ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATION

Armenian Genocide Commemoration 2023
AGC_UPDATES

4/6/2023: Short Film Screening & Discussion

Short Films Screening and Discussion

Thursday, 4/6 @ Verdugo

Room SG 334

12:30pm-1:30pm

Facilitated by Carley Steiner and Nare Garibyan

Join GCC’s own Film and Media Arts Instructor, Carley Steiner, for an on-campus event celebrating short films. A curated series of short films by Armenian filmmakers will be screened, followed by a discussion to think critically about the storytelling techniques, cultural influences, and historical contexts.

FLEX APPROVED

4/11/2023: John Seed on Arman T. Manookian

The Life of Arman T. Manookian

by John Seed

Tuesday, 4/11/2023

3pm-4pm

John Seed Photo

John Seed will provide us with a presentation about the life of Arman T. Manookian. Arman T. Manookian, an Armenian artist who came to New York after the Armenian Genocide with a scholarship to the Rhode Island School of Design. He later joined the Marines and was stationed in Pearl Harbor. The artist described it as the best place a Marine could be stationed, in the middle of Paradise, of course this was well before World War II and the bombing of Pearl Harbor. While he was serving, he put his artistic skills to work by illustrating military life and historic military scenes.

Presenter: John Seed

John Seed is a professor emeritus of art and art history at Mt. San Jacinto College in Southern California. His 2001 feature article on Arman Manookian, published in Honolulu Magazine, won a Society of Professional Journalists Award. Seed is the author of Disrupted Realism: Paintings for a Distracted World (2019) and More Disruption: Representational Art in Flux, which will be released in the fall of 2023.

FLEX & CPGU APPROVED

4/26/2023: Armenian Trivia

Armenian Trivia Game

4/26/2023

12:30pm-1:30pm

Student Center (SC) 212

FLEX APPROVED & CPGU Pending

This Celebration of Armenian History trivia event shares knowledge, inspires pride, and brings us together to learn and have fun. During this event, the group will enjoy several rounds of custom trivia focused on Armenian figures in pop culture, science, cuisine, sports, history and more!

There will be 4 rounds of individual trivia (each person for themselves with running leaderboard). The event is 60 minutes.

This event is hosted and sponsored by Associate Student GCC (ASGCC)

4/26/2023: 45 Days: The Fight for a Nation

Documentary Screening on 45 Days: The Fight for a Nation

4/26/2023

12pm-1pm

Garfield Campus in MP103

Emile Ghessen, former British Royal Marine Commando turned documentary filmmaker directs a feature documentary film on the recent Nagorno-Karabahk between Armenian and Azerbaijan from the Armenian perspective. Documentary screening 45 Days: The Fight for a Nation with special guest, film producer Asko Akopyan. Thank you to Silva Gharabetian of Noncredit ESL for facilitating this special visitor to Garfield Campus!.

Release in August 2021.

45Days: The Fight for a Nation Documentary

5/5/2023: Gay And Lesbian Armenian Society (GALAS) LGBTQ+ Armenian Society Discussion

GALAS LGBTQ+ Armenian Society Discussion

Friday, May 5th

6pm-7pm

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Panelist:
Erik Amadian, GALAS President of the Board of Directors
Lousine Shamamian, Film & Television Editor
Eden Sarkisian, Educator, Community member, Training & Development Supervisor

Join us for an open conversation with GALAS LGBTQ+ Armenian Society and the Glendale Community College community. This panel featuring the GALAS Board and community members will explore the inception of the organization, the experiences of LGBTQ+ Armenians, ongoing resources and support programs, and ways to best build allyship with the LGBTQ+ Armenian community.

FLEX & CPGU PENDING APPROVAL

5/5/2023: ABGU Live Choir & Dance

AGBU Los Angeles Choir & Dance

Friday, May 5th

7:30pm-8:30pm

Front of Auditorium

AGBU_Choir

Choir Master: Nectar Mirakyan

Piano: Shushana Hakobyan

The AGBU Los Angeles Choir was formed in November 2018 to inspire the community through quality Armenian music and the pursuit of artistic excellence in choral music performances. In its short existence, the choir enrolled more than 25 members. The choir’s debut performance was in January 2019 for AGBU Western Region’s ‘A Classical Evening in Honor of Arno Babajanyan.’

2023 Armenian Genocide Commemoration

The Armenian Genocide Commemoration Planning Committee is proud to share this year’s programming to commemorate the Armenian Genocide at Glendale Community College.

This year our theme is "A Journey of Remembrance and Healing"

All events and activities are free and open to the community!

Please contact Lead Interpreter/Coordinator, Kim Weissman at kweissman@glendale.edu if you need ASL/RTC services for any of the events.

Special thanks to the Armenian Genocide Commemoration 2023 Planning Committee:

Tzoler Oukayan
Nare Garibyan
Hoover Zariani
David Crawford
Isaac Pedraza
Elin Gharibian
Carla Ruiz

Past Events

2022

Armenian Genocide Commemoration 2022

2021

Armenian Genocide Commemoration 2021

Last Updated on 3/20/2023