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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, February 7, 2005
AGBU YPGNY ORGANIZES ARMENIA PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE SERIES
New York, NY – Starting February 17th, AGBU Young Professionals of
Greater New York (YPGNY) are proud to present a three week series
of screenings, panel discussions, and presentations at AGBU Central
Office in New York on Armenia and issues relevant to its past,
present and future.
The Thursday events begin on February 17th with a special screening of
“My Son Shall Be Armenian,” a poignant film that reflects on Armenian
identity, as filmmaker Hagop Goudsouzian follows five Montrealers
of Armenian descent as they return to the land of their forebears in
search of survivors. Goudsouzian weaves the moving accounts of these
centenarians and the touching, at times droll, reactions of the New
World travelers into a dignified and poignant film about the need to
make peace with the past in order to move into the future. Tickets
are $15.
On February 24th, the series continues with a special panel
discussion entitled, “Armenia Present,” that focuses on the state
of development in Armenia in the fields of the education, politics,
and civil society. Speakers will include Aaron Sherinian from the
U.S. Embassy in Armenia and former Fulbright scholar and educator
Nicole Vartanian. Tickets are $10.
The final event on March 3rd will host Noubar Afeyan from the
groundbreaking Armenia 2020 initiative that looks into future scenarios
for the country projecting possible trajectories for the country and
its role in the world. Tickets are $10.
All events will take place at AGBU Central Office in midtown Manhattan
(55 East 59th Street, between Park & Madison Avenues) and tickets
can be reserved by emailing [email protected], or by calling 212.319.6383.
AGBU YPGNY was established in 1999 and is part of a worldwide network
of young professionals of Armenian heritage that seek to develop
projects relevant to their lives that benefit their local and global
communities.
For more information on the YP global network, please visit AGBU
online at
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress