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Knights & Daughters of Vartan
Web: http://kofv.org/
Email: [email protected]
Knights of Vartan Armenian Genocide Essay Contest for High School Students
Announcement:
`I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small
tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost,
whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and
prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do
it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and
churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when
two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New
Armenia.'
These words, by renowned Armenian-American writer William Saroyan, now ring
true more than ever as the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
approaches. Although there is continued denial by the Turkish government,
and limited international recognition of the Armenian Genocide, the
Armenian Diaspora and the Republic of Armenia have flourished in the
century since the systematic genocide against the Armenians was carried out
in 1915 by the Young Turk government, in which 1.5 million people perished.
Please write a 750-1,000 word essay focusing on what can be done in the
face of denial to ensure the Armenian Genocide is remembered in the years
to come.
One winner and two runner-ups will be selected by a panel of judges. First
place winner will receive $300, second place runner-up will receive $200
and third place runner-up will receive $100. The winners will also be
recognized at the Armenian Genocide Commemoration at Times Square on
Sunday, April 26, 2015.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: Wednesday, March 31, 2015
(750-1,000 words, double-spaced 12 point Arial type: Please include
student's full name, age, teacher's full name and subject area, name of
high school, year in school, hometown/state, phone #, and email address at
the top of each page of the essay.)
ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS
The three winners will be contacted directly and announced to the
mainstream and Armenian media the week of Wednesday, April 7, 2015.
PLEASE SUBMIT ESSAYS VIA EMAIL BY Wednesday, March 31, 2015 to:
Taleen via email at [email protected]. If possible, the winners will be
honored during the Centennial Committee Commemoration events from May 7-9,
2015 in Washington D.C.
About the Armenian Genocide Commemoration in Times Square:
Founded in 1985 by the late Sam Azadian, former Brooklyn, NY resident, who
lost four siblings during the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian Genocide
Commemoration at Times Square has honored the 1.5+ million Armenian lives
lost during the horrific events of the 1915 Genocide of the Armenians by
the Young Turk Government of the Ottoman Empire. This
internationally-recognized annual event draws thousands of Armenians and
non-Armenian participants to commemorate the solemn occasion. The event
features speeches and tributes delivered by prominent political figures and
civic leaders, officials of the Knights and Daughters of Vartan,
representatives of major Armenian-American organizations, distinguished
scholars and educators as well as high-ranking Armenian and non-Armenian
clergy.
From: Baghdasarian
Knights & Daughters of Vartan
Web: http://kofv.org/
Email: [email protected]
Knights of Vartan Armenian Genocide Essay Contest for High School Students
Announcement:
`I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small
tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost,
whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and
prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do
it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and
churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when
two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New
Armenia.'
These words, by renowned Armenian-American writer William Saroyan, now ring
true more than ever as the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
approaches. Although there is continued denial by the Turkish government,
and limited international recognition of the Armenian Genocide, the
Armenian Diaspora and the Republic of Armenia have flourished in the
century since the systematic genocide against the Armenians was carried out
in 1915 by the Young Turk government, in which 1.5 million people perished.
Please write a 750-1,000 word essay focusing on what can be done in the
face of denial to ensure the Armenian Genocide is remembered in the years
to come.
One winner and two runner-ups will be selected by a panel of judges. First
place winner will receive $300, second place runner-up will receive $200
and third place runner-up will receive $100. The winners will also be
recognized at the Armenian Genocide Commemoration at Times Square on
Sunday, April 26, 2015.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: Wednesday, March 31, 2015
(750-1,000 words, double-spaced 12 point Arial type: Please include
student's full name, age, teacher's full name and subject area, name of
high school, year in school, hometown/state, phone #, and email address at
the top of each page of the essay.)
ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS
The three winners will be contacted directly and announced to the
mainstream and Armenian media the week of Wednesday, April 7, 2015.
PLEASE SUBMIT ESSAYS VIA EMAIL BY Wednesday, March 31, 2015 to:
Taleen via email at [email protected]. If possible, the winners will be
honored during the Centennial Committee Commemoration events from May 7-9,
2015 in Washington D.C.
About the Armenian Genocide Commemoration in Times Square:
Founded in 1985 by the late Sam Azadian, former Brooklyn, NY resident, who
lost four siblings during the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian Genocide
Commemoration at Times Square has honored the 1.5+ million Armenian lives
lost during the horrific events of the 1915 Genocide of the Armenians by
the Young Turk Government of the Ottoman Empire. This
internationally-recognized annual event draws thousands of Armenians and
non-Armenian participants to commemorate the solemn occasion. The event
features speeches and tributes delivered by prominent political figures and
civic leaders, officials of the Knights and Daughters of Vartan,
representatives of major Armenian-American organizations, distinguished
scholars and educators as well as high-ranking Armenian and non-Armenian
clergy.
From: Baghdasarian