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PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Ara Nazarian
617.924.8849
[email protected]
Free Forum – Genocide Studies: Who Needs it?
WATERTOWN, MA — February 22, 2005 — `Genocide Studies: Who needsit?’
is the topic of this year’s first Free Forum event initiated by
Hamazkayin-Boston. This public program (open and free to the public),
willtake place at 7:00 PM on Thursday, March 10, 2005 at the Nishan
and Margrit Atinizian Hall of the Holy Cross Armenian Catholic Church
[200 Lexington Street, Belmont, MA].
Mr. George Shirinian, Director of Zoryan Institute from Toronto,
Canada has been invited to speak about the Zoryan Institute as a case
in point for Genocide Studies. Following Mr. Shirinian’s brief
presentation themoderator, Ara Nazarian, chairman of
Hamazkayin-Boston, will invite the attendees to joinin the discussion
with their views and ideas.
Designed to highlight varying points of view concerning the resolution
of issues important to the Boston Armenian community, Free Forum (Azad
Bem in Armenian) will offer at least two more programs during
2005. The planned topics include:
§ The state of Armenian education in the community at the threshold
of the 1600th anniversary of the creation of the Armenian alphabet
§ The Armenian Church: Past present and where it is headed A summary
of the discussions and opinions expressed during all Forums will be
available at our website
It is anticipated that the March 10, 2005 program titled `Genocide
Studies: Who needs it?’ will attract many students and young
professionals.
Hamazkayin-Boston hopes the Forum will respond to critical questions
such as: how would the youth and young professionals carry forward the
cause for Genocide recognition, what are the long term goals of the
field and its vision/outlook for the day after Turkey’s
acknowledgement of the Armenian Genocide.
For more information about this and other Hamazkayin projects, or to
join and support the organization visit
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