This conference is hosted by the Social and Cultural Anthropology Program at the California Institute of Integral Studies.

Supporters of the conference include:

• American Kurdish Information Network
• Evini Films
• Cheryl Hatch
• Ed Kashi
• Mustafa Kart
• Koma Govend Kurdish Folk Dance Group
• Kurdish-American Youth Organization
• Kurdish Human Rights Watch
• Kurdish National Congress
• Susan Meiselas/Magnum Photos
• Middle East Children's Alliance
• Soraya Serajeddini
• Vanguard Public Foundation
• Washington Kurdish Institute