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ARMENIANS ACROSS AUSTRALIA RENEW CALLS FOR JUSTICE
ARMENPRESS
APRIL 26, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, APRIL 26, ARMENPRESS: More than 2,500 Armenian Australians
honoured the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide and
demanded justice for the Armenian nation during a series of events held
across Australia as part of the Armenian Genocide Commemorative Week,
reports Armenpress citing Armenian National Committee of Australia. The
National Armenian Genocide Commemoration, organised by the Armenian
Genocide Commemorative Committee, observed at the Willoughby Concourse
Concert Hall on Tuesday, April 24 saw a record turnout of around 1,000
community members who were joined by a multitude of state and federal
MPs from across the political spectrum, as well as descendants of
survivors of the Greek and Assyrian Genocides.
Keynote speaker Professor Henry Theriault, Chair of the Philosophy
Department at Worcester State University, delivered a powerful speech
on the ongoing consequences of the Armenian Genocide for the present
day Republic of Armenia as well as the Armenian Diaspora.
Theriault advocated the importance of reparations, including land
reparations to the Armenian nation, as a long-term and just resolution
of the Armenian Genocide.
"A big part of the reason for the prevalence of poverty in Armenia
today and the ongoing threat to Armenia's future sustainability goes
back to the Genocide," said Theriault.
"The lives lost during the Genocide, the generations they were
never able to bear, the wealth confiscated in the form of land and
institutional and individual property and belongings have led to a
significant power differential between a Turkish state strengthened
as a result of the Genocide and a weakened Armenia," he added, making
the case for the importance of reparation for the future viability
of the Armenian state.
A significant number of both Federal and State MPs also sent statements
of support to the Armenian Australian community. Several of these were
read during the National Commemoration, including statements by The
Honourable Tony Abbott, MP, Leader of the opposition; Senator Nick
Xenophon; Michelle Rowland, MP, Member for Greenway; The Honourable
Barry O'Farrell, MP, Premier of New South Wales; The Honourable John
Robertson, MP, Leader of the New South Wales opposition.
In his commemoration address, the Executive Director of the Armenian
National Committee of Australia, Varant Meguerditchian spoke about
the irreversible momentum achieved in Australia in the last few years
for the Australian recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
ARMENPRESS
APRIL 26, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, APRIL 26, ARMENPRESS: More than 2,500 Armenian Australians
honoured the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide and
demanded justice for the Armenian nation during a series of events held
across Australia as part of the Armenian Genocide Commemorative Week,
reports Armenpress citing Armenian National Committee of Australia. The
National Armenian Genocide Commemoration, organised by the Armenian
Genocide Commemorative Committee, observed at the Willoughby Concourse
Concert Hall on Tuesday, April 24 saw a record turnout of around 1,000
community members who were joined by a multitude of state and federal
MPs from across the political spectrum, as well as descendants of
survivors of the Greek and Assyrian Genocides.
Keynote speaker Professor Henry Theriault, Chair of the Philosophy
Department at Worcester State University, delivered a powerful speech
on the ongoing consequences of the Armenian Genocide for the present
day Republic of Armenia as well as the Armenian Diaspora.
Theriault advocated the importance of reparations, including land
reparations to the Armenian nation, as a long-term and just resolution
of the Armenian Genocide.
"A big part of the reason for the prevalence of poverty in Armenia
today and the ongoing threat to Armenia's future sustainability goes
back to the Genocide," said Theriault.
"The lives lost during the Genocide, the generations they were
never able to bear, the wealth confiscated in the form of land and
institutional and individual property and belongings have led to a
significant power differential between a Turkish state strengthened
as a result of the Genocide and a weakened Armenia," he added, making
the case for the importance of reparation for the future viability
of the Armenian state.
A significant number of both Federal and State MPs also sent statements
of support to the Armenian Australian community. Several of these were
read during the National Commemoration, including statements by The
Honourable Tony Abbott, MP, Leader of the opposition; Senator Nick
Xenophon; Michelle Rowland, MP, Member for Greenway; The Honourable
Barry O'Farrell, MP, Premier of New South Wales; The Honourable John
Robertson, MP, Leader of the New South Wales opposition.
In his commemoration address, the Executive Director of the Armenian
National Committee of Australia, Varant Meguerditchian spoke about
the irreversible momentum achieved in Australia in the last few years
for the Australian recognition of the Armenian Genocide.