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Welcome to the AYF Gamavor!
Welcome to the new revamped AYF Gamavor ("Gamavor" means volunteer in Armenian). This will be a monthly newsletter to AYF membership highlighting current AYF, Armenian, and community events. Please feel free to contact us at
gamavor@ayf.org with any comments/questions!
AYF Events
1.5 Million + 1 Vigil/Protest | 4/21/07 | Union Square Park, NYC
The AYF CHTC is organizing a vigil/protest "1.5 Million + 1" on April 21, 2007 in Union Square Park in New York, NY. This event will not only remember those who died in the Armenian Genocide but all those who suffered under the oppression of the Turkish Government. This is especially relevant with the tragic passing of HRANT DINK. Speakers will discuss current Genocide recognition initiatives as well as the future of Hai Tahd work. Members should plan to devote the entire day to the event.
Click here to see the flyer...
Junior Educational Workshop | 4/13-4/15 | Camp Haiastan
"No one should expect Armenians to forget. A nation can't forget its pain, its history and its ancestors. If we forget our ancestors, then we are betraying our own identity"
- Hrant Dink
The Central Educational Committee would like to announce that this year's Junior Educational Workshop will take place April 13-15, 2007 at Camp Haiastan in Franklin, MA with the theme "Where do you come from...where will you go?"
Click here for more information...
Junior Seminar 2007 | Passport Around the World
This year's Junior Seminar will be held from 5/25-5/28 at Camp Lutherlyn in Prospect, PA. This year's theme, Passport Around the World, will highlight and discuss global issues that impact Armenia. Applications are currently available on www.ayf.org - See you in Prospect!
NAT's in Boston a Success! Varantian's upset the Arsen's
This past weekend the Greater Boston "Nejdeh" Chapter hosted the annual AYF National Athletic Tournament (NAT's) in Boston. The event was extremely well attended by chapters from across the Eastern Region. The AYF Congratulates the Providence "Varantian" Chapter for taking home the trophy. Honorable mention for the New Jersey "Arsen" chapter for coming in second.
Other Events
Grassroots Capitol Campaign | 3/22-3/23 | Washington, DC
Hosted by the ANCA & Genocide Intervention Network
Travel to Washington DC as we take the anti-genocide message to the halls of Congress. Urge legislators to end the cycle of genocide by supporting Armenian Genocide legislation (H.Res.106) and action to end the Darfur genocide.
Click here to learn more and register...
Balakian and Berktay to Speak at "Armenians and the Left" Symposium
On Saturday, March 31, 2007 in Cambridge, Mass., Professors Peter Balakian of Colgate University and Halil Berktay of Sabanci University in Istanbul will head a panel discussing Armeno-Turkish Relations: Pitfalls & Possibilities Following Hrant Dink's Assassination . The event will cap off a day-long "Armenians and the Left" symposium devoted to a range of contemporary issues. Earlier panels will address other vital themes: The Media and Social Injustice in Armenia and Environmental Politics in Armenia. Please visit http://www.armeniansandtheleft.com/ for more information
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Upcoming Events:
3/22-3/23: Grassroots Capitol Campaign, Washington, DC
3/31: Armenians and the Left symposium with Balakian and Berktay
4/13-4/15: Junior Educational Workshop, Camp Haiastan
4/21: 1.5 Million + 1 Vigil/Protest, Union Square Park, NYC
5/25-5/28: Junior Seminar 2007 - Passport Around the World, Prospect, PA
Announcements:
Stop by and check out the new www.ayf.org website - Get ready for a ton of new exciting features for the site in the coming months!
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