ANTELIAS TO HOST CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION ON THE ADANA MASSACRES

ANTELIAS TO HOST CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION
ON THE ADANA MASSACRES

ANTELIAS, Lebanon - On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the massacres of Adana (1909-2009), His Holiness Aram I said: this sad page in the contemporary history of the Armenian nation should be remembered with due importance and seriousness. He then continued, in 2009, the Catholicosate of Cilicia will organize a conference, an exhibition, and will oversee the publication of books and documents related to the Adana massacres.

Based on this decision, the Catholicosate informs the community organizations, academic institutions, scholars and the general public of the following plans:

1) During October 29-30 2009, a conference will be held in Antelias, dedicated to the Adana massacres under the leadership of His Holiness Aram I. All those interested in participating in the event should contact the Catholicosate of Cilicia.

2) A Special Committee, in cooperation with The Department of Armenian Studies of the Catholicosate of Cilicia, will screen and sponsor publications related to the Adana massacres. The Catholicosate invites researchers, scholars, writers and all those who possess relevant works are invited to submit their proposals to the Catholicosate.

3) We invite all Armenians in the community who own valuable artifacts, photos and archive documents that relate to the Armenians of Adana and their massacre, to make them available to the Catholicosate for the planned exhibition.

The deadline to receive all materials is 31 March 2009. All contacts and enquiries should be addressed to:
Bishop Nareg Alemezian
Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia
Department of Ecumenical Relations
P.O.Box: 70 317
Antelias, Lebanon
Tel: +961-4-410001, +961-3-486943
Fax: +961-4-417 971
E-mail : ecumcil@armenianorthodoxchurch.org