Follow Prof. Verjine Svazlian's Canada Visit - Daily Progress

Has taken off from Yerevan Armenia evening of May 25 Armenia time.

Arrival Toronto: May 26
Toronto - May 26- June 1
London - June 1-3
Toronto - June 3-10
Ottawa - June 10-14
Montreal - June 14-27
Departure Montreal: June 27

Arrival Toronto: May 26

She has now landed at Toronto safe and sound and is staying with her friends the Amadians. I thank Mrs. Mano Artinian for receiving her at the airport and driving her to the Amadians.

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Toronto - May 26- June 1

Dinner at the Himnatram All Armenia Fund on Sunday May 29

Prof. Svazlian went to the Hinmnatram dinner in the company of Dr. Berdj and Mano Artinian. There she met with Serpazan Bagrat Galstanian. She seemed to have enjoyed the presentations at the Himnatram and made some friends.

I thank Dr. Berdj Artinian for taking upon himself the organization of her transports within Toronto, to Niagara falls and London. This despite his already overloaded schedule.

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London - June 1-3

Congress of Humanities & Social Sciences of Canada

Prof. Svazlian at the train station in Toronto met with Dr. Sima Apprahamian coming from Montreal on her way to London without any problems. Tomorrow Prof. Svazlian will give her presentation. The Press Office expressed its interest. Stay tuned for more to-morrow.

I thank Haroutioun Artinian (not relationed to Dr. Berdj Artinian) for driving Prof. Svazlian to the train station.

Prof. Svazlian is back in Toronto after her lecture in London which according to her went well (a little difficulty in language since they wanted also an English version which was made ready and delivered on time). She is now getting ready for her presentation on June 5.

I thank again Dr. Berdj Artinian and his wife Mano for picking Prof. Svazlian from the train station on her arrival to Toronto.

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Toronto - June 3-10

• Lecture on June 5 at 2:00 pm at Hay Getron
• June 6 Prof. Svazlian will visit Niagara Falls
• Lecture on June 8 at St. Trinity Church Hall (more info is forthcoming)

Prof. Svazlian's lecture tour in Toronto was very successful. She ran out of her Armenian edition books on the subject "The Armenian Genocide and The People's Historical Memory", still some English and French versions are left. She also had a cjhance to enjoy the sights of Niagara Falls.

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Ottawa - June 10-14

• Lecture on June 12 at 1 pm at 181 Donald St. on the theme: Astvadsashenchayin gaghaparneri artatsolume arevmtahayots banahyusutyan medj
• Lecture on June 13 at 7:30 pm in room 219 Lamoureux building at Ottwa University main campus on the theme: The Memory of Survivors as Irrefutable Historic estimony of the Armenian Genocide.
  Séminaire donné par le Prof. Verjiné Svazlian, le Lundi 13 Juin 2005
  Dr. Svazlian Lecture June 13, 7:30 pm

A lifelong dedication to document the memory of the survivors. On Sunday I heard her speak. She has the canny ability to bring back the memories of the survivors. Despite the tremendous pain the Armenians have endured during the Genocide, you could not be but impressed by the lightheartedness of their language and their love of life and survival. You cannot remain untouched by those expressions of feelings from a long time ago.

On Monday the lecture went very well as well, although I wish there were more people present. The lecture was carried out mostly in French but she was taking questions in Armenian and in English(translation). She covered her book "The Armenian Genocide and the People's Historical Memory". This book has been translated to German and English at a cost of $700 US each, to Russian, French and Turkish(under translation now) at a cost of $500 US each. The RA government only covered the costs of printing on the occasion of the 90th Anniversary of the Genocide, but not the translations. Since the RA Government paid her plane tickets, the money accumulated originally to purchase her plane tickets will now be diverted towards the translations. I do not however think that the funds accumulated will be sufficient to cover all of her translation costs. So any small bit of additional donation will help.

Prof. Svazlian will be living to Montreal on the 15th of June and will be received by her relatives in Montreal.

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Montreal - June 14-27

• June 16, 2005, 1 pm a round table Simone de BeauvoirInstitute, Concordia University
• June 16, 2005, 8 pm A. Aharonian Hall
  
  Prof. Verjine Svazlian in Montreal:
  Events at both Concordia and Hamazkain went well. Dr. Verjine Svazlian continues to impress her audience. We all love her for her dedication and her lifetime of hard work for the cause of the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. You can contribute to the translation of her book "The Armenian Genocide and the People's Historical Memory" to German and English at a cost of $700 USD each, to Russian, French and Turkish (under translation now) at a cost of $500 USD each (Total of $2,900 USD). Of course the left over of the donations for her trip after expenses will go to pay her for the translations but that will not be sufficient. If you wish to contribute please contact The Armenian Cultural Association of Ottawa
• June 22, 2005, 8 pm at Bolsahay Mioutyun the theme is:
  Bolsahayerou banahusoutyune bnoroshogh aranznahadgoutyunnere.

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Departure Montreal: June 27