PROVIDENCE, R.I.—The Armenian Martyr’s Memorial Committee of Rhode Island has organized a gathering on April 25 to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. It will take place at 12:30 p.m. at the Martyr’s Monument at the North Burial Ground in Providence.
The 29-ft. monument was erected in 1977 to honor the victims of the Armenian Genocide. Its inscription reads: “We Armenians dedicate this monument to the immortal memory of the 1,500,000 Armenian Martyrs massacred by the Turkish government during the 1915 Genocide.”
The three Armenian Churches and their clergy will participate, along with the governor of Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Congressional Delegation, and state and local officials. Dr. Dikran Kaligian, author of Armenian Organization and Ideology under Ottoman Rule, 1908-1914, will be the guest speaker at the event.
In previous years, U.S. Representative Robert A. Weygand, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, and Providence Mayor Vincent A. Cianci Jr. have visited the monument.
All are welcome to attend. For more information, call Joyce at (401) 354-8770.
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