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    CA CAMPUSES PROTEST DENIAL OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

    Neon Tommy (USC), California
    Jan 31 2014

    Syuzanna Petrosyan

    University and college students across California hosted simultaneous
    demonstrations on Thursday in protest of the continuous denial of
    the Armenian Genocide by Turkey and the U.S. The silent protests,
    coordinated by the Confederation of All-Armenian Student Associations
    (ASA), were meant to demonstrate the effects of injustice and denial
    for the survivors as well as their descendants.

    With their mouths covered in red tape to represent the silence of the
    U.S. government towards the injustice of denial, students held signs
    which read "stop the cycle of genocide", "tomorrow's intellectuals
    against genocide", and "remembering and mourning the greatest
    unpunished crime in history."

    University of Southern California, UC Los Angeles, UC San Diego, UC
    Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, UC Riverside, California State University
    Northridge, Cal Poly Pomona, Occidental College, and Glendale
    Community College campuses were some of the participants of the
    "Stain of Denial" movement.

    In 1915, amidst the chaos of WWI, the Turkish authorities of the
    Ottoman Empire carried out mass atrocities against their Armenian
    population, which became known as the first genocide of the 20th
    century. This atrocious act of annihilation, to which the Ottoman
    government referred to as the "final solution," resulted in the deaths
    of 1.5 million Armenians in addition to mass deportations.

    SEE ALSO: Turkey Covers Up The Armenian Genocide

    The impact of these relocations is still evident today through the
    creation the Armenian Diaspora as thousands reside all around the
    world, with the biggest group located in Los Angeles.

    To this day, the Turkish government denies that a genocide took place.

    Although many governments around the world have recognized the
    genocide, including the European Parliament, France, Sweden, Canada
    and Italy, the U.S. has yet to condemn Turkey for the atrocities.

    The protests are an attempt to raise awareness, educate and reverse
    the trend of denial by bringing to light the tragic stories of victims
    and survivors who never saw justice.

    http://www.neontommy.com/news/2014/01/california-university-campuses-protest-denial-armenian-genocide




    From: A. Papazian
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