Armenian Youth Federation of Canada
PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Mr. Rupen Janbazian
Tel: (416) 895-4774
April 23, 2010
Canadian Armenians March from Montreal to Ottawa
What: 95 Canadian Armenians will be marching into Ottawa on the last leg
of their 4 day walk from Montreal, in commemoration of the 95th anniversary
of the Armenian Genocide.
When: Saturday, April 24, 2010 between 11:00am and 11:30pm.
Where: East on St. Patrick Street between Alexandra Bridge and MacKenzie
Avenue, South on MacKenzie Avenue between St. Patrick Street and Rideau
Street, West on Rideau/Wellington Street between MacKenzie Avenue and
Parliament Hill.
Details: Starting on April 21 at Phillips Square in Montreal, a group of
95 Canadian-Armenians have been marching on their way to the Parliament
building in Ottawa on the occasion of the 95th commemoration of the Armenian
Genocide. They will be arriving in Ottawa on Saturday, April 24, at 11:00am.
Over 1.5 million Armenians perished in a systematic effort by the Turkish
government of the Ottoman Empire to eliminate the indigenous Armenian
population living peacefully on its historic homelands. It was the Armenian
Genocide, which introduced the spectre of holocaust to the 20th Century; a
crime that has since been duplicated in various forms in Nazi Germany,
Rwanda and Darfur.
To follow the marchers as they make their way to Ottawa visit
For further information on the Armenian
Genocide, please see the Armenian National Committee of Canada website at
<; or contact us at
416-895-4774.
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