Armenian Holocaust

Armenian Holocaust



The Armenian Genocide, also known as the Armenian Massacres and by Armenians as the Great Crime (Armenian was the Ottoman government's systematic extermination of its minority Armenian subjects from their historic homeland in the territory constituting the present-day Republic of Turkey. It took place during and after World War I and was implemented in two phases: the wholesale killing of the able-bodied male population through massacre and forced labor, and the deportation of women, children, the elderly and infirm on death marches to the Syrian Desert.. The total number of people killed as a result has been estimated at between 1 and 1.5 million. Other indigenous and Christian ethnic groups such as the Assyrians, the Greeks and other minority groups were similarly targeted for extermination by the Ottoman government, and their treatment is considered by many historians to be part of the same genocidal policy.
It is acknowledged to have been one of the first modern genocides,  as scholars point to the organized manner in which the killings were carried out to eliminate the Armenians, and it is the second most-studied case of genocide after the Holocaust. The word genocide was coined in order to describe these events.
The starting date of the genocide is conventionally held to be 24 April 1915, the day when Ottoman authorities arrested some 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Constantinople.Thereafter, the Ottoman military uprooted Armenians from their homes and forced them to march for hundreds of miles, depriving them of food and water, to the desert of what is now Syria. Massacres were indiscriminate of age or gender, with rape and other sexual abuse commonplace. The majority of Armenian diaspora communities were founded as a result of the Armenian genocide.
Turkey, the successor state of the Ottoman Empire, denies the word genocide is an accurate description of the events. In recent years, it has faced repeated calls to accept the events as genocide. To date, twenty countries have officially recognized the events of the period as genocide, and most genocide scholars and historians accept this view.

Aelson Cacique Meets Jacques Wiesel

Aelson Cacique Meets Jacques Wiesel

by Erica Fisk

Aelson Cacique has been diligently working on his portfolio with Photographic Artist Marc Gagnon. Gagnon has also begin introducing Aelson to a number of people that Gagnon is connected to. While Aelson Cacique was in South Florida photographing on Palm Beach Island, an area exclusive to the powerful and rich, Aelson Cacique was introduced to Published and Acclaimed Writer Jacques Wiesel. Mr. Wiesel is 81 years young, a Holocaust Survivor, a National Speaker, a Columnist, as well as a business coach. Aelson Cacique, Marc Gagnon and Jacques Wiesel met while breaking bread one morning at a local establishment in South Florida. Mr. Wiesel has published four books including Options from Within, How to Survive and Thrive in a Concrete Jungle, 9 Knockdowns 5 Miracles which concerns Mr. Wiesel's holocaust experience, and Bloom Where You are Planted. Jacques also has a special CD Series on his motivational and business talks. Pictured on this blog is the meeting that occured including Jacques Wiesel signing the book for Aelson. Jacques Wiesel gave him some special coaching for his upcoming shoot in playing the role of Ponce de Leon. This collage may be a pivotal piece as this piece will be lauched to the State of Florida, City of St. Augustine, The King of Spain and several Scholars at numberous of Universities throughout the United States and at Oxford in England. Aelson Cacique was quoted, " I never met a real writer before. His book How to Survive and Thrive in a Concrete Jungle is incredible."

Jacques Wiesel has been writing as a Columnist for some 50 years; from NYC to Florida. He is looking to expand his footprint to the Western Coast of the United States, such as to California.

To review the original blog with pictures, go to http://aelsoncaciquefanclub.blogspot.com/2013/09/aelson-cacique-meets-jacques-wiesel.html

Jacques Wiesel Continues to Push On

Jacques Wiesel Continues to Push On

By Teresa Sullivan

Jacques Wiesel was recently on internet TV WRPBIT. He was interviewed on his four published books. Jacques has been a motivational speaker, a coach, a mentor and a writer for over 50 years. He began his working career as a salesman and was number 1 in 4 International companies. Below is one of Jacques blogs titled A Conspiracy of Silence Against Women. The link to the Television program is https://www.dropbox.com/s/4pulfwcl5fhhag6/Weisel%20Clip.wmv.

