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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, March 31, 2011

    AGBU Young Professionals of Los Angeles and Armenian Assembly of America
    Hold Talk on Genocide

    On March 27, 2011, the AGBU Young Professionals of Los Angeles (YPLA) --
    in a joint effort with the Armenian Assembly of America -- embarked on a
    public campaign to educate the mainstream community on the first
    holocaust of the 20th century. This event came in anticipation of the
    upcoming 96th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, which will be on
    April 24, 2011. A talk took place with residents of the Coachella
    Valley, fostering a discussion on the present U.S. government's policy
    of complacency in recognizing the Armenian Genocide and in debunking the
    Turkish government's continued denial of one of the greatest crimes in
    human history against the Armenian people.

    YPLA chair Yeghig Keshishian led a discussion on the Armenian Genocide,
    held at the Tolerance Education Center in Rancho Mirage. The two-hour
    event included excerpts from the movie Screamers, featuring the band
    System of the Down. The Tolerance Education Center Director of
    Operations, Melisse Banwer, invited Keshishian and Assembly Southern
    California Regional Council Member Margaret Mgrublian to educate the
    audience of high school students and concerned citizens alike on
    history's forgotten, if not often ignored, genocide of the 20th century.
    Present in the audience was Joyce Stein, a member of the Assembly Board
    of Trustees. Banwer commented, "This was our most successful event to
    date! It was successful in terms of favorable comments from attendees,
    the lively and poignant audience participation, as well as the number of
    people who walked away from the event with a new understanding and
    knowledge of the Armenian Genocide."

    Keshishian also stated, "For Americans of Armenian descent, April is a
    time we - as a nation - commemorate the victims of the Armenian Genocide
    and share our human experience with all victims of genocides past in
    anticipation of Genocide Awareness Month. Only through our shared human
    experiences can we impart upon the youth the lessons we have learned
    from our own personal history and survival as told by our ancestors."

    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: A. Papazian
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