Armenians have been fighting for over a century to gain recognition of the genocide: but what comes next? We speak with Sophia Armen, who is the third generation of her family to be involved in the Armenian resistance, about the necessity of cross-cultural mobilisation & conversation, and the modern, haunting presence of genocide denial.
Sophia Armen is an Armenian-American feminist community organizer, scholar and writer born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She is the Co-Director of the Armenian-American Action Network and helps lead The Feminist Front, that works at the intersction of racial and gender justice. Her work has appeared in The Los Angeles Times, Armenian Weekly, Mondoweiss, and The Electronic Intifada.
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