A CONSPIRANCY OF SILENCE!

AGAINST WOMEN …engineered by women.

            Yogi Berra, master of the malapropism once said “The future ain’t what it used to be”. Today this becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, as more women look into the future with apprehension when it comes to their health.

           

            For the past 2 years I’ve knocked on the doors of no less than six highly respected women’s organizations in South Florida, asking for an 18 minute meeting. This includes our own Congresswoman Debby Wasserman Schultz. My reason for this short one-on-one with the heads of these organizations; I believe I can help educate women on how to eliminate the fear many of them have about breast cancer.

           

            One of these women’s groups held a meeting awhile back which was attended by over 800 interested attendees. Knowing that at this seminar at least 100 women (1/8) will develop breast cancer. Also, since the eminent cancer specialist

Dr. Bernie Siegel*** tells us that only 20% of his patients are cured, it looks as though 20 of the 100 have a living chance IF they fully understood the dynamics of becoming whole once again. As a survivor of both cancer and the Holocaust, I’ve researched both for years. My conclusion: both share common psychological reasons for their occurrence.

           

            The American Institute claims that 9 out of 10 cancers are related to factors WE CONTROL. In the past I’ve used this knowledge to heal a fractured femur and bleeding ulcers. I also walked out on a surgeon who recommended an immediate triple bypass in St Francis Hospital (LI) by telling him “I choose to bypass your triple!.”

           

            The National Cancer Institute claims the money spent on the “business” (my word) of cancer now averages $4.900,000,000 ($5 Billion) per year. Those who make $ off the suffering of others are not interested in cures.

Hello? Is there anyone out there listening?

***Love, Medicine and Miracles.

Jacques Wiesel

Master of Human Engineering.

Dennis Cole and Marc Gagnon

Dennis Cole and Marc Gagnon

by Teresa Sullivan of Marc Gagnon Inc.

When Marc Gagnon was only seven years old, he asked his father to watch the movie Powder Keg which starred Rod Taylor and Dennis Cole. The movie had a following and later became a show called Bear Cats. Rod Taylor and Dennis Cole were Western Heroes in the early 1990s. Their charachters Hank Brackett and Johnny Rich were guns for hire to help people who were victimized by criminals. The show Bear Cats lasted for only one year.

Marc Gagnon ventured to Florida in 1997 and through his volunteer activities as Board Member for the Alzheimer's Family Center, he met up with Dennis Cole. Dennis Cole has starred on the Love Boat as well as many detective shows. Dennis Cole is also known for his performance career at Las Vegas. Gagnon was part of the Board of Directors of the Center that helped the organization in purchasing the building in Margate. All of the Board of Directors names are on the face of the building, including Marc Gagnon. Pictured below is a picture of Marc Gagnon and Dennis Cole. Gagnon has attended some seminars with Cole at the hockey arena which Steve Forbes was the featured speaker. Dennis Cole was formerly married to Jaclyn Smith, one of the famed Charlie's Angels. 

Here is the link of the famed show Bear Cats - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ggsSwZBcLc

Dennis Cole and Marc Gagnon

Jacques Wiesel Featured in Jewish Journal

Jacques Wiesel Featured in Jewish Journal

Jacques Wiesel, Speaker, Published Writer and Coach was recently featured in the Jewish Journal. Mr. Wiesel spoke at the Broward Aging Network Conference in Pembroke Pines. Jacques has a number a speaches and talks that he gives to a variety of groups. Some of these talks are about his Holocaust Survivor experience. Mr. Wiesel is also a noted author with four titles to his name. Below is a picture of his book 9 Knockdowns 5 Miracles. Jacques brings levity in his talks which keeps the attention of his audience. Most important, Jacques goal is to motivate people that they can accomplish anything.

