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ANCAustralia_Logo(cropped)Armenian National Committee of Australia Inc.
The Peak Public Affairs Committee of the Armenian-Australian Community
259 Penshurst Street, Willoughby NSW 2068 ~ PO Box 768, Willoughby NSW 2068
Tel: (02) 9419 8264 ~ Fax: (02) 9411 8898
Email: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]
19 April 2007
MEDIA RELEASE
SYDNEY: ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATION EVENTS SCHEDULE
SYDNEY: The Armenian National Committee of Australia comes to announce the
itinerary of events which will commemorate the 92nd Anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide.
Friday April 20: Western Region Commemoration Evening
(7:30pm, 682 Cabramatta Road, Bonnyrigg)
Annual Western Region commemoration evening at the Armenian Panoyan Centre
in Bonnyrigg.
Sunday April 22: Rookwood Cemetery Memorial
(1:30pm, Rookwood Cemetery)
Annual ceremony marking the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide at Rookwood
Cemetery's Armenian Memorial.
Tuesday April 24: HASG School Wreath Laying
(1:30pm, NSW State Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney)
Senior students of the Hamazkaine Arshak and Sophie Galstaun School will
gather at the NSW State Parliament's Genocide Monument to lay wreaths and
conduct a commemoration ceremony.
Tuesday April 24: Commemoration Evening
(7pm, Willoughby Town Hall, Victoria Avenue, Chatswood)
Organised by the Armenian Genocide Commemorative Committee under the
auspices of Archbishop Aghan Baliozian; this is the Armenian-Australian
community's premier commemoration event. Dr. Panayiotis Diamadis is the
evening's keynote speaker, and the evening will be attended by scholars,
diplomats, organisation representatives and guests.
Tuesday April 24: Candlelight Memorial Walk
(Willoughby Town Hall to Unknown Soldier Monument, Albert Avenue, Chatswood)
Following the Commemoration Evening, the Armenian Youth Federation will lead
the community in a memorial walk to the Unknown Soldier Monument for a
wreath laying and prayer in respect of those who fell in 1915.
Thursday April 26: Armenian Genocide Commemorative Lecture
(7pm, NSW State Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney)
The lecture, to be delivered by Dr. Panayiotis Diamadis in the Parliamentary
Theatre, will be preceded by a community wreath laying at the NSW State
Parliament's Genocide Monument.
Sunday April 29: Ryde Council Memorial
(1:30pm, Meadow Crescent, Meadowbank)
Ryde City Council will join the Armenian-Australian Community in honouring
the memory of the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide at the
recently-erected Armenian Genocide Memorial.
[end]
Contact: Haig Kayserian
Communications Officer
P: 0403 317 903
E: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]
The Armenian National Committee of Australia is the peak public affairs body
of the Armenian-Australian community. ANC Australia advances the concerns of
the Armenian-Australian community.
Armenian National Committee of Australia
259 Penshurst Street, Willoughby NSW 2068
PO Box 768, Willoughby NSW 2068
T: (02) 9419 8264 | F: (02) 9411 8898
E: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] | W: <http://www.anc.net.au/>
www.anc.net.au
The Armenian National Committee of Australia is the peak public affairs body
of the Armenian-Australian community. ANC Australia advances the concerns of
the Armenian-Australian community.
The Peak Public Affairs Committee of the Armenian-Australian Community
259 Penshurst Street, Willoughby NSW 2068 ~ PO Box 768, Willoughby NSW 2068
Tel: (02) 9419 8264 ~ Fax: (02) 9411 8898
Email: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]
19 April 2007
MEDIA RELEASE
SYDNEY: ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATION EVENTS SCHEDULE
SYDNEY: The Armenian National Committee of Australia comes to announce the
itinerary of events which will commemorate the 92nd Anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide.
Friday April 20: Western Region Commemoration Evening
(7:30pm, 682 Cabramatta Road, Bonnyrigg)
Annual Western Region commemoration evening at the Armenian Panoyan Centre
in Bonnyrigg.
Sunday April 22: Rookwood Cemetery Memorial
(1:30pm, Rookwood Cemetery)
Annual ceremony marking the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide at Rookwood
Cemetery's Armenian Memorial.
Tuesday April 24: HASG School Wreath Laying
(1:30pm, NSW State Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney)
Senior students of the Hamazkaine Arshak and Sophie Galstaun School will
gather at the NSW State Parliament's Genocide Monument to lay wreaths and
conduct a commemoration ceremony.
Tuesday April 24: Commemoration Evening
(7pm, Willoughby Town Hall, Victoria Avenue, Chatswood)
Organised by the Armenian Genocide Commemorative Committee under the
auspices of Archbishop Aghan Baliozian; this is the Armenian-Australian
community's premier commemoration event. Dr. Panayiotis Diamadis is the
evening's keynote speaker, and the evening will be attended by scholars,
diplomats, organisation representatives and guests.
Tuesday April 24: Candlelight Memorial Walk
(Willoughby Town Hall to Unknown Soldier Monument, Albert Avenue, Chatswood)
Following the Commemoration Evening, the Armenian Youth Federation will lead
the community in a memorial walk to the Unknown Soldier Monument for a
wreath laying and prayer in respect of those who fell in 1915.
Thursday April 26: Armenian Genocide Commemorative Lecture
(7pm, NSW State Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney)
The lecture, to be delivered by Dr. Panayiotis Diamadis in the Parliamentary
Theatre, will be preceded by a community wreath laying at the NSW State
Parliament's Genocide Monument.
Sunday April 29: Ryde Council Memorial
(1:30pm, Meadow Crescent, Meadowbank)
Ryde City Council will join the Armenian-Australian Community in honouring
the memory of the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide at the
recently-erected Armenian Genocide Memorial.
[end]
Contact: Haig Kayserian
Communications Officer
P: 0403 317 903
E: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]
The Armenian National Committee of Australia is the peak public affairs body
of the Armenian-Australian community. ANC Australia advances the concerns of
the Armenian-Australian community.
Armenian National Committee of Australia
259 Penshurst Street, Willoughby NSW 2068
PO Box 768, Willoughby NSW 2068
T: (02) 9419 8264 | F: (02) 9411 8898
E: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] | W: <http://www.anc.net.au/>
www.anc.net.au
The Armenian National Committee of Australia is the peak public affairs body
of the Armenian-Australian community. ANC Australia advances the concerns of
the Armenian-Australian community.