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ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATED IN MIAMI
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 26, 2012 - 13:42 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Miami Dade College's Homestead campus launched
their First Annual Genocide Awareness Week with an opening event
presenting the Armenian Genocide. Over 200 students and faculty
members of non-Armenian backgrounds were present to learn about the
history and politics surrounding the events of the Armenian Genocide,
FLArmenians reports.
Dr. Jeffery Thomas, Dean of Miami Dade College's Homestead Campus,
enthusiastically gave a welcoming introduction where he emphasized
the significance of recognizing what he pronounced as a "denied
chapter in world history." Professor Hannibal Travis, J.D. from Florida
International University's College of Law, presented a discussion about
International Law and Middle Eastern Politics. Taniel Koushakjian,
Director of Grassroots at the Armenian Assembly of America, concluded
the discussion with a segment on Survivor Accounts and Current
Political Aspects Surrounding the Armenian Genocide Recognition.
The lectures were followed by a "March for Genocide Prevention"
ceremony, where students and faculty marched from the auditorium
to the campus's courtyard while holding sunflowers symbolizing the
martyrs of the genocide. The event was concluded with a casual Q &
A between the event's speakers and students, while they enjoyed
samples of Armenian pastries and music in the courtyard displaying
the students' Genocide artwork.
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 26, 2012 - 13:42 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Miami Dade College's Homestead campus launched
their First Annual Genocide Awareness Week with an opening event
presenting the Armenian Genocide. Over 200 students and faculty
members of non-Armenian backgrounds were present to learn about the
history and politics surrounding the events of the Armenian Genocide,
FLArmenians reports.
Dr. Jeffery Thomas, Dean of Miami Dade College's Homestead Campus,
enthusiastically gave a welcoming introduction where he emphasized
the significance of recognizing what he pronounced as a "denied
chapter in world history." Professor Hannibal Travis, J.D. from Florida
International University's College of Law, presented a discussion about
International Law and Middle Eastern Politics. Taniel Koushakjian,
Director of Grassroots at the Armenian Assembly of America, concluded
the discussion with a segment on Survivor Accounts and Current
Political Aspects Surrounding the Armenian Genocide Recognition.
The lectures were followed by a "March for Genocide Prevention"
ceremony, where students and faculty marched from the auditorium
to the campus's courtyard while holding sunflowers symbolizing the
martyrs of the genocide. The event was concluded with a casual Q &
A between the event's speakers and students, while they enjoyed
samples of Armenian pastries and music in the courtyard displaying
the students' Genocide artwork.