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WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT EXPLORED AT ARMENIANS & PROGRESSIVE POLITICS
Asbarez
Monday, December 13th, 2010
HOLLYWOOD
A full-capacity crowed gathered at the Armenian Center in Hollywood
on December 8 to engage in a discussion on women's issues in Armenia
at the 3rd annual Armenians and Progressive Politics forum.
The forum, hosted by KPFK radio and organized by the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation, featured a critical discussion on gender
equality, civil society, and women's empowerment in Armenia lead by
Socialist International Vice President maria Titizian and Armenian
Parliamentarian Lilit Galstyan.
The forum was held in the midst of growing international attention on
domestic violence in Armenia following the brutal murder of Zaruhi
Pertrosyan. This case has spotlighted the need for gender equality
and women's empowerment in Armenia, and internationally.
In the past three years, the APP has served as an alternative means of
understanding Armenian issues besides the conventional, state-centered
approaches. Bringing together distinguished academics and activists
from across the globe, it has examined how Armenian activists can
build coalitions with other dispossessed groups and progressive
movements. Past conference themes have included: Social Justice,
Labor Justice, Media Democracy, and Economic Justice.
From: A. Papazian
Asbarez
Monday, December 13th, 2010
HOLLYWOOD
A full-capacity crowed gathered at the Armenian Center in Hollywood
on December 8 to engage in a discussion on women's issues in Armenia
at the 3rd annual Armenians and Progressive Politics forum.
The forum, hosted by KPFK radio and organized by the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation, featured a critical discussion on gender
equality, civil society, and women's empowerment in Armenia lead by
Socialist International Vice President maria Titizian and Armenian
Parliamentarian Lilit Galstyan.
The forum was held in the midst of growing international attention on
domestic violence in Armenia following the brutal murder of Zaruhi
Pertrosyan. This case has spotlighted the need for gender equality
and women's empowerment in Armenia, and internationally.
In the past three years, the APP has served as an alternative means of
understanding Armenian issues besides the conventional, state-centered
approaches. Bringing together distinguished academics and activists
from across the globe, it has examined how Armenian activists can
build coalitions with other dispossessed groups and progressive
movements. Past conference themes have included: Social Justice,
Labor Justice, Media Democracy, and Economic Justice.
From: A. Papazian