The Hellenic Pontian Genocide Commemorative Committee NSW – a joint effort of Pontoxeniteas NSW, Panagia Soumela Sydney and Diogenes Wollongong – is inviting the community to attend two special events this month commemorating the Greek Genocide.
On Sunday, May 18, at 9.30 am, a Divine Liturgy and Wreath Laying Ceremony will be held at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Theotokos at 242 Cleveland St, Redfern, Sydney.
On Monday, May 19, at 7pm (doors open 6.30 pm), the Greek Genocide will be commemorated at NSW Parliament House.
The event will include the international book launch of Genocide to Regeneration: The Treloar Story, co-authored by Professor David W.G. Treloar and Dr Panayiotis Diamadis. The book focuses on the story of Colonel George Devine Treloar.
Colonel Treloar was the League of Nations’ Commissioner for Refugees in north-eastern Greece between 1922 and 1924, documenting with his camera the arrival of the Genocide survivors and their struggle to rebuild lives, families and communities.
The Committee’s aim is to raise awareness of the Genocides that were conducted by the Ottoman and Kemalist Turkish states in Pontos – the Black Sea coastal region of Anatolia (modern Turkey) – as well as the neighbouring regions of Thrace and Asia Minor between 1914 and 1924.
The commemorative events will also pay tribute to the Armenian and Assyrian peoples who endured the atrocities of the Genocide.
All are welcome to attend these events. For more information or to book your spot, click here or send an email to hcc.nsw1@gmail.com.
