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ARMENIA 1915 - THE FORGOTTEN GENOCIDE
Mumbrella, Australia
April 13 2015
At the same time as our Anzacs were fighting the Turks at Gallipoli,
the Ottoman Empire was systemically decimating its civilian Armenian
population.
24 April 2015 marks the centenary of the Armenian genocide, in which
as many as 1.5 million Armenians died at the hands of the Turkish
Ottoman Empire.
It is sometimes called the 'forgotten genocide', yet it was of great
significance to 20th century history, becoming the blueprint - and a
rationale - for Holocaust of the Second World War. On the eve of the
Polish invasion, Hitler remarked, 'Who today remembers the annihilation
of the Armenians?'
Ashley Kalagian Blunt explores the genocide's history, including its
connection to Anzac Day and the Gallipoli campaign.
Guest Speaker
Ashley Kalagian Blunt is a writer and teacher who delivers workshops
and courses on language and culture. She has completed extensive
research on Armenia, including interviews with over 150 Armenians on
three continents. Ashley's travel memoir of her solo journey through
Armenia, The Pomegranate's Daughter, was recently shortlisted in the
Varuna Publisher Introduction Program. She has lived and worked in
Canada, Mexico, South Korea and Peru.
FREE & Open to the Public For more information visit:
http://smsa.org.au/events/event/armenia-1915-the-forgotten-genocide/
When
21st April 2015 12:30 pm To 21st April 2015 01:30 pm
Where
Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts 280 Pitt St, Sydney 2000 Sydney
CBD 2000
http://mumbrella.com.au/events/armenia-1915-forgotten-genocide
Mumbrella, Australia
April 13 2015
At the same time as our Anzacs were fighting the Turks at Gallipoli,
the Ottoman Empire was systemically decimating its civilian Armenian
population.
24 April 2015 marks the centenary of the Armenian genocide, in which
as many as 1.5 million Armenians died at the hands of the Turkish
Ottoman Empire.
It is sometimes called the 'forgotten genocide', yet it was of great
significance to 20th century history, becoming the blueprint - and a
rationale - for Holocaust of the Second World War. On the eve of the
Polish invasion, Hitler remarked, 'Who today remembers the annihilation
of the Armenians?'
Ashley Kalagian Blunt explores the genocide's history, including its
connection to Anzac Day and the Gallipoli campaign.
Guest Speaker
Ashley Kalagian Blunt is a writer and teacher who delivers workshops
and courses on language and culture. She has completed extensive
research on Armenia, including interviews with over 150 Armenians on
three continents. Ashley's travel memoir of her solo journey through
Armenia, The Pomegranate's Daughter, was recently shortlisted in the
Varuna Publisher Introduction Program. She has lived and worked in
Canada, Mexico, South Korea and Peru.
FREE & Open to the Public For more information visit:
http://smsa.org.au/events/event/armenia-1915-the-forgotten-genocide/
When
21st April 2015 12:30 pm To 21st April 2015 01:30 pm
Where
Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts 280 Pitt St, Sydney 2000 Sydney
CBD 2000
http://mumbrella.com.au/events/armenia-1915-forgotten-genocide