On Tuesday, August 14, the
Watertown, Massachusetts Town Council unanimously voted to
rescind its affiliation with the “No Place for Hate”
anti-racism and tolerance promotion program, citing
statements denying the Armenian Genocide by Abraham Foxman,
National Director of the program’s sponsor, the
Anti-Defamation League (ADL). This is a clip of the
proceedings of the Town Council meeting. For more details,
visit
www.noplacefordenial.com.
To
watch the full version of the Watertown Town Hall Meeting, click HERE.
To read the
article "Watertown Ends Partnership with 'No Place for
Hate'" in the August 18, 2007 issue of "The Armenian Weekly"
Click HERE.
The Mayor of the city of
Newton in
Massachusetts offers his remarks on
the Amenian Genocide and the controversy with the Anti-Defamation
League
during a press conference held on Augus 20, 2007.