PRESS RELEASE
UCLA AEF Chair in Armenian History
Contact: Prof. Richard Hovannisian
Tel: 310-825-3375
Email: [email protected]
HRANT DINK: His Legacy and His Challenge – A Tribute
Sunday, February 25, 2007
147 Dodd Hall, UCLA
3:30 pm
Hrant Dink was a taboo-breaking member of the Armenian community in Turkey
and editor-in-chief of the bilingual Turkish-Armenian weekly Agos newspaper. A
prominent critical voice and a sincere advocate of Turkish-Armenian dialogue,
he was shot and killed in front of his newspaper office on January 19, 2007.
Sponsors: UCLA Armenian Studies Program, Center for Near Eastern Studies,
Department of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures, and the Organization of
Istanbul Armenians, and Initiative of Turkish Students to Commemorate "Our
Hrant"
Opening: The Legacy and the Challenge, Richard Hovannisian, UCLA
Brief Reflections: Simon Acilac, President, OIA, and Zeynep Türkyilmaz, UCLA
Comments: David Myers; Director, Center for Jewish Studies
Musical Interlude: Albert Gyunasdyan, Violin
Address: Ayse Gül Altinay, Sabanci University, Istanbul
Video Presentation: `Our Hrant,’ Stepan Partamian, Producer
Address: Ruben Cetinyan, UCLA
Musical Interlude: Mamekon Arutunyan, Duduk
`Helva’ and Refreshments
For more information, contact Prof. Richard Hovannisian,
<mailto:[email protected]& gt;[email protected]
or Zeynep Turkyilmaz,
<mailto:[email protected]>zeynep@u cla.edu.
Parking along Hilgard Avenue or UCLA: Structure No. 2 ($8.00), Enter from
Hilgard Ave. at Westholme
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