95th anniversary of Armenian Genocide to be commemorated in Times Square
26.02.2010 12:24
Yerevan (Yerkir) – On Sunday, April 25, 2010, for the 25th year,
thousands of Armenian Americans and people against genocide will
gather in Times Square from 2-4 PM to commemorate the first genocide
of the 20th Century, the Armenian Genocide, Asbarez reported.
This year’s commemoration will underscore the theme: `Turkey is the
Question, America is the Answer.’
This historic event will pay tribute to the 1.5 million Armenians who
were annihilated by the Young Turk Government of the Ottoman Empire
(1915-1923) and address the consequences plaguing humanity till this
day.
The commemoration will come amid heightened attention on Armenia and
Turkey. Government leaders and the news media have recently been
preoccupied with Turkish-Armenians relations and the prospects for
opening the closed borders in the Caucasus.
Major political figures will speak at the memorial event as well as
civic, humanitarian, and educational leaders.
This event is sponsored by the Knights & Daughters of Vartan, a
national fraternal organization, and co-sponsored by the Armenian
General Benevolent Union, Armenian Assembly of America, Armenian
National Committee of America, Armenian Democratic Liberal Party, and
the Armenian Council of America.
Participating Organizations include the Diocese of the Armenian
Church, Prelacy of the Armenian Church, Armenian Missionary
Association of America, Armenian Missionary Association, Armenian
Evangelical Union, Armenian Catholic Eparchy, and several national
Armenian youth organizations.