Events Commemorating The Armenian Genocide

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ONE AND A HALF MILLION CANDLES WILL BURN IN MEMORY OF THE GENOCIDE VICTIMS

 

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01-04-2005

 

On April 24 this year one and a half million people will go to

Tsitsernakaberd and other monuments in memory of the Genocide

victims. On end a half million flowers will be put on the monument to

one and a half million innocent victims, and one and a half million

candles will burn that say in the Armenian churches.

 

The Committee celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Armenian

Genocide has worked out a program of events which will be organized in

Armenia, Nagorno Artsax and in many other countries of the world.

 

The events will start from April 11. In particular, on April 18-19 in

the Armenian Academy of Science a conference of Armenian scientists

will be held, and on April 20-21 in Yerevan an International

conference will take place with the theme Gravest Crime, Gravest

Challenges; Human Rights and Genocide�=80=9C, in which most remarkable

scientists, state and political bodies, artists and journalists will

take part.

 

On April 23 in the Yerevan Opera House a memory evening will be held,

and on April 24 in the St. Grigor Lousavorich Cathedral an ecumenical

mess will be celebrated with the participation of spiritual leaders of

different religions.

 

On April 24 in Yerevan and Nagorno Artsax people will honor the

memory of the Armenian Genocide victims with a moment of silence, and

all the morning bells of all the Armenian churches will ring.

 

On those April days in Armenia and other places exhibitions, musical

and theatrical plays, film shows and other events will be organized

dedicated to that tragic part of the Armenian history.

 

 

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SATURDAY, March 23, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

All-ASA Genocide Recognition Committee

c/o UCLA Armenian Student Association

Kerckhoff Hall Room 146

308 Westwood Plaza

Los Angeles, CA 90024

Contact: Raffi Kassabian

E-mail: rkassab7@ucla.edu, asaucla@ucla.edu

 

Armenian collegiate student groups join forces for genocide awareness, justice

 

LOS ANGELES, CA - Next month, area Armenian college students will gather to

commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The

All-Armenian Student Association's Genocide Recognition Committee, a

coalition of collegiate Armenian student groups, has been busy organizing

two major events set to take place this April. Aside from smaller

projects, the committee has organized two major events; an educational

panel presentation and an candlelight vigil for the southern California

student community. On April 7th, the CSU Long Beach campus hosts a panel

on human rights atrocities and genocide denial.

 

"Since Long Beach State holds such a diverse community it is of great

importance to hold a panel that reviews how denial and ignorance of

genocide affect cultures and people all around the world,' explained Lisa

Narinian, president of the CSULB Armenian Student Association and

representative to the committee.

 

The panel discussion will feature faculty from local universities who will

address the Armenian Genocide, Rwandan Genocide and its continuation in the

Democratic Republic of Congo, the genocide in Darfur, as well as the Women

of Juarez.

 

The following Thursday, the UCLA campus' Bruin Plaza will serve as the site

for the 2005 All-ASA Candlelight Vigil. Hosted each year at a different

college campus, this year's vigil will feature a reenactment of a genocidal

death march, performances by UCLA students, and the premier of an

educational video feature commissioned by the committee. The event will

also feature UCLA Professor Paul Von Blum, a specialist on media and

genocide, as well as rapper Knowledge from the Axis of Justice, a

non-profit, social justice organization formed by Tom Morello of Audioslave

and Serj Tankian of System of a Down. Local student and community groups

have been invited to participate and table at the event.

 

However, the panel presentation and the vigil will not be the first

genocide-related event of the year for many of the committee's

participating organizations. The UCLA Armenian Student Association has

also been addressing the impact of past genocides on current affairs. In

February, it co-hosted a similar panel presentation on genocide denial as

coalition student groups concerned about the genocide in Darfur. The event

drew over 150 students and members of the faculty.

 

"When groups of people are systematically oppressed, and targeted for

destruction, it is our duty as humans to do something. Genocide and denial

seems to run hand in hand," noted Matthew Sablove, a member of the Darfur

Action Committee at UCLA. "Students can lead the way for social justice as

well as social change to stop the current genocide in Darfur."

