SYDNEY: The Armenian community of Sydney will
#MARCHFORJUSTICE in Sydney's CBD (Central Business District) this Sunday, April
24th in remembrance of the 101st Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Participating in the March for Justice will be clergy from
all Armenian churches, Armenian political, youth, relief and cultural
organisations, as well as schools, dance groups and the entire Armenian
community. The March will be led by the Homenetmen Scouts Band.
Marchers will meet at the iconic Hyde Park Fountain at 2pm.
They will walk through Hyde Park, then Macquarie Street, which will be
partially blocked to traffic by local police. Wreaths will be laid by
organisations at the NSW Parliament House Khatchkar (Cross Stone), erected in
1997 to honour the memory of the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide
and victims of all genocides.
The march will continue through to the Royal Botanic
Gardens, where a short program will be held with the backdrop of the Sydney
Harbour Bridge.
A statement from the organisers read: "This is an
historic opportunity to express our united voice for justice as descendants of
survivors of the Armenian Genocide, and remember what took place 101 years
ago."
"It is time, with Artsakh recently repelling another
attack by Azerbaijan, for our community to join in numbers, show our solidarity
with those in the motherland, and participate in what is a unique event that
will be remembered for the ages."
A number of Buses have been organised to transport
participants to and from the City. They will depart from the Armenian Cultural
Centre in Willoughby (1pm), the Armenian Apostolic Church in Chatswood (1pm),
the Ararat Scout Hall in Ryde (1pm) and the Navasart Scout Hall in Smithfield
(12:30pm).
The Sydney #MARCHFORJUSTICE is being held under the auspices
of the joint Armenian Genocide Commemorative Committee, and is being organised
by Homenetmen, the Armenian Relief Society, Hamazkaine, the Armenian Youth
Federation, the Armenian National Committee of Australia, Armenia Media Inc.
and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, with the participation of the entire
Sydney Armenian community.
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