ARMENIAN REVOLUTIONARY FEDERATION
Founded in 1890 through the merging of various factions of Armenian socialists and left wing nationalists, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation strives to defend the political, socio-economic, and cultural interests of the Armenian nation. The ARF advocates individual freedom, national self determination, social justice, and economic well being to secure unobstructed, multifaceted, and sustainable development of both the individual Armenian and Armenian nation. The Armenian Revolutionary Federation struggles for the resolution of the Armenian Cause -- a united homeland for the entire Armenian people. Today, the ARF is one of three parties in the governing coalition of the Republic of Armenia. The ARF is internationally recognized as a Social Democratic party and became a full member of the Socialist International in 2003.
THE NATION INSTITUTE
Founded in 1966, The Nation Institute has a fundamental commitment to the values of free speech and open discourse. The Institute places particular importance on strengthening the independent press in the face of America's increasingly corporate-controlled flow of information, and through its programs the Institute promotes progressive values on a variety of media platforms. The Institute sponsors a number of projects including conferences, seminars, televised town hall-style meetings, e-mail and web communications, book publishing, syndicated public affairs radio programming, film production, fellowships and internships. www.nationinstitute.org

THE CENTER FOR PLACE, CULTURE & POLITICS AT THE CUNY GRAD CENTER
The Center for Place, Culture and Politics is an interdisciplinary center providing an exciting intellectual forum for the discussion of a wide range of vital contemporary issues. The center's name and focus express the fact that at the beginning of the twenty-first century, questions of space and place have come to play a crucial role in the public culture. Many of the most pressing political issues today - globalization and homelessness, environmental change and the future of nation states, cyberculture and the transnational flows of goods, people and contraband - occupy the nexus between place, culture and politics. The ambition of the Center is to become an eminent intellectual and public nucleus for these kinds of issues. web.gc.cuny.edu