We refuse to accept violent extremism and terrorism as a way of life or norm with living in a big city, that’s preposterous. Here in the United States, as well as abroad, acts perpetrated by violent extremists and terrorists can have far-reaching consequences on National Security, local economy, Lives and properties of government, as well as that of citizens.
No one is immune to the instant and after effects of terror attack, wherever and whenever a bomb goes off in cities across the USA and overseas, or an extremist devices other means to inflict terror on, or harm innocent people, the casualties often reflect a collection of different professions and citizens from around the world, meaning that directly or indirectly, we are all involved.
We have developed and adopted comprehensive and actionable blueprint on how to effectively combat the growing appeal of violent extremism within the United States and abroad with a particular focus on diminishing the appeal of extremist ideologies and narratives wherever they exist.
CVE FOCUS CATEGORIES AND AREAS
- Developing Resilience:
- Training and Engagement:
- Managing Interventions:
- Challenging the Narrative:
- Building Capacity:
- Community Awareness:
Working with high-risk communities while also upholding their human rights is essential in our work to provide CVE tools and resources. Among our many commitment towards promoting social inclusion and cohesion are measures to prevent violent extremists and their supporters from radicalizing, recruiting, or inspiring individuals or groups in the United States and abroad to commit acts of violence.
Our CVE campaign also provides training that fosters understanding and provides communities with the skills to resolve internal conflicts and disagreements. This is consistent with our efforts to enhance dialogue and broadens understanding, promoting tolerance and coexistence, and fostering an environment that is not conducive to incitement of radicalization which ends up turning individuals to extremist and terrorist.
We work with local tribe leaders, religious leaders, policy makers, the academic, civil societies, and women to discuss a broad range of challenges facing communities working to prevent and counter violent extremism. In doing so, we provide resources to build and sustain local prevention efforts and promote the use of counter-narratives to confront violent extremist messaging online and among peers.
Containing radicalization through social media (the internet Jihadist) is one of the cardinal tools necessary to ameliorate the high rate of radicalism happening today among our youth. This issue has continued to occupy discussion at both local, national, regional, sub-regional and at multilateral level on best to stop people from becoming radicalized through the social media.
At GlobalCops, we engage in cyber counter narrative on daily basis with the help of our volunteers, interns and staff members who monitor cyber operation from countries and regions susceptible to violent extremism.
Building relationships based on trust with communities is essential to this effort.
Through social media, street run activities (Run Against Terror), posters and bill board, television ads and one on one mentorship, we have continued to intensify awareness on the dangers of radicalization and terrorism. So far, we have reached astronomical numbers in terms of our awareness interventions. We also deploy bumper stickers (stickers of all kind), Print T-Shirts and other print materials with a message against radicalization and extremism that we give out free of charge to young people in High Schools, Colleges and Universities around the USA & abroad. We also hold town halls, seminars, conferences targeting vulnerable communities and countries.