Tribute to Hrant Dink at UCLA

ArmRadio.am
09.02.2007 10:55

Hrant Dink: His Legacy and His Challenge" is the theme of an
afternoon program to be held at UCLA in tribute to Hrant Dink. The
event will include speakers from Turkey and the United States, a
video presentation, musical interludes, and a general discussion,
followed by the sharing of the traditional memorial "helva."

The Sunday afternoon program will be held on February 25, at 3:30
p.m. in 147 Dodd Hall on the UCLA campus. The sponsoring organizations
are the UCLA Armenian Studies Program, Near Eastern Center, and
Jewish Studies Center, together with the Organization of Istanbul
Armenians (OIA) and Initiative of Turkish Students to Commemorate
"Our Hrant." Professor Richard Hovannisian of UCLA will moderate the
event. Keynote speakers are Professor Ayse Gul Altinay of Sabanci
University in Istanbul, a dear friend of Hrant Dink, and Dr. Ruben
Cetinyan, a Ph.D. in political science from UCLA. Brief comments
will be made by Mr. Simon Acilac, President of the OIA; Ms. Zeynep
Turkyilmaz of the Initiative of Turkish Students; and Dr. David Myers,
Director of the Jewish Studies Center. Musical selections will be
rendered by Mr. Albert Gyunasdyan, violin, and Mr. Mamekon Arutunyan,
duduk. A video montage of "Our Hrant" will be shown during the program.