Convocation: Sean Carasso

Sean Carasso, a young social entrepreneur, freedom fighter, industry innovator, and humanitarian, has spent the last four years running toward a goal most call impossible. In 2008 he went into the Democratic Republic of Congo where he learned of children sent to the frontlines of war, armed with only a whistle. That night he wrote a small journal entry, "Falling Whistles." The journal was forwarded around the world, and he woke up to thousands of emails asking: "What can we do?" The Falling Whistles campaign was born with a simple response—make their weapon your voice, and be a whistleblower for peace. Out of a warehouse in downtown Los Angeles, Falling Whistles invests in eight Congolese whistleblowers rebuilding their country, and is building a global coalition for peace in our world's deadliest war. Today, that coalition is over 50,000 strong. Carasso has been featured in Forbes and has been selected by the White House as a Next Generation Leader. He also coauthored Baptism of Liberty, a strategic brief endorsed by eight advocacy organizations, 35 Congressmen, and 16 senators, which led to a global call to action by 77 international organizations and 24,000 citizens. The title of his presentation is "The Power of the Individual: Youth Movements and Social Change."