YOURI DJORKAEFF (International Soccer player, World champion 1998, currently in the team of the Metro Stars of New York), and
49 Actors of the Armenian Diaspora launch a Call to the 9 Million Armenians of planet.
INTERNATIONAL CALL TO THE ARMENIAN DIASPORA
Worldwide Campaign “Our Dead Have Names”
On April 24, 2006, the Armenian community will commemorate the Genocide of 1915 which was perpetrated by the Young Turk government of Ottoman Empire. This will be the 91st commemoration. 90 too many ! Historical revisionism by the State, wich has overstepped its boundaries since 2005 (when the Republic of Turkey began negotiations for entry in the European Union), is drowning us out and thereby prolonging Armenocide.
In turn, our sons and daughters should not have to struggle to make the Turkish State recognize the ignominy of the Genocide inflicted on our people. Their future should be normal and happy within a society that has made peace with itself. This is why we are making a solemn call to the whole community so that every one of its members can witness the drama that has affected them personally on 1915.
We are asking men and women from all continents to stand vigilant, as the memory of the Martyrs is decried, as unprecedented violence is being inflicted on the sons and daughters of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide, and as the very existence of our identity, symbolized by the vestiges of our culture, is being willfully wiped out.
Today, Armenians are the target of the denial of the crime of which their parents were innocent victims.
Scorned, bruised, exasperated, but nevertheless Armenian, we have to tell the world, once and for all, that the time for geopolitical procrastination has passed. We are not claiming to be victims, but protesters for simple justice. The first of these is to allow us to pay respect to our graveless parents' remains. We will do this on April 24, as we have done every year since 1916. In the absence of burial sites, www.inhomage.com enables every one of us to write in the names of those who lost their lives on our ancestral soil. Once this has been done, another task will be invoked: to insure the permanent recognition of the Genocide of the Armenian people and the inevitable consequences of recognition.
Just like a petition, the recording of the names of the victims will become a recognized document render to the United Nations, the only institution whose competence in this area is acknowledged by Turkey.
Brought to task, the Turkish government has embarked on an unprecedented campaign of denial of strength of which Armenians would again be the victims.
The time has come for all Armenians to resist.
Therefore, on the occasion of the 91st commemoration of this human cataclysm, we call upon each of to resist falling into silent consent by visiting the website now at www.inhomage.com to see for yourselves and to help show that our dead have names. This is our duty.
To honor the memory of our 1,500,000 Martyrs, please pass this information on to other descendants of victims.
Jean ECKIAN
WorldWide Campaign “Our Dead Have Names”
Co-organizer of the recording « Aznavour for Armenia »
Pr. Verjine SVAZLIAN (Armenia)
Doctor of Sciences
Leading Researcher
Museum-Institute of the Armenian Genocide,
Institute of Archaeology & Ethnography,
National Academy of Sciences.
xxxxran KOUYMJIAN (USA)
Haig & Isabel Berberian Professor of Armenian Studies
Director, Armenian Studies Program
California State University, Fresno
Youri DJORKAEFF (France – USA)
International Soccer player,World champion 1998
(currently in the team of the Metro Stars of New York)
With my compatriots in my heart. Youri.
