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21-22 March 2008

• ALACS Novruz Celebration, Saturday March 22 - 2008, TCC, 6:30PM - pictures!

• Novruz Celebration in Calgary! - pictures!

2008 Khojali Commemoration Meeting

This year, a memorial meeting devoted to the 16th anniversary of the Khojali massacre will take place at the University of Alberta.
 
Come to commemorate, learn about and witness one of the most brutal crimes against humanity, which was committed by Armenian and Russian armed forces on the territory of Azerbaijan on February 26, 1992.
 
Program will include a photo exhibition, a presentation and documentary movies
 
When: February 26, 2008, 6PM
Where: Tory building, 1-103, University of Alberta (http://www.campusmap.ualberta.ca/)
Parking: is available on Saskatchewan Drive and behind the HUB mall

On February 26, 1992, the military units of Armenia, supported by the Russian 366^th Regiment, seized the town of Khojali, in Nagorno Karabagh region of Azerbaijan, and brutally massacred its inhabitants.  This was perhaps the most atrocious of many steps taken by the Armenian government in its expansionist military campaign against the territory of sovereign Azerbaijan.  On that day, the Armenian government’s efforts to rid Nagorno Karabagh of its ethnically Azerbaijani population, resulted in almost 2,000 of innocent civilians, mostly women, children, and elderly, being killed, wounded, or taken hostage by the Armenian military forces.  The town of Khojali that, prior to this vicious night, had 7,000 Azerbaijani inhabitants, was burnt to the ground and turned into a no-man’s land, as were many other Azerbaijani towns and villages of Nagorno Karabagh since Armenia had began its scorch and kill campaign against Azerbaijan.

Meeting with Mr. Farid Shafiyev, Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of Azerbaijan to Canada

Welcome to the " Voice of Azerbaijan" at CJSR FM88.5!

Meeting with Mr. Jeyhun Shahverdiyev, Second Secretary of the Embassy of Azerbaijan to Canada

2008 Black January Commemoration Meeting

Hörmətli həmvətənlərimiz və dostlarımız!!!
  20 yanvar günü Azərbaycan tarixinin ən qara səhifələrindən biridir. Bildiyiniz kimi, 1990-cı ilin bu günündə Sovet ordusu ağır texnika ilə Bakıya daxil olmuş və 10 minə yaxın günahsız insan öz evlərində və şəhərin küçələrində amansızcasına qətlə yetirilmişdir. Ən dəhşətlisi də odur ki, az yaşlı uşaqlar və yaşlılar da belə vəhşiliyin qurbanına çevrilmişlər.
 Vətənimizin qara səhifələri yaddaşımızdan silinməməlidir. Şəhidlərimizi unutmamaq və digər millətlərə də Azərbaycan xalqına edilən vəhşiliklər haqda məlumat vermək hər bir Azərbaycanlının ve Türkün borcudur.
 Bazar günü 20 Yanvar 2008-ci ildə saat 2.00-də Türkiyə Mərkəzində (15450-105Av) Alberta Azərbaycanlıları Cəmiyətinin iştirakı ilə «20 yanvar – Qanlı yanvar günü» mərasimi keçiriləcəkdir.  
 Proqram:

Anatolian and Azerbaijani Turks, their guests and interested parties are invited to a dinner to commemorate 

- All Gazis and Shehits symbolized by Ataturk Death Day and Veterans Day 

- Their gift of Ulusumuzun Hurriyeti "National Freedom" 

- Later celebration of Zafer "Victory" and Cumhurriyet "Republic" Bayrami 

- Azerbaijan Republic Constitution Day and the Day of National Revival of Azerbaijan 

When: Saturday, November 10th at 6:30pm 

 Where: Turkish Community Centre, 15450-105Ave, 2nd floor.   

Ramazan Bayrami October 14 2007

ALACS members and Friends of ALACS are invited to join our Ramazan Bayram celebration on Sunday October 14, at 2PM.

As the crescent moon is sighted it is the time for a celebration. In the true spirit of aid, wishing you peace and joy, may His blessing always shine upon you! We will take advantage of this spiritual gathering and will pray upon pride for our motherland Azerbaijan, and wish to fly moon crescent and star of our flag in the sky of Qarabagh!

 It will be a potluck party. Please, bring your favorite dish and sweets.

EDMONTON HERITAGE FESTIVAL August 4-6 2007

Azerbaijan was introduced at EHF for the first time in the festival history.

We were proud to organize Azerbaijani Pavilion and to win wonderful prices! We hope to continue our activities at EHF next year!

NOVRUZ BAYRAMI -  Sunday, March 18 2007, 2PM - 8PM 

Celebration program will include:

- Musical and intellectual Competitions

Read more about Novruz here

ALACS Second Annual spring project "Children and Novruz" 

It is a potluck party, you are invited to bring your favorite dish and/or drink! We will have wonderful games, prices, life-music and more!

MAY 28 - is the Independence Day of Azerbaijan!

On May 28, 1918 Azerbaijan proclaimed its independence from Russians for the first time! New formed Azerbaijani Democratic Republic existed for only 2 years. Today's Azerbaijan is independent since September 1991, but people remember and celebrate the day of Republic, Nation and Independence on May 28!  Join us for celebrating the Day of Independence in Hawrelak Park on Sunday,  May 28 2006!

In 1998 the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan issued the Decree on declaring of March, 31 as the day of genocide of Azebaijanis. This decree is demonstration of the national memory about the tragic events in the history of Azerbaijan and Azerbaijani people for the past century. The outrageous facts of mass killings, repression, expatriation of the Azerbaijanis from their native places by Armenians are one of the tragic pages of the world history of XX century.

Bayram   yeli    çardagları    yıxanda,

Novruz   gülü,   qar   çiçəği  çıxanda,

Ağ   bulutlar   köynəklərin    sıxanda,

Bizdən de bir yâd eyləyən sağ olsun,

Dərdlərimiz qoy diqqəlsin dağ olsun!

Read more about Novruz here

ALACS Spring project "Children and Novruz" 

On the night of February 25-26, 1992  Armenian militants accomplished a brutal massacre of the hundreds of peaceful Azerbaijani civilians in Khojaly, which used to be an Azerbaijani populated town in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan.

 We will commemorate this black day of Azerbaijani history on special meeting February 18 2006 and 2007.

Black January Commemoration - 2007

Over the night from 19 to 20-th January, 1990 without preliminary declaration of the state of emergency military units of former Soviet Union were entered into Baku city and some regions of Azerbaijan. The invasion into Baku of a large contingent of Soviet Army units, interior troops and special destination detachments was accompanied by particular cruelty and unprecedented atrocities. Reprisals were inflicted toward peace population, hundreds of people were killed, wounded, missing...
Operation "Strike" (Udar) was intended to crush the  independence movement in Azerbaijan

January 10 is Qurban Bayrami (the "Feast of Sacrifice")!

It is the great festival of Islam. Its most important feature is the sacrifice of an animal (sheep in Azerbaijan) in commemoration of the ram sacrificed by Abraham in place of his son. The meat is distributed among the poor families in neighborhood.

31^st December is the Day of Solidarity and Unity of Azerbaijanis worldwide!

This day, in 1989, for the first time since Azerbaijan was separated, the watchtowers and barbed wires on the border were eradicated and people from Northern and Southern Azerbaijan were joined. Since then, December 31^st is the Day of Solidarity and Unity for all Azerbaijanis!