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Monday, 31 December 2012

postheadericon Assyrian Genocide Monument in Fairfield Australia

Assyrian Genocide Monument in Fairfield Australia Video Clips. Duration : 5.47 Mins.


The Assyrian Universal Alliance (AUA) - Australian Chapter is pleased to announce that despite strong objection by certain elements its application to erect a monument honouring the victims of the Assyrian Genocide was approved by the Fairfield City Council on 15 December 2009. Every nation has a day set aside for the remembrance of its nationals who bravely give their lives for the preservation of their fellow people, culture and ethnic identity. Every year, on 7th of August, as established by the Assyrian Universal Alliance (AUA), Assyrians all over the world including our community in Fairfield gather to commemorate the Assyrian martyrs and genocide remembrance day to honour the memory of the victims of the Assyrian genocide. Efforts are made to attain justice through holding their memory alive, and to prevent any further horrors of that sort by educating mankind about the guiding ideals of humanity and solidarity among all people. In June 2002, the Assyrian Universal Alliance wrote to the former Mayor of Fairfield City, Councillor Anwar Khoshaba, requesting his support for an AUA submission regarding the recognition of the Assyrian Genocide by the New South Wales (NSW) Council Association. This matter was discussed at the Local Government Association (Lgov) Executive meeting on 16 August 2002, which later resolved unanimously to support the recognition of the genocide perpetrated against the Assyrian people in the period 1914-1918. It was also resolved that ...