NORTH ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS — Female politicians
fight for the future of Tunisia; an all - woman bike crew rides for social change; a female hospice unit delays death through
song; a single mom becomes a world -
famous artist.
Armenian environmental activists
fighting plans to build a copper mine in an endangered forest got a boost recently when former System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian, surely the world's most
famous Armenian - American rock star, sent a message of support for their campaign and promised to donate a
song to the cause.One of few significant wooded areas remaining in a country already heavily deforested, the Teghut Forest in northern Armenia is home to many native species, including the Syrian brown bear, the endangered Caucasian gray bear, and the short - toed eagle.