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Australia’s Victorian Young Labor Conference Recognizes Armenian Genocide
Asbarez Armenian News
Aug 23 2017
The participants of the Victorian Young Labor Conference
MELBOURNE, Australia—From August 19 to 20, the Victorian Young Labor held its Annual Conference at the Victorian Trades Hall in Melbourne, where delegates gathered for lively debate and passed various motions including a motion to recognize the Armenian Genocide, which was adopted without dissent.
The motion noted: “Raphael Lemkin invented the word genocide, based on defining the Armenian Genocide, in order to describe the systematic and brutal murder of an ethnic and religious minority… in 2017, a first major Hollywood film set during the events of the Armenian Genocide was aired to audiences around the world titled ‘The Promise’, further raising mass awareness of the issue.”
“Victorian Young Labor condemns the genocide of over one and a half million Christian Armenians, Assyrians and Pontian Greeks at the hands of the then Ottoman Empire and all other acts of genocide as the ultimate act of racial, religious and cultural intolerance.”
The motion called for the Victorian State and Commonwealth governments to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide.
Victorian Young Labor Conference delegate Ariel Zohar, who moved the motion, said: “I’m absolutely delighted that Victorian Young Labor, the largest democratic youth political body in Victoria, unanimously supported the motion and committed to raise awareness about the Armenian Genocide.”
“Hopefully this motion contributes to the increasing global pressure for the Turkish state to pay reparations to the descendants of the victims and to the Armenian community for whom justice has still not yet been received.”
“With the South Australian and NSW Parliaments already passing similar motions of support, it is now up to the Victorian and Australian parliaments to follow suit,” Zohar added.
Armenian National Committee of Australia – Melbourne (ANC-AU Melbourne) chairperson, Asbed Boymoushakian congratulated and thanked Victorian Young Labor for their unanimous support and strength in standing up for truth and justice.
“This is motion is part of the tidal wave of growing pressure with countries and organizations around the world having already adopted similar motions calling for recognition,” he said.
“I call on all political parties and their youth wings to adopt the same stance, educate their members about the Armenian Genocide and stand shoulder to shoulder with many of the victims’ families and descendants, many of whom are fortunate to now call Australia home.”
Below is the complete text of the resolution.
Recognition of the Armenian Genocide
Preamble
The Armenian Genocide (1915-1923) was the first genocide of the 20th century. Historian Raphael Lemkin invented the word genocide, based on defining the Armenian Genocide in order to describe the systematic and brutal murder of an ethnic and religious minority. The Armenian Genocide victims were subjected to mass deportations, mass killings, forced starvation, exhaustion, and epidemics which ravaged the forced areas in which people lived in terrible conditions.
In 2017, a first major Hollywood film to set during the events of the Armenian Genocide was aired to audience all around the world, The Promise, further raising mass awareness of this issue. Over 100 years on the successor state to the Ottoman Empire (modern day Turkey) still denies these events ever occurred despite 29 countries around the world today, as well as 46 states of the United States, recognizing the Armenian Genocide. In Australia the New South Wales and South Australian Parliaments have officially recognized the atrocities of the Armenian Genocide.
Platform:
Victorian Young Labor joins the members of the Armenian-Australian community in honoring the memory of the innocent men, women and children who were victims of Armenian Genocide between 1915-1923 by formally recognizing the tragic horrors of the Armenian Genocide.
2. Victorian Young Labor condemns the genocide of over one and a half million Christian Armenians, Assyrians and Pontian Greeks at the hands of the then Ottoman Empire and all other acts of genocide as the ultimate act of racial, religious and cultural intolerance.
3. Victorian Young Labor recognizes the importance of remembering and learning from such dark chapters in human history to ensure that such crimes against humanity are not allowed to be repeated.
4. Victorian Young Labor acknowledges the significant humanitarian contribution made by the people of Victoria to the victims and survivors of the Armenian Genocide.
Action:
Victoria Young Labor will write to the Premier and the Minister for Multicultural Affairs calling for the Victorian State and Commonwealth Government to officially recognize and The Armenian Genocide.
