us for a state of play assessment of the barriers to National-Local Cooperation in P/CVE and what needs to change. Four experts, four deep dives, important insights for policy-makers and practitioners.
Wednesday 14 September
Register here 👇
https://t.co/w96vT99D5N
📢 RFP: Regional Hub in South Asia 🌏
This is an exciting opportunity to play an instrumental role in #SCN's new #RegionalHub model + to further connect and address the needs of current and prospective member #cities in the region.
More info below!🔽
https://t.co/SlbGUMb6yP
🚨NEW: Request for Proposals: Regional Hub in South Asia🚨
@Strong_Cities is looking for a dynamic, connected implementing partner to support the development & management of a *NEW* SCN Regional Hub in South Asia! For more info and to apply see below: 🔽
https://t.co/SlbGUMb6yP
For those interested in #refugee issues: I moderated a fascinating @ISDglobal @Strong_Cities series on city-level responses to refugee inflows. The episodes below feature 10 fascinating guests representing discussing everything from crisis response to long-term integration. https://t.co/WrvKCrqjIQ
1/5 Catch up on parts 1-3 of our @Strong_Cities webinar series on #RefugeeResponse: City-Level Responses to Refugee Flows, moderated by @jasmineelgamal
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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