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.
This is the
long version of the Watertown Town Council meeting (almost
70 minutes). To watch the shorter version
Click HERE.
To watch
the press conference by the Mayor of the city of Newton on
this issue, 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 city of Watertown in
Massachusetts severs ties with the ADL
for denying the Armenian Genocide.