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PRESS RELEASE
April 22, 2010
Contact: Rupen Janbazian
Canadian Armenian Youth March To Ottawa for Justice
— Ninety-Five Youth March from Montreal to Ottawa in Commemoration of the
95th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
Montreal – In commemoration of the 95th Anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide on April 24th, ninety-five Canadian Armenian youth from Quebec and
Ontario are marching from downtown Montreal’s Phillips Square, to the
Parliament of Canada in Ottawa to raise awareness for this crime against
humanity.
At the start of the twentieth century, the Armenian population of the
Ottoman Empire was forced to march the Syrian deserts. Unaware of their fate
to come, men, women, children, and the elderly, marched until their eventual
deaths. Ninety-five years later, these ninety-five participants are marching
in their memory, to prove to the world that they have not forgotten, and
that they will continue their struggle until justice has been served.
Since the genocide, which took place between 1915 and 1923, successive
Turkish governments have denied the validity of the Armenian Genocide, and
have refused to recognize their history. The four-day commemorative march to
Ottawa is yet another indication that the Armenian youth of Canada will not
stand for such denial and injustice.
To follow the marchers with daily updates and photos please visit
www.genocidemarch.wordpress.
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Photo caption #1:Participants gathered at Montreal’s Phillips Square before
the march
Photo caption #2: Marchers making their way to St. Eustache, Quebec
Photo caption #3: "End Genocide"