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TURKS, ARMENIANS AND EUROPEANS COMMEMORATE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE TOGETHER IN TURKEY
12:37 24/03/2014 >> SOCIETY
In 1915, the implementation of a methodical and premeditated plan
led to the extermination of one and a half million Armenians in the
Ottoman Empire, in an attempt to destroy an entire civilization and to
"Turkify" Anatolia, says an article in Indiegogo.
[http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/we-commemorate-the-armenian-genocide-in-turkey]
The successive governments of the Turkish Republic have since fought
to deny the dark side of the history of their country. Genocide
denial has encouraged racism and hatred against Armenians and other
non-Muslim minorities.
For some years now, some in Turkish civil society have courageously
organized commemorations of the Armenian genocide. A circle of truth
and righteousness has gradually widened, as more and more voices
joined in a humane and moving effort to confront the official discourse
of genocide-denial.
This year, on April 24 2014, united in Turkey and across Europe by a
common desire to see the truth finally recognized, we will commemorate
the Armenian Genocide in Turkey.
Many have already joined the movement but we need your support. Help
us break the deadly silence by signing onto the appeal, joining in
April 24 commemorations or by donating to the project.
The issue of the Genocide being a very hot topic, our efforts towards
the recognition of the Armenian Genocide are difficult to finance
through traditional channels.
Your contribution will help us to:
Organize large commemorations of the Armenian Genocide on Taksim
Square in Istanbul on April 24th 2014.
Build a large delegation of leaders from the Armenian Diaspora as
well as European civil society leaders to attend the commemorations
and therefore support and protect the event.
Make a step forward towards the recognition of the Genocide in Turkey
Donate here and sign the Petition:
http://www.remember24april1915.eu/
Follow us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Remember24April2015?fref=ts
This campaign is supported by:
Charles Aznavour, Singer (France), Bernard Henri Levy, Philosopher
(France), Abdullah Demirbas, Mayor of Sur district of Diyarbakir
(Turkey), Ara Toranian, Co-President of "Coordination Council of
Armenian Organizations in France" (CCAF), Serge Klarsfeld, President
of "Sons and Daughters of Deported Jews from France" (France), Murat
Timur, President of the Van Bar Association (Turkey), Bernard Kouchner,
former French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Founder of Doctors Without
Borders and Doctors of the World, Adam Michnik, Historian, journalist,
essayist and former leader of Solidarnosk (Poland), Ragip Zarakolu,
Writer (Turkey), Roni Margulies, Journalist and poet (Turkey),
Jovan Divjak, Former Commanding General of Yugoslav Army, Defender
of besieged Sarajevo (Bosnia), Omer Laciner, Writer (Turkey), Tahar
Ben Jelloun, Writer and poet (Morocco), Dario Fo, Writer, Nobel Prize
for literature (Italy), Ferhat Kentel, Sociologist (Turkey), Andre
Glucksmann, Philosopher (France), Murat Celikkan, Journalist (Turkey),
Korhan Gumus, Architect (Turkey), Richard Prasquier, Vice-President
of Shoah Foundation (France), Dr. Sinan Ozbek, Professor (Turkey),
Dr. Gencay Gursoy, Professor (Turkey), Edward Mier-Jedrzejowicz,
Chairman, Foundation Marie Clementine Tyszkiewiczow Krolikiewicz
(Poland), Oliviero Toscani, Photographer (Italy), Yann Moix, Writer
(France) and many more leaders of the European Civil Society.
It is a unique initiative of:
DurDe !: Founded in 2007 right after the murder of Armenian journalist
Hrant Dink, is a Turkish network combating against racism, nationalism
and hate crimes in Turkey. It has been organising Commemorations of
the Armenian Genocide on Taksim Square in Istanbul since 2010.
AGBU Europe: The Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) is the
world's largest non-profit organisation devoted to preserving and
promoting the Armenian identity and heritage through educational,
cultural and humanitarian programs.
