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ARMENIAN GENOCIDE WALK TO BE HELD IN PHILADELPHIA
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 11, 2012 - 15:45 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - On Saturday, April 28, for the fifth consecutive
year, the Armenian Genocide Walk will take place in Philadelphia,
U.S., providing an opportunity for the entire Philadelphia community
to gather to commemorate the 97th anniversary of the Genocide,
and educate the public on Turkish denial of the atrocities committed
against the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire from 1915-18, The Armenian
Weekly reported.
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.
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.
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.
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 11, 2012 - 15:45 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - On Saturday, April 28, for the fifth consecutive
year, the Armenian Genocide Walk will take place in Philadelphia,
U.S., providing an opportunity for the entire Philadelphia community
to gather to commemorate the 97th anniversary of the Genocide,
and educate the public on Turkish denial of the atrocities committed
against the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire from 1915-18, The Armenian
Weekly reported.
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.
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.
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.