The following article by Veronique Aynedjian appeared in the August 2024 issue of Torontohye newspaper. On Saturday, July 13, around 100 community members and political representatives joined at Markham’s...
The following article was published in the July 2024issue of Torontohye newspaper. Born in Nova Scotia in 1872, Sara Corning’s life was marked by extraordinary acts of bravery and humanitarianism. From...
The following article by Isabel Kaprielian-Churchill was published in the September 2023 issue of Torontohye newspaper. It is an extract from her forthcoming book entitled The Georgetown Children: Genocide,...
The following editorial was published in the September 2023 issue of Torontohye newspaper. “Reflecting on 100 Years: The Enduring Legacy of the Georgetown Boys’ Arrival” Rupen Janbazian, Editor As...
The following editorial was published in the September 2023 issue of Torontohye newspaper. “Looking Towards 2026: A Call to Celebrate the (Georgetown) Girls” As we reflect on the centennial anniversary...
The following article was published in the September 2023 issue of Torontohye newspaper. Georgetown, Ontario—On Saturday, June 24, Armenian Canadians from Southern Ontario and members of the local Halton...
The following interview with Daniel Ohanian, director of research, was published in the March 2023 issue of Torontohye newspaper. A century ago, a group of Armenian boys arrived in Canada in what many...
We are excited to announce our upcoming book presentation event in partnership with the Armenian Students’ Association of the University of Toronto. Author Andria Hill-Lehr will discuss her latest book,...
Tune in to this lecture called “Reconstructing a Homeland: Armenian Immigration and Settlement in Toronto” by Cassandra Tavukciyan, a former Corning Centre volunteer who digitized and organized our archives...
Watch now as Raffi Sarkissian, founder of the Corning Centre, speaks to the Rotary Club of Toronto about “The Legacy of Armenian Genocide and Canada’s Response.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUSVjYMUbuY
Test Test Yesterday and today, we collectively commemorate and observe the UN’s International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of This Crime...
Today, Raffi Sarkissian, founder of the Corning Centre, published an article titled “Canada Must Strongly Condemn Aggression against Armenia” in The Hill Times. It discusses the urgent need for Canadian...
On September 27, 2020, the Republic of Azerbaijan launched a large-scale military operation against the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) in the South Caucasus. The attack, which is the largest violation...
[Picture] The Sara Corning Centre for Genocide Education was honoured to participate in a series of events that commemorated the life of its namesake nurse, teacher, and humanitarian. The events took...
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...
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...
On March 2, 2019, the Sara Corning Centre for Genocide Education, in partnership with Facing History and Ourselves, organized a free teachers’ conference for Ontario educators called “Teaching the Armenian...
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...
July 1, 2017, marks Canada’s 150th birthday and the 94th 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...
July 1, 2017, marks Canada’s 150th birthday and the 94th 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...
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...
The Corning Centre had the honour of introducing Bared Maronian’s inspiring and powerful documentary Women of 1915 for the second time at the Hamazkayin Toronto Pomegranate Film Festival Committee’s special...
[Portrait of Raffi Sarkissian] We are excited to announce the publication of Understanding Atrocities: Remembering, Representing, and Teaching Genocide, edited by Scott W. Murray and published by the...
The Corning Centre had the honour of participating in Toronto’s Holocaust Education Week this year with a presentation titled Memory and Justice: The Armenian Genocide in partnership with Temple Kol Ami....
Through a motion passed unanimously in 2013, the Toronto District School Board declared April as Genocide Awareness Month. On April 24, 2015, the Canadian Parliament also unanimously passed Motion M-587,...
On Tuesday March 8, the Corning Centre co-organized a TDSB student conference at the Central Technical School, in cooperation with Alpha Education, Facing History and Ourselves, Holodomor Research and...
The Corning Centre, in partnership with the Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee of Ontario, hosted two book launch event for “The Call From Armenian: Canada’s Response to the Armenian Genocide” by...
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...
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...
[Gallery Image] As we embark on a new year full of many exciting projects ahead, we would like to take this time to look back at some of our accomplishments of 2015. As part of our work towards the...
We look forward to seeing you at both events this week!
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...
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...
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...
[Gallery Image] 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...
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...
[Gallery Image] 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...
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...
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...
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...
[Gallery Image] (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....
“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...
The Sara Corning Centre for Genocide Education is proud to announce that it will be co-sponsoring an academic conference titled Genocide: Prevention to Justice, which is being held on the occasion of...
April 24, 2015, will mark the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. As we commemorate this important date, please join us for a workshop that will prepare educators to bring this history into classrooms....
The Sara Corning Centre for Genocide Education is proud to announce the official launch of Speak Out, an essay, creative writing and visual arts contest dedicated to the themes of genocide and human rights...
The Corning Centre launched its 100 Voices project today with a news article from the Canadian press and a student interview. Over the next 100 days leading up to the centenary of the Armenian Genocide,...
Join the Department of Political Science, the Political Science Students’ Association, the Armenian Students’ Association, the Jewish Student Life and the Greek Students’ Association, for a very informative...
Toronto’s annual Pomegranate Film Festival will kick off on Wednesday, November 5, with Oscar nominee Edet Belzberg’s Watchers of the Sky. It will be screened in the Armenian Youth Centre’s Hamazkayin...
In 2015, people around the world will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. This event, which took place between 1915 and 1923, is considered one of the first modern genocides...
Welcome back to school! The Corning Centre would like to congratulate all parents, teachers and students on the start of a new academic year — a new year full of new opportunities to make a difference!...
July 1, 2014, marks Canada’s 147th birthday and the 91st 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...
[Gallery Image] The Corning Centre has had a busy month! As mentioned in a previous post, on April 3, we co-sponsored an event titled “From Remembrance to Action Student Conference: Exploring Upstanders...
April of every year is Genocide Awareness Month, and on this occasion the Corning Centre has planned to unveil a new section of its website: the Online Learning Modules. Through the portal, teachers will...
[Gallery Image] The Sara Corning Centre for Genocide Education, in partnership with the Toronto District School Board and Facing History and Ourselves, held a half-day conference for students registered...
Through a motion passed unanimously in 2013, the Toronto District School Board declared April as Genocide Awareness Month (full text below). The Sara Corning Centre for Genocide Education is supportive...
An Evening with Dr. James Waller, Author of Becoming Evil Thursday, April 10, 2014 @ 7:00 p.m. Library Lecture Theatre (LIB72) Ryerson University 350 Victoria Street Toronto, ON Please join us for...
“The Voice of Empowerment” is the title of a post by teacher Cheryl Payne-Stevens on the blog of the Ontario Network at Facing History and Ourselves. The article describes a visit to Cheryl’s classroom...
Raffi Sarkissian, founder and chair of the Sara Corning Centre for Genocide Education, will be presenting on the benefits and challenges of genocide education at an international, multidisciplinary conference...
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...
The Corning Centre has rung in the new year with its first major monetary gift. At the end of December, the organization received a cheque for $1,300 from the Armenian Nurses of Ontario, a division of...
Drawing a line connecting the Second Battle of Ypres, a predecessor of the Globe and Mail, and injustice in the Republic of Turkey, the Corning Centre expressed its views on the adverse effects of Armenian...
On November 5th, the founder and chair of the Corning Centre, Raffi Sarkissian, presented a lecture titled ‘Giving a Voice to the Voiceless- The Armenian Genocide’. The event was organized by the Institute...
The Canadian premiere of the Emmy Award-nominee documentary Orphans of the Genocide, directed by Bared Maronian, a four time regional Emmy Award winner, will take place during Toronto’s Pomegranate Film...
Below is a letter written on behalf of the Corning Centre in response to this recent article in the Globe and Mail. Ms. Syvlia Stead, Public Editor The Globe and Mail Dear Ms. Sylvia Stead, As a Canadian...
The Corning Centre has made an appearance in the latest issue of YorkU, York University’s alumni magazine. Click here for the article or here for the full issue.
Raffi Sarkissian, Corning Centre founder and director, will be presenting at the 2013 Neuberger Holocaust Education Week. The event will take place on Tuesday, November 5, at 1:30 PM in Holy Trinity Armenian...
July 1, 2013, marks Canada’s 146th birthday and the 90th 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...
On June 20, 2013, Daniel Ohanian, Director of Research at the Sara Corning Centre for Genocide Education, presented a paper on Canadian humanitarianism and immigration policy within the context of the...
The Sara Corning Centre for Genocide Education has visited over 600 students through its guest lecture services throughout the 2012–2013 academic year. By inviting the Corning Centre to their classrooms,...
Dear students, educators and supporters, We encourage all Canadians to take time on Wednesday, April 24, to reflect on the Genocide of the Armenians. Set aside time in your classes to discuss this watershed...
The Sara Corning Centre for Genocide Education will be presenting an exhibit titled 90 Years: Arrival of the Georgetown Armenian Boys, dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the arrival of the Georgetown...
We have added four new resources to our library! Two are short films that describe the story of the Georgetown Boys, their arrival to Canada, daily life on the farm home, and a reunion 60 years later....
Canada shouldn’t renounce genocide policy Vancouver Sun, Letter to the Editor, 9 April 2013 Re: Turkey says Canada’s genocide policy may hinder free-trade deal, web only, April 7 As Turkish ambassador...
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