EGAM: The European Grassroots Antiracist Movement (EGAM) gathers the
main antiracist NGOs from 30 countries in Europe in order to structure
the fight against racism, antisemitism, racial discrimination and
genocide denial at a truly European level.
http://www.panorama.am/en/society/2014/03/24/indiegogo/
12:37 24/03/2014 >> SOCIETY
In 1915, the implementation of a methodical and premeditated plan
led to the extermination of one and a half million Armenians in the
Ottoman Empire, in an attempt to destroy an entire civilization and to
"Turkify" Anatolia, says an article in Indiegogo.
[http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/we-commemorate-the-armenian-genocide-in-turkey]
The successive governments of the Turkish Republic have since fought
to deny the dark side of the history of their country. Genocide
denial has encouraged racism and hatred against Armenians and other
non-Muslim minorities.
For some years now, some in Turkish civil society have courageously
organized commemorations of the Armenian genocide. A circle of truth
and righteousness has gradually widened, as more and more voices
joined in a humane and moving effort to confront the official discourse
of genocide-denial.
This year, on April 24 2014, united in Turkey and across Europe by a
common desire to see the truth finally recognized, we will commemorate
the Armenian Genocide in Turkey.
Many have already joined the movement but we need your support. Help
us break the deadly silence by signing onto the appeal, joining in
April 24 commemorations or by donating to the project.
The issue of the Genocide being a very hot topic, our efforts towards
the recognition of the Armenian Genocide are difficult to finance
through traditional channels.
Your contribution will help us to:
Organize large commemorations of the Armenian Genocide on Taksim
Square in Istanbul on April 24th 2014.
Build a large delegation of leaders from the Armenian Diaspora as
well as European civil society leaders to attend the commemorations
and therefore support and protect the event.
Make a step forward towards the recognition of the Genocide in Turkey
Donate here and sign the Petition:
http://www.remember24april1915.eu/
Follow us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Remember24April2015?fref=ts
This campaign is supported by:
Charles Aznavour, Singer (France), Bernard Henri Levy, Philosopher
(France), Abdullah Demirbas, Mayor of Sur district of Diyarbakir
(Turkey), Ara Toranian, Co-President of "Coordination Council of
Armenian Organizations in France" (CCAF), Serge Klarsfeld, President
of "Sons and Daughters of Deported Jews from France" (France), Murat
Timur, President of the Van Bar Association (Turkey), Bernard Kouchner,
former French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Founder of Doctors Without
Borders and Doctors of the World, Adam Michnik, Historian, journalist,
essayist and former leader of Solidarnosk (Poland), Ragip Zarakolu,
Writer (Turkey), Roni Margulies, Journalist and poet (Turkey),
Jovan Divjak, Former Commanding General of Yugoslav Army, Defender
of besieged Sarajevo (Bosnia), Omer Laciner, Writer (Turkey), Tahar
Ben Jelloun, Writer and poet (Morocco), Dario Fo, Writer, Nobel Prize
for literature (Italy), Ferhat Kentel, Sociologist (Turkey), Andre
Glucksmann, Philosopher (France), Murat Celikkan, Journalist (Turkey),
Korhan Gumus, Architect (Turkey), Richard Prasquier, Vice-President
of Shoah Foundation (France), Dr. Sinan Ozbek, Professor (Turkey),
Dr. Gencay Gursoy, Professor (Turkey), Edward Mier-Jedrzejowicz,
Chairman, Foundation Marie Clementine Tyszkiewiczow Krolikiewicz
(Poland), Oliviero Toscani, Photographer (Italy), Yann Moix, Writer
(France) and many more leaders of the European Civil Society.
It is a unique initiative of:
DurDe !: Founded in 2007 right after the murder of Armenian journalist
Hrant Dink, is a Turkish network combating against racism, nationalism
and hate crimes in Turkey. It has been organising Commemorations of
the Armenian Genocide on Taksim Square in Istanbul since 2010.
AGBU Europe: The Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) is the
world's largest non-profit organisation devoted to preserving and
promoting the Armenian identity and heritage through educational,
cultural and humanitarian programs.
EGAM: The European Grassroots Antiracist Movement (EGAM) gathers the
main antiracist NGOs from 30 countries in Europe in order to structure
the fight against racism, antisemitism, racial discrimination and
genocide denial at a truly European level.
http://www.panorama.am/en/society/2014/03/24/indiegogo/