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Marches And Commemorations In Southland Mark Armenian Genocide
Los Angeles Times
April 25 2012
Posted By: Marc Martin
Posted On: 9:35 a.m. | April 25, 2012
By Stephen Ceasar
Thousands marched through Hollywood on Tuesday in observance of the
97th anniversary of the beginning of the Armenian genocide and to
call on the Turkish government to recognize the deaths of about 1.5
million people.
Commemorations were also staged elsewhere in the Southland,
including along Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles and at a memorial
in Montebello.
The march was organized by the Armenian Youth Federation. Los Angeles
police Sgt. Lamont Garrett said about 4,500 demonstrators participated,
with many carrying Armenian flags and banners as they marched down
Sunset and Hollywood boulevards.
At the end of the route, near Hobart and Sunset boulevards, speakers
made remarks to the crowd before they moved on toward the Turkish
consulate for another demonstration.
The genocide occurred under the Ottoman Empire, which became the
modern-day republic of Turkey. Turkey denies that any such genocide
occurred.
Among the marchers was Los Angeles City Councilman and mayoral
candidate Eric Garcetti, who said the demonstrations were more than
just a remembrance of those who were killed.
"This is about the fight to recognize this tragic event for what it
was, a genocide," he said.
Los Angeles Times
April 25 2012
Posted By: Marc Martin
Posted On: 9:35 a.m. | April 25, 2012
By Stephen Ceasar
Thousands marched through Hollywood on Tuesday in observance of the
97th anniversary of the beginning of the Armenian genocide and to
call on the Turkish government to recognize the deaths of about 1.5
million people.
Commemorations were also staged elsewhere in the Southland,
including along Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles and at a memorial
in Montebello.
The march was organized by the Armenian Youth Federation. Los Angeles
police Sgt. Lamont Garrett said about 4,500 demonstrators participated,
with many carrying Armenian flags and banners as they marched down
Sunset and Hollywood boulevards.
At the end of the route, near Hobart and Sunset boulevards, speakers
made remarks to the crowd before they moved on toward the Turkish
consulate for another demonstration.
The genocide occurred under the Ottoman Empire, which became the
modern-day republic of Turkey. Turkey denies that any such genocide
occurred.
Among the marchers was Los Angeles City Councilman and mayoral
candidate Eric Garcetti, who said the demonstrations were more than
just a remembrance of those who were killed.
"This is about the fight to recognize this tragic event for what it
was, a genocide," he said.