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Monday, June 3rd, 2013
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Executive Director Speaks at State Department During Global Diaspora
Forum
WASHINGTON-Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Executive
Director Aram Hamparian shared the lessons learned by Armenian
Americans over the course of more than a century of community
organizing and civic advocacy, during a recent robust, roundtable
discussion for Diaspora leaders held at the State Department Global
Diaspora Forum.
The panel, titled "Grooming Next Generation Leadership," was moderated
by Semhar Araia, America's leading voice on the vital role that
women of the African diaspora play in supporting Africa's development
and in shaping U.S. policy toward the continent. Sophia Lafontant,
Senior Alliance Advisor at Oxfam America, was, along with Hamparian, a
featured speaker, bringing to the discussion her extensive development
experience and her far-ranging and effective diaspora outreach to
Haitian Americans and other communities. The discussion drew on the
speakers' success stories and lessons learned in developing paths
forward for engagement in their Diaspora communities, with a special
focus on finding the best ways to effectively leverage creativity,
dynamism, and energy, particularly at the university and young
professional levels.
The International Diaspora Engagement Alliance was launched in 2011 as
a non-partisan, non-profit organization managed via a public-private
partnership between the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID), and the Migration Policy Institute
(MPI). To learn more, visit: http://diasporaalliance.org
Following the Forum, the ANCA tweeted notes of thanks to the organizers
@DiasporaIdea, @USAID and @StateDept using the program's hashtag
#2013GDF, and also tweeted a more general message about a common
misunderstanding about civic advocacy by Americans who identify with
the ethnic heritage: "Diasporan Americans often unfairly accused of
moving US foreign policy left or right, when all we're asking is that
we raise our sights."
http://asbarez.com/110391/anca-shares-lessons-with-hundreds-of-diasporan-community-partners/
Monday, June 3rd, 2013
IDEA Conference materials
Executive Director Speaks at State Department During Global Diaspora
Forum
WASHINGTON-Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Executive
Director Aram Hamparian shared the lessons learned by Armenian
Americans over the course of more than a century of community
organizing and civic advocacy, during a recent robust, roundtable
discussion for Diaspora leaders held at the State Department Global
Diaspora Forum.
The panel, titled "Grooming Next Generation Leadership," was moderated
by Semhar Araia, America's leading voice on the vital role that
women of the African diaspora play in supporting Africa's development
and in shaping U.S. policy toward the continent. Sophia Lafontant,
Senior Alliance Advisor at Oxfam America, was, along with Hamparian, a
featured speaker, bringing to the discussion her extensive development
experience and her far-ranging and effective diaspora outreach to
Haitian Americans and other communities. The discussion drew on the
speakers' success stories and lessons learned in developing paths
forward for engagement in their Diaspora communities, with a special
focus on finding the best ways to effectively leverage creativity,
dynamism, and energy, particularly at the university and young
professional levels.
The International Diaspora Engagement Alliance was launched in 2011 as
a non-partisan, non-profit organization managed via a public-private
partnership between the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID), and the Migration Policy Institute
(MPI). To learn more, visit: http://diasporaalliance.org
Following the Forum, the ANCA tweeted notes of thanks to the organizers
@DiasporaIdea, @USAID and @StateDept using the program's hashtag
#2013GDF, and also tweeted a more general message about a common
misunderstanding about civic advocacy by Americans who identify with
the ethnic heritage: "Diasporan Americans often unfairly accused of
moving US foreign policy left or right, when all we're asking is that
we raise our sights."