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PHILADELPHIA TO HOLD GENOCIDE WALK
Armenian Weekly
April 10, 2012
'Walk the Walk: Talk the Talk' on April 28
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-On Sat., April 28, for the fifth consecutive year,
the Armenian Genocide Walk will take place, providing an opportunity
for the entire Philadelphia community to gather to commemorate the
97thanniversary of the genocide, and educate the public on Turkish
denial of the atrocities committed against the Armenians in the
Ottoman Empire from 1915-18.
Taner Akcam Hundreds will gather at the Mher Statue by the Philadelphia
Museum of Art and walk through the streets of
Philadelphia to rally and bring exposure to the cause. At the
conclusion of the walk, a program will be held on the lawn of the
Independence Hall Visitor's Center featuring keynote speaker, renowned
Turkish scholar, Dr. Taner Akcam. The program will also include
participation by local dignitaries, community leaders, and clergymen
with performances by the Jampa Band and Hamazkayin Meghri Dance Group.
Akcam is a Turkish historian and professor who is considered one
of the leading international experts on the Armenian Genocide. He
recently authored the book The Young Turks' Crime Against Humanity:
The Armenian Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing in the Ottoman Empire,
which is scheduled for release this month, and will be available
for purchase at a discounted price the day of the walk. Introducing
new evidence from more than 600 secret Ottoman documents, the book
demonstrates in unprecedented detail that the Armenian Genocide and
the expulsion of Greeks from the late Ottoman Empire resulted from
an official effort to rid the empire of its Christian subjects.
Presenting previously inaccessible documents along with expert
context and analysis, Akcam's most authoritative work to date goes
deep inside the bureaucratic machinery of Ottoman Turkey to show how
a dying empire embraced genocide and ethnic cleansing.
After 1.5 million innocent people were brutally murdered and forced out
of their ancestral country, the survivors fled to distant countries
seeking refuge. Today, Armenians around the world are demanding
recognition from the United States, as well as other governments,
to acknowledge actions taken by Ottoman Turkey.
With support from the Philadelphia Armenian Inter-Communal
Committee, the Philadelphia Armenian Genocide Walk is sponsored by
youth representatives from area churches and organizations who have
worked tirelessly to develop a meaningful and special opportunity for
the Philadelphia Armenian community-and nearby communities-to come
together to make an appeal for justice. For registration and program
information, as well as individual and business ad opportunities,
visit www.armeniangenocidewalk.com.
On April 24, Armenian Martyrs' Day, the Philadelphia Armenian
Inter-Communal Committee will sponsor a Requiem Service, wreath-laying,
and cultural program at Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church,
101 Ashmead Road, Cheltenham, Pa., beginning at 7 p.m. The event is
free and open to the public. It is organized by all five Philadelphia
Armenian churches, and will feature students of the Armenian Sisters
Academy performing songs and recitations, as well as an address by
Armenian Genocide Walk co-chair Vicken Bazarbashian.
Armenian Weekly
April 10, 2012
'Walk the Walk: Talk the Talk' on April 28
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-On Sat., April 28, for the fifth consecutive year,
the Armenian Genocide Walk will take place, providing an opportunity
for the entire Philadelphia community to gather to commemorate the
97thanniversary of the genocide, and educate the public on Turkish
denial of the atrocities committed against the Armenians in the
Ottoman Empire from 1915-18.
Taner Akcam Hundreds will gather at the Mher Statue by the Philadelphia
Museum of Art and walk through the streets of
Philadelphia to rally and bring exposure to the cause. At the
conclusion of the walk, a program will be held on the lawn of the
Independence Hall Visitor's Center featuring keynote speaker, renowned
Turkish scholar, Dr. Taner Akcam. The program will also include
participation by local dignitaries, community leaders, and clergymen
with performances by the Jampa Band and Hamazkayin Meghri Dance Group.
Akcam is a Turkish historian and professor who is considered one
of the leading international experts on the Armenian Genocide. He
recently authored the book The Young Turks' Crime Against Humanity:
The Armenian Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing in the Ottoman Empire,
which is scheduled for release this month, and will be available
for purchase at a discounted price the day of the walk. Introducing
new evidence from more than 600 secret Ottoman documents, the book
demonstrates in unprecedented detail that the Armenian Genocide and
the expulsion of Greeks from the late Ottoman Empire resulted from
an official effort to rid the empire of its Christian subjects.
Presenting previously inaccessible documents along with expert
context and analysis, Akcam's most authoritative work to date goes
deep inside the bureaucratic machinery of Ottoman Turkey to show how
a dying empire embraced genocide and ethnic cleansing.
After 1.5 million innocent people were brutally murdered and forced out
of their ancestral country, the survivors fled to distant countries
seeking refuge. Today, Armenians around the world are demanding
recognition from the United States, as well as other governments,
to acknowledge actions taken by Ottoman Turkey.
With support from the Philadelphia Armenian Inter-Communal
Committee, the Philadelphia Armenian Genocide Walk is sponsored by
youth representatives from area churches and organizations who have
worked tirelessly to develop a meaningful and special opportunity for
the Philadelphia Armenian community-and nearby communities-to come
together to make an appeal for justice. For registration and program
information, as well as individual and business ad opportunities,
visit www.armeniangenocidewalk.com.
On April 24, Armenian Martyrs' Day, the Philadelphia Armenian
Inter-Communal Committee will sponsor a Requiem Service, wreath-laying,
and cultural program at Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church,
101 Ashmead Road, Cheltenham, Pa., beginning at 7 p.m. The event is
free and open to the public. It is organized by all five Philadelphia
Armenian churches, and will feature students of the Armenian Sisters
Academy performing songs and recitations, as well as an address by
Armenian Genocide Walk co-chair Vicken Bazarbashian.