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Genocide billboards installed in Massachusetts and Florida
by Rosario Teixeira
Published: Tuesday April 09, 2013
Billboard on display on Route 1 in Foxboro, Mass. (left) and in Florida.
WATERTOWN, MASS. - During the month of April 2013, Peace of Art, Inc.,
will be displaying the Armenian Genocide commemorative billboards to
honor the victims of the Armenian Genocide, calling for recognition
and condemnation of the genocide.
Peace of Art, Inc. is a nonprofit educational organization that uses
the universal language of art to address human concerns and to promote
peaceful solutions to conflict. www.Peaceofart.org. This year the
billboards will be located in Foxboro, Watertown, and Cambridge.
One 10' x 30' digital billboard is on display now on Route 1 in
Foxboro, MA, 1/4 mile south of the main entrance to Gillette Stadium
and Patriot Place. A second 11' x 27' billboard will be on display on
April 1st in Watertown, on Mount Auburn Street in the heart of the
Armenian community, close to the Armenian cultural centers and
churches. In addition, a third 11' x 27' 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.
The artist Daniel Varoujan Hejinian, president and founder of Peace of
Art Inc., said that "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. He added, "98 years have passed but the
bloody hand prints 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 the bloody hand prints on the words
'Armenian Genocide' over a black background. Since 1996, Mr. Hejinian
has been calling for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. In 2004
Peace of Art, Inc. began to sponsor the commemorative billboards
honoring the victims and calling for the recognition of the Armenian
Genocide. 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 Armenian 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.
Once again we urge the President on his second term, to honor his
first campaign promise.
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 hand prints of the culprit.
Also in Florida
During the month of April genocide billboards are also displayed in
South Florida's Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Paid for by
"Individuals concerned about the plight of Armenians" will display
four 14 by 48 foot Armenian Genocide commemorative billboards on
heavily traveled freeways to honor the victims of the Armenian
Genocide, and to thank the countries that officially have recognized
the Armenian Genocide.
http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2013-04-09-genocide-billboards-installed-in-massachusetts-and-florida
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
by Rosario Teixeira
Published: Tuesday April 09, 2013
Billboard on display on Route 1 in Foxboro, Mass. (left) and in Florida.
WATERTOWN, MASS. - During the month of April 2013, Peace of Art, Inc.,
will be displaying the Armenian Genocide commemorative billboards to
honor the victims of the Armenian Genocide, calling for recognition
and condemnation of the genocide.
Peace of Art, Inc. is a nonprofit educational organization that uses
the universal language of art to address human concerns and to promote
peaceful solutions to conflict. www.Peaceofart.org. This year the
billboards will be located in Foxboro, Watertown, and Cambridge.
One 10' x 30' digital billboard is on display now on Route 1 in
Foxboro, MA, 1/4 mile south of the main entrance to Gillette Stadium
and Patriot Place. A second 11' x 27' billboard will be on display on
April 1st in Watertown, on Mount Auburn Street in the heart of the
Armenian community, close to the Armenian cultural centers and
churches. In addition, a third 11' x 27' 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.
The artist Daniel Varoujan Hejinian, president and founder of Peace of
Art Inc., said that "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. He added, "98 years have passed but the
bloody hand prints 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 the bloody hand prints on the words
'Armenian Genocide' over a black background. Since 1996, Mr. Hejinian
has been calling for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. In 2004
Peace of Art, Inc. began to sponsor the commemorative billboards
honoring the victims and calling for the recognition of the Armenian
Genocide. 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 Armenian 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.
Once again we urge the President on his second term, to honor his
first campaign promise.
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 hand prints of the culprit.
Also in Florida
During the month of April genocide billboards are also displayed in
South Florida's Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Paid for by
"Individuals concerned about the plight of Armenians" will display
four 14 by 48 foot Armenian Genocide commemorative billboards on
heavily traveled freeways to honor the victims of the Armenian
Genocide, and to thank the countries that officially have recognized
the Armenian Genocide.
http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2013-04-09-genocide-billboards-installed-in-massachusetts-and-florida
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress