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Analysis Research and Planning for Armenia (ARPA) Foundation
P.O.Box 33603
Granada Hills, CA 91394
Tel: 818-586-9660
Fax: 818-881-0010
Email: [email protected]
ARPA Institute Presentation
Co-Sponsored by: Ararat-Eskijian Museum, Pan-Armenian Environmental Front &
Armenian Renaissance- Los Angeles Chapter
by Dr. Maria D'Orsogna A One Woman Story as She Fights Big Oil in Italy
Lessons for Armenia
JOIN US
Thursday, December 11, 2014 @ 7:30PM,
In the Aram and Anahis D. Boolghoorjian Hall of the Merdinian School:
Address: 13330 Riverside Dr. Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Abstract: Dr. Maria D'Orsogna is a physicist and math professor at
California State University Northridge. She is also a hands-on activist
fighting to protect the Italian countryside and seas from Big Oil.
It was 2007 when she first learned of proposed oil activities in Abruzzo,
Italy, where she spent her childhood. The oil company ENI planned to uproot
century-old wineries to build oil wells, a refinery and a 7km pipeline to
the sea. She travelled from town to town in Italy educating local citizens
about environmental and health effects and used social networks to
encourage civic participation and to expose corrupt politicians. It was a
resounding success: thanks to public uproar and opposition, ENI was forced
to abandon what it had once announced as one of its most prominent Italian
projects. As the number of oil permits mushroomed across Italy, Maria has
been involved in several other anti-drilling campaigns, both onshore and
offshore. She endured and prevailed in a lawsuit from oil and gas, gave
more than 300 presentations all over the country and writes an
environmental column for one of Italy's largest online news publications.
She has won numerous environmental awards and served as the main scientific
consultant for a proposed law to better regulate oil and gas drilling in
Italy. To date, thanks to her efforts, no drilling project has been
completed in Abruzzo, earning her the nickname `Erin Brockovich of
Abruzzo.' Her story is an example of how, in an interconnected world,
passionate activism can bring change even an ocean away. Following Maria's
presentation, we will have a discussion on common points and themes and on
how the Armenian diaspora can get engaged to stop the irresponsible mining
practices in Armenia.
Dr. Maria D'Orsogna has a Ph.D. from UCLA, an M.S. from the University of
Maryland in College Park and a baccalaureate from the University of Padova,
Italy, all in physics. She is an Associate Professor in Mathematics at the
California State University in Northridge and a visiting professor of
biomathematics at UCLA. Maria has served as Research Associate in UCLA and
Caltech, has co-authored a book and has over 40 technical publications. Dr.
D'Orsogna has served as reviewer for numerous journals, has participated in
a host of conferences, seminars and colloquia and has been awarded many
awards and grants. She is a member of several technical/professional
societies and is a devout activist.
Pan-Armenian Environmental Front (PAEF)
Website: http://www.armecofront.net/
YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/armecofront
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/armecofront
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/armecofront
Ô¼Ö=87Õ¸Õ¶ Ô³Õ¡Õ¬Õ½Õ¿ÕµÕ¡Õ¶ / Levon Galstyan - Õ°Õ¥Õ¼./tel. (+374) 91 - 53 49 59, (+374) 93
- 53 49 59
Ô±Õ¶Õ¶Õ¡ Ô±Õ²Õ¬Õ¡Õ´Õ¡Õ¦ÕµÕ¡Õ¶ / Anna Aghlamazyan - Õ°Õ¥Õ¼./tel. (+374) 55 - 17 08 87
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Address: 5 Spendiaryan str. apt. 24, Yerevan, Armenia
Analysis Research and Planning for Armenia (ARPA) Foundation
P.O.Box 33603
Granada Hills, CA 91394
Tel: 818-586-9660
Fax: 818-881-0010
Email: [email protected]
ARPA Institute Presentation
Co-Sponsored by: Ararat-Eskijian Museum, Pan-Armenian Environmental Front &
Armenian Renaissance- Los Angeles Chapter
by Dr. Maria D'Orsogna A One Woman Story as She Fights Big Oil in Italy
Lessons for Armenia
JOIN US
Thursday, December 11, 2014 @ 7:30PM,
In the Aram and Anahis D. Boolghoorjian Hall of the Merdinian School:
Address: 13330 Riverside Dr. Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Abstract: Dr. Maria D'Orsogna is a physicist and math professor at
California State University Northridge. She is also a hands-on activist
fighting to protect the Italian countryside and seas from Big Oil.
It was 2007 when she first learned of proposed oil activities in Abruzzo,
Italy, where she spent her childhood. The oil company ENI planned to uproot
century-old wineries to build oil wells, a refinery and a 7km pipeline to
the sea. She travelled from town to town in Italy educating local citizens
about environmental and health effects and used social networks to
encourage civic participation and to expose corrupt politicians. It was a
resounding success: thanks to public uproar and opposition, ENI was forced
to abandon what it had once announced as one of its most prominent Italian
projects. As the number of oil permits mushroomed across Italy, Maria has
been involved in several other anti-drilling campaigns, both onshore and
offshore. She endured and prevailed in a lawsuit from oil and gas, gave
more than 300 presentations all over the country and writes an
environmental column for one of Italy's largest online news publications.
She has won numerous environmental awards and served as the main scientific
consultant for a proposed law to better regulate oil and gas drilling in
Italy. To date, thanks to her efforts, no drilling project has been
completed in Abruzzo, earning her the nickname `Erin Brockovich of
Abruzzo.' Her story is an example of how, in an interconnected world,
passionate activism can bring change even an ocean away. Following Maria's
presentation, we will have a discussion on common points and themes and on
how the Armenian diaspora can get engaged to stop the irresponsible mining
practices in Armenia.
Dr. Maria D'Orsogna has a Ph.D. from UCLA, an M.S. from the University of
Maryland in College Park and a baccalaureate from the University of Padova,
Italy, all in physics. She is an Associate Professor in Mathematics at the
California State University in Northridge and a visiting professor of
biomathematics at UCLA. Maria has served as Research Associate in UCLA and
Caltech, has co-authored a book and has over 40 technical publications. Dr.
D'Orsogna has served as reviewer for numerous journals, has participated in
a host of conferences, seminars and colloquia and has been awarded many
awards and grants. She is a member of several technical/professional
societies and is a devout activist.
Pan-Armenian Environmental Front (PAEF)
Website: http://www.armecofront.net/
YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/armecofront
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/armecofront
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/armecofront
Ô¼Ö=87Õ¸Õ¶ Ô³Õ¡Õ¬Õ½Õ¿ÕµÕ¡Õ¶ / Levon Galstyan - Õ°Õ¥Õ¼./tel. (+374) 91 - 53 49 59, (+374) 93
- 53 49 59
Ô±Õ¶Õ¶Õ¡ Ô±Õ²Õ¬Õ¡Õ´Õ¡Õ¦ÕµÕ¡Õ¶ / Anna Aghlamazyan - Õ°Õ¥Õ¼./tel. (+374) 55 - 17 08 87
Õ=80Õ¡Õ½Ö=81Õ¥` ÔµÖ=80Ö=87Õ¡Õ¶, Õ=8DÕºÕ¥Õ¶Õ¤Õ«Õ¡Ö=80ÕµÕ¡Õ¶ 5, Õ¢Õ¶.
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Address: 5 Spendiaryan str. apt. 24, Yerevan, Armenia