Alexis GOVCIYAN (France)
President of Coordination Council of Armenian Organisations of France
& Europe of the Memory
www.ccaf.info / - www.europedelamemoire.org/
Ivan APRAHAMIAN (USA)
Postdoctoral Scholar
Stoddart Supramolecular Chemistry Group
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of California, Los Angeles
Richard ABDALIAN
Senior Vice-President (Intl operations)
Universal Music Mobile
Berdj ACHDJIAN
Galerist
Achdjian Gallery
Nil AGOPOFF
Researcher of Armenian Research Center
Claude ANOUCHIAN
Apostolic Church website (Creator-Administrator)
Armand ARAPIAN
Opera singer
Jean Garbis ARTIN (Marseilles, France))
Research Association of the Armenian Memory
President www.webaram.com/
Armen ASATRYAN, MD, MPH - Atlanta, GA (USA)
Hayk R. ASATRYAN (Armenia) « Light a Candle » campaign
Light a Candle website (Originator-Administrator)
Vahagn AVEDIAN (Sweden) « Let's Light the Night » campaign
Armenica (Project Manager)
Simon AYNEDJIAN (Cyprus)
Gibrahayer e-magazine (Chief Editor)
Aram BARCEGHIAN (Argentina) « Armenia Forever » campaign
Armenian Communities of Latin America and Spain
Coordinator (IAN website) www.ian.cc/inicio.php
Jean-Pierre BERBERIAN
Armenian Euro-Association (Spokesman)
Local Councillor of Marseilles city
Chevalier on National Merit Order
Rev. Fr. Dr. Khatchadour BOGHOSSIAN, Pastor
Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church (Worcester, Mass. USA)
Marie BOGHOSSIAN ** Yeretzgin ** (Worcester, Mass. USA)
Me Haytoug L. CHAMLIAN (Canada)
Attorney -at- Law
Diana DERGARABETIAN (Argentina)
Sardarabad (Editor)
Denis DONIKIAN
French writer (Armenian Cause)
David C.EKCHIAN (Switzerland)
Switzerland-Armenia Association (website)
Originator-Administrator : www.armenian.ch/
Alain GERARD In charge of
Imprescriptible website against genocide denial
Sako GESOKSHENIAN (Lebanon)
Proud to be Armenian website (Creator-Administrator)
Alain GUZELBODUR (France)
AGBU Paris (Youth Chairman)
Garo HAKOPIAN (Sweden)
Chairman : Union of Armenian Associations in Sweden.
Web: www.armeniska.se
Armin « R-Mean » HARIRI (USA)
Singer, http://r-mean.com/open.html
« Open Wounds » (video)
its website was attacked by Hackers on april 12
Hrach KALSAHAKIAN (United Arab Emirats)
AZAD hye website (Originator-Administrator)
Jean-Claude KEBADJIAN
Armenian Research Center
Founder-President
Agop KERKIACHARIAN
International Academy Ararat of Sciences
President www.ararat-academy.org/
Alfred MARKARIAN (Australia)
Garoon Armenian Monthly
Sports Publisher
Seta MARTAYAN (Italy)
Armenian Community Association of Roma & Lazio
President
Roger MERIAN
Psychanalyst, Rennes University
Misak OHANIAN (United Kingdom)
(CEO), Centre for Armenian Information & Advice (CAIA)
Hayashen www.caia.org.uk/
Armen G. SARKISIAN (Uruguay)
Armenian Portal website (Originator – Administrator)
Vahe SHAHINIAN (USA)
Burbank ANC Activist
Yervant SIMONIAN (Brazil)
Armenia Brazil Association website
Originator – Administrator
Jean Varoujan SIRAPIAN :
Tchobanian Institut
Founder President
Ara TORANIAN Editor (France)
Nouvelles d Armenie Magazine
News paper and website
Jeannine VARTANIAN
Chevalier on National Merit Order
Edouard VARTANIAN
Chevalier of Legion of Honor
Tebrotzassere school
Armen VARTANIAN (USA)
GenocideEvents website
Originator-Designer
Vahe VARTANIAN (Italy)
Friendships Armeno-Italian Association (Zatik)
Director www.zatik.com/fastnews.asp
Hrant S. VARTZBEDIAN (Egypt)
Armenians United Worldwide
Eilian WILLIAMS (Walles, UK)
Wales-Armenia Solidarity
YEVROBATSI website
Editorial staff
Narek ZOGRABYAN - Misak ZETILYAN
« Never Again » campaign
Because Union makes Force, you also, add your signature to the list of the international personalities, and send this mail amongst your friends circle.