LOS ANGELES, Calif.—On Sunday, Jan. 13, the Organization of Istanbul Armenians (OIA) will commemorate the 6th anniversary of Hrant Dink’s martyrdom with a lecture on the “hidden Armenians” of Turkey by Armenian Weekly editor Khatchig Mouradian.
The lecture, titled “Historic Armenia Today: Between the Hidden and the Revealed (A Photographic Journey),” will be held at 6 p.m. at the OIA “Krikor and Aved Kurkcuoglu Hall,” on 19726 Sherman Way Winnetka, Calif.
Dr. Ohannes Kulak Avedikyan, trustee and chairman of the Organization of Istanbul Armenians Cultural Committee, will deliver opening remarks.
Edvin Minassian, Esq., the chairman of the Organization of Istanbul Armenians Board of Trustees and a member Armenian Bar Association, will discuss the Hrant Dink Foundation and current developments.
The master of ceremonies will be Apo Boghigian, editor in chief of Asbarez Daily newspaper.
The event is free and open to the public. For information, call Dr. Ohannes Kulak Avedikyan at (818) 800-1976.
Will this same event be heading to the East coast?
To Our Knight
Hrant Dink
(1954-killed by Turkish bullets
on his head on his chest… January 19, 2007)
To our Knight
Who had no sword
Only fingers on pens
That carved on many
Khatch-Kars
He was born
A martyr . . .
Still alive
With his astrocytes* . . .
For Justice must prevail.
Sylva-MD-Poetry
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* astrocytes: brain cells, medical term.
From Poetry Collection…
“Syndromes of Souls”
March 2012