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by LEVI FELIX, Causecast Vice President

This Wednesday, the Alliance of Youth Movements will bring together individuals, government officials, academics, entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders from over 15 countries including Columbia, India, Saudi Arabia, and the U.K. to discuss the ways we can use social media and technology to further grassroots movements and causes. The 2009 Summit is endorsed by Secretary Hillary Clinton and sponsored by Causecast.org, Facebook, Gen Next, Google, Hi5, Howcast Media, MTV, MySpace, PepsiCo, Univision Interactive Media, Inc., the U.S. Department of State, WordPress.com and YouTube. The conversation will focus on how to increase positive social change through 21st century technology and tools. The Summit will explore the role of technology in connecting young people working to end violence throughout Latin America and around the world. Mexico City was selected as the location for the 2009 Summit, given its ongoing challenges in addressing violence and crime.

This event will make for an awesome international dialogue and Causecast is helping to bring the conversation home to you. Make sure to check out the summit’s schedule so you don’t miss a panel or presentation that interests you. Tune in at 4:45 CDT this Thursday to see Causecast’s own Levi Felix discuss Social Media and Good Governance, alongside representatives from Venezuela, Peru, Canada and Peru.

The Alliance of Youth Movement Summit will be live streaming and key speakers at the AYM Summit will answer questions from online submissions during their speeches and panels. Submit your own question using the widget below and then tune in to see it answered when you watch the Summit live streaming from Mexico City. Beginning 8:15 a.m. CDT on October 15 and going through 3:30 p.m. CDT on October 16, you can watch the live stream of the 2009 AYM Summit here on Causecast or at Allianceofyouthmovements.org.

Speakers include Carlos Pascual (United States Ambassador to Mexico), Jason Liebman (CEO, Howcast), Jack Dorsey (Founder, Twitter), Jared Cohen (U.S. Department of State), Steve Grove (Head of News and Politics at YouTube) and both executive directors, creative directors, writers and marketing managers for organizations including Full Court Peace, Invisible Children, Genocide Intervention Network, Stand, Witness, Blue State Digital and Sri Lanka Unites.

If you’d like to host the live stream on your website for your community, it’s simple:

1. Head over to the Alliance of Youth Movements’ Information for Partners Page.

7. Once you’ve got the video embedded on your site, email us at Levi@Causecast.org so we can list you as a partnering site that is also streaming the summit.