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COLUMBIA U TO HOLD CONFERENCE ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE APRIL 9
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Wednesday April 01, 2009
New York - Andrea Kannapell of the New York Times will moderate a
Columbia University panel on "The Armenian Genocide and its Relevance
Today," sponsored by the Armenian Club, on April 9. Prof. Taner Akcam,
attorney Mark Geragos, and Dr. David Hamburg are the featured panelists
at the 6 p.m. event in Davis Hall.
Turkish-born historian and sociologist Taner Akcam holds the chair
in Armenian Genocide studies at Clark University; he is the author
of A Shameful Act and one of the first Turkish academics to openly
discuss the Armenian Genocide.
Renowned criminal-defense attorney Mark Geragos led successful federal
class-action lawsuits against both New York Life Insurance and AXA
for unpaid insurance benefits from the time of the Armenian Genocide.
David Hamburg, Ph.D., president emeritus at Carnegie Corporation of
New York, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1996; he
is the author of Preventing Genocide: Practical Steps toward Early
Detection and Effective Action.
The panelists will highlight why it is still important to remember
and actively discuss the first genocide of the 20th century; how its
denial has hindered subsequent attempts at genocide prevention; and
how lessons learned from the Armenian Genocide can help to prevent
future war crimes and crimes against humanity.
www.reporter.am/go/article/2009-04-01-columbia- u-to-hold-conference-on-armenian-genocide-april-9
Wednesday April 01, 2009
New York - Andrea Kannapell of the New York Times will moderate a
Columbia University panel on "The Armenian Genocide and its Relevance
Today," sponsored by the Armenian Club, on April 9. Prof. Taner Akcam,
attorney Mark Geragos, and Dr. David Hamburg are the featured panelists
at the 6 p.m. event in Davis Hall.
Turkish-born historian and sociologist Taner Akcam holds the chair
in Armenian Genocide studies at Clark University; he is the author
of A Shameful Act and one of the first Turkish academics to openly
discuss the Armenian Genocide.
Renowned criminal-defense attorney Mark Geragos led successful federal
class-action lawsuits against both New York Life Insurance and AXA
for unpaid insurance benefits from the time of the Armenian Genocide.
David Hamburg, Ph.D., president emeritus at Carnegie Corporation of
New York, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1996; he
is the author of Preventing Genocide: Practical Steps toward Early
Detection and Effective Action.
The panelists will highlight why it is still important to remember
and actively discuss the first genocide of the 20th century; how its
denial has hindered subsequent attempts at genocide prevention; and
how lessons learned from the Armenian Genocide can help to prevent
future war crimes and crimes against humanity.