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PETITION: STOP UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO FROM GIVING A PODIUM TO GENOCIDE DENIERS JUSTIN MCCARTHY AND BRUCE FEIN
We would like to bring to your attention an event taking place at the
University of Toronto which should be cause for concern to the student
body as it threatens the integrity of this Canadian institution.
In line with Turkish President Erdogan's numerous calls to its
embassies to actively challenge Armenian Genocide recognition and
commemoration in light of its 100th anniversary, on February 27,
the Federation of Canadian Turkish Associations has invited infamous
genocide deniers Justin McCarthy and Bruce Fein to be the keynote
speakers at an event titled "WWI 100th Anniversary-Human Suffering
in Eastern Anatolia". The event will take place at the University
of Toronto's University College. At a time when the world will be
commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, events
of this sort attempt to trivialize the issue through denialist claims.
According to genocide scholar Gregory Stanton denial is considered
the 10th and last stage of genocide. As in the past, McCarthy and Fein
are once again on tour to parrot the Turkish Government's propaganda
and denial which amounts to hate-speech and is considered to be the
perpetuation of the cycle of genocide.
In commenting about the denial of the Armenian Genocide writer and
Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel has said "Genocide kills twice, the
second time by silence."
Please sign the petition below to voice your concern to the University
of Toronto president and leadership. Let us stand together against
genocide denial.
Stop the University of Toronto from giving a podium to genocide
deniers!
http://www.ayfcanada.org/action-alerts/petition-stop-university-of-toronto-from-giving-a-podium-to-genocide-deniers-justin-mccarthy-and-bruce-fein/
From: A. Papazian
We would like to bring to your attention an event taking place at the
University of Toronto which should be cause for concern to the student
body as it threatens the integrity of this Canadian institution.
In line with Turkish President Erdogan's numerous calls to its
embassies to actively challenge Armenian Genocide recognition and
commemoration in light of its 100th anniversary, on February 27,
the Federation of Canadian Turkish Associations has invited infamous
genocide deniers Justin McCarthy and Bruce Fein to be the keynote
speakers at an event titled "WWI 100th Anniversary-Human Suffering
in Eastern Anatolia". The event will take place at the University
of Toronto's University College. At a time when the world will be
commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, events
of this sort attempt to trivialize the issue through denialist claims.
According to genocide scholar Gregory Stanton denial is considered
the 10th and last stage of genocide. As in the past, McCarthy and Fein
are once again on tour to parrot the Turkish Government's propaganda
and denial which amounts to hate-speech and is considered to be the
perpetuation of the cycle of genocide.
In commenting about the denial of the Armenian Genocide writer and
Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel has said "Genocide kills twice, the
second time by silence."
Please sign the petition below to voice your concern to the University
of Toronto president and leadership. Let us stand together against
genocide denial.
Stop the University of Toronto from giving a podium to genocide
deniers!
http://www.ayfcanada.org/action-alerts/petition-stop-university-of-toronto-from-giving-a-podium-to-genocide-deniers-justin-mccarthy-and-bruce-fein/
From: A. Papazian