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July 1, 2015, marks Canada’s 148th birthday and the 92nd anniversary of the arrival of the first 46 Armenian genocide orphans at Georgetown, Ontario. A group of 50 were collected from the London, UK-based Armenian Refugees (Lord Mayor’s) Fund Orphanage in Corfu, Greece, and traveled via Marseilles to Cherbourg, France. Four were held back for several weeks, with the. . .

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The Corning Centre is pleased to announce that, thanks to the kindness of the United Church of Canada, the public can now access photographs of the Georgetown Girls, the Georgetown Boys, and their farm home online and free of charge. Daniel Ohanian, Director of Research, explained on this occasion, “The Centre had inquired about ordering. . .

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In the month of April, commemorative events dedicated to the centenary of the Armenian Genocide took place in cities worldwide. The Corning Centre participated in official commemorations in five cities: Yerevan, Toronto, Ottawa, Istanbul and New York. Below are photos from those events. In the month of April, commemorative events dedicated to the centenary of the. . .

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The Corning Centre joins all genocide education programs and centres across the country in remembering the Jewish Holocaust. Working together to educate new generations about the importance of being upstanders in society is vital to ensuring that communities are grounded in the understanding, acceptance and appreciation of differences, diversity and multiculturalism. The history of the. . .

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April 24, 2015, will mark the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. In commemoration of this important event, the Corning Centre and Facing History and Ourselves organized a joint workshop to prepare educators for bringing this history into their classrooms.  Special guest Marsha Skrypuch gave a presentation on her research and the background to her. . .

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Grade 7 students at TDSB’s Forest Hill Public School learned about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ahead of a school visit by the Corning Centre on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The teaching staff, who had organized the visit, had done an incredible job in teaching the students about. . .

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On the occasion of the centenary of the Armenian Genocide, the Corning Centre has published two new resources and accompanying activities for educators. As we enter April, known widely as Genocide Awareness Month and the month during which the Armenian Genocide is officially commemorated (April 24), these resources will assist educators in teaching this history. . .

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The Sara Corning Centre for Genocide Education and University of Toronto Libraries are co-sponsoring an exhibit dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide titled “1915-2015: 100 Years of Life.” It will be curated by Hasmik Torossian, with the assistance of the Armenian Students’ Association of the University of Toronto. Displayed will be materials. . .

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(photographs by Ishkhan Ghazarian) On the evening of March 20, 2015, the colloquium titled “Conference on Genocide: Prevention to Justice” took place at the University of Toronto, St. George campus, with over 400 in attendance. The conference was organized by the Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee of Canada, hosted by the Armenian Students’ Associations of the. . .

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“My conscience calls me to bear witness. I am the voice of the exiled who scream in the desert.” — Armen T. Wegner The Corning Centre has just published a new lesson titled “Armin T. Wegner: Twice an Upstander,” which can be accessed through our Online Lesson Portal. It invites students to analyze the importance of advocating. . .

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