Day: March 26, 2024

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said the men who allegedly attacked the Crocus music hall in Moscow on Friday were initially headed to Belarus, not Ukraine — contradicting a previous claim by Russian President Vladimir Putin.https://t.co/ZUgKNhnVAK

— POLITICOEurope (@POLITICOEurope) March 26, 2024

Israeli Intel chiefs were unwilling to go to Doha without broader mandate in talks — report | The Times of Israel https://t.co/j1GrUVgymA

— Dr. Dan Lomas (@Sandbagger_01) March 26, 2024

Azerbaijan must create the conditions for a safe and secure return of Armenians to Nagorno Karabakh, UK Minister …  Public Radio of Armenia – Official Web site

WATERTOWN, Mass. – The ARF Sardarabad Gomideh, Leola Sassouni and Shushi chapters of the Armenian Relief Society, Greater Boston Nejdeh AYF chapter, Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society of Boston and Armenian General Athletic Union (Homenetmen) of Boston are co-hosting a commemorative event entitled “1915-2024: What Has Changed?” The event will be held at the Armenian Cultural Foundation, 441 Mystic Street, Arlington, Massachusetts, on Thursday, April 11, at 7 p.m. The event will be in English and free and open to the public.

The commemoration will feature Raffi Hamparian, chairman of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), as keynote speaker. It will also include the presentation of the flags by the Homenetmen Scouts and a cultural performance by the Zanger Children’s Chorus under the directorship of Maestro Artur Veranian. 

From the killing fields of 1915 and the recent genocidal campaign against Artsakh to the current attacks on Armenia, the Armenian nation has long faced existential crises. The Armenian Cause is championed in the United States by the ANCA, which continues to work relentlessly to ensure that Armenia and Artsakh’s place at the table of nations is not erased. Hamparian will explore the historical and modern parallels of the forces seeking to destroy Armenia and discuss how activists across America can continue to serve as the second army of the Armenian nation. 

Hamparian was born in New York City and raised in New Jersey. He graduated from Rutgers, the state university of New Jersey, earning a master’s in international relations. He has worked for several members of the U.S. Congress. He is the Deputy Executive Officer for Federal Affairs at the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, one of the nation’s largest transportation agencies. 

Zanger Children’s Chorus of Boston, a project of the Armenian Cultural Connection, is dedicated to providing Armenian children and youth with opportunities to learn and perform various musical styles and songs from Armenia and other countries. Led by Dr. Veranian, a distinguished choral conductor and music educator, the young singers showcase the beauty of Armenian melodies and vocal art, captivating audiences through live performances. Dr. Veranian is an internationally acclaimed choral conductor, teacher and musician with extensive experience and numerous international awards. He has served as a judge on prestigious international vocal festivals, and many of his former students are professional vocalists worldwide today.

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BELMONT, Mass.—The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) will host the first-ever public screening of Finding Armenia, a documentary film by Nubar Alexanian, on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. at its Vartan Gregorian Building, 395 Concord Ave., Belmont, MA. This movie screening is free and open to the general public. 

The special program in commemoration of the Armenian Genocide is jointly sponsored by NAASR with Amaras Art Alliance, the Armenian Cultural Foundation, the Armenian Museum of America, Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society, Project SAVE Armenian Photograph Archives and Tekeyan Cultural Association.

The program will be introduced by esteemed filmmaker and producer Theodore Bogosian and will include remarks by and discussion with director Nubar Alexanian and editor Sabrina Zanella-Foresi following the screening.

An intimate portrayal of one man’s search for the essence of an Armenian identity, Massachusetts native Alexanian’s Finding Armenia not only provides a vital history lesson for those unfamiliar with the Armenian Genocide, but also challenges its viewers to grapple with the profound questions that influence all of our identities. What does the healing of intergenerational trauma look like? What does it mean to regain control of our ancestral narratives? How can these narratives be reconciled with a hostile world? And what responsibility do we have to painful histories, even when they are not our own?

Alexanian is a documentary photographer whose work has been featured in major magazines in the United States and Europe, including The New York Times Magazine, Life, Fortune, Geo, The New Yorker, Time, Newsweek and others. For the past 40 years, he has traveled to more than 30 countries focusing on long-term personal projects that describe the human condition. He is a Fulbright Scholar with six books in print and one-person exhibitions at the Walker Art Center, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Caren Golden Fine Art Gallery (NYC), Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph, Clark University and The Burden Gallery, New York.

For more information contact NAASR at hq@naasr.org.

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