2. Victorian Young Labor will raise awareness, calling for Recognition, through a targeted campaign centered around April 24, the International Day for The Armenian Genocide Commemoration.
3. Victorian Young Labor will host a screening of The Promise coinciding with April 24th to better educate it’s members on the significance of this dark chapter of human history.
Voskan Yerevantsi: The epic first printing the Armenian Bible
Aravot, Armenia
Aug 23 2017
Thousands of Armenian manuscripts were written prior to the 15th century, when Gutenberg’s invention of the printing-press provided a technological breakthrough for the future progress of mankind. Armenians at that time were not free, but they were able to harness the new technology to print books thousands of miles away in Europe. In 1512, Hakob Meghabard set up the first Armenian press in Venice. Half a century later, Abgar Dbir, who came to Rome to seek support for the liberation of his homeland, developed the notion of “book – homeland” – a national identity sustained through print. Printing became a means of Armenian national rejuvenation.
The film, Voskan Yerevantsi, is about this epic struggle to produce Armenian books in the 16th-17th centuries. The central character of the film is Voskan Yerevantsi, who became the first Armenian publisher of the Bible. He set on his mission at Saint Sarkis Monastery of Ushi in Aragats (in present-day Armenia) and ended up in Rome, Amsterdam and Marseilles.
One of the results of these endeveavours was the spread of Armenian presses into Ottoman Turkey and Persia, predating those of Turks and Persians.
The printing of the Bible in Armenian, between 1666 and 1668, raised the standing of Armenians to that of other powerful nations in the world. A magnificent illustrated copy of the book was sent as a gift to the Sun King, Louis XIV of France.
Biology major concludes internship on Capitol Hill
The Daily Tar Heel, Student Newspaper at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Aug 22 2017
Eva Ellenburg
During his time in Rep. Holding’s office, Boole managed daily communications between the congressmember and his constituents, attended and wrote memos about legislative hearings, researched legislation in which the congressmember could sponsor and gave tours of the U.S. Capitol Building.
Katie Smith, the congress member’s office manager, said the office has a couple of interns at any given time. She said the internship program comprehensively educates its participants about legislation.
“The congressman’s interns are exposed to every step of the legislative process,” Smith said. “The program is designed to offer students a firsthand glimpse into working on Capitol Hill and an overview of the legislative process.”
During his internship with the AAA office, Boole met with legislators to advocate for legislation regarding Armenian-American relations, kept up-to-date spreadsheets of members of the Congressional Armenian Caucus and researched daily news reports related to AAA’s projects.
AAA programs director Joseph Piatt said the organization accepts about 20 interns every summer. He said the internship program is important in expanding their network of advocates and creating future leaders for the Armenian-American community.
“That’s why we do this particular program — to build the new generation of leaders and our contacts in D.C. through positive work and connection,” Piatt said.
Piatt said the AAA promotes public awareness of Armenian issues and lobbies in Washington for national recognition of the Armenian Genocide, military parity funding for the conflict with Azerbaijan and other foreign aid funding for Armenia.
Boole, who is half-Armenian, said the program educated him on Armenian-American relations and allowed him to gain a deeper understanding of Armenian culture.
“Learning more about these issues and how to get recognition and how to fight them was a very interesting process,” Boole said.
Boole said he could feel the tense political climate during his time in D.C.
“Especially with all the controversy of what Trump’s doing, it just brings the stakes higher,” Boole said. “You can tell by the way some people talk on the phone, constituents when they call you, they’re either very happy about what Trump’s doing or they’re very concerned.”
Despite his interest in politics, Boole still plans on majoring in biology with a business minor to pursue healthcare consulting. He said he would encourage his peers to learn more about the political process, no matter what career path they’re on.
“You get a different view of what it’s like working in politics — what’s really going on and how this legislation is developed and all the work that goes into actually passing it,” Boole said. “Even if I’m not a political science major, I think it’s just an invaluable learning experience.”
