Month: April 2011
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Apr- 2011 -18 April
Der-Hovanessian: April 24th Poem for Gomidas
WHEN THE MUSIC STOPPED By Diana Der-Hovanessian When he was left for dead, when he awoke and saw the slaughter,…
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18 AprilNews
WCC Urges Participation in National Day of Prayer in Memory of Genocide
Armenian Genocide Observance, Easter Sunday Coincide on April 24, 2011 LOS ANGELES, Calif.—As we approach the holiest of days on…
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18 AprilNews
Critic of Kars Monument Removal Plan Stabbed in Turkey
ISTANBUL, Turkey—A man was arrested on April 18 in connection with the stabbing of prominent Turkish artist Bedri Baykam, after…
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18 AprilNews
Haverhill Observes 96th Martyrs’ Day
HAVERHILL, Mass.—Representatives of the Greater Haverhill and southern New Hampshire Armenian community turned out April 12 for a traditional Martyrs’…
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18 AprilNews
Protest in LA to Urge Obama to Honor Genocide Recognition Promise
Community Asks President to Lay a Wreath at the Montebello Armenian Genocide Memorial during his April 21st Visit to Southern…
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18 April
Diocese Names Gov. Patrick ‘Friend of Armenians’
BOSTON, Mass.—For his support of the Armenian American community, the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America has named…
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17 AprilNews
Armenian Genocide Marked by U.S. Legislators at Annual Capitol Hill Observance
Members of Congress Gather in Historic Kennedy Caucus Room to Call for Truth and Justice; Urge Obama to Honor his…
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17 AprilNews
Sixth Term a Charm for Mayor Scott Avedisian
WARWICK, R.I.—He’s not Peter Torigian, at least not yet. But Scott Avedisian is setting his own example for longevity as…
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17 April
Edgar Hagopian, Community Icon, Passes Away
DETROIT, Mich.—It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of Edgar Hagopian, a successful businessman, philanthropist, and activist…
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17 April
Uncle Garabed’s Notebook (April 16, 2011)
Fighting Words If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you. …Muhammad…
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