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AGBU EUROPE JOINS EGAM AND DURDE IN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATIONS IN TURKEY
17:54 28.03.2014
The Armenian organisation AGBU Europe, the European Grasroots
Anti-racist Movement (EGAM) and the Turkish movement DurDe! ("Say
Stop") call upon all concerned to sign onto a public appeal issued on
the occasion of the 99th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide that will
take place on April 24, 2014. The appeal calls upon all Europeans to
join in these commemorations in a spirit of "recognition, solidarity,
justice, and democracy".
The text has already received the support of such celebrities as
public intellectual Bernard Henry-Levy, writer Tahar Ben Jelloun and
international celebrity Charles Aznavour as well as numerous civil
society leaders from around Europe. The appeal is due to be published
in newspapers in many countries in early April.
The campaign now also has a dedicated website at
www.remember24april1915.eu, where supporters are invited to sign onto
the appeal, as well as a dedicated facebook page.
April 24 this year will be the second time a joint EGAM-AGBU Europe
delegation takes part in the commemorations in Turkey. In addition
to Istanbul, the three organizations are also involved in organizing
genocide commemorations in Van and Diyarbakir, in the east of the
country.
Commenting on the commemorations to come, DurDe leader Levent Sensever
said that "this question is very important for people in Turkey. How
we resolve it will have an enourmous influence on what our country
will be like in the future. DurDe aspires to a democratic society that
does not tolerate impunity and that values its remaining diversity
instead of promoting nationalism and prejudice. We also owe it to
the Armenians to recognize the crime, to apologize and to see what
should be done about it now."
Benjaming Abtan, President of EGAM, further noted that "Turkish
society is at a historic turning point. A struggle is being waged
between denialism on the one hand, and democracy on the other. This
year, Turkish civil society will commemorate the genocide. Cities,
such as Diyarbakir and Van, will commemorate it too. The State could
soon be the last major institution to deny the truth of the genocide."
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/03/28/agbu-europe-joins-egam-and-durde-in-genocide-commemorations-in-turkey/
17:54 28.03.2014
The Armenian organisation AGBU Europe, the European Grasroots
Anti-racist Movement (EGAM) and the Turkish movement DurDe! ("Say
Stop") call upon all concerned to sign onto a public appeal issued on
the occasion of the 99th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide that will
take place on April 24, 2014. The appeal calls upon all Europeans to
join in these commemorations in a spirit of "recognition, solidarity,
justice, and democracy".
The text has already received the support of such celebrities as
public intellectual Bernard Henry-Levy, writer Tahar Ben Jelloun and
international celebrity Charles Aznavour as well as numerous civil
society leaders from around Europe. The appeal is due to be published
in newspapers in many countries in early April.
The campaign now also has a dedicated website at
www.remember24april1915.eu, where supporters are invited to sign onto
the appeal, as well as a dedicated facebook page.
April 24 this year will be the second time a joint EGAM-AGBU Europe
delegation takes part in the commemorations in Turkey. In addition
to Istanbul, the three organizations are also involved in organizing
genocide commemorations in Van and Diyarbakir, in the east of the
country.
Commenting on the commemorations to come, DurDe leader Levent Sensever
said that "this question is very important for people in Turkey. How
we resolve it will have an enourmous influence on what our country
will be like in the future. DurDe aspires to a democratic society that
does not tolerate impunity and that values its remaining diversity
instead of promoting nationalism and prejudice. We also owe it to
the Armenians to recognize the crime, to apologize and to see what
should be done about it now."
Benjaming Abtan, President of EGAM, further noted that "Turkish
society is at a historic turning point. A struggle is being waged
between denialism on the one hand, and democracy on the other. This
year, Turkish civil society will commemorate the genocide. Cities,
such as Diyarbakir and Van, will commemorate it too. The State could
soon be the last major institution to deny the truth of the genocide."
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/03/28/agbu-europe-joins-egam-and-durde-in-genocide-commemorations-in-turkey/