FEDERATION OF ARMENIAN ORGANISATIONS OF THE NETHERLANDS

24 April committee


CALL FOR A DEMONSTRATION
ON 17 DECEMBER 2004 IN BRUSSELS


On 17 December 2004 in Brussels the leaders of European Union will decide on a possible date for the beginning of the negotiations with Turkey concerning the membership of the EU.

Therefor Armenians of several European countries come to Brussels on 17 December to demonstrate and to bring, with united effort, to the attention of the public the Turkish denial of the Armenian Genocide, as well as the consequences that this should have for the decision of the European Council concerning Turkey.

The Federation of Armenian Organisations in the Netherlands (FAON) joins to this manifestation and calls everyone to demonstrate next Friday in Brussels with the other European Armenians.

Date: Friday, 17 December 2004
Time: 10 am to 4 pm
Place: Brussels, Jubelpark (Parc du Cinquantenaire)
Metro: Mérode Station

MAPS:

Information and Directions:
http://www.17decembre2004.info

E-mail: april24committee@wanadoo.nl
Telephone: +3170-4490209

If you wish to travel together with other people you are kindly asked to send us as soon as possible, but at the latest Tuesday 14 December, an e-mail at april24committee@wanadoo.nl with the following information.

You can also contact your local association, or call +3170-4490209 and leave your message on the answering machine.

Please mention clearly in your message:
- your name
- number of persons travelling to Brussels
- your phone number
- your address and city

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The Armenian genocide
Can Turkey join EU with her unresolved past?

By initiative of and in cooperation with the 24 April committee of the Armenian Federation De Balie in Amsterdam has organised a discussion evening dedicated to the Armenian Genocide in relation to the possible accession of Turkey to the EU on Thursday 11 November 2004 at 8 p.m..

What: The Armenian Genocide
Discussion Evening in De Balie - Amsterdam

When: Thursday, 11 November 2004 at 8:00 pm

Where: De Balie
Kleine Gartmanplantsoen 10 (Near Leidseplein) - Amsterdam

Phone: +3120.55.35 100

Website: http://www.debalie.nl

Program: Introduction and discussion on the Armenian Genocide in relation with
the eventual accession of Turkey to the European Union
With participation of T. Zwaan, H. van Bommel and others (see below)

Info: http://www.debalie.nl/artikel.jsp?podiumid=salon&articleid=24289

Admission: The discussion evening is public and everyone can participate to the discussion
Reservation by Telephone 020.55.35.100
during visiting hours up to 45 minutes before the beginning

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Below the announcement of De Balie in English.

You can find the original announcement in Dutch on the Internet site of De Balie at:
http://www.debalie.nl/artikel.jsp?podiumid=salon&articleid=24289


The Armenian genocide

Can Turkey join EU with her unresolved past?

In 1915, the Ottoman Rulers committed Genocide on more than 1 million Armenians in Turkey. This dark chapter in the Turkish past puts forward important questions; questions, which are more relevant now than ever, since Turkey wants to join the EU. How does Turkey cope at present with the Genocide? What kind of influence should the current Turkish Genocide policy have on the accession negotiations which will start in fact after 17 December? What should the Turkish government do to remove the problems of the unresolved Genocide issue?

Introduction by Ton Zwaan, sociologist/ genocide expert associated with the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies of University of Amsterdam.

Furthermore a discussion will take place with: Hatice Can-Engin, the director of IOT, Participation Body of Turks in the Netherlands, Noubar Sepojan, chairman of 24 April Committee for the commemoration and recognition of the Armenian Genocide, Zeki Arslan, associated with the multicultural institute Forum, Harry van Bommel, Member of Parliament, Socialist Party, Rik de Haas moderator.

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The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies cordially invites you to

“The Ottoman Government and the end of the Ottoman Social Formation, 1915-1917”

a guest lecture by

Dr. Hilmar Kaiser

Thursday, June 17th 2004
16:00 – 17:30, followed by a reception
PC Hoofthuis, University of Amsterdam, Spuistraat 134, zaal 104

World War 1 initiated the beginning of the end of the Ottoman Empire. Before and after this war, the government of the Empire orchestrated an ethnic deportation policy. Hundred of thousands of Armenians, Arabs, Turks, Assyrians, Kurds and many more were deported to far away places, where they were often left in complete isolation, if they did not surrender to the ruling classes. This has led to the end of a Christian minority in the region - contemporary Turkey. The way this deportation policy has been organized and exercised is still being researched. Documents that have been hidden for years are found in Ottoman archives and made public by researchers like dr. Hilmar Kaiser. His lecture will be based on his most recent findings.

The lecture will be held in English. The lecturer will be open to questions and discussion.

Dr. Hilmar Kaiser (1961) studied at the University of Bochum and the European University Institute in Florence. He lived in Istanbul where he intensively researched the Ottoman Archived. He is the author of various books on this subject, such as At the Crossroads of Der Zor: Death, Survival and Humanitarian Resistance in Aleppo, 1915-1917 (London: Taderon, 2002); Imperialism, Racism, and Development Theories: The Construction of a Dominant Paradigm on Ottoman Armenians (Princeton, NJ: Gomidas Institute, 1997); and “Migration, Deportation, and Nation Building: The Case of the Ottoman Empire,” in: René Leboutte (ed.), Migration and Migrants in Historical Perspective: Permanencies and Innovations (Bruxelles: Peter Lang, 2000), pp.273-292.

The lecture is open to the general public. Please register before June 15th with Silvia Rottenberg at s.rottenberg@niod.knaw.nl
or by phone at 020-5233808.

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Explanation and Call

Within the framework of the approaching EU summit, in which the potential commencement of negotations for Turkey’s EU membership will be determined under Dutch presidency, the April 24 committee has organised a series of activities, with the aim to influence the decision-making process regarding the possible EU membership of Turkey by informing Dutch authorities and public of the Armenian genocide.

The first action will be a demonstration on 21 April 2004 in The Hague, where a petition will be submitted to the Chairman of the Parliament, the Dutch Prime Minister and the Turkish embassy. On 24 April 2004, a commemoration ceremony will take place at the Armenian memorial in Assen.

The 24 April committee calls on everybody to participate in these actions to support our demand for the recognition of the Armenian genocide.

Please note down these dates and forward this information to your family, friends and to all those for whom the Armenian question is important.

for the recognition and commemoration of the Armenian Genocide of 1915

The 24 April Committee is an organ of the Federation of Armenian Organisations in The Netherlands (FAON)

INFORMATION

DEMONSTRATION ON APRIL 21 AND

COMMEMORATION ON APRIL 24

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Armenian text here in
PDF- format (AcrobatReader) .

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I. DEMONSTRATION ON APRIL 21 IN THE HAGUE
with participation of Dutch MP’s

The 24 April Committee is an organ of the Armenian Federation in The Netherlands (FAON)