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AGCC Annouce April 2009 Commemorative Events
Wednesday, 25 March 2009
SYDNEY: The Armenian Genocide Commemorative Committee (AGCC) has announced events to commemorate the 94th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide next month.
The premier 'Commemoration Evening' will take place on Sunday, 19 April at the UTS Kuringai Campus' Greenhalgh Theatre. The special guest speaker will be Melbourne-based scholar, Dr. Paul Bartrop.
Dr. Bartrop is an Honorary Fellow in the Faculty of Arts and Education at Deakin University and Head of the Department of History at Bialik College, teaching subjects in History, International Studies, and Genocide Studies. He has previously been a Scholar-in-Residence at the Martin-Springer Institute for Teaching the Holocaust, Tolerance and Humanitarian Values at Northern Arizona University, and a Visiting Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Dr. Bartrop will also speak at the Australian Institute for Holocaust & Genocide Studies' annual NSW State Parliament Lecture on Friday, 24 April.
This year, the Armenian Youth Federation of Australia has organised a unique event; a panel discussion on the topic 'BEYOND RECOGNITION?', featuring expert panellists discussing questions from the community.
Please see FULL EVENTS SCHEDULE by clicking here.
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