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    International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies

    A Division of the Zoryan Institute

    PRESS RELEASE
    ZORYAN INSTITUTE OF CANADA, INC.
    Suite 310
    Toronto, ON, Canada M3B 3H9
    CONTACT: Patil Halajian
    Tel: 416-250-9807
    Fax: 416-512-1736
    E-mail: [email protected]
    www.zoryaninstitute.org

    CONTACT: Deborah Hay
    DATE: October 29, 2013


    Armenian Genocide Museum Institute and Canadian Museum of Human Rights to
    Sign Official Memorandum of Understanding


    Toronto - On November 7, Dr. Hayk Demoyan, Director of the Armenian Genocide
    Museum Institute (AGMI) in Yerevan, will visit Mr. Stuart Murray, President
    and CEO of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) in Winnipeg, to sign
    a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

    The objective of the MOU is to exchange knowledge and expertise, educational
    materials, and exhibitions with respect to human rights, share research and
    advice, cooperate to advance the academic study of human rights and
    reconciliation, the Armenian Genocide and its effects, and processes seeking
    justice and reconciliation, and work together to educate people on issues of
    human rights, in both national and global contexts.

    The MOU will be signed in the presence of His Excellency, Mr. Armen
    Yeganian, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of
    Armenia, officials of the Zoryan Institute, and representatives of the
    Armenian community.

    In March of this year, Zoryan officials accompanied Dr. Clint Curle, the
    CMHR's Head of Stakeholder Relations, to Yerevan, to meet with the Director
    of the Armenian Genocide Museum Institute, the Republic of Armenia's
    Minister of Diaspora and other officials, to discuss the significance of the
    new museum being developed in Winnipeg in relation to the Armenian Genocide.
    At that time, discussions for formal cooperation between the two museums
    were held and plans for the formal signing ceremony later in the year made.
    The International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (A
    Division of the Zoryan Institute) (IIGHRS) has been instrumental in bringing
    the CMHR and AGMI together to the mutual benefit of both organizations and
    the Armenian and Canadian people.



    IMG_06951559a8.jpgWhile in Canada, Dr. Hayk Demoyan will also be making two
    public appearances at events hosted by The Zoryan Institute in Montreal and
    Toronto. Dr. Demoyan will speak about recent research on Aurora Mardiganian,
    and he will also update the public on the official plans for the
    commemoration of the centennial of the Armenian Genocide.


    The official signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the CMHR and
    AGMI is the culmination of the Zoryan Institute's efforts to bring the two
    institutions together. This agreement will help both institutions in their
    efforts to use awareness and dialogue as a way to promote enhanced human
    rights for the Armenian community, for Canadians, and for all visitors to
    the two museums.



    Please join us at one of the following two events:

    Location: St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Catholic Church, 100
    Northdale Rd., Toronto

    Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2013

    Time: 7:30 PM

    Location: AGBU Centre, 805, rue Manoogian, St-Laurent, QC

    Date: Sunday, November 10, 2013

    Time: 5:00 PM

    The Zoryan Institute is the parent organization of the International
    Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, which runs an annual,
    accredited university program on the subject and is co-publisher of Genocide
    Studies and Prevention: An International Journal in partnership with the
    International Association of Genocide Scholars and the University of Toronto
    Press. It is the first non-profit, international center devoted to the
    research and documentation of contemporary issues with a focus on Genocide,
    Diaspora and Armenia. For more information please contact the Zoryan
    Institute by email [email protected] or telephone 416-250-9807.

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