The Armenian Communities Department is rolling out a
week-long social media campaign and inviting people to reflect on the following
overarching question: How do we create new ways of being Armenian in the 21st
Century? This question is informed by the report Armenians in 2115: Strategic
Directions for the Twenty-First Century, which was the outcome of a seminar
organised in Lisbon for the global Armenian leadership. Prominent leaders,
intellectuals and experts attended the seminar to discuss the challenges
Armenian people currently face, and are likely to face in the foreseeable
future.
Not: The following report by Gulbenkian Foundation might not have
immidieate technical relevance when it comes to our respective fields, but i
highly recommend reading this report by any Armenian who cares about the future
of our nation-state.
During the week leading up to the launch, we will reveal
parts of the report accompanied by daily questions which we hope will foster
lively debates. The campaign will culminate with the official launch of the
report - in English and Armenian - on January 26 in three cities
simultaneously: London, Yerevan and Los Angeles.
We are aiming to connect the three discussion points in
real time through webcasting, so that a global audience can follow the
conversation and submit questions. The intention of the launch, and of the
report, is to instigate debates within the Armenian world regarding some of the
fundamental problems facing the Armenian people in the 21st Century, encouraging
future-oriented strategic thinking and research. The following excerpt offers
an indication of the debates.
Gone are the days where Armenians gravitate toward
Armenian organisations just because they are Armenian. Parents, for instance,
insist on high quality schools, youth want their local clubs to be connected to
global networks and issues, using the latest technologies and know-how. There
is a slew of challenges facing diasporan institutions to “scale up” quality to
remain attractive to their members and users. (…) [In Armenia] neither the
impact of the engagements from the previous 20 years is known sufficiently, nor
the priority needs for the forthcoming 20 years.
The overall chair and coordinator of the discussion will
be Martin Essayan, Trustee of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, participating
from London.
London, UK, at
17h00-19h00 London School of Economics
Panelists: Armine Ishkanian and Hratch Tchilingirian; chaired by Razmik
Panossian.
Yerevan, Armenia,
at 21h00-23h00 American University of Armenia
Panelists: Samuel Samuelyan, Mark Grigoryan and Arman Jilavyan; chaired
by Armen Der Kiureghian.
Los Angeles, USA,
at 9h00-11h00 University of Southern California
Panelists: Salpi Ghazarian and Raffy Ardhaljian moderate a group of
young participants.
The report is being launched in partnership with the
London School of Economics and Political Science (Department of Social Policy),
University of Southern California (Institute of Armenian Studies), and the
American University of Armenia (the President’s Office). The Civilitas
Foundation is providing technical and media support; our social media campaign
is being supported by IDeA Foundation and 100 LIVES.
Check our website for daily updates and send your
comments to carmenias@gulbenkian.pt.
We invite you to join the discussions online by following
our social media partners.
Please use the official hashtag #Armenians2115
facebook.com/The100Lives |
twitter.com/The100Lives
facebook.com/IDeArmenia |
twitter.com/idearmenia
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