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National Association for Armenian
Studies and Research (NAASR)
395 Concord Avenue
Belmont, MA 02478
Tel.: 617-489-1610
E-mail: [email protected]
PARTICIPANTS IN CYSCA PROGRAM TO DISCUSS
`WOMEN IN POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT' AT NAASR
The public is invited to a panel discussion on `Women in Politics and
Government: Issues in Armenia and the U.S.,' with the participation of
five young women from Armenia's government and political
organizations, on Friday, March 14, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. at the National
Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR), 395 Concord
Avenue, Belmont, MA.
The lecture is co-sponsored by the Cambridge-Yerevan Sister City
Association (CYSCA), the Armenian International Women's Association
(AIWA), and NAASR.
Five young women from Armenia will be in Greater Boston
March 8-16, 2014, to participate in a grant program focused on women
in politics and government hosted by the CYSCA and with funding
support from the U.S. government's `Open World' (OW) program at the
U.S. Library of Congress, CYSCA, and its team of volunteers. The
program aims to give the participants first-hand exposure to America's
democratic government and free-market system as an instrument for
Americans engaged in citizens' diplomacy.
A key goal of the program is to develop leadership capability of young
women in government and political organizations by engaging them with
their American counterparts. Few Armenian women are in leadership
positions in politics and even government. Only 14 of 131 Parliament
members are women.
Panelists Will Be Joined by Secretary Kaprielian and Representative
Decker
In addition to the panelists from Armenia, the evening
will feature two special guests, Massachusetts Secretary of Labor and
Workforce Development Rachel Kaprielian and State Representative
Marjorie Decker. Kaprielian is a former Massachusetts state
representative (1995-2008) and Registrar of Motor Vehicles
(2008-2014). She represented portions of Cambridge and Watertown in
the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1995 to 2008.
Marjorie Decker represents the 25th Middlesex district and has served
on the Cambridge City Council since 1999.
CYSCA has designed a program of visits/meetings with various
organizations/individuals in the Greater Boston area, including
Harvard's JFK School of Government, UMASS Boston Center for Women in
Politics and Public Policy, Massachusetts League of Women Voters,
Mass. Caucus of Women Legislators, State Senate and House women
leaders, Armenian International Women's Association and numerous other
organizations and individuals.
The participants will discuss their work experience in
Armenia
and reflect on their visit to the U.S. The program will includes
Anahit Beglaryan, attorney in the Chamber of Advocates of Armenia,
defending human rights; Violetta Hovhannisyan, expert on the Armenian
Parliament committee on integration of the Republic of Armenia laws
with European laws; Sona Minasyan, head of the Free Democratic
Political party in Kapan; Nune Sakanyan,
head of international investment programs of the city of Yerevan;
Lilit Seyranyan, attorney, chief specialist in children's rights
department at Yerevan city hall; and Anna Shanazaryan, facilitator for
the group, currently
external relations coordinator for Yerevan-based Civilitas Foundation.
More information about this program may be had by calling
617-489-1610, faxing 617-484-1759, e-mailing [email protected], or writing
to NAASR,
395 Concord Ave., Belmont, MA 02478.
Belmont, MA
February 24, 2014
National Association for Armenian
Studies and Research (NAASR)
395 Concord Avenue
Belmont, MA 02478
Tel.: 617-489-1610
E-mail: [email protected]
PARTICIPANTS IN CYSCA PROGRAM TO DISCUSS
`WOMEN IN POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT' AT NAASR
The public is invited to a panel discussion on `Women in Politics and
Government: Issues in Armenia and the U.S.,' with the participation of
five young women from Armenia's government and political
organizations, on Friday, March 14, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. at the National
Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR), 395 Concord
Avenue, Belmont, MA.
The lecture is co-sponsored by the Cambridge-Yerevan Sister City
Association (CYSCA), the Armenian International Women's Association
(AIWA), and NAASR.
Five young women from Armenia will be in Greater Boston
March 8-16, 2014, to participate in a grant program focused on women
in politics and government hosted by the CYSCA and with funding
support from the U.S. government's `Open World' (OW) program at the
U.S. Library of Congress, CYSCA, and its team of volunteers. The
program aims to give the participants first-hand exposure to America's
democratic government and free-market system as an instrument for
Americans engaged in citizens' diplomacy.
A key goal of the program is to develop leadership capability of young
women in government and political organizations by engaging them with
their American counterparts. Few Armenian women are in leadership
positions in politics and even government. Only 14 of 131 Parliament
members are women.
Panelists Will Be Joined by Secretary Kaprielian and Representative
Decker
In addition to the panelists from Armenia, the evening
will feature two special guests, Massachusetts Secretary of Labor and
Workforce Development Rachel Kaprielian and State Representative
Marjorie Decker. Kaprielian is a former Massachusetts state
representative (1995-2008) and Registrar of Motor Vehicles
(2008-2014). She represented portions of Cambridge and Watertown in
the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1995 to 2008.
Marjorie Decker represents the 25th Middlesex district and has served
on the Cambridge City Council since 1999.
CYSCA has designed a program of visits/meetings with various
organizations/individuals in the Greater Boston area, including
Harvard's JFK School of Government, UMASS Boston Center for Women in
Politics and Public Policy, Massachusetts League of Women Voters,
Mass. Caucus of Women Legislators, State Senate and House women
leaders, Armenian International Women's Association and numerous other
organizations and individuals.
The participants will discuss their work experience in
Armenia
and reflect on their visit to the U.S. The program will includes
Anahit Beglaryan, attorney in the Chamber of Advocates of Armenia,
defending human rights; Violetta Hovhannisyan, expert on the Armenian
Parliament committee on integration of the Republic of Armenia laws
with European laws; Sona Minasyan, head of the Free Democratic
Political party in Kapan; Nune Sakanyan,
head of international investment programs of the city of Yerevan;
Lilit Seyranyan, attorney, chief specialist in children's rights
department at Yerevan city hall; and Anna Shanazaryan, facilitator for
the group, currently
external relations coordinator for Yerevan-based Civilitas Foundation.
More information about this program may be had by calling
617-489-1610, faxing 617-484-1759, e-mailing [email protected], or writing
to NAASR,
395 Concord Ave., Belmont, MA 02478.
Belmont, MA
February 24, 2014