Haykakan Zhamanak: Armenian smart wallets’ purchased for US$1.80m in presale action
TERT, Armenia
Aug 23 2017
11:41 • 23.08.17
A presale for the smart wallets designed by Armenian software engineers has attracted US $1.80 million, the paper has learned.
The product will be reportedly available for massive sale in 131 world countries starting from January 1.
“The first consignment will cover the products consumed during the presale. That will be in December. Starting from January 2018, we will offer massive sale on markets and on online trading portals,” the author of the project Voleterman, Azat Tovmasyan is quoted as saying.
Volterman is a start-up which will produce the world’s first ever smart wallet.
Artsakh and Armenia winemakers to showcase their products at wine festival
ARKA, Armenia
Aug 23 2017
YEREVAN, August 23. /ARKA/. Dozens of winemakers from Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and Armenia will showcases their products at the fourth annual Artsakh Wine Festival that will be hosted by the village of Togh on September 16, the Artsakh Tourism Development Organization reported.
It said as part of the festival the visitors will be treated to locally-grown agricultural products, see an art exhibition “Treasures of Melik Palace”, enjoy concerts of jazz, blues and ethno music. During the festival, group excursions and other events will be organized. In addition, the guests of the festival will be able to taste the dishes of the local cuisine.
The event is aimed at developing event tourism in Artsakh and creating a platform for Armenian and Karabakh winemakers. The latest festival saw more than 2 thousand guests. The event is held at the initiative of the Artsakh ministry of economy. -0-
Author Meline Toumani to give Luther College Opening Convocation address
Decorah Journal
Convocation begins at 9:40 a.m. in the Center for Faith and Life Main Hall on the Luther campus and is open to the public with no charge for admission.
Toumani will address “The Identities We Inherit, the Identities We Create.” Specifically, she will focus on humanity and recognizing humanity in others. She’ll discuss how to process information given as children, maintain a sense of identity and move into adulthood, and how to live with unanswerable questions and process atrocities as both the victim and the participant.
Her first book, “There Was and There Was Not: A Journey Through Hate and Possibility in Turkey, Armenia, and Beyond,” was a finalist for the 2014 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2015 Dayton Literary Peace Prize. The nonfiction work explores the questions surrounding what happened in Armenia in 1915 and searches for the truth behind the drive for genocide recognition and denial.
Toumani uses her own heritage as an ethnic Armenian raised in the United States to question what she perceives as a hatred for the Turks by her Armenian-American community. In an effort to learn more, she traveled to Turkey. For four years, Toumani interviewed Turkish scholars, visited Armenian villages and developed friendships with both Turks and Kurds. The result is a book that humanizes Turks but also encourages them to acknowledge the genocide. At the same time, she raises questions for Armenians about the ultimate value of genocide recognition in relation to other political and economic priorities.
A Boston Globe book review described Toumani’s efforts as a “clear-eyed, nuanced memoir…As Toumani bravely exposes the fissures in her thinking about identity, she is also cautiously optimistic that Turks are moving toward recognizing what happened in 1915.”
The memoir was chosen as the all-college 2017 summer reading.
“There Was and There Was Not,” published in 2014, is Toumani’s first book. She has written for The New York Times Sunday Magazine, in addition to Harper’s, The Nation, The Boston Globe, Newsday, The National and other cultural pages. As a foreign reporter, she’s worked in Turkey, Armenia, Georgia and Russia. She’s held staff editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, KQED Public Media and GreatSchools.
Toumani graduated from the University of California Berkeley with high honors in English and public policy. She went on to earn a master’s degree in journalism from the Cultural Reporting and Criticism Program at New York University. From 2002 to 2003, she was the coordinator of the Russian American Journalism Institute in Rostov-On-Don, Russia. She was a journalism fellow in residence at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna in 2007.
A national liberal arts college with an enrollment of 2,000, Luther offers an academic curriculum that leads to the bachelor of arts degree in more than 60 majors and pre-professional programs. For more information about Luther, visit the college’s website: luther.edu.
