TURKEY GENOCIDE SURVIVOR TO SPEAK AT WALSH

Canton Repository
April 15 2008
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NORTH CANTON The Pontian Society, Komninoi, will present "Turkey –
A Country Still in Denial: The Forgotten Genocide" from 1 to 4 p.m.

Saturday at the Barrett Community Center auditorium on the Walsh
University campus at 2020 E. Maple St. NW.

The featured speaker will be Apo Torosyan, documentary filmmaker,
second-generation Armenian genocide survivor and former Turkish
citizen. He will share his experiences with death and destruction of
the Greek community in Istanbul, Turkey. He also will give a special
viewing of his documentary film "Voices."

Additional guest speakers will include educators of the Chicago public
school system who will present for discussion their curriculum "The
Pontian Greek Genocide: A Teaching Unit."

Admission is free. Teaching unit credits will be offered. For
information, call (330) 493-0403.