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We are pleased to announce our participation in the Sara Corning Society‘s Commemoration Weekend September 13 to 15, 2019 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. See flyer below for full details of commemorative weekend honouring our Centre’s namesake. The Sara Corning Centre for Genocide Education will be hosting a presentation on Saturday, September 14th at 9:00am at the Tri-County Regional. . .

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We are pleased to announce our participation in the Sara Corning Society’s Commemoration Weekend, September 13–15, 2019, in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. See the flyer below for the details of this weekend meant to commemorate our centre’s namesake. The Corning Centre will be hosting a presentation on Saturday, September 14, at 9:00 AM, at the Tri-County. . .

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Exhibition: ”The Forty Days of Musa Dagh: Testament of the Resistance at the Heart of the Armenian Genocide” Following three months of struggle and resistance against the Ottoman army, 4,500 Armenians from the villages of Musa Dagh (Turkey) were saved by the French. July 1, 2017, marks Canada’s 150th birthday and the 94th anniversary of. . .

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The conference has already reached its capacity attendance with 230 students and 12 teachers registered from six Ontario schools and four school boards! We are still taking requests, since we may be able to accommodate more students. Please visit our registration page to submit your school information. The conference has already reached its capacity attendance. . .

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On Tuesday March 8, 2016, the Sara Corning Centre will take part in a student conference titled – From Remembrance to Action: Exploring Upstanders Facing Difficult History and their Importance in Today’s World. The conference will be organized in partnership with Alpha Education, Facing History and Ourselves, Holodomor Research and Education Consortium and the TDSB. . .

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In partnership with The Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee,  the Sara Corning Centre for Genocide Education has organization a special book presentation for Aram Adjemian’s The Call from Armenia: Canada’s Response to the Armenian Genocide. The first of our two events will be taking place Friday, February 19th, 2016 at 8:00 PM at the Cambridge Armenian Community. . .

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We look forward to seeing you at both events this week!

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The Corning Centre will be participating in Toronto’s Holocaust Education Week this year with an event dedicated the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. It is titled 100 Voices: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and will be presented in partnership with the Winchevsky Centre—United Jewish People’s Order. The event description on the official website, www.holocaustcentre.com/HEW, reads,. . .

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We are one month into the new academic year and we already have several events to announce, two of which are in the month of October.  The Corning Centre will be presenting an audio-visual exhibit titled “Canada, We Thank You” at Toronto City Hall from October 22 to 28. ​An opening ceremony and public reception will. . .

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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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