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Primenewswire (press release), CA
Feb 19 2008
93rd Anniversary Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide to be Held At
Times Square On Sunday, April 27, 2008
Armenian Genocide Experts and Survivors Available for Interviews
NEW YORK, Feb. 19, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- For the 23rd year,
thousands of Armenian Americans and their supporters will gather in
Times Square (Broadway between 43rd and 44th Streets) to commemorate
the first genocide of the 20th Century -- the Armenian Genocide. To
be held on Sunday, April 27, 2008 from 2-4 PM, this historic event
will pay tribute to the 1.5 million Armenians who were annihilated by
the Young Turk Government of the Ottoman Empire. The Commemoration
will celebrate the survival of the Armenian people, their rich
heritage and contributions to world history.
Speakers will include Armenian and non-Armenian political and civic
leaders and students. This event is free and open to the public.
Media contact: Linda Millman Guller (203) 454-9800, [email protected].
Organizations interested in participating can contact Hirant Gulian
(212) 764-8730 or Sam Azadian (973) 827-2487.
Armenian Genocide Experts Sam Azadian and Dr. Dennis R. Papazian are
available for interviews and Armenian Genocide Survivors are
available to discuss their eyewitness accounts.
ISSUES TO EXPLORE WITH EXPERTS SAM AZADIAN AND DR. DENNIS R.
PAPAZIAN:
-- Do you think that the Armenian Genocide Resolution has any chance
of being passed during the Bush administration and why?
-- Why is the Turkish government denying the Armenian Genocide and
what would be the outcomes if the Turkish government acknowledged
the Genocide?
-- What major world historical events have taken place during the
20th and 21st centuries because of the denial of the Armenian
Genocide by the Turkish Ottoman Empire and other nations?
The Experts
Sam Azadian, who founded the Armenian Genocide Commemoration 23 years
ago, is a N.J. resident. Serving four Mayors, he held several
positions over a 23-year span in New York City Government. He lost
four of his own older siblings in the Genocide during the death
marches to the deserts of Der Zor.
Dr. Dennis R. Papazian, is the founding Director of the Armenian
Research Center at the University of Michigan--Dearborn, where from
1971-2006, he held the position of Professor of History. He also
served as Executive Director of the Armenian Assembly of America in
Washington, D.C. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal
of the Society for Armenian Studies. Listed in Who's Who in America,
he resides in N.J.
The 93rd Commemoration is organized by the Mid-Atlantic chapters of
Knights and Daughters of Vartan www.knightsofvartan.org, and
co-sponsored by Armenian General Benevolent Union www.agbu.org,
Armenian Assembly of America www.aaainc.org, Armenian National
Committee of America www.anca.org, Armenian-American Political Action
Committee www.armenpac.org, Armenian Democratic Liberal Party and
Social Democratic Hunchagian Party.
Participating Organizations:
Diocese of the Armenian Church, Prelacy of the Armenian Church,
Armenian Missionary Association of America, Armenian Presbyterian
Church, Armenian Evangelical Church, Armenian Catholic Eparchy for
U.S. and Canada, and Armenian Youth Organizations.
The Knights of Vartan logo is available at
http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgi d=3420
CONTACT: Knights & Daughters of Vartan
Media Contact:
Linda Millman Guller
(203) 454-9800
[email protected]
Feb 19 2008
93rd Anniversary Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide to be Held At
Times Square On Sunday, April 27, 2008
Armenian Genocide Experts and Survivors Available for Interviews
NEW YORK, Feb. 19, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- For the 23rd year,
thousands of Armenian Americans and their supporters will gather in
Times Square (Broadway between 43rd and 44th Streets) to commemorate
the first genocide of the 20th Century -- the Armenian Genocide. To
be held on Sunday, April 27, 2008 from 2-4 PM, this historic event
will pay tribute to the 1.5 million Armenians who were annihilated by
the Young Turk Government of the Ottoman Empire. The Commemoration
will celebrate the survival of the Armenian people, their rich
heritage and contributions to world history.
Speakers will include Armenian and non-Armenian political and civic
leaders and students. This event is free and open to the public.
Media contact: Linda Millman Guller (203) 454-9800, [email protected].
Organizations interested in participating can contact Hirant Gulian
(212) 764-8730 or Sam Azadian (973) 827-2487.
Armenian Genocide Experts Sam Azadian and Dr. Dennis R. Papazian are
available for interviews and Armenian Genocide Survivors are
available to discuss their eyewitness accounts.
ISSUES TO EXPLORE WITH EXPERTS SAM AZADIAN AND DR. DENNIS R.
PAPAZIAN:
-- Do you think that the Armenian Genocide Resolution has any chance
of being passed during the Bush administration and why?
-- Why is the Turkish government denying the Armenian Genocide and
what would be the outcomes if the Turkish government acknowledged
the Genocide?
-- What major world historical events have taken place during the
20th and 21st centuries because of the denial of the Armenian
Genocide by the Turkish Ottoman Empire and other nations?
The Experts
Sam Azadian, who founded the Armenian Genocide Commemoration 23 years
ago, is a N.J. resident. Serving four Mayors, he held several
positions over a 23-year span in New York City Government. He lost
four of his own older siblings in the Genocide during the death
marches to the deserts of Der Zor.
Dr. Dennis R. Papazian, is the founding Director of the Armenian
Research Center at the University of Michigan--Dearborn, where from
1971-2006, he held the position of Professor of History. He also
served as Executive Director of the Armenian Assembly of America in
Washington, D.C. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal
of the Society for Armenian Studies. Listed in Who's Who in America,
he resides in N.J.
The 93rd Commemoration is organized by the Mid-Atlantic chapters of
Knights and Daughters of Vartan www.knightsofvartan.org, and
co-sponsored by Armenian General Benevolent Union www.agbu.org,
Armenian Assembly of America www.aaainc.org, Armenian National
Committee of America www.anca.org, Armenian-American Political Action
Committee www.armenpac.org, Armenian Democratic Liberal Party and
Social Democratic Hunchagian Party.
Participating Organizations:
Diocese of the Armenian Church, Prelacy of the Armenian Church,
Armenian Missionary Association of America, Armenian Presbyterian
Church, Armenian Evangelical Church, Armenian Catholic Eparchy for
U.S. and Canada, and Armenian Youth Organizations.
The Knights of Vartan logo is available at
http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgi d=3420
CONTACT: Knights & Daughters of Vartan
Media Contact:
Linda Millman Guller
(203) 454-9800
[email protected]