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    AGBU Press Office
    55 East 59th Street
    New York, NY 10022-1112
    Phone: 212.319.6383, x118
    Fax: 212.319.6507
    Email: [email protected]
    Website: www.agbu.org

    PRESS RELEASE

    Thursday, April 29, 2010

    AGBU Athens Celebrates International Women's Day

    On March 6, 2010, AGBU's Ladies Auxiliary Committee hosted a dinner and
    dance devoted to International Women's Day. The event was held at the
    Hrant and Louise Fenerjian Hall of the A. Kalpakian School.

    Introductory remarks were made by Aghavni Dolmajian, who spoke about the
    tireless - and oftentimes unrecognized - work of women around the world.
    Armenia's ambassador to Greece, His Excellency Gagik Ghalachian, also
    gave his own opening comments. Following their remarks, Hagop Fesjian,
    chairman of AGBU's Greece Chapter, and H. Jelalian, one of the
    attendees, both spoke and discussed the importance of March 8. The date
    is significant as it is the birthday of Rosa Luxemburg, one of the
    pioneers of the international labor movement. The movement was
    established as International Women's Day exactly one hundred years ago
    at the suggestion of Clara Zetkin and symbolizes the struggle of women
    for equality in the workplace, society, and political arena, as well as
    all the advances and successes made for women, by women, throughout the
    years. The holiday was observed in Armenia for the first time in 1921
    and is recognized by the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.

    The opening speeches ended with the invocation of Fr. Khoren Arakelian.
    Also in attendance were Reverend Vicken Cholakian and the entire staff
    of the Armenian embassy, as well as Hasmik Beglarian and Hripsime
    Danielian, two singers invited from Xanthe. The singers contributed to
    the success of the evening by singing Armenian, Greek, French, Italian,
    Spanish, and English hits. Attendees joined in by participating in some
    of the songs, and they spent the rest of the evening singing and
    dancing. The venue, which was completely filled with guests, had a warm
    and festive atmosphere. The evening affair was unprecedented, and a
    fitting, highly successful observance of International Women's Day.

    Established in 1906, AGBU (www.agbu.org) is the world's largest
    non-profit Armenian organization. Headquartered in New York City, AGBU
    preserves and promotes the Armenian identity and heritage through
    educational, cultural and humanitarian program, annually touching the
    lives of some 400,000 Armenians around the world.

    For more information about AGBU and its worldwide programs, please visit
    www.agbu.org.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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