MIA FARROW TO SPEAK AT HOLY TRINITY ON APRIL 29
Armenian Weekly Staff
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Mon, Apr 19 2010
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-On Thurs., April 29, humanitarian activist Mia Farrow
will speak on the genocide in Darfur, Chad, and the Central African
Republic-in a program titled "With Knowledge Comes Responsibility:
The Darfur Crisis"-at the Holy Trinity Armenian Church of Greater
Boston, as part of the Dr. Michael and Joyce Kolligian Distinguished
Speaker Series.
Mia Farrow Artistic and critical success, as well as fame, came to
Farrow at an early age. Following her young life in 1940’s Hollywood
as the daughter of Hollywood royalty, she gained national attention
in television and starred in over 40 movies. As successful as
her professional life was, her personal life was marked with many
struggles, leading her to begin a journey toward a more significant
life. Mia Farrow has devoted her life to humanitarian efforts and
the care of a truly remarkable family. She has been a high-profile
advocate for children’s rights, working to raise funds and awareness
for children in conflict-affected regions, predominantly Africa. She
is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. In this unforgettable and challenging
program, "With Knowledge Comes Responsibility," Farrow will address
what compels her to continue this work despite grave personal risk.
The Dr. Michael and Joyce Kolligian Distinguished Speaker Series was
established in 2000 by Joyce Kolligian of Belmont and her family, in
loving memory of her husband, Dr. Michael Kolligian, with the purpose
of providing high-quality educational and cultural programs to enhance
knowledge and provide enjoyment to the members of the Holy Trinity
Armenian Church, as well as to the community at large. A pillar of
Holy Trinity, Michael Kolligian was loved and respected as a devoted
leader. He practiced dentistry in Medford for 30 years. In 1971, he
joined Distributor Corporation of New England, serving as treasurer
and later as president.
Previous programs of the Speaker Series have featured Dr. Bob Arnot
("On the Front Line of Terror") in October 2004, and Immaculee
Ilibagiza (a genocide survivor and author of Left to Tell, Discovering
God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust) in April 2007.
Fr. Vasken A. Kouzouian, the pastor of the Holy Trinity Armenian
Church, invites the Greater Boston area community to join him on
April 29 as Farrow connects to the humanity in all of us, and reminds
us of our moral responsibility to assure that "Never Again" are not
just words.
The event begins at 7 p.m. in the Charles and Nevart Talanian
Cultural Hall at 145 Brattle St. in Cambridge. It is free and open
to the public. A reception and book signing of Farrow’s memoir, What
Falls Away, will follow the program. For more information, contact
the Holy Trinity Armenian Church office by calling (617) 354-0632,
emailing [email protected], or visiting
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
