October 16, 2005
The Backgammon Tournament is Coming! Hello Everyone, October 15, 2005
Dr. Areg Michaelian's visit to Cornell.     April 19, 2005
In commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the Armenian genocide Armenian March 23, 2005
Cornell Cinema presents Ithaca Premiere Vodka Lemon Thursday, April 14 8:45 WSH Friday, April 15 7:15 WSH Saturday, April 16 9:45 WSH 2003 > France/Italy/Switzerland/Armenia > Directed by Hiner Saleem With Romen Avinian, Lala Sarkissian, Ivan Franek Saleem eloquently weaves a series of absurdly comic vignettes of the sort one can only find in a remote Armenian mountain village. Whimsical images, including one of the roadside liquor stand that gives the film its name, populate this darkly comic meditation on post-Soviet life in Armenia. In Armenian, Russian and Kurdish, with English subtitles. Cosponsored with IES and the Armenian Student Organization. 1 hr 30 min For more information visit Cornell Cinema or call 255-3522 January 31, 2005
Results of the 3rd Annual Backgammon Tournament November 04, 2004
3rd Annual Backgammon Tournament
Dear Armenians and friends of Armenians:
The Armenian Student Organization is proud to announce the 3rd Annual Backgammon Tournament! Join us on November 13 at 3pm for lots of fun and excitement! The tournament is for people of all ages and skill levels, and even if you don't know how to play, you are welcome to come and watch the tournament. It will be held at the Corner's Deli in Community Corners, about a 10 minute walk from North Campus, and the deli will be open for food and drinks during the tournament. There will be prizes and trophies for the first 3 places . There will be a $10 participation fee. If you are interested in joining, contact Artin Teymourian at apt8@cornell.edu, or you can sign up at the Corner's Deli. Take care, and practice your backgammon! October 07, 2004
Saint Gregory's Armenian Church
will celebrate its annual Armenian Dance on Saturday October 30, 2004 featuring the live music of New England Ararat Orchestra at the Kalurah Temple 625 Dickson Street, Endicott Starting at 8PM also featuring Armenian Displays and Delicacies Door prizes & Cash bar Tickets are: Adults: $25.00 Students & Children (6-18): $12.00 for further information email us at ArmenianDance@stny.rr.com or call (607) 237-6330 Hello! My name is Catherine Kerjilian and I serve on the Armenian Dance Committee. Once again it is time for our annual Armenian dance. We hope you will be able to join us. We have planned a fun evening for everyone You will be warmly greeted and we will do everything we can to make this an enjoyable evening of Armenian culture. We have made special arrangement with the Regency Hotel in Binghamton to accommodate overnight visitors. Rates are $66.00/double, $76.00/triple, $86/quad. A limited number of rooms are being held until October 9, 2004. The phone number is: 800-723-7676 and mention that you are Armenian Dance guests. If you have any other questions you can contact the above email & phone number or you can contact me at my email address, ckerjilia@stny.rr.com or call Saint Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Church at (607) 722-8801and leave a message. Looking forward to meeting you. Catherine Kerjilian -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our mountain is the gift I bequeath our mountain, your gift, and duty to save, to lift out of its darkening haze and bring back to its lawful side. When it is home you can dig from my grave my heart to bury in the snows of Massis so that snow can finally soothe the flame that the tomb cannot cool nor tame. ----------Legacy Hovhanness Shiraz October 01, 2004
TITLE: The Armenian Genocide and America's First International Human Rights Movement
SPEAKER: Professor Peter Balakian (Colgate University) TIME: Tuesday, October 5, 4:30 PM LOCATION: Lecture Room D, Goldwin Smith Hall Co-sponsored by: Department of Near Eastern Studies, Department of History, the Peace Studies Program, the Einaudi Center for International Studies, Bartels Family, Armenian Student Organization, GPSAFC, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Eduaction ABSTRACT: Peter Balakian will speak about his New York Times and national best seller The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response. Balakian will discuss how the massacres of the Armenians in the 1890s and the genocide in 1915 at the hands of the Ottoman Turks became the template for all genocides to follow in the twentieth century. He will also discuss how the Armenian Genocide became America's first international human rights movement. Balakian will explain how and why intellectuals, politicians, diplomats, religious leaders, and ordinary citizens came together to try and save the Armenians. His talk will highlight a remarkable cast of characters including Julia Ward Howe, Clara Barton, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Ambassador Henry Morgenthau, Charlotte Perkins Gilman as well as courageous US diplomats and relief workers came together to spearhead this landmark American cause. Balakian will close by discussing how US oil interests in the Middle East after WWI steered America away from pursuing justice for Armenia even after 4 decades of American engagement. Balakian will point out how America's struggle between human rights and national self-interest continues to resonate today. September 26, 2004
 September 21, 2004
Welcome back picnic, Saturday, September 25
