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Date: February 10, 2015
KNIGHTS OF VARTAN
Contact: Taniel Koushakjian
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.kofv.org
KNIGHTS OF VARTAN ANI LODGE BEGINS THREE-PART LECTURE SERIES MARKING THE
100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Next Lecture to take place at George Mason University on February 26, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC - As previously reported, the Knights of Vartan-Ani Lodge
in Washington, DC has begun a three-part academic series of lectures
touching upon different aspects of the Armenian Genocide. The first
lecture, `Oil, Politics, and the Genocide in Armenia: The First World War
Retrospect,' featured Professor Christopher Simpson, a professor of
Journalism from the School of Communications at American University, and
was held on January 29, 2015 at American University in Washington, DC.
The second lecture will feature Professor Simpson on the same topic on
Thursday, February 26, 2015 at George Mason University, 10423 Rivanna River
Way, Fairfax, Virginia 22030 from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM.
The third and final lecture will feature Dr. Gregory Stanton, Research
Professor in Genocide Studies and Prevention, George Mason University, for
a presentation on `Why Denial Violates the Genocide Convention: The
Genocides of Armenians, Native Americans, and Tutsis in Rwanda.' The final
lecture will take place on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at The George
Washington University Law School, Michael K Young Faculty Conference
Center, 2000 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20052 from 4:00 PM - 6:00
PM.
`The Knights of Vartan and the entire Washington, DC Armenian American
community is grateful to Professor Simpson, Dr. Stanton and these esteemed
universities for advancing genocide and holocaust education in our nation's
capital,' stated Ani Lodge Commander Jake Bournazian. `Engaging the
American public is a critical part of genocide education efforts. The
Armenian community is intrinsically interested in the genocide and it is up
to us to show the relevancy of studying the Armenian Genocide to issues
that are important to the American public today,' Bournazian said.
Professor Simpson is internationally recognized for his expertise in
democracy, and media theory and practice. He has authored five books and
won national awards for investigative reporting, historical writing, and
literature. These first two lectures discuss the lucrative concessions that
US oil companies received from the Ottoman Turks and the subsequent
aggressive congressional lobbying by American oil companies for the U.S.
government's silence on the Armenian Genocide.
Professor Stanton served as a Foreign Service Officer in the State
Department from 1992 to 1999, where he drafted the UN Security Council
Resolutions (955 and 978) that created the International Criminal Tribunal
for Rwanda. In 1992, he also drafted the UN Peacekeeping Resolutions that
helped end the Mozambique civil war from 1977 to 1992. In 1999, Stanton
founded Genocide Watch, the International Campaign to End Genocide, the
first international anti-genocide coalition. Stanton served as the
President of the International Association of Genocide Scholars from 2007
to 2009 and Vice President from 2005 to 2007.
All three lectures are produced by the Knights of Vartan Ani Lodge with the
support of our cosponsors, the Armenian Bar Association, the National
Association for Armenian Studies and Research, and Genocide Watch.
Historical and archival material provided by the Armenian National
Institute.
Space is limited and RSVP is required. For media inquiries or to RSVP,
please contact Knights of Vartan Ani Lodge at [email protected].
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PR#: 2015-02
Date: February 10, 2015
KNIGHTS OF VARTAN
Contact: Taniel Koushakjian
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.kofv.org
KNIGHTS OF VARTAN ANI LODGE BEGINS THREE-PART LECTURE SERIES MARKING THE
100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Next Lecture to take place at George Mason University on February 26, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC - As previously reported, the Knights of Vartan-Ani Lodge
in Washington, DC has begun a three-part academic series of lectures
touching upon different aspects of the Armenian Genocide. The first
lecture, `Oil, Politics, and the Genocide in Armenia: The First World War
Retrospect,' featured Professor Christopher Simpson, a professor of
Journalism from the School of Communications at American University, and
was held on January 29, 2015 at American University in Washington, DC.
The second lecture will feature Professor Simpson on the same topic on
Thursday, February 26, 2015 at George Mason University, 10423 Rivanna River
Way, Fairfax, Virginia 22030 from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM.
The third and final lecture will feature Dr. Gregory Stanton, Research
Professor in Genocide Studies and Prevention, George Mason University, for
a presentation on `Why Denial Violates the Genocide Convention: The
Genocides of Armenians, Native Americans, and Tutsis in Rwanda.' The final
lecture will take place on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at The George
Washington University Law School, Michael K Young Faculty Conference
Center, 2000 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20052 from 4:00 PM - 6:00
PM.
`The Knights of Vartan and the entire Washington, DC Armenian American
community is grateful to Professor Simpson, Dr. Stanton and these esteemed
universities for advancing genocide and holocaust education in our nation's
capital,' stated Ani Lodge Commander Jake Bournazian. `Engaging the
American public is a critical part of genocide education efforts. The
Armenian community is intrinsically interested in the genocide and it is up
to us to show the relevancy of studying the Armenian Genocide to issues
that are important to the American public today,' Bournazian said.
Professor Simpson is internationally recognized for his expertise in
democracy, and media theory and practice. He has authored five books and
won national awards for investigative reporting, historical writing, and
literature. These first two lectures discuss the lucrative concessions that
US oil companies received from the Ottoman Turks and the subsequent
aggressive congressional lobbying by American oil companies for the U.S.
government's silence on the Armenian Genocide.
Professor Stanton served as a Foreign Service Officer in the State
Department from 1992 to 1999, where he drafted the UN Security Council
Resolutions (955 and 978) that created the International Criminal Tribunal
for Rwanda. In 1992, he also drafted the UN Peacekeeping Resolutions that
helped end the Mozambique civil war from 1977 to 1992. In 1999, Stanton
founded Genocide Watch, the International Campaign to End Genocide, the
first international anti-genocide coalition. Stanton served as the
President of the International Association of Genocide Scholars from 2007
to 2009 and Vice President from 2005 to 2007.
All three lectures are produced by the Knights of Vartan Ani Lodge with the
support of our cosponsors, the Armenian Bar Association, the National
Association for Armenian Studies and Research, and Genocide Watch.
Historical and archival material provided by the Armenian National
Institute.
Space is limited and RSVP is required. For media inquiries or to RSVP,
please contact Knights of Vartan Ani Lodge at [email protected].
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