BANNER IN WEST HARTFORD MARKS ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
10:16, 17 Apr 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
Between April 13-20, residents of may notice a large red, blue and
orange banner stating “We Remember the Armenian Genocide” at the
intersection of Main St. and Farmington Ave. in West Hartford, West
Hartford News informs.
The banner commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide,
when more than 1,500,000 Armenian men, women and children living in
the Ottoman Empire died through a systematic government program of
mass deportation, starvation and outright murder.
This past Sunday, Pope Francis conducted a special memorial service for
the victims of the Armenian Genocide committed by the Ottoman Turks.
This year the Armenian Genocide will be commemorated at a solemn
ceremony in Hartford, Saturday, April 18 at 11 a.m. The key-note
speaker will be the accomplished writer Chris Bohjalian, author
of multiple New York Times best sellers including “The Sand Castle
Girls.” All are welcomed to attend.