Friday June 6: Opening Plenary
Glendale Public Library
222 E. Harvard St. Glendale CA 91205 |
Opening Plenary
7:30pm |
Raising Social Consciousness Through Art and Music
Lalo Alcaraz
Vahe Berberian
Jerry Quickley
Moderator: Paul Krekorian |
Saturday June 7: Conference Panels
Glendale Community College
1500 North Verdugo Road Glendale CA 91208 – Library Building, Room 222 |
Session I
10:00am |
Women's Issues/Feminism
Presenting, discussing, and reflecting on the disadvantaged life conditions of women in Armenia and the Diaspora, the positions of men in these circumstances, and contextualizing these in the broader feminist movement.
Nancy Agabian
Lena Bozoian
Gohar Shahnazaryan
Moderator: Nayiri Nahabedian |
Session II
11:45am |
Social and Democracy Issues in Armenia
Evolving socio-economic conditions in Armenia, particularly poverty and developing democracy/individual rights and the role of the constitutional, legal, and judicial infrastructure therein.
Armineh Arakelian
Khatchik Der Ghougasian
Levon Marashlian
Moderator: Markar Melkonian
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Session III
2:15pm |
Local (So.Cal) Labor and Related Social Issues
The emergent labor pool in the United States, rising from Armenia's economic conditions and parallels with other transnational labor pools.
Ty Hudson
Roger Waldinger
Emma Oshagan
Moderator: Aram Kouyoumdjian |
Closing Plenary
4:00pm |
Media Democracy and Reform
Describing corporate and establishment control of the media and its role of skewing, under-covering, and misrepresenting social and Armenian issues.
Maria Armoudian
David Barsamian
Zanku Armenian
Moderator: Maral Habeshian |
