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Armenian National Committee - Western Region
104 North Belmont Street, Suite 200
Glendale, California 91206
Phone: 818.500.1918
Fax: 818.246.7353
[email protected]
www.anca.org
PRESS RELEASE
September 3, 2008
Contact: Ani Garabedian
Activists take Northern California by Storm
San Francisco, CA - The Armenian National Committee - Western Region
(ANC-WR) and the Bay Area ANC Chapter recently participated in a
series of meetings in northern California to inform Members of
Congress about issues relating to the Armenian American community.
The meetings took place in August 2008, featuring conferences with the
offices of Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA-09), Congressman Pete Stark
(D-CA-13), Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey (D-CA-06), Congressman George
Miller (D-CA-07) and Congressman Wally Herger (R-CA-02).
"Every August, the community mobilizes to meet with Members of
Congress to discuss issues that are important to the community,"
stated ANCA-WR Executive Director Andrew Kzirian. "During the August
recess, constituents and activists can sit down with their
democratically elected representatives to more personally convey their
thoughts and concerns right at home in their own districts," he added.
Through these meetings, the ANC advised Members of Congress regarding
the recent controversy at the Institute of Turkish Studies (ITS).
Professor Donald Quataert, director of ITS, was forced to resign after
changing his long held position of denial by acknowledging the
historical veracity of the Armenian Genocide in a recent book review.
The ANC representatives also discussed the Southern Poverty Law
Center's recent investigative feature on the Turkish government's
denial campaign in American academia. The meetings covered support for
H. Res. 106 (Armenian Genocide Resolution), H.R. 6079 (End the Turkish
Blockade of Armenia Act), assistance for Darfur, the recent
Ambassadorial confirmation hearings and the State Department's
acknowledgement that Ottoman authorities were responsible for the
crimes committed during the Armenian Genocide.
The ANC also focused on the importance of preparing today's youth to
be tomorrow's leaders and how Armenian Americans oriented with public
affairs are making their way successfully into the world of
government.
The Armenian National Committee of America is the largest and most
influential Armenian American grassroots political organization.
Working in coordination with a network of offices, chapters, and
supporters throughout the United States and affiliated organizations
around the world, the ANCA actively advances the concerns of the
Armenian American community on a broad range of issues.
104 North Belmont Street, Suite 200
Glendale, California 91206
Phone: 818.500.1918
Fax: 818.246.7353
[email protected]
www.anca.org
PRESS RELEASE
September 3, 2008
Contact: Ani Garabedian
Activists take Northern California by Storm
San Francisco, CA - The Armenian National Committee - Western Region
(ANC-WR) and the Bay Area ANC Chapter recently participated in a
series of meetings in northern California to inform Members of
Congress about issues relating to the Armenian American community.
The meetings took place in August 2008, featuring conferences with the
offices of Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA-09), Congressman Pete Stark
(D-CA-13), Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey (D-CA-06), Congressman George
Miller (D-CA-07) and Congressman Wally Herger (R-CA-02).
"Every August, the community mobilizes to meet with Members of
Congress to discuss issues that are important to the community,"
stated ANCA-WR Executive Director Andrew Kzirian. "During the August
recess, constituents and activists can sit down with their
democratically elected representatives to more personally convey their
thoughts and concerns right at home in their own districts," he added.
Through these meetings, the ANC advised Members of Congress regarding
the recent controversy at the Institute of Turkish Studies (ITS).
Professor Donald Quataert, director of ITS, was forced to resign after
changing his long held position of denial by acknowledging the
historical veracity of the Armenian Genocide in a recent book review.
The ANC representatives also discussed the Southern Poverty Law
Center's recent investigative feature on the Turkish government's
denial campaign in American academia. The meetings covered support for
H. Res. 106 (Armenian Genocide Resolution), H.R. 6079 (End the Turkish
Blockade of Armenia Act), assistance for Darfur, the recent
Ambassadorial confirmation hearings and the State Department's
acknowledgement that Ottoman authorities were responsible for the
crimes committed during the Armenian Genocide.
The ANC also focused on the importance of preparing today's youth to
be tomorrow's leaders and how Armenian Americans oriented with public
affairs are making their way successfully into the world of
government.
The Armenian National Committee of America is the largest and most
influential Armenian American grassroots political organization.
Working in coordination with a network of offices, chapters, and
supporters throughout the United States and affiliated organizations
around the world, the ANCA actively advances the concerns of the
Armenian American community on a broad range of issues.