PRESS RELEASE
The Genocide Education Project
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Contact: Raffi Momjian – [email protected]
L.A. CITY ATTORNEY TEAMS UP WITH THE GENOCIDE EDUCATION PROJECT
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San Francisco, CA, April 3, 2006 – Education, art and politics came
together for the opening of the “iwitness” photo exhibit and The
Genocide Education Project’s teacher training workshop, co-hosted by the
Los Angeles City Attorney.
The “iwitness” exhibit by Ara Oshagan and Levon Parian, which runs
through the month of April, is a series of photographs of survivors of
the Armenian Genocide taken over the past ten years and accompanied by
testimony from the survivor represented.
Coinciding with the opening of the exhibit, The Genocide Education
Project held its second teacher-training workshop for Los Angeles
Unified School District teachers. Participants were exposed to the
dramatic and educational exhibit as well as the new lesson plan created
by The Genocide Education Project, which is based on the exhibit. The
lessons are available online at
After the workshop, participants and City Hall employees had the
opportunity to ask the artists questions about the exhibit. Armenian
students from St. Gregory Hovsepian School in Pasadena were also able to
attend the Q and A along with members of the Armenian community in
Southern California.
A post-workshop reception was held for City Hall employees, LAUSD
representatives, artists and exhibit guests, to reflect together on the
lessons of the day, and the importance of preserving the history of the
Armenian Genocide and the honor of its survivors.
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The Genocide Education Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
that assists educators in teaching about human rights and genocide,
particularly the Armenian Genocide, by developing and distributing
instructional materials, providing access to teaching resources and
organizing educational workshops.
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PICTURE CAPTION: “iwitness” exhibit at L.A. City Attorney’s office