ARMENIAN GENOCIDE EDUCATIONAL POSTERS NOW ON THE INTERNET
Azg/arm
23 Nov 04
After four years of research and two years in production by a dedicated
artist in Portland, Oregon, a set of five instructional posters on
the Armenian Genocide has just been released and is now available
for viewing and free download on the web.
The posters were recently unveiled at an educator workshop in Oakland
California where the largest professional teacher training organization
in the US, Facing History and Ourselves, announced to San Francisco
Bay Area teachers and members of the community in attendance their
availability and endorsed the use of the posters in its national
teaching program on the Armenian Genocide.
The set of five theme oriented instructional posters teach about the
Armenian Genocide and provide a visual overview of key events related
to the genocide, its prelude, methodology, and aftermath.
Each illustrated poster measures 19″x25″ and includes photographs,
text, graphics and a chronology, allowing teachers and students
to easily conceptualize and grasp essential facts related to each
theme, and provides teachers with a template for further instruction,
exploration and study.
The posters have been teacher-tested and endorsed by Facing History
and Ourselves, which will be using them in its six regional offices. A
teacher study guide prepared by FHAO will be forthcoming soon.
Please see the following website for a detailed description of the
posters and information on how to obtain hard copies. A description
of the posters is below:
PANEL 1: Prelude to Genocide
A brief chronology of Ottoman history from 1502 to 1913 revealing
the myth and realities of Ottoman History and a list of major
historical events that led up to the Armenian massacres of 1894-96,
1909 and the genocide of 1915.
Includes an overview of the corrupt Ottoman taxation system and
the failed treaties that sought to protect the Armenian minority in
the Ottoman Empire against increasing abuses and usurpations.
PANEL 2: Decapitation of a Nation
Includes a chronology of monthly events from Feb 1914 to May
1915 leading up to the genocide, the decision by Turkish leaders for
the genocide and their justification for it, the Turkish methodology
to first destroy Armenian leaders and intellectuals, the reaction
to the genocide by the Allies who for the first time warned Turkish
leaders for their “Crimes against Humanity” setting a legal precedent
for a concept used in future war crimes tribunals.
PANEL 3: Deportation
A chronology of monthly events from May 1915 to Feb 1916 showing
the deportation as a ruse for destruction of the Armenians. The full
US State Dept translation of the Official Proclamation of Deportation
by the Young Turks showing the demonization of the Armenians and the
authorization for the genocide.
Observations and statements by Swiss, German and American eyewitnesses
attesting to the intent of the Turkish government to destroy the
Armenians.
Includes photographs of the deportations, deportees, and survivors.
PANEL 4: Extermination
A chronology of monthly events from Oct 1916 to March 1918 with quotes
by major figures from the period describing in detail the deliberate
destruction of the Armenians and listing the growing reaction by
public figures in the US and elsewhere to the genocide. Includes a
map showing the deportations and massacres, photographs of the victims
and refugees, many taken under threat of death.
PANEL 5: Aftermath
A chronology of related monthly events from May 1918 to July 1923
describing the fate of the survivors, Armenian women sold in slave
markets or taken in Moslem harems, the forced Islamization of children,
scenes of starvation and destitution with hundreds of thousands of
refugees seeking food, shelter and relief, the continued destruction
of Armenians in 1920 by Turkish Nationalist forces, a discussion
of treaties that first sought to atone for the injustices upon the
Armenians and then relegated their plight to the backwaters of history
thus giving impunity to the Turkish state and paving the way for the
denial that continues to today. Includes a map and photographs of
the refugees.
Armenian Genocide Resource Center, November 18, 2004
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