October 21, 2013 “First Genocide Monument in Canada Inaugurated” Asbarez The Canadian-Armenian community gathered on Sunday for the unveiling ceremony of an Armenian Genocide monument here (Laval), the third largest city in Quebec and the first Armenian Genocide monument in Canada. With this unveiling, the Canadian-Armenian community renewed its dedication and commitment to our national demands and to the Armenian Cause. Leaders of all Armenian denominations gathered at the monument, called “Crucifixion, Resurrection, Rebirth,” and performed the religious blessing ceremony, while community leaders, among them the chairman of the Joing Monument Committee, Sako Yacoubian, committee member, Hovig Tufenkndjian and chairman of Canada’s Genocide Centennial Committee, Mher Karakashian all expressed the Canadian-Armenian community’s commitment to justice. asbarez/115262/first-genocide-monument-in-canada-inaugurated/
Posted on: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 22:34:36 +0000
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