Public Discussions

Watch “There is an element of force-feed in our lives, much like how foie gras is made,” shared the U.S.-based playwright, artist, actor and comic Vahe Berberian at the Civilitas forum at Moscow House on October 6. “Our brains are

Watch The musician Serj Tankian is also a proud civic activist. That was the hat he wore during a small forum organized for media and civic activists in Yerevan, on the day following his second one-man concert in Yerevan. The

Watch In continuation of the Civilitas Foundation’s initial vision, Civilitas will launch an internet news channel and publish a daily newspaper beginning this September. To fill the gap created by the absence of consistent research-based analysis in Armenian media, Civilitas

Watch The Civilitas public forum, entitled “20 Years of Geopolitics in the Caucasus,” hosted three veteran Caucasus watchers to talk about geopolitics in and around Armenia over the two decades of independent regional development. The discussion took place on June

Watch Hrayr Tovmasyan outlined two current priorities of his work as Mnister of Justice, as a guest of the Civilitas “One Hundred Questions and Answers” series: tackling contradictions and inconsistencies in the law and instilling a new way of thinking

Watch Armenia’s Human Rights Defender (or Ombudsman) Karen Andreasyan assured the audience that had gathered for the Civilitas Foundation’s regular 100 Questions and Answers forum that he is ready to go as far it takes to address human rights violations

At a Civilitas sponsored public forum in Gyumri, discussion revolved around the global crisis and the unprecedented economic downfall of recent years which has wreaked the greatest havoc in Armenia’s regions, outside Yerevan. Director of the Gyumri-based Arevamanuk Foundation Armine

The Civilitas Foundation public forum entitled “From Ebru to Grandchildren” consisted of two  hours of soul-searching, discovery, accusation combined with social, political and also very personal analyses of the challenges of cultural diversity and newly found Armenian identity in today’s

Watch More than 150 guests – representatives of international and local organizations, government and academic institutions, diplomatic missions in Armenia as well as media – gathered to hear the second guest of the Civilitas Foundation “100 Questions and Answers” series.

The Civilitas Foundation continues targeted support to regional libraries, within the framework of its “Libraries as Centers of Civil Society” project, funded by the US Embassy in Armenia. A number of on-site consultation visits were carried out throughout last week,