Powerful voices with grassroots tools, help protect at-risk youth from radicalization. Panelists include former extremists and parents of children that have been radicalized. Presented by the Safe Communities Institute at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy in partnership with Parents for Peace.
Do you know what your kid is doing online right now?
The KKK & ISIS are doubling down on targeting teenagers during COVID by using conspiracy theories about the virus to radicalize them online.
The KKK & ISIS are doubling down on targeting teenagers during COVID by using conspiracy theories about the virus to radicalize them online.
Teens are spending more time online than ever during COVID
ISIS & the KKK are too because they’re targeting those teens. P4P knows this because we get the reports & back in the day we were recruiters ourselves.
ISIS & the KKK are too because they’re targeting those teens. P4P knows this because we get the reports & back in the day we were recruiters ourselves.
Neo-Nazis declared COVID an opportunity
ISIS declared the virus a soldier of God. They’re targeting America’s teenagers online with COVID conspiracy theories to radicalize them.
ISIS declared the virus a soldier of God. They’re targeting America’s teenagers online with COVID conspiracy theories to radicalize them.
Take it from this former KKK Imperial Night hawk:
...if your child is becoming enraged by COVID, one of his former colleagues could be trying to recruit them online.
...if your child is becoming enraged by COVID, one of his former colleagues could be trying to recruit them online.
COVID has made the world a scary place for a lot of reasons
One of them is that he KKK & ISIS are using it to recruit teenagers. Watch this video from African American musician & KKK de-radicalizer.
One of them is that he KKK & ISIS are using it to recruit teenagers. Watch this video from African American musician & KKK de-radicalizer.
Listen to Parents For Peace’s recent feature on NPR’s All Things Considered about how we work every day toward this important mission.
Listen to Parents For Peace’s recent feature on NPR’s All Things Considered about how we work every day toward this important mission.
COMMUNITIES AGAINST EXTREMISM
Hear Melvin Bledsoe and Monica Holley speak about founding the nonprofit Parents For Peace, after Melvin’s son Carlos was radicalized and committed a deadly act of terrorism on US soil. His goal: no other family should experience the trauma he continues to wrestle with and he is dedicated to ensuring communities are equipped with knowledge and practical tools to respond to concerns about all forms of extremism.
Hear Melvin Bledsoe and Monica Holley speak about founding the nonprofit Parents For Peace, after Melvin’s son Carlos was radicalized and committed a deadly act of terrorism on U.S. soil. His goal: no other family should experience the trauma he continues to wrestle with. He's dedicated to ensuring communities are equipped with knowledge and practical tools to respond to concerns about all forms of extremism.
"It's hard to imagine the boy I know, seeing any kind of violence like that.”
Hear Julie Boada's talk about her son Troy who died fighting for Al-Shabaab in Somalia. Julie has joined together with other families who lost loved one's to extremism to become part of the solution.
Hear Julie Boada's talk about her son Troy who died fighting for Al-Shabaab in Somalia. Julie has joined together with other families who have lost loved ones to extremism to become part of the solution.
“Recruiting for us was all based on fear."
Hear former white supremacist Arno Michaelis talk about his experience going from a founding member of one of the largest racist skinhead organizations to leaving hate behind and becoming a peace activist.
Hear former white supremacist Arno Michaelis talk about his experience going from a founding member of one of the largest racist skinhead organizations to leaving hate behind and becoming a peace activist.
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Parents For Peace’s mission is to support families, friends, and communities concerned about someone becoming involved with extremism. We do this by operating a helpline to provide guidance and early intervention, raising public awareness, and advocating for increased oversight in the social media space.
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We support families to help reduce the stigma for those affected by extremism and enable them to speak out.
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Read MoreJoin @parentsforpeace’s National Teach-In: Overcoming Hate and Bigotry. We are honored to partner w/ Dr. Erroll G. Southers of @USCPrice on Oct 14 at 12pm EDT. Panelists will talk about their first-hand experiences of extremist recruitment. For more info: https://t.co/qbd5iO0Fd4
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