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Lisbon Beyond Editorials
Posted on July 27, 2013 by Weekly Staff
On July 26, on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Lisbon Five
operation, hundreds marched in Lebanon in commemoration of the legacy
of the five young Armenians who gave their lives for the Armenian
cause.
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A scene from the march in Lebanon
The march, as well as the dozens of commemoration events scheduled
today around the world - including in Chicago and New York here on the
East Coast - honored the memory of the Lisbon 5, and the legacy of
struggle they inherited, embodied, and passed on.
There is a line that connects Lisbon Five to Tehlirian, to the
commemoration of the Armenian genocide, the celebration of Armenia's
independence, and Artsakh's freedom.
There is a part of Setrag, Vatche, Sarkis, Simon, and Ara beating
under the chest of every Armenian struggling anywhere around the world
for freedom and justice - including, yes, social justice.
Three decades after the Lisbon Five operation, as the fronts, and the
forms of struggle, have changed and multiplied, July 27 stands - first
and foremost - as a day of celebrating the connection between the past
and present, and between the different geographies and realities of
our diasporic existence.
But most importantly, July 27 calls upon us to realize that our
commitment to struggle ought to be beyond a particular day, beyond the
ceremonious, the routine, and the pro-forma.
After all, there was nothing ceremonious and routine in their sacrifices.
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2013/07/27/lisbon-beyond-editorials/
From: A. Papazian
Posted on July 27, 2013 by Weekly Staff
On July 26, on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Lisbon Five
operation, hundreds marched in Lebanon in commemoration of the legacy
of the five young Armenians who gave their lives for the Armenian
cause.
1x1.trans Lisbon Beyond Editorials
A scene from the march in Lebanon
The march, as well as the dozens of commemoration events scheduled
today around the world - including in Chicago and New York here on the
East Coast - honored the memory of the Lisbon 5, and the legacy of
struggle they inherited, embodied, and passed on.
There is a line that connects Lisbon Five to Tehlirian, to the
commemoration of the Armenian genocide, the celebration of Armenia's
independence, and Artsakh's freedom.
There is a part of Setrag, Vatche, Sarkis, Simon, and Ara beating
under the chest of every Armenian struggling anywhere around the world
for freedom and justice - including, yes, social justice.
Three decades after the Lisbon Five operation, as the fronts, and the
forms of struggle, have changed and multiplied, July 27 stands - first
and foremost - as a day of celebrating the connection between the past
and present, and between the different geographies and realities of
our diasporic existence.
But most importantly, July 27 calls upon us to realize that our
commitment to struggle ought to be beyond a particular day, beyond the
ceremonious, the routine, and the pro-forma.
After all, there was nothing ceremonious and routine in their sacrifices.
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2013/07/27/lisbon-beyond-editorials/
From: A. Papazian