 

Earlier in November this academic year, the USC Armenian Student

Association, another Genocide Recognition Committee participant, co-hosted

a reception and book signing featuring Colgate University Professor Peter

Balakian and his NY Times Bestseller, Burning Tigris. The event was held

in conjunction with the opening of USC's Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial

Library exhibition documenting the Near East Foundation's relief efforts -

commonly cited as an example of one of the first world-wide humanitarian

relief efforts in the global age - to help survivors of the Armenian Genocide.

 

The committee also addresses issues regarding education about the Armenian

Genocide such as its proper inclusion in human rights-related curricula and

exhibitions such as the local Museum of Tolerance.

 

"The Museum of Tolerance issue is a continuing source of concern to the

student community," explained Arineh Der Petrosian, president of the

Glendale Community College Armenian Student Association and representative

to the committee. In 2003, college students protested the lack of a

permanent and prominent exhibit on the Armenian Genocide at the

museum. The GCC ASA supported their efforts by collecting 1,500 signatures

in support of this initiative.

 

"As of today, there is still no permanent exhibit. We think it is

important that the student community continues to work on this issue. The

lack of an adequate and prominent acknowledgement of the Armenian Genocide

in a place like the Museum of Tolerance only serves to embolden deniers of

all genocides."

 

But in the end, much of the collective effort has been leading up to this

April's events.

 

"The panel and the vigil being organized by the committee are critical not

only because they mark the April anniversaries of such tragedies as the

Armenian Genocide, Rwandan Genocide, and Holocaust, but also because we are

living in a world today in which genocide is being committed, specifically

in Darfur," emphasized Raffi Kassabian, chair of the committee and

president of the UCLA Armenian Student Association. "I think this is a

clear illustration that if people continue to turn a blind eye or deny such

atrocities the cycle of genocide will continue to turn."

 

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE All-ASA GRC Events in April:

 

"All-ASA Panel Presentation - The Blind Eye: Genocide & Denial"

at the Soroptomist House, CSU Long Beach Campus

THURSDAY, April 7th @ 7:30pm

- featuring: presentations on the Armenian Genocide, Rwandan Genocide,

genocide in Darfur, and the Women of Juarez

- for more info contact: CSULB ASA - c/o Lisa Narinian

 

"2005 All-ASA Candlelight Vigil"

at Bruin Plaza, UCLA Campus

THURSDAY, April 14th @ 7:30pm

- featuring: genocide reenactments/recollections, performances, speakers,

and a newly commissioned educational video montage

- for more info contact: UCLA ASA - c/o Raffi Kassabian

 

PHOTO # 1:

http://www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/agsa/pho...-pr-photo01.bmp

 

CAPTION # 1:

Pictured from Left to Right: Raffi Kassabian (UCLA Armenian Student

Association), Ani Nahapetian (UCLA Armenian Graduate Student Association),

Ara Krikorian (Loyola Marymount University ASA), and Arineh Der Petrossian

(Glendale Community College ASA). Not pictured are representatives from

the AEO, ARF-SSA, CalPoly ASA, CalTech ASA, CSULB ASA, CSULA ASA, UCI ASA,

UCR ASA, UCSC ASA, USC AGSA, USC ASA, Woodbury U. ASA and other All-ASA

participating organizations.

 

 

 

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Armenian Genocide commemoration events

Friday, April 1, 2005

 

The Greater Boston Committee for the Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide,

an umbrella organization of all area churches and major civic groups,

announces the following community-wide commemoration events for the 90th

anniversary of the Genocide. All events are free and open to the public,

unless otherwise noted. For more information, and periodic updates, log on

to www.weremember1915.org.

 

"Genocide and Mass Killing: Origins, Prevention, Healing and

Reconciliation"- Tuesday, April 12, 7:30 p.m., at Goddard Chapel at Tufts

University in Medford. Presented by Ervin Staub.

 

"Victims of 1915 and We Today"- Sunday, April 17, 10 a.m., at Holy

Cross Armenian Catholic Church, 200 Lexington St., Belmont. A memorial

service and evocation.

 

"Remembrance and Commemoration through Armenian Culture and Music"-

Sunday, April 17, 5 p.m., at St. James Armenian Apostolic Church, 465 Mount

Auburn St., Watertown. Featuring Sayat Nova Dance Company and Zulal Armenian

Folk Trio.

 

"The Road to Redemption: Memories of the 1915 Armenian Genocide"-

Thursday, April 21, 7:30 p.m., at Boston University's Morse Auditorium, 602

Commonwealth Ave., Boston. Presented by the Greater Boston Committee for the

Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide.

 

Massachusetts State House Commemoration - Friday, April 22, 11 a.m.

Details to follow.

 

Ecumenical Service and Memorial Service - Saturday, April 23, 6:45

p.m., at Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church, 145 Brattle St., Cambridge.

A service for 250 Armenian intellectuals who perished on April 24, 1915.

Presented by the Honorable Clergy of Boston Armenian Churches.

 

Requiem and Memorial Concert for the 90th Anniversary of the Armenian

Genocide - Saturday, April 23, 7:30 p.m., at Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic

Church. Presented by Erevan Choral Society, under the direction of the Very

Rev. Oshagan Minassian.

 

Rally to Commemorate the Armenian Genocide in New York - Sunday, April

24. Busses depart from St. James and St. Stephens Armenian Churches in

Watertown to Times Square, for those wishing to take part in the rally to

commemorate the Genocide and denounce the denial of the Turkish government.

For more information, log on to www.weremember1915.org.

 

The Films of J. Michael Hagopian - Friday, April 29 and May 6, various

times, at Kendall Square Cinema, 1 Kendall Square, Cambridge. Screenings of

"Germany and the Secret Genocide" and "Voices from the Lake." Presented by

the Greater Boston Committee for the Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide,

with cooperation of Kendall Square Cinema. Tickets are $5.

 

 

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PRESS RELEASE

Armenian National Committee of Toronto

45 Hallcrown Place

North York Ontario

Contact: Vahan Ajamian

Tel: 416.491.2900

Fax: 416.491.2211

E-mail: anct@armenian.ca

 

 

In memory of the 90th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian

Community Centre in Toronto and the Armenian National Committee of Toronto

would like to bring to your attention the following commemorative events:

 

Armenian Genocide 90th Anniversary Commemorative Events.

 

 

*Sunday, April 10, 11:00am Cross Country Run at Armenian Community Centre,

Toronto. The event is organized by Homenentmen Toronto with all proceeds

donated to the Armenian National Committee of Toronto.

 

 

*Sunday, April 17th, 3:00 pm

Commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

Armenian Community Centre, 45 Hallcrown Place, Willowdale (Highway 401 &

Victoria Park Avenue). Official commemoration commences at 3:00 p.m. Key

note speaker is Dr. Gerald Caplan, renowned Genocide Scholar, Author of

?Rwanda: The Preventable Genocide?.

 

* Wednesday, April 20th, 8:00 pm.

?Cultural Genocide: the Destruction of Armenian Monuments in Turkey?

Exhibition of Photographs, by Samuel Garabedian.

North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge Street, Toronto.

The exhibition will be open to public till Sunday April 24, 2005

The event is organized with collaboration of Hamazkayin Toronto chapter.

 

*Thursday, April 21, 6:30 pm. Candlelight Vigil, Queen?s Park, Front

Garden. Organized by Armenian Youth of Toronto. Reception to follow at Hart

House, U of T.

 

 

*Sunday, April 24, 2005. Ottawa Ralley ? This year the rally will take

place at the Turkish Embassy, 197 Wurtemburg Street, Ottawa. Departure at

6:30am from the Armenian Community Centre. 45 Hallcrown Place, Willowdale,

Ont.

 

*Friday, April 29, 8:00 pm at the Hamazkyin Theatre (50 Hallcrown Place),

attend Hamazkayin film screening of Hagop Goudsouzian?s ?My Son Shall Be

Armenian?, a National Film Board of Canada production.

 

 

In addition, Sunday April 10th 2005 at 2:00pm the Armenian National

Committee of Toronto will host its second ANC T Update. The update will

take place in the ACC Library.

 

 

Armenian National Committee of Toronto

45 Hallcrown Place,

Willowdale, Ont.

Tel: (416) 491-2900 Fax: (416) 491-2211

anct@armenian.ca

 

 

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