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GENOCIDE COMMEMORATIVE BILLBOARDS ON DISPLAY IN MASSACHUSETTS
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2013/04/03/genocide-commemorative-billboards-on-display-in-massachusetts/
April 3, 2013
By Rosario Teixeira
WATERTOWN, Mass.--During the month of April, in Foxboro, Watertown,
and Cambridge, Peace of Art, Inc. will display Armenian Genocide
commemorative billboards to honor the victims of the Armenian Genocide,
and call for recognition and condemnation of the genocide.
Commemorate billboard in Foxboro "With these billboards, we
are honoring the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide,
calling upon the international community to recognize the Armenian
Genocide, and to condemn the perpetrators," said artist Daniel
Varoujan Hejinian, the president and founder of Peace of Art Inc.,
a non-profit educational organization.
"Ninety-eight years have passed but the bloody handprints of the
horrible events of 1915 stained the pages of the world history,
when 1.5 million Armenians lost their lives."
The 2013 billboard depicts bloody handprints on the words "Armenian
Genocide" over a black background. One 10â~@² x 30â~@² digital
billboard is on display on Route 1 in Foxboro, a quarter of a mile
south of the main entrance to Gillette Stadium and Patriot Place. A
second 11â~@² x 27â~@² billboard is on display in Watertown, on Mount
Auburn Street, in the heart of the Armenian community, close to the
Armenian cultural centers and churches. A third 11â~@² x 27â~@²
billboard will be on display on Cambridge Street, near Lechmere
Station, East Cambridge. This area, with high traffic and high
visibility, is the gateway between Cambridge, Boston, and Somerville.
Since 1996, Hejinian has been calling for the recognition of the
Armenian Genocide. In 2004, Peace of Art, Inc. began to sponsor the
commemorative billboards. This year's message further calls for the
condemnation of genocide.
To date, the Armenian Genocide has been recognized by over 20 countries
and 42 U.S. states. However, in spite of his campaign promise to
recognize the genocide, in the last four years President Obama has
failed to use the term "genocide" in reference to the slaughter of
Armenians, which took place almost to a century ago.
The Armenian Genocide is not a matter of concern for Armenians
alone but to everyone. Genocide is a crime against humanity. Without
recognition and condemnation, the Armenian Genocide remains a wound
that continues to bleed, under the handprints of the culprit.
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2013/04/03/genocide-commemorative-billboards-on-display-in-massachusetts/
April 3, 2013
By Rosario Teixeira
WATERTOWN, Mass.--During the month of April, in Foxboro, Watertown,
and Cambridge, Peace of Art, Inc. will display Armenian Genocide
commemorative billboards to honor the victims of the Armenian Genocide,
and call for recognition and condemnation of the genocide.
Commemorate billboard in Foxboro "With these billboards, we
are honoring the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide,
calling upon the international community to recognize the Armenian
Genocide, and to condemn the perpetrators," said artist Daniel
Varoujan Hejinian, the president and founder of Peace of Art Inc.,
a non-profit educational organization.
"Ninety-eight years have passed but the bloody handprints of the
horrible events of 1915 stained the pages of the world history,
when 1.5 million Armenians lost their lives."
The 2013 billboard depicts bloody handprints on the words "Armenian
Genocide" over a black background. One 10â~@² x 30â~@² digital
billboard is on display on Route 1 in Foxboro, a quarter of a mile
south of the main entrance to Gillette Stadium and Patriot Place. A
second 11â~@² x 27â~@² billboard is on display in Watertown, on Mount
Auburn Street, in the heart of the Armenian community, close to the
Armenian cultural centers and churches. A third 11â~@² x 27â~@²
billboard will be on display on Cambridge Street, near Lechmere
Station, East Cambridge. This area, with high traffic and high
visibility, is the gateway between Cambridge, Boston, and Somerville.
Since 1996, Hejinian has been calling for the recognition of the
Armenian Genocide. In 2004, Peace of Art, Inc. began to sponsor the
commemorative billboards. This year's message further calls for the
condemnation of genocide.
To date, the Armenian Genocide has been recognized by over 20 countries
and 42 U.S. states. However, in spite of his campaign promise to
recognize the genocide, in the last four years President Obama has
failed to use the term "genocide" in reference to the slaughter of
Armenians, which took place almost to a century ago.
The Armenian Genocide is not a matter of concern for Armenians
alone but to everyone. Genocide is a crime against humanity. Without
recognition and condemnation, the Armenian Genocide remains a wound
that continues to bleed, under the handprints of the culprit.