Aug 23 2017
Wednesday, 8:36 AM
Interested in seeing the humanity in those with whom we are at odds, Meline Toumani, author of “There Was and There Was Not,” will give the Luther College Opening Convocation address Thursday, Aug. 31.
Convocation begins at 9:40 a.m. in the Center for Faith and Life Main Hall on the Luther campus and is open to the public with no charge for admission.
Toumani will address “The Identities We Inherit, the Identities We Create.” Specifically, she will focus on humanity and recognizing humanity in others. She’ll discuss how to process information given as children, maintain a sense of identity and move into adulthood, and how to live with unanswerable questions and process atrocities as both the victim and the participant.
Her first book, “There Was and There Was Not: A Journey Through Hate and Possibility in Turkey, Armenia, and Beyond,” was a finalist for the 2014 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2015 Dayton Literary Peace Prize. The nonfiction work explores the questions surrounding what happened in Armenia in 1915 and searches for the truth behind the drive for genocide recognition and denial.
Toumani uses her own heritage as an ethnic Armenian raised in the United States to question what she perceives as a hatred for the Turks by her Armenian-American community. In an effort to learn more, she traveled to Turkey. For four years, Toumani interviewed Turkish scholars, visited Armenian villages and developed friendships with both Turks and Kurds. The result is a book that humanizes Turks but also encourages them to acknowledge the genocide. At the same time, she raises questions for Armenians about the ultimate value of genocide recognition in relation to other political and economic priorities.
A Boston Globe book review described Toumani’s efforts as a “clear-eyed, nuanced memoir…As Toumani bravely exposes the fissures in her thinking about identity, she is also cautiously optimistic that Turks are moving toward recognizing what happened in 1915.”
The memoir was chosen as the all-college 2017 summer reading.
“There Was and There Was Not,” published in 2014, is Toumani’s first book. She has written for The New York Times Sunday Magazine, in addition to Harper’s, The Nation, The Boston Globe, Newsday, The National and other cultural pages. As a foreign reporter, she’s worked in Turkey, Armenia, Georgia and Russia. She’s held staff editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, KQED Public Media and GreatSchools.
Toumani graduated from the University of California Berkeley with high honors in English and public policy. She went on to earn a master’s degree in journalism from the Cultural Reporting and Criticism Program at New York University. From 2002 to 2003, she was the coordinator of the Russian American Journalism Institute in Rostov-On-Don, Russia. She was a journalism fellow in residence at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna in 2007.
A national liberal arts college with an enrollment of 2,000, Luther offers an academic curriculum that leads to the bachelor of arts degree in more than 60 majors and pre-professional programs. For more information about Luther, visit the college’s website: luther.edu.
Sports: Armenian coach honored with UEFA gold award
TERT, Armenia
Aug 23 2017
17:10 • 23.08.17
The UEFA Executive Committee has honored Senik Arakelyan, the chief coach of the Gyumri-based youth female football club Tribunam, with its gold award, naming him the best trainer, the Football Federation’s website reports.
The prize is awarded to coaches (volunteers or organizers) demonstrating an exceptional devotion to work and having personal contribution to the development of football.
The award ceremony was held in the second largest city on Monday. Arakelyan received the prize – 100 footballs and a special certificate – from Marina Tashchtan, the chief of the Federation’s department on National Teams and Mass Football.
UEFA will officially announce about the award on its website in September as part of the weekly mass football celebrations and the European Week of Sport.
Traditional wine festival to be held in Artsakh
Panorama, Armenia
Aug 23 2017
The 4rd Artsakh Wine Festival will be held in Togh village, in the area of Melik Avan’s Palace of the Hadrout region to host dozens of winemakers from Armenia and the Artsakh Republic.
As the Artsakh ministry of economy reported, wine and agricultural product fair as well as an art exhibition will be opened in the sidelines of the festival, accompanied by jazz, blues, national and modern music performances. The festival will also feature group tours and other recreational activities.
The guests of the festival will have the opportunity to taste the dishes of Artsakh cuisine. This year the festival is slated for September 16 with free of charge entrance.
