Knowledge@Wharton: The ‘Soft Power’ War ISIS Doesn’t Want
NGOs already exist in different parts of the world, formed by former extremists, experienced educators, artists, media creators, religious leaders and young Muslims. They are making an impact but need organizational, financial and resource support. These include: Gen Next Foundation, the Against Violent Extremism network, Institute for Strategic Dialogue, Generation Change, Extreme Dialogue, The Counter Extremism Project, Viral Peace and dozens of others. Even ‘hactavists’ have entered the effort to disrupt ISIS’s online influence.
The Counter Extremism Project Presents
Enduring Music: Compositions from the Holocaust
Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Counter Extremism Project's ARCHER at House 88 presents a landmark concert of music composed in ghettos and death camps, performed in defiance of resurgent antisemitism. Curated with world renowned composer, conductor, and musicologist Francesco Lotoro, the program restores classical, folk, and popular works, many written on scraps of paper or recalled from memory, to public consciousness. Featuring world and U.S. premieres from Lotoro's archive, this concert honors a repertoire that endured against unimaginable evil.