On Saturday September 25 at 1pm we are going to have a welcome back party picnic at Myers Point park. We will have nice Armenian food, Armenian style BBQ, different games (Frisbee, soccer, ... ) and lots of people. We will be meeting at Collegetown Bagels(CTB) for carpooling at 12:00pm. Please let me know if you are planning to come and if you need a ride so that we can plan the food and the cars. April 22, 2004
Canadian Parliament recognizes Armenian genocideApril 21, 2004
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 October 04, 2003
Ithaca Backgammon Tournament 2003 Open
1. Weekends of 18th and 25th are our tournament days. 2. Participation fee is $10. It will cover coffee, snacks and the prizes. The winner's name will go on the plaque as 2003 champion. There will be a first place cash ($50) prize and prizes for second and third runner-ups. 3. Participation is open to everybody. We will start the sign up now: Send me ( ap75@cornell.edu ) your name and your backgammon skills on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the best). Do not exaggerate your skills for more than 2 points:). Cheers Ashot Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Backgammon (But Were Afraid to Ask) is a great backgammon web-site, it has all the information about backgammon (rules, history. etc. ). May 22, 2003
Yerevan State University's Physics Department Student Scientific Union is
going to organize an All-Armenian meeting of Physics Students in Yerevan. We don't have any specific information yet, only can say that it will take place in Fall, will cover all the physics so more students can participate, will be about one week long, and after the meeting we hope to organize a week long trip around Armenia and Karabagh for Armenians from Diaspora. Please spread this information among the Armenian students, and ask the interested to contact me on mail: gmurad@server.physdep.r.am or muradyan@xter.net. We need to know the approximate number of the participants, to get ! funds. Gevorg Muradyan
ANCA News Update - House Judiciary Committee Votes on H.Res.193
------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) JUDICIARY COMMITTEE PASSES GENOCIDE RESOLUTION 2) ANCA ACTION: SEND AN ANCA WEBFAX ASKING YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO SUPPORT PASSAGE OF H.RES.193 BY THE FULL HOUSE ================================================================= 1) JUDICIARY COMMITTEE PASSES GENOCIDE RESOLUTION ================================================================= -- Panel's Approval of Radanovich-Schiff-Knollenberg-Pallone Resolution Sets Stage for Consideration by Full House WASHINGTON, DC - The full House Judiciary Committee today approved legislation, introduced by Representatives George Radanovich (R- CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Congressional Armenian Caucus Co- Chairmen Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), marking the 15th anniversary of the U.S. implementation of the U.N. Genocide Convention, reported the Armenian National Committee of America. The vote on this measure, which specifically cites the Armenian Genocide as an instance of past genocide, opens the door to full House consideration of the initiative. The decision to bring H.Res.193 to a vote on the House floor now rests with the senior House leadership. The measure has been cosponsored by over 100 U.S. Representatives. "We want to express our appreciation to Chairman Sensenbrenner, Ranking Member Conyers, the members of the Judiciary Committee, and the authors of H.Res.193 for taking this important step today toward adoption of H.Res.193," said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. "Working together, as a community that has experienced the horrific consequences of genocide, we will continue to support efforts in Congress to move this legislation toward passage, and help ensure that the lessons of the Armenian Genocide - and all past genocides - are used to prevent similar atrocities in the future." Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner (D-WI) opened the consideration of H.Res.193, noting former Wisconsin Senator Bill Proxmire's (D) thirty-year campaign to gain ratification and later implementation of the Genocide Convention in 1988. "The enactment of the implementation of the [U.N. Genocide Convention] 15 years ago made clear the commitment of the United States to the provisions of the Convention, this country's acknowledgement of the Holocaust and other genocides throughout history and our promise to do all we can to prevent future genocides. I urge my colleagues to support the resolution," stated Chairman Sensenbrenner, who is a cosponsor of the legislation. Ranking Committee Democrat John Conyers (D-MI), who has been outspoken in his support for the initiative, warned against efforts to erase references to the Armenian Genocide. Chairman Sensenbrenner concurred noting that he would "strongly oppose any amendment that would strike mention of the Armenian Genocide." Genocide Resolution sponsor and Judiciary Committee member Adam Schiff (D-CA) noted the importance of the Genocide Convention and specifically efforts to reaffirm and Armenian Genocide as well as as well as other genocides in this legislation. "This is extraordinarily important not only for the Armenian community but for the international community that we do not equivocate about the loss of 1.5 million lives," explained Rep. Schiff. Following passage of the measure, Rep. Schiff noted: "This is a huge victory! A unanimous vote by the House Judiciary Committee to pass the Armenian Genocide