{"id":605,"date":"2016-12-31T17:20:18","date_gmt":"2016-12-31T17:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/savedarfurma.org\/?page_id=605"},"modified":"2016-12-31T17:20:18","modified_gmt":"2016-12-31T17:20:18","slug":"events-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/savedarfurma.org\/events-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Events in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>2016-11-13: Songs for Syria, A Concert for Humanitarian Relief<\/strong>, 3-5pm, Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston.\u00a0Music by\u00a0Ilene Stahl and Klezperanto,\u00a0Layaali Arabic Music Ensemble. Concert admission is free. Donations welcome; proceeds go to\u00a0Syrian American Medical Society.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/boston-songs-for-syria-a-concert-for-humanitarian-relief-tickets-27276749492\">Pre-registration<\/a>\u00a0is recommended. Flyer <a href=\"https:\/\/savedarfurma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016-1113-boston-syria-flyer-2.pdf\" class=\"broken_link\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2016-05-02: Yom HaShoah Commemoration<\/strong>, 7pm, Higgins Middle School, Peabody, featuring Rabbi Joseph Polack, award-winning writer for his book, &#8220;After the Holocaust the Bells Still Ring.&#8221; The event will also feature a candle-lighting ceremony with survivors and their families, the Sonia Schreiber Weitz Upstander Award and musical selections by the Salem State University Women\u2019s Chorale.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2016-05-01: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jcrcboston.org\/events\/yom-hashoah-2\/\">Community \u00a0Holocaust Commemoration of Yom HaShoah<\/a><\/strong>, &#8220;From Holocaust to New Life:\u00a0How Will We Remember?,&#8221; 10:30am, Faneuil Hall, Boston. Sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council and its partners. The program will highlight the lives that survivors built after they escaped the unimaginable horror of the Holocaust and will include first-hand survivor testimony and student reflections on how to keep the memory alive. RSVP requested <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tfaforms.com\/414527\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2016-04-22: <a href=\"http:\/\/stjameswatertown.org\/event\/state-house-commemoration-of-the-armenian-genocide\/\">101st Anniversary Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide<\/a><\/strong>, 10:30 AM \u2013 noon, House of Representatives Chamber at the Massachusetts State House, Boston. Reception to follow in the Hall of Flags.\u00a0Keynote Speaker: Former Ambassador and Former Mayor Ray Flynn.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2016-04-16: 22nd Anniversary Commemoration of the Rwandan Genocide Against the Tutsi<\/strong>, 3-7pm,\u00a0Boston College High School, 150 William T. Morrissey Blvd Dorchester. Sponsored by\u00a0Friends of Rwandan Genocide Survivors (FORGES) and Boston College High School. Please join us as we remember the victims, celebrate the resilience of survivors, and raise our voices to stand against genocides.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2016-04-10;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.armenianmuseum.org\/calendar\/event\/?event_id1=22\" class=\"broken_link\">Past And Present:\u00a0Commemorating Women Affected By Genocide<\/a><\/strong>, 4:30pm, Armenian Museum\u00a0of America, 65 Main Street, Watertown. Program features a lecture by\u00a0Anna Aleksanyan of\u00a0Clark University, testimonies from\u00a0Female Genocide\u00a0Survivors, musical performance, refreshments.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2<\/strong><strong>016-04-10: Third Annual Walk Against Genocide<\/strong>, 1:30-3pm, Boston, beginning with a gathering at the New England Holocaust Memorial and closing with a gathering at the Armenian Heritage Park, featuring speakers on genocides and mass killings of the 20th and 21st centuries. Article and pictures <a href=\"https:\/\/northendwaterfront.com\/2016\/04\/walk-genocide-features-photo-gallery\/\">here<\/a>. Sponsored by Massachusetts Coalition to Save Darfur, JCRC of Greater Boston, Armenian Heritage Foundation, Armenian Assembly of America, Armenian National Committee of Eastern Massachusetts, Congolese Genocide Awareness, Facing History and Ourselves, Free Yezidi Foundation, Friends of Rwandan Genocide Survivors (FORGES), Greater Boston Holodomor Remembrance Committee, New England Friends of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Please tell us you are coming on the Facebook event <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1700501876873343\/\">page<\/a>\u00a0(but no RSVP required). Flyer <a href=\"https:\/\/savedarfurma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/2016-0410-walk-against-genocide-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2016-03-02: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salemstate.edu\/calendar\/3013\/the-sonia-schreiber-weitz-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Lecture by Dr. Peter Balakian<\/a><\/strong>, \u201cThe Transmission of Trauma Across Generations:\u00a0Writing a Memoir about the Armenian Genocide and Growing up in the Suburbs,\u201d 7-9pm,\u00a0The Peabody Essex Museum,\u00a0Morse Auditorium,\u00a0161 Essex Street,\u00a0Salem, MA.\u00a0Dr. Balakian will read excerpts from his memoir,\u00a0Black Dog of Fate,\u00a0and discuss his experience of growing up in a suburban family\u00a0haunted by the memories of the Armenian Genocide. Sponsored by\u00a0The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies\u00a0at Salem State University and the Cummings Foundation.\u00a0Click the &#8220;Register&#8221; button <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/peter-balakian-phd-talk-tickets-21017329398\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0for a free ticket.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2016-02-27:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/bosnian-herzegovinian-independence-day-commemoration-a-future-deeply-rooted-in-the-past-tickets-21242293271\">Bosnian and Herzegovinian Independence Day Commemoration<\/a><\/strong>, 1-3:30pm, Tufts University, Pearson Chemical Laboratory, Room 104, 62 Talbot Street, Medford. \u201cA future deeply rooted in the past\u201d panel discussion, hosted by the Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovinia to the United States, His Excellency Haris Hrle, with panelists Dr. Bruce Hitchner, Dr. Esad Boskailo, and Armin Alijagic. Sponsored by the New England Friends of Bosnia and Herzogovina. Free tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/bosnian-herzegovinian-independence-day-commemoration-a-future-deeply-rooted-in-the-past-tickets-21242293271\">here<\/a>. Map <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/bosnian-herzegovinian-independence-day-commemoration-a-future-deeply-rooted-in-the-past-tickets-21242293271#map-target\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2016-01-11:\u00a0Screening of \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/watchersofthesky.com\/about-the-film\/\" class=\"broken_link\">Watchers of the Sky<\/a>\u201d and conversation with Luis Moreno Ocampo<\/strong>, 5-8pm, Boston Bar Association,\u00a016 Beacon St, Boston (opposite the State House), located a short walk from Park Station. Trailer at\u00a0<a class=\"moz-txt-link-freetext broken_link\" href=\"http:\/\/watchersofthesky.com\/video-gallery\/\">watchersofthesky.com<\/a>. Sponsored by the Boston Bar Association and Massachusetts Coalition to Save Darfur. RSVP by clicking the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonbar.org\/membership\/events\/event-details?ID=20445\" class=\"broken_link\">Register to ATTEND<\/a> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2016-11-13: Songs for Syria, A Concert for Humanitarian Relief, 3-5pm, Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston.\u00a0Music by\u00a0Ilene Stahl and Klezperanto,\u00a0Layaali Arabic Music Ensemble. Concert admission is free. Donations welcome; proceeds go to\u00a0Syrian American Medical Society.\u00a0Pre-registration\u00a0is recommended. Flyer here. 2016-05-02: &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/savedarfurma.org\/events-in-2016\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":84,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/savedarfurma.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/605"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/savedarfurma.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/savedarfurma.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savedarfurma.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savedarfurma.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/savedarfurma.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/605\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/savedarfurma.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}