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CTC & MWI Presentation: Challenging Extremism through Social Media

February 4, 2016 @ 12:50 pm - 1:45 pm

Come listen to a team from Pakistan and a team from Switzerland describe their projects that created social media campaigns, tools, and applications to help in countering violent extremism.

F.A.T.E. – From Apathy to Empathy – Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

Faces4Heritage – Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland

A U.S. Government interagency collaboration led by the U.S. Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security sponsored an international contest called Peer 2 Peer: Challenging Extremism. The two teams presenting at this event are two of the three finalists. The third finalist and only U.S. team selected was a team from West Point. We will showcase their work at a future event.

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Date:
February 4, 2016
Time:
12:50 pm - 1:45 pm
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Venue

Washington Hall 5006