resolution is a human rights triumph. The Congress of the United States may be finally on its way towards recognizing the slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians for what it was: genocide." H.Res.193 marks the 15th anniversary of the U.S. implementation of Genocide Convention, and calls on the United States to learn from the lessons of past genocides - including the Holocaust, as well as the Armenian, Cambodian and Rwandan genocides -- to prevent future atrocities. Upon Judiciary Committee passage of the measure, lead cosponsor George Radanovich stated: "I welcome today's Committee action as a meaningful step toward ensuring that the noble aims of the Genocide Convention and the painful lessons of past genocides will help to prevent future crimes against humanity. In the coming days and weeks I will continue to work with my House colleagues to see this legislation adopted by the full House of Representatives." ------------------------------------------------------------------ Turkish Ambassador and Lobbyists Had Sought to Remove Reference to Armenian Genocide ------------------------------------------------------------------ In the days leading up to today's Judiciary Committee vote on H.Res.193, Turkish Ambassador Faruk Logoglu and lead Turkish lobbyist Bob Livingston sought to divert this legislation into a vehicle of Armenian Genocide denial. Specifically, they attempted to erase reference to the Armenian Genocide from the legislation text. In a letter to Judiciary Committee members, Logoglu argued that "the veracity of the Armenian Genocide has always been highly questionable. . . The Armenian allegations have, to this date, never been historically or legally been substantiated beyond reasonable doubt." He continued noting that, "reference to the so- called 'Armenian Genocide' in H.Res.193 will cause severe disappointment and indignation in Turkey. This in turn will invariably have negative consequences for Turkey-U.S. relations." The ANCA sent a point-by-point response of the Ambassador's letter to Committee members yesterday evening. Armenian Ambassador to the U.S. Arman Kirakossian contacted Committee members to respond to the Turkish Ambassador's false claims and to set the record straight on the facts of the Armenian Genocide. Congressional sources have affirmed that Logoglu and Livingston had held a series of meetings with Judiciary Committee members, in an effort to have an amendment striking the Armenian Genocide language from the bill. However, no such amendment was offered during consideration of the measure. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Armenian American Community Rallies in Support of H.Res.193 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Since announcement of the Judiciary Committee mark-up late Tuesday evening, Armenian Americans from across the country began a phone call campaign to key Committee members, urging them to support the legislation without amendments. Since its introduction in April, the legislation has enjoyed the support of all major Armenian American organizations in the U.S. including: the Apostolic Exarchate for Armenian Catholics (New York, NY), Armenia Fund USA (New York, NY), Armenian American Democratic Leadership Council (San Francisco, CA), Armenian Assembly of America (Washington, DC), Armenian Bar Association (Los Angeles, CA), Armenian Evangelical Union of North America (Paramus, NJ), Armenian Evangelical World Council (Paramus, NJ), Armenian General Benevolent Union (New York, NY), Armenian Missionary Association of America (Paramus, NJ), Armenian National Committee of America (Washington, DC), Armenian Relief Society (Watertown, MA; Glendale, CA), Armenian Youth Federation (Watertown, MA; Glendale, CA), Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church - East (New York, NY), Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church - West (Burbank, CA), Hamazkayin Armenian Cultural Organization (Watertown, MA; Glendale, CA), Homenetmen Armenian General Athletic Union (Watertown, MA; Glendale, CA), Knights of Vartan (New York, NY), National Organization of Republican Armenians (Washington, DC), Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church - East (New York, NY), Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church - West (Glendale, CA), Tekeyan Cultural Association (Watertown, MA), United Armenia Fund (Glendale, CA). The legislation has also garnered the support of a diverse group of civil and human rights organizations including the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Sons of Italy, and the American Hellenic Institute, among others. ================================================================= 2) ANCA ACTION: SEND AN ANCA WEBFAX ASKING YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO SUPPORT PASSAGE OF H.RES.193 BY THE FULL HOUSE ================================================================= House Judiciary Committee passage of H.Res.193 now opens the door to full House consideration of the legislation. Please visit www.anca.org to send an ANCA WebFax to your Representative urging his/her support for the measure when it reaches the House floor. ##### Published by the: Armenian National Committee of America 888 17th Street NW Suite 904 Washington, DC 20006 Tel: (202) 775-1918 Fax: (202) 775-5648 E-mail: anca@anca.org Internet: www.anca.org For more information, contact: Elizabeth S. Chouldjian (202) 775-1918 May 07, 2003
Summer School at the University of Toronto on Genocide and Human Rights