The ministry details that the Artsakh Wine Festival is a major event aiming to promote adventure tourism in the country, popularize the southern tourism routes of the republic, establishing a unique platform for Armenian and Artsakh winemakers.
The festival, which is attended by around 2,000 guests annually, will bring together the best Armenian wines along with featuring the specifics of the local culture.
Sports: Manchester United star Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s mentality will be key to title hopes
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Tuesday 3:06 PM GMT
Man Utd news takes a look at how Henrikh Mkhitaryan has become one of Jose Mourinho’s most important players.
Tuesday 3:06 PM GMT
Manchester United star Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s mentality will be key to title hopes
Man Utd news takes a look at how Henrikh Mkhitaryan has become one of Jose Mourinho’s most important players.
By Ciaran Kelly
Three goals. Three goalscorers. Four minutes.
Manchester United’slate flurry against Swansea left the press bench scrambling for extra paragraphs at the Liberty Stadium asRomelu Lukaku,Anthony Martial andPaul Pogba ran riot.
Sky Sports were so bowled over that they awardedHenrikh Mkhitaryanthe man of the match award and, on paper at least, you could hardly disagree.
To fans who missed the game, it seemed Mkhitaryan again made the difference as he doubled his league assists’ tally for the whole of last season.
Two assists and 12 chances created suggested the Armenian was at his wicked best as the ‘assist king’, in Pogba’s words words, but that would be an exagerration.
When it came to the first 75 minutes at least.
Although he lined up on the left in United’s pre-match attacking drills, with Marcus Rashford on the right and Juan Mata through the middle, Mkhitaryan took up his favoured No.10 role when the whistle went.
But, with Swansea’s terriers snapping at his heels, and Pogba and Mata operating in a similar zone, Mkhitaryan struggled to influence proceedings.
Some uncharacteristically wild snap shots summed up a frustrating afternoon in South Wales.
A narrow United instead relied on set-pieces, with Phil Jones’ header striking the bar and Eric Bailly later bundling home after Pogba’s effort hit the woodwork.
The game drifted before Jose Mourinho made a bold double substitution with 15 minutes’ to go, throwing on both Marouane Fellaini and Martial.
It was probably a tight decision, even though Mata rarely finishes a full 90 minutes, but the Portuguese’s decision to leave Mkhitaryan on surprised a few people.
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Re-energised, the 28-year-old soon made the difference as Swansea boss Paul Clement abandoned his five-man defence in search of an equaliser.
Mlkhitaryan popped up with not one, but two assists, in United’s four-minute rampage to seal all three points and lay down an early marker in the title race.
Tellingly, Lukaku made a beeline for the Armenian after he played him in with a devastatingly incisive through ball for United’s crucial second. And he was not done yet.
With Ander Herrera going through his final preparations on the touchline, Mkhitaryan teed up Pogba on the overlap for a stunning lobbed finish.
He even helped create the space for Martial’s fourth by dragging full-back Martin Olsson outside, before eventually going off to a standing ovation from the away end.
As opposition legs tired, and adjusted to their new formation, Mkhitaryan made the difference and that mentality will be crucial to United’s title prospects.
Encouragingly, too, having been directly involved in only three away league goals last season, Mkhitaryan has hit the ground running away from Old Trafford.
Only truly influential players can remain that switched on with just 15 minutes to go away from home and Mourinho smelt it, making the bold decision to leave him on.
What a contrast to a year previously, when the Portuguese hauled Mkhitaryan off at half-time after a woeful first start for the club in the Manchester derby.
Remarkably, Mkhitaryan had to wait 85 days for his next league start, but the the 28-year-old has since earned Mourinho’s trust and gives him that crucial in-game flexibility with his versatility.
Mkhitaryan is now one of the first names on the teamsheet and, tellingly, in the majority of United’s lacklustre home draws last season, he was either injured or not starting.
Manchester United players Marcos Rojo, Ashley Young and Luke Shaw return to training
The midfielder also serves as an example to others, namely Victor Lindelof, who need time to adjust to new surroundings and make the step up at Old Trafford.
What a difference a year makes.