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Armenian Genocide remembered: Commemoration events in Glendale,
Pasadena, Los Angeles area
14:39 19.04.2014
Armenian Genocide
Several local events commemorating the 99th anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide will be held in Glendale over the next several days,
the Glendale News-Press reports.
The main event of the week will be the city-sponsored Armenian
Genocide commemorative event at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Alex Theatre,
216 N. Brand Blvd.
The event will feature traditional Armenian dances and musical
performances by local students and keynote speaker Maurice Missack
Kelechian, who is a Silicon Valley engineer whose scientific research
led to the unveiling of an Armenian orphanage in Antoura near
Beirut-Lebanon which dated back to the time of the genocide.
Operated by Ahmad Jemal Pasha, the orphanage housed 1,000 Armenian
orphans and served as a `Turkification' center.
The commemorative week will kick off with two events.
On Monday, the Armenian clubs from Glendale, Hoover, Crescenta Valley
and Clark Magnet high schools will hold their 13th annual Armenian
Genocide remembrance assembly at 7 p.m. in Glendale High's newly named
John Wayne Auditorium, located at 1440 Broadway.
Students from each school will contribute to part of the assembly,
ranging from instrumental musical compositions, poetry readings and
video clips.
Also on Monday, the city of Glendale will host a night of poetry
focused on inhumane events of the present and past at 6 p.m. in
Parcher Plaza at City Hall, 613 East Broadway.
Unified Young Armenians will host a candlelight vigil in remembrance
of the genocide at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the corner of Verdugo Road
and Mountain Street.
In Pasadena, the Armenian Community Coalition will host a
commemoration event at 10 a.m. on Thursday at Pasadena City Hall, 100
N. Garfield Ave.
The event will feature several speakers including Very Rev. Father
Andon Atamian and Rep. Judy Chu, D-Monterey Park.
Unified Young Armenians' annual mass demonstration in Little Armenia
will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Hollywood Boulevard and Hobart
Street.
The Armenian Youth Federation plans its annual protest in front of the
Turkish Consulate, 6300 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, from 4 to 6 p.m.
on Thursday.
The city of Glendale is set to host other events related to its `Man's
Inhumanity to Man' campaign that take place around the Armenian
Commemorative event as well.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/04/19/armenian-genocide-remembered-commemoration-events-in-glendale-pasadena-los-angeles-area/
Pasadena, Los Angeles area
14:39 19.04.2014
Armenian Genocide
Several local events commemorating the 99th anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide will be held in Glendale over the next several days,
the Glendale News-Press reports.
The main event of the week will be the city-sponsored Armenian
Genocide commemorative event at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Alex Theatre,
216 N. Brand Blvd.
The event will feature traditional Armenian dances and musical
performances by local students and keynote speaker Maurice Missack
Kelechian, who is a Silicon Valley engineer whose scientific research
led to the unveiling of an Armenian orphanage in Antoura near
Beirut-Lebanon which dated back to the time of the genocide.
Operated by Ahmad Jemal Pasha, the orphanage housed 1,000 Armenian
orphans and served as a `Turkification' center.
The commemorative week will kick off with two events.
On Monday, the Armenian clubs from Glendale, Hoover, Crescenta Valley
and Clark Magnet high schools will hold their 13th annual Armenian
Genocide remembrance assembly at 7 p.m. in Glendale High's newly named
John Wayne Auditorium, located at 1440 Broadway.
Students from each school will contribute to part of the assembly,
ranging from instrumental musical compositions, poetry readings and
video clips.
Also on Monday, the city of Glendale will host a night of poetry
focused on inhumane events of the present and past at 6 p.m. in
Parcher Plaza at City Hall, 613 East Broadway.
Unified Young Armenians will host a candlelight vigil in remembrance
of the genocide at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the corner of Verdugo Road
and Mountain Street.
In Pasadena, the Armenian Community Coalition will host a
commemoration event at 10 a.m. on Thursday at Pasadena City Hall, 100
N. Garfield Ave.
The event will feature several speakers including Very Rev. Father
Andon Atamian and Rep. Judy Chu, D-Monterey Park.
Unified Young Armenians' annual mass demonstration in Little Armenia
will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Hollywood Boulevard and Hobart
Street.
The Armenian Youth Federation plans its annual protest in front of the
Turkish Consulate, 6300 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, from 4 to 6 p.m.
on Thursday.
The city of Glendale is set to host other events related to its `Man's
Inhumanity to Man' campaign that take place around the Armenian
Commemorative event as well.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/04/19/armenian-genocide-remembered-commemoration-events-in-glendale-pasadena-los-angeles-area/