for students/postdocs in History, Law and Sociology Organized by the Zoryan Institute Dates: August 5 � August 15, 2003 6.5 hours/day x 5 days a week (a total of 65 hours of instruction) Deadline for application: May 30, 2003 Faculty: Taner Ak�am, Yair Auron, Frank Chalk, Vahakn N. Dadrian, Richard Hovannisian, Jacques Kornberg, Robert Melson, Roger Smith, Khachig T�l�lyan The program includes the following topics: * Genocide and universal human rights. * The history of genocide, its causes, methods and effects. * Case studies of the Armenian Genocide, the Jewish Holocaust, the Rwandan Genocide, and the ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and Kosovo. * Comparison of genocides. * Genocide Denial (methodology and psychology) and how it may be countered. * International politics and genocide. * Legal aspects of genocide. * The development and the future of diasporas resulting from genocide. * Psychological consequences of genocide on survivors and their descendents. * The possibilities of dialogue and reconciliation between perpetrator and victim groups. * Prevention of genocide. Contact ZORYAN INSTITUTE OF CANADA, INC. 255 Duncan Mill Rd., Suite 310 Toronto, ON Canada M3B 3H9 Tel: 1-416-250-9807 Ext. 104 Fax: 1-416-512-1736 Email: zoryan@idirect.ca More information on the website: http://www.zoryaninstitute.org/genocideprogram/Syllabus/Default.htm May 02, 2003
GOVERNOR PATAKI HONORS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE SURVIVORS
Proclamation Whereas, the Empire State acknowledges events in history that have changed the course of the world and which have had a meaningful impact on our own Nation's ethnic, cultural and religious landscape; as a global leader in basic human and social rights, our State and its citizens have a prominent role in highlighting humanitarian concerns and important lessons that can be derived from mankind's past transgressions; and, Whereas, the Armenian Genocide of 1915-23 marks a tragic episode that resulted in the loss of an estimated 1.5 million lives and nearly extinguished the entire Armenian population; this campaign, organized by the ruling Ottoman authorities under whose imperial authority most Armenians lived, sought to deliberately exterminate Armenians by employing cruel and inhumane tactics; as they occurred, the atrocities committed against Armenian civilians were widely noticed but unchecked by the world community; and Whereas, many of New York and the Nation's Armenian citizens who arrived in the early 1900's came here seeking freedom as survivors of the 20th century's first genocide; from the arrival of the first Armenians to our shores, the community has been a fruitful and noteworthy presence, however, greater effort at acknowledging the circumstances of their bittersweet trek to this country can help us understand the Armenian community far better; and Whereas, the final result of the Armenian Genocide was the near extermination of the Armenian people, the loss of the majority of their ancestral lands, and the dispersal of deeply scarred survivors of this extreme crime against people; today Armenians throughout their diaspora struggle to preserve the rich language, cultural and religious traditions of their homeland - a proud democratic republic free of decades of Soviet influence and oppression, but which occupies only a small part of its original territory; and Whereas, denial of the Armenian Genocide is an injustice to the people of Armenia and their history; as progress for full recognition of the Genocide follows a steady pace toward global realization, every human being who acknowledges this historical fact is part of a growing community of people who treasure the truth and who respect other cultures, religions and races; and Whereas, during the 88th anniversary of the onset of the Armenian Genocide, as the number of actual survivors diminishes with the passage of time, it is fitting that people worldwide join the Armenian-American community as it observes what is commonly referred to as Martyrs' Day; likewise, the citizens of New York State share in the solemn commemoration of this tragedy and join with many religious, communal and philanthropic organizations as they honor the sacrifices and memory of their noble Armenian ancestors; Now, Therefore, I, George E. Pataki, Governor of the State of New York, do hereby proclaim April 24, 2003 as ARMENIAN REMEMBRANCE DAY in the Empire State.
Hi All
We got 22 replies for the graduation party. Early next week we will start the preparations , so if you have cleared your schedule for May 10th 4p.m., let us know. The weather should be better next Saturday, and we will have a good party, hopefully the graduates will survive the Slope Day. Cheers Ashot
I hope everyone enjoyed the �Ararat�.
Most of this year�s graduates have picked the 10th of May for the graduation party. My apologies to those why picked the 3rd, but democracy�. Therefore, May 10th at 4pm graduation party for the 2003 graduates. Hrair and Lucy Missirian have kindly offered their home for the party. We are going to have barbecue, other good food, games etc. (hopefully the weather will be nice (if not I am graduating too this year)). In order to organize a nice party we need to know how people will be attending (too much barbecue never hurts, but it will be good to know how much meat to buy). Please, let me know by the end of the weak if you can make it to the party. I will send out directions later Cheers Ashot March 11, 2003
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