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BOSTON, BILLBOARDS COMMEMORATE #ARMENIANGENOCIDE CENTENNIAL
February 12, 2015 By administrator
By Rosario Teixeira
billboards were displayed in Foxboro, Mass., on Route 1 South, about
a quarter mile from Gillette Stadium.
BOSTON, Mass.--In January 2015, Peace of Art, Inc., began to display
digital billboards that commemorate the Centennial of the Armenian
Genocide and pay tribute to all victims of genocides over the past
100 years. This project will continue through the end of the 2015,
with electronic billboards displayed throughout the United States.
The first billboards were displayed in Foxboro, on Route 1 South,
about a quarter mile from Gillette Stadium. Another digital billboard
measuring 14'x48â~@² is located in Peabody, on I-95/128 facing south,
approximately one mile from Market St. in Lynnfield. In Seattle,
Wash., a large digital billboard is located in Bothel, on Highway
527 facing north. More locations and images will follow.
In reference to the first billboards, the president of Peace of Art,
Daniel Varoujan Hejinian, said, "We are sending a message of peace to
the world, to condemn the past crimes of genocide and resolve that
no other nation be the next target of genocide. With the electronic
billboards, Peace of Art's message is that genocide continues to be a
threat to humanity. It urges viewers to condemn the crime of genocide,
to be alert...and put an end to this crime against humanity once and
for all."
The first of the billboards reads, "Condemn the Past, Don't Be the
Next Victim. Remember 1915 the Armenian Genocide." Within the word
"genocide," the letter "o" is a target. The second of the electronic
billboards reads, "In Remembrance of All Genocide Victims 1915-2015.
The Centennial of the Armenian Genocide." The letter "o" in "genocide"
includes the flags of those countries that have recognized the Armenian
Genocide, as well as a dove symbolizing peace.
The next billboard will read, "1915-2015 the Centennial of the Armenian
Genocide." The letter "o" will have a heart (representing the heart
of a nation) with a bite (representing the loss of 1.5 million people).
Since 1996, Hejinian, an artist, has been displaying large billboards
in Massachusetts to inform the community at large to the reality
of the Armenian Genocide. In 2003, Hejinian founded Peace of Art,
a nonprofit organization that uses art as an educational tool
to bring awareness to the universal human condition, and promote
peaceful solutions to conflict. The organization is not associated
with political or religious organizations, and its focus is on the
global human condition.
Since the Armenian Genocide took place, millions of people have been
the target of genocide, torture, rape, dispossession, and murder.
These are only some of the genocides and mass atrocities that followed
the Armenian Genocide of 1915: the Holocaust (1933-1945); Cambodian
Genocide (1975-1979); ethnic cleansing in Bosnia (1992-1995); Rwandan
Genocide (1994); and Darfur Genocide (2003). Refugee camps are just
a footnote to this ongoing tragedy. The general indifference of
the international community is dangerous, allowing the crimes to be
repeated without impunity.
A century ago in the Ottoman Empire, genocide was carried out against
the Armenians, while reporters and foreign dignitaries, ambassadors
and consuls, alerted the leadership of their respective countries.
Henry Morgenthau Sr., the U.S. ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, sent
several appeals and protests to Ottoman officials as well as to the
State Department. In 1915, the New York Times published 150 articles,
one just about every other day, reporting on the ongoing atrocities.
Governments remained indifferent, and proceeded with non-action
according to their political interests. "Our only goal is to keep
Turkey by our side until the end of the war, regardless of whether
Armenians perish in the process or not," the German imperial adviser
Bethmann Hollweg said.
One hundred years have passed but many nations continue to ignore the
crime of genocide taking place around the world. The international
community has the power to put an end to these atrocities, and it
should begin by recognizing and condemning the Armenian Genocide.
For more information on Peace of Art, Inc., visit www.PeaceofArt.org.
http://www.gagrule.net/boston-billboards-commemorate-armeniangenocide-centennial/
February 12, 2015 By administrator
By Rosario Teixeira
billboards were displayed in Foxboro, Mass., on Route 1 South, about
a quarter mile from Gillette Stadium.
BOSTON, Mass.--In January 2015, Peace of Art, Inc., began to display
digital billboards that commemorate the Centennial of the Armenian
Genocide and pay tribute to all victims of genocides over the past
100 years. This project will continue through the end of the 2015,
with electronic billboards displayed throughout the United States.
The first billboards were displayed in Foxboro, on Route 1 South,
about a quarter mile from Gillette Stadium. Another digital billboard
measuring 14'x48â~@² is located in Peabody, on I-95/128 facing south,
approximately one mile from Market St. in Lynnfield. In Seattle,
Wash., a large digital billboard is located in Bothel, on Highway
527 facing north. More locations and images will follow.
In reference to the first billboards, the president of Peace of Art,
Daniel Varoujan Hejinian, said, "We are sending a message of peace to
the world, to condemn the past crimes of genocide and resolve that
no other nation be the next target of genocide. With the electronic
billboards, Peace of Art's message is that genocide continues to be a
threat to humanity. It urges viewers to condemn the crime of genocide,
to be alert...and put an end to this crime against humanity once and
for all."
The first of the billboards reads, "Condemn the Past, Don't Be the
Next Victim. Remember 1915 the Armenian Genocide." Within the word
"genocide," the letter "o" is a target. The second of the electronic
billboards reads, "In Remembrance of All Genocide Victims 1915-2015.
The Centennial of the Armenian Genocide." The letter "o" in "genocide"
includes the flags of those countries that have recognized the Armenian
Genocide, as well as a dove symbolizing peace.
The next billboard will read, "1915-2015 the Centennial of the Armenian
Genocide." The letter "o" will have a heart (representing the heart
of a nation) with a bite (representing the loss of 1.5 million people).
Since 1996, Hejinian, an artist, has been displaying large billboards
in Massachusetts to inform the community at large to the reality
of the Armenian Genocide. In 2003, Hejinian founded Peace of Art,
a nonprofit organization that uses art as an educational tool
to bring awareness to the universal human condition, and promote
peaceful solutions to conflict. The organization is not associated
with political or religious organizations, and its focus is on the
global human condition.
Since the Armenian Genocide took place, millions of people have been
the target of genocide, torture, rape, dispossession, and murder.
These are only some of the genocides and mass atrocities that followed
the Armenian Genocide of 1915: the Holocaust (1933-1945); Cambodian
Genocide (1975-1979); ethnic cleansing in Bosnia (1992-1995); Rwandan
Genocide (1994); and Darfur Genocide (2003). Refugee camps are just
a footnote to this ongoing tragedy. The general indifference of
the international community is dangerous, allowing the crimes to be
repeated without impunity.
A century ago in the Ottoman Empire, genocide was carried out against
the Armenians, while reporters and foreign dignitaries, ambassadors
and consuls, alerted the leadership of their respective countries.
Henry Morgenthau Sr., the U.S. ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, sent
several appeals and protests to Ottoman officials as well as to the
State Department. In 1915, the New York Times published 150 articles,
one just about every other day, reporting on the ongoing atrocities.
Governments remained indifferent, and proceeded with non-action
according to their political interests. "Our only goal is to keep
Turkey by our side until the end of the war, regardless of whether
Armenians perish in the process or not," the German imperial adviser
Bethmann Hollweg said.
One hundred years have passed but many nations continue to ignore the
crime of genocide taking place around the world. The international
community has the power to put an end to these atrocities, and it
should begin by recognizing and condemning the Armenian Genocide.
For more information on Peace of Art, Inc., visit www.PeaceofArt.org.
http://www.gagrule.net/boston-billboards-commemorate-armeniangenocide-centennial/