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GENOCIDE EDUCATION PROJECT LAUNCHES NEW DIVISION
PanARMENIAN.Net
December 16, 2011 - 15:54 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Genocide Education Project is launching a new
division focused on institutions of higher education in the United
States.
According to Asbarez, the new division will expand the organization's
reach by sponsoring courses, lectures, exhibits and conferences at
colleges and universities.
"Our organization's mission is to help educators teach the history and
consequences of genocides, particularly the Armenian Genocide. This
new division is an important extension of what The Genocide Education
Project has been doing on a high-school level since its establishment,"
said Raffi Momjian, Executive Director of The Genocide Education
Project.
The new division is led by James Sahagian, a financial advisor and
Rutgers University alumnus. Sahagian has also been actively involved
in promoting Armenian Studies for nearly 20 years. Since 1992, he and
a committed group of volunteers have been responsible for raising funds
and providing logistics for the campus's Armenian Studies Program. This
has included offering Armenian language courses every semester on the
New Brunswick campus, as well as five different courses on Armenian
history over the past 20 years.
"There has been a long-time need for the establishment of an
organization that will support the ongoing study of the Armenian
Genocide from both a historical and modern human rights perspective,"
said Sahagian. "As we approach the one hundredth year since the
sinister campaign to destroy the Armenian nation was launched, it
is our duty as justice-seeking people to make sure that the Armenian
Genocide is not referred to as the "Forgotten Genocide" any longer."
Beginning with an Armenian Christmas party at Sayat Nova Restaurant
in Hackensack, New Jersey on January 7, 2012, a development campaign
is underway to ensure the success of GenEd HigherEd and the progress
of the Rutgers Armenian Studies Program.
The Genocide Education Project is a nonprofit organization founded in
2004, assisting educators in teaching about human rights and genocide,
particularly the Armenian Genocide. GenEd develops and distributes
instructional materials, provides access to teaching resources and
conducts educational workshops.
PanARMENIAN.Net
December 16, 2011 - 15:54 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Genocide Education Project is launching a new
division focused on institutions of higher education in the United
States.
According to Asbarez, the new division will expand the organization's
reach by sponsoring courses, lectures, exhibits and conferences at
colleges and universities.
"Our organization's mission is to help educators teach the history and
consequences of genocides, particularly the Armenian Genocide. This
new division is an important extension of what The Genocide Education
Project has been doing on a high-school level since its establishment,"
said Raffi Momjian, Executive Director of The Genocide Education
Project.
The new division is led by James Sahagian, a financial advisor and
Rutgers University alumnus. Sahagian has also been actively involved
in promoting Armenian Studies for nearly 20 years. Since 1992, he and
a committed group of volunteers have been responsible for raising funds
and providing logistics for the campus's Armenian Studies Program. This
has included offering Armenian language courses every semester on the
New Brunswick campus, as well as five different courses on Armenian
history over the past 20 years.
"There has been a long-time need for the establishment of an
organization that will support the ongoing study of the Armenian
Genocide from both a historical and modern human rights perspective,"
said Sahagian. "As we approach the one hundredth year since the
sinister campaign to destroy the Armenian nation was launched, it
is our duty as justice-seeking people to make sure that the Armenian
Genocide is not referred to as the "Forgotten Genocide" any longer."
Beginning with an Armenian Christmas party at Sayat Nova Restaurant
in Hackensack, New Jersey on January 7, 2012, a development campaign
is underway to ensure the success of GenEd HigherEd and the progress
of the Rutgers Armenian Studies Program.
The Genocide Education Project is a nonprofit organization founded in
2004, assisting educators in teaching about human rights and genocide,
particularly the Armenian Genocide. GenEd develops and distributes
instructional materials, provides access to teaching resources and
conducts educational workshops.