SCREENING OF ‘HAVRESC: STAND ON COURAGE’ – MOVIE ON ARMENIAN & ASSYRIAN CHRISTIANS STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL IN IRAQ

Lucine Kasbarian – OCP News Service – 12/1/16

Website – www.Havresc.com 
Trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPbNfspEG7E
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/havresc/

‘Havresc: Stand on Courage’ is a documentary about the struggles of Armenian and Assyrian Christian Iraqis and the village of Havresc they have formed on the edge of ISIS-controlled territory.

Standing in the face of adversity, bigotry, hatred, and oppression they have protected themselves from the Islamic state (drove out ISIS) and created a community that is a home to all Christians facing persecution.

Dec. 2:
The Armenian National Committee of NY and St. Illuminator’s Armenian Apostolic Cathedral co-sponsor a screening of HAVRESC: Stand on Courage
Date: Friday, Dec. 2 at 7:00 pm
Location: St. Illuminator’s Armenian Apostolic Cathedral, 221 E. 27th St. NYC 10016

Contact: 212-689-5880
·          $10 admission
·          Presentation and film screening
·          Fundraiser for people of Havresc
·          Q&A session with the film director, David Ritter

Dec. 8:
The Zohrab Center at St. Vartan Cathedral sponsors a screening of Havresc: Stand on Courage
Date: Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, at 7 pm
Location: Vartan Hall, Armenian Diocese, 630 Second Ave., NYC  10016
Contact: 212-686-0710
Film screening and discussion with the film director, David Ritter.

Source:
Independent