{"id":10123,"date":"2016-10-17T13:06:07","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T13:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?p=10123"},"modified":"2016-10-17T13:06:07","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T13:06:07","slug":"canadian-museum-for-human-rights-produces-film-about-armenian-genocide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?p=10123","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Museum for Human Rights Produces Film about Armenian Genocide"},"content":{"rendered":"

TORONTO, Ontario\u2014In partnership with the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR), the Armenian National Committee of Canada<\/a> co-organized the premiere of the museum\u2019s new film about the Armenian Genocide, \u201cActs of Conscience: Armin T. Wegner and the Armenian Genocide\u201d on October 13th, 2016.<\/p>\n

The event took place at the Armenian Youth Centre of Toronto and attracted hundreds of community members and supporters of the ANCC and CMHR. The event was also attended by Peter Farenholtz, Consul General of Germany in Canada, MP Arnold Chan. Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Agincourt and Chair of the Canada-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship Group, Councilor Jim Karygiannis, Toronto City Councilor, TDSB Trustees and a large number of activists.<\/p>\n

After the screening of the documentary, the event featured a discussion with renowned Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan, who narrated the short documentary which will play in the Museum\u2019s \u201cBreaking the Silence\u201d gallery.<\/p>\n

Subsequently, remarks were delivered by CMHR president and CEO, John Young, MP Arnold Chan \u2013 who also read a statement from The Right Hon. Justin Trudeau \u2013 and Councilor Jim Karygiannis, Toronto city councilor. Closing remarks were delivered by ANCC president, Shahen Mirakian. In his remarks, Mirakian said that it is only through our concerted efforts that we can stay true to our commitment and carry on the legacy of Wegner by standing up against any forms of injustice towards humanity.<\/p>\n

The film \u201cActs of Conscience\u201d looks at the genocide through the lens of Armin T. Wegner, a German war medic who photographed and documented atrocities against the Armenian-Christian minority that were occurring around him in the Ottoman Empire during the first World War \u2013 including forced \u201cdeath marches\u201d through the desert. In the 1930s, Wegner also voiced his opposition to the anti-Semitic policies of the Nazis and authored an impassioned plea to Hitler on behalf of the Jews of Germany.<\/p>\n

Compelled by his conscience to take action despite great personal risk, Wegner\u2019s story epitomizes the importance of efforts to combat the denial and minimization that often surround gross human rights violations.<\/p>\n

An exhibit at the CMHR explores the efforts for recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Wegner and others. In 2004, the Canadian Parliament voted to officially acknowledge and condemn the Armenian Genocide.<\/p>\n

The ANCC is the largest and the most influential Canadian-Armenian grassroots human rights organization. Working in coordination with a network of offices, chapters, and supporters throughout Canada and affiliated organizations around the world, the ANCC actively advances the concerns of the Canadian-Armenian community on a broad range of issues and works to eliminate abuses of human rights throughout Canada and the world.<\/p>\n

Photo: Scene from \u201cActs of Conscience: Armin T. Wegner and the Armenian Genocide\u201d (Photo: Armenian National Committee of Canada)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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