Conference Attracts Hundreds from U.S. and Beyond
NEW YORK (A.W.)—Hundreds converged in New York last weekend to attend the “Responsibility 2015” conference featuring scholars, opinion makers, and artists from around the world.
The conference took off on March 13 with a plenary session featuring Prof. Hannibal Travis, Executive Director of the Global Center for the Responsibility to Protect Dr. Simon Adams, and jurist Geoffrey Robertson, who delivered the keynote. Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Eastern Region Central Committee Chairman and co-chair of the “Responsibility 2015” organizing committee Hayg Oshagan delivered the opening remarks.
Hannibal Travis, Geoffrey Robertson, and Antranig Kasbarian
Concurrent panels examined the state of the art of Armenian Genocide scholarship, genocide education, building solidarity, individual and group reparations, genocide denial, transitional justice, gender and mass violence, Islamized Armenians, and the Armenian Genocide in policy circles.
Many traveled from across the U.S., Canada, Europe, Egypt, Lebanon, and Australia to attend the conference.
A sold-out luncheon on Sat., March 14 brought together a stellar lineup of authors including Eric Bogosian, Geoffrey Robertson, Scout Tufankjian, Chris Bohjalian, Dana Walrath, Matthew Karanian, Nancy Kricorian, Aline Ohanesian, Laure Marchand, Guillaume Perrier, Richard Hovannisian, and Marian MacCurdy. The authors briefly spoke about their work, and signed copies of their books following the luncheon.
That same evening, a VIP reception was held featuring brief comments and a musical program.
Following concurrent panels on Sunday morning and early afternoon, the “Responsibility 2015” conference concluded with a panel on the arts featuring Alexander Dinelaris, Scout Tufankjian, Chris Bohjalian, Eric Bogosian, and Dana Walrtah.
Panel on ‘Building Solidarity’ featuring David Barsamian, Nancy Kricorian, Sarah Leah Whitson, and Elyse Semerdjian
National and international media covered the event and conducted interviews with participants.
The “Responsibility 2015” Conference was organized by the ARF Eastern U.S. Centennial Committee, under the auspices of the Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee of America, Eastern Region.
The organizing committee is comprised of the following scholars and activists: Khatchig Mouradian and Hayg Oshagan, co-chairs; George Aghjayan, Kim Hekimian, Antranig Kasbarian, Sarkis Balkhian, and Henry Theriault.
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“Panel on Transitional Justice, Reparations, and the Future of Victim Groups” features Henry Theriault, Matthew Fletcher, Janna Thompson, and Jermaine McCalpin.
‘Gender and Genocide’ panel features Henry Theriault, Elisa von Joeden-Forgey, Kim Hekimian, Andrea Smith, and Sandra McEvoy
Khatchig Mouradian delivering his remarks during the closing panel
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