Civil Rights Journey of Marc Gagnon

Civil Rights Journey of Marc Gagnon

By Teresa Sullivan

Marc Gagnon grew up in a State that had limited exposure to minorities. Gagnon went through his first 14 years of education without actually meeting one Afro American person. He first met Jaretta Copeland, Director of the Nashua Soup Kitchen in 1980. Gagnon served on the Leadership Committee then. Jaretta was a single mom, Afro American from Brooklyn, NY looking for a better life in NH. She has been a proponent for people of all races in her whole life.  She is now a caseworker in NH. It was not uncommon for people to state racial statements, probably because of the lack of minorities in the State. Statements like “what am I black,” when not being served expediently in a restaurant was common.  In 1992, Gagnon visited the University of Massachusetts to attend a speaking engagement given by Dr. William Cosby, ED.d.  Marc Gagnon thought the speech was a comedy act. In reality, the presentation was about humanitarian pursuits, specifically racism. In that gathering, Gagnon was touched and felt the pains of others that were victims of racism and close minded people; people he never met.  He met up with Dr. Cosby and made a commitment that he would do his part to speak up for those who did not have the same benefits that non minorities have. 

In the late nineties, he began searching out minorities to work with as models. Marc Gagnon even did an Ebony Magazine advertisement which the picture is shown below.  Gagnon began to utilize minorities in fashion shows for known charities.  Many people took objection with this. In 1997, a television station with a deep history of racism made Gagnon a target.  Gagnon was attacked on the news show late on night in January 1997. It just happens that some years before, the same station refused to air Welcome Back Kotter because they opposed forced busing.  Gagnon worked for a two week period of time for a collections agency as a consultant after being laid off from Fleet Bank which he worked for them for 14 ½ years.  At the time the News show slandered Gagnon, Gagnon was not working for the collection agency and the News station stated he did and never mentioned Gagnon’s 14 year history with Fleet. It was the goal of the station to damage Gagnon’s reputation.  On a separate note, a couple of people began harrassing Gagnon during this time and even stalked Gagnon's parents while driving to the Manchester Airport to pick up Gagnon from a vacation.

Gagnon pushed forward as an artist to speak up for civil rights through his artwork. He has gained the support of Bryant Gumbel as pictured below. His work hangs in the King Center which the piece was accepted by Coretta Scott King. Gagnon has been featured on NBC News showing off the Civil Rights collage. There have been a number of featured articles about Gagnon’s stance for civil rights which is shown in this blog. Gagnon had the recent pleasure of meeting the son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Martin Luther King III, pictured below. Below are also letters from Mrs. Lyndon Johnson, Coretta Scott King, a letter from Artists VS Racism, as well as a couple of collages that Gagnon created in support of the rights of many. Gagnon has been pursuing this aim, at least since 1992, some 21 years he recollects. As he has been quoted “three minutes of attacking me on TV will not hold me back.”  As you can see when Gagnon had a studio, half of the staff was part of a minority culture. The picture was taken back in 1984. Also below is model and actress Elina Sol, which Marc Gagnon personally manages. Elina Sol was worked with many black music people and Elina supports Gagnon's work on civil rights.

NBC News Interview

Portsmouth, New Hampshire collage

Portsmouth, New Hampshire collage

The Portsmouth NH collage is one of Marc Gagnon's favorite places to visit periodically. Marc has been to First Night (New Year's Eve), and you will see him frequent well known restaurants in the area. Portsmouth is also home to Strawberry Bank as well as the Birthplace of John Paul Jones, legendery Naval hero in the American Revolution.

The piece can be purchase for $200 for a 16 X 20 dry mount piece. Checks can be sent to one of the following places:

Marc Gagnon Inc., 131 Daniel Webster Highway, #246, Nashua, NH 03060

Marc Gagnon Inc., 1844 N. Nob Hill Rd, #226, Plantation, FL 33322

Here is the collage: