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    http://www.greeknewsonline.com/modules.php?name=Ne ws&file=article&sid=7555

    Greek News--Greek American Weekly Newspaper (New York)


    Community:Greek-Americans Express Support for Armenian Genocide H. Res. 106
    Posted on Monday, October 29 @ 12:10:53 EDT by greek_news


    New York.- Greek American community activists held a
    meeting on October 24, 2007, with the New York
    district office of the Hon. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) ,
    founder and co-chair of the Hellenic Congressional
    Caucus , and co-sponsor of H. Res 106,the purpose was
    to ask that the Rep. ask that more colleagues publicly
    support H.Res.106, the Armenian Genocide resolution
    that was introduced in the House of Representatives
    earlier this year. Organized by CANA Press Officer
    Nikolaos Taneris, the meeting, was also aimed toward
    overall continuation of the strengthening of a local
    grassroots relationships with NY Representatives.

    Taneris was joined by Christos Orfanakos , the
    President of the Brotherhood of Mani, as well as Elias
    Tsekerides of the Pan-Pontian Federation USA, and
    writer Sevasti Boutos, for a meeting with
    Congressional staffer Dr. Mary Marangos and
    Congresswoman Maloneyʼs New York Chief of Staff ,
    Minna R. Elias, at Rep. Maloneyʼs Manhattan
    district office. Congresswoman Maloney has always been
    a strong supporter of both the Greek and the Armenian
    community, and Chief of Staff Minna R. Elias noted
    that the Congresswoman joined a PBS panel recently,
    publicly condemning Genocide deniers, her staffers and
    Chief of Staff expressed that the Congresswoman
    appears to have strong interest in this resolution ,
    and encouraged CANA and its coalition of NY
    Greek-American community leaders and activists to
    bring this constituent concern to more NY
    Representativesʼ attention.

    `The time has come for our elected representatives to
    publicly stand tall for truth and justice, please send
    a Dear Colleague Letter , as the esteemed founder and
    co-chair of the Hellenic Caucus, expressing the shared
    pain and suffering our parallel populations suffered
    by Ottoman Turks and Turkish nationalists in the Greek
    communities of Smyrna and Pontus on the Black Sea
    Coast' said Taneris.

    Emphasis was placed on a statement drawn up with the
    consensus of a broader NY
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