NEW YORK (A.W.)—The Armenians and Progressive Politics (APP) Conference will be held at Columbia University on Sept. 28-29 on the topic “Armenia at 21.” Thirty experts, activists, and academics from Armenia, Europe, South America, and the United States will address topics on the environment, foreign policy, economy, civil society development, and rule of law.
The Armenians and Progressive Politics (APP) Conference will be held at Columbia University on Sept. 28-29 on the topic “Armenia at 21.”
On Sept. 28, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and war correspondent Chris Hedges will speak at the opening panel. Hedges is a senior fellow at the Nation Institute in New York. His career in journalism has taken him to the Middle East, the Balkans, Central America, and Africa, working for such media outlets as the New York Times, National Public Radio, and the Christian Science Monitor. In 2002, he received the Amnesty International Global Award for Human Rights Journalism. A best-selling author, his works include War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning (2002), Death of the Liberal Class (2010), and most recently Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt (2012). He has taught at Columbia University, New York University, Princeton University, and the University of Toronto.
Below is the full schedule of the conference. For more details, visit the webpage and Facebook page of the conference.
Opening Night: The Occupy Movement, Arab Revolutions, and their Relevance for Armenia
*registration required: https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/9722098
Friday, Sept. 28; 7:30p.m. – 10:30p.m. (Doors close at 8p.m.)
Location: Altschul Auditorium, International Affairs Building, Room 417, 420 W. 118th Street
Sarah Leah Whitson
Arpine Galfayan
Chris Hedges
Moderator: Dikran Kaligian
Panel I: Armenia’s Foreign Policy
Saturday, Sept. 29; 10:00a.m. – 11:45a.m.
Location: Hamilton Hall, Room 702, 1130 Amsterdam Avenue
Khatchik Der Ghougassian
Stephan Astourian
Razmik Panossian
Moderator: Antranig Kasbarian
Panel II: Rule of Law, Corruption, and Elections
Saturday, Sept. 29; 10:00a.m. – 11:45a.m.
Location: Hamilton Hall, Room 717, 1130 Amsterdam Avenue
Sona Aivazyan
Arpine Galfayan
Larisa Minasyan
Moderator: Hayg Oshagan
Panel III: Armenia, Syria, and Turkey
Saturday, Sept. 29; 12p.m. – 1:45p.m.
Location: Hamilton Hall, Room 702, 1130 Amsterdam Avenue
Elyse Semerdjian
Ayda Erbal
Stephan Astourian
Moderator: Khatchig Mouradian
Panel IV: Emergence of Social Movements, NGOs, and the Rise of a New Identity Politics
Saturday, Sept. 29; 12p.m. – 1:45p.m.
Location: Hamilton Hall, Room 717, 1130 Amsterdam Avenue
Lara Aharonian
Mamikon Hovsepian
Larisa Minasyan
Moderator: Nancy Kricorian
Panel V: Twenty-Year Trajectory of Armenia’s Statehood, Economy, and Society
Saturday, Sept. 29; 3p.m. – 4:45p.m.
Location: Hamilton Hall, Room 702, 1130 Amsterdam Avenue
David Grigorian
Arman Grigoryan
Antranig Kasbarian
Moderator: Khatchik Der Ghougassian
Panel VI: Natural Resource Policy
Saturday, Sept. 29; 3p.m. – 4:45p.m.
Location: Hamilton Hall, Room 717, 1130 Amsterdam Avenue
Sona Aivazyan
Jason Sohigian
Kirk Wallace
Moderator: Paul Yeghiayan
Closing Panel: Where Do We Go from Here?
*registration required: https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/9722097
Saturday, Sept. 29; 5p.m.-6:30p.m. (Doors close at 5:30)
Location: Schermerhorn Hall, Room 501, 1190 Amsterdam Avenue
Lara Aharonian
Kirk Wallace
Dikran Kaligian
Moderator: Hayg Oshagan
