WATERTOWN, Mass.—Hamazkayin Eastern Region held its 43rd convention on May 4 and elected a new regional board. Representatives of Hamazkayin chapters region-wide as well as invited guests attended the convention that discussed the organization’s past […]
WATERTOWN, Mass.—Hundreds of local Armenians and non-Armenians alike spent part of their weekend supporting Armenian Memorial Church at its Annual Fair on Friday and Saturday. The largest fundraiser of the year, the two-day event featured […]
ATLANTA, Ga – The Armenian National Committee of Georgia commemorated the 104th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide at the Georgia State Capitol on April 24, 2019. ANC Georgia’s Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day Chair Dr. Vardoui […]
PROVIDENCE, RI—On Sunday, April 28, 2019, the Armenian Martyrs’ Memorial Committee of Rhode Island commemorated the 104th anniversary of the 1915 Armenian Genocide. Because of rain, the service was held in the Sts. Sahag and Mesrob Armenian […]
GLENVIEW, Ill. – The Chicago Armenian community held a series of events honoring the victims of the Armenian Genocide on Sunday, April 28th, 2019 at the All Saints Community Center in Glenview, IL. The day […]
NEW YORK, NY—Not even the hovering grey clouds could dampen the spirit of the thousands gathered in Times Square to memorialize the victims of the 1915 Armenian Genocide. On April 28, 2019, elected officials and […]
HARTFORD, Conn.—The historic Connecticut House of Representative Chambers was filled to overflow for the 104th commemoration of the Armenian Genocide on April 27. Connecticut State Representative Edwin Vargas, Jr. (D-Hartford) was in attendance and introduced […]
CHICAGO, Ill.—Armenians from across Chicago converged near the consulate of the Republic of Turkey on April 24, 2019 to join with the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) Chicago “Ararat” Chapter in a protest marking the 104th […]
BOSTON, Mass.—More than a century after the 1915 Armenian Genocide, hundreds of Armenians from the Greater Boston area paid tribute last week to the struggle of the Armenian experience. “We not only survived,” said veteran […]
ISTANBUL—A prominent Turkish-Armenian activist was taken into custody last week for making controversial anti-Turkish narratives and using the term “genocide” during a requiem service on Armenian Genocide commemoration day. Nor Zartonk activist Alexis Kalk was […]
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