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GENOCIDE RECOGNITION BILLBOARDS SHOWCASED IN BOSTON STREETS
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Genocide recognition billboards showcased in Boston streets April 8,
2014 - 09:37 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - During the month of April, the 2014 Armenian Genocide
commemorative billboards will be displayed at the corner of Arsenal
and School Streets in Watertown; on Cambridge Street, at the Lechmere
Station in Cambridge; and on Route 1 South, 1/4 mile from the Gillette
Stadium, in Foxboro, Asbarez reported.
Sponsored by Peace of Art, Inc, the 2014 Armenian Genocide
commemorative billboards honor the victims and survivors of the
Armenian Genocide. In this year’s message “Recognize
the Crime of the Century, the Armenian Genocide,” the word
‘genocide’ has imbedded the number 100, and handcuffs.
The number 100 refers to the approaching 100th anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide. The handcuffs refer to a century of victimization
and denial by the perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide and their
supporters. The Armenian Genocide was the crime of the century because
it was the first genocide of the 20th century. Had the genocide been
condemned by the world community, the governments that followed most
likely would not have used genocide as the means to eliminate unwanted
groups of their populations segregated by race, religion or ethnicity.
Millions of people around the world have been killed, victims of
genocide, for political motives, and ethnic cleansing. Since the
Armenian genocide took place in the beginning of the 20th century,
genocide has become an effective tool of war, to eliminate unwanted
sectors of the population segregated by race, or religion, or
ethnicity. As the Armenian people struggle for recognition of the
crime of the century, the world remains ‘blind’ to crimes
against humanity perpetrated around the globe. The world community
must recognize the Armenian genocide and condemn such crimes against
humanity.
Since 2003, through the annual commemorative billboards, Peace of Art,
Inc.has been calling for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide,
and it has urged the community at large, the President of the United
States, and the United Nations to recognize the Armenian Genocide. It
is time to urge Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide, and to
make amends.
“To deny the Armenian Genocide is to further victimize
those who perished and their descendants, it is an act of blaming
the victims. After a century of denial, it is time to place the
‘handcuffs’ on the criminals. For those who think that
after the last survivor dies there will be no more witnesses, and
with the passing of time the Armenian genocide will be forgotten,
know that all Armenians are survivors of the genocide, and as long
as the Armenian genocide remains unrecognized by Turkey, millions of
Armenians around the world will demand recognition and justice,”
said the president of Peace of Art, Inc. Daniel Varoujan Hejinian.
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/177750/
[ Part 2.2: "Attached Text" ]
Genocide recognition billboards showcased in Boston streets April 8,
2014 - 09:37 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - During the month of April, the 2014 Armenian Genocide
commemorative billboards will be displayed at the corner of Arsenal
and School Streets in Watertown; on Cambridge Street, at the Lechmere
Station in Cambridge; and on Route 1 South, 1/4 mile from the Gillette
Stadium, in Foxboro, Asbarez reported.
Sponsored by Peace of Art, Inc, the 2014 Armenian Genocide
commemorative billboards honor the victims and survivors of the
Armenian Genocide. In this year’s message “Recognize
the Crime of the Century, the Armenian Genocide,” the word
‘genocide’ has imbedded the number 100, and handcuffs.
The number 100 refers to the approaching 100th anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide. The handcuffs refer to a century of victimization
and denial by the perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide and their
supporters. The Armenian Genocide was the crime of the century because
it was the first genocide of the 20th century. Had the genocide been
condemned by the world community, the governments that followed most
likely would not have used genocide as the means to eliminate unwanted
groups of their populations segregated by race, religion or ethnicity.
Millions of people around the world have been killed, victims of
genocide, for political motives, and ethnic cleansing. Since the
Armenian genocide took place in the beginning of the 20th century,
genocide has become an effective tool of war, to eliminate unwanted
sectors of the population segregated by race, or religion, or
ethnicity. As the Armenian people struggle for recognition of the
crime of the century, the world remains ‘blind’ to crimes
against humanity perpetrated around the globe. The world community
must recognize the Armenian genocide and condemn such crimes against
humanity.
Since 2003, through the annual commemorative billboards, Peace of Art,
Inc.has been calling for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide,
and it has urged the community at large, the President of the United
States, and the United Nations to recognize the Armenian Genocide. It
is time to urge Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide, and to
make amends.
“To deny the Armenian Genocide is to further victimize
those who perished and their descendants, it is an act of blaming
the victims. After a century of denial, it is time to place the
‘handcuffs’ on the criminals. For those who think that
after the last survivor dies there will be no more witnesses, and
with the passing of time the Armenian genocide will be forgotten,
know that all Armenians are survivors of the genocide, and as long
as the Armenian genocide remains unrecognized by Turkey, millions of
Armenians around the world will demand recognition and justice,”
said the president of Peace of Art, Inc. Daniel Varoujan Hejinian.
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/177750/