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    The Genocide Education Project
    51 Commonwealth Avenue
    San Francisco, CA 94118
    (415) 264-4203
    [email protected]
    www.GenocideEducation.org
    www.TeachGenocide.com

    Contact: Sara Cohan -- [email protected]

    April 30, 2011


    THE GENOCIDE EDUCATION PROJECT HOSTS EAST COAST EVENTS
    http://www.genocideeducation.org/pr/2011/04_30_2011.htm

    San Francisco, CA, April 30, 2011 --- The Genocide Education Project's
    Rhode Island branch hosted a reception April 1st honoring local
    supporters and introducing the development of lesson plans commissioned
    as a grant from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities. The
    reception, hosted by Rhode Island branch members Esther Kalajian and
    Pauline Getzoyan, and held at the Kalajian residence in East Greenwich,
    was attended by Rhode Island Armenian-Americans, staff from the Rhode
    Island Council for the Humanities, and Sara Cohan, Education Director
    for The Genocide Education Project. "Pauline and I are truly grateful
    for the continued support from members of the Armenian Martyrs' Memorial
    Committee, the Armenian National Committee, and others in our community
    that value and support our efforts, " said Kalajian.

    GenEd also held a focus group session the following day at Sts
    Vartanantz church in Providence, inviting local teachers to provide
    their feedback on the lesson plans being developed by GenEd for Rhode
    Island. The lesson plans, including a documentary film, illuminate the
    history of the Armenian Genocide and the establishment of the
    Armenian-American community of Rhode Island. Armen Varadian, AMV
    Creative company film producer, was on hand during the focus group session.

    Getzoyan and Kalajian spoke on the subject of "Genocide and the Armenian
    Case," at the 42nd Northeast Regional Conference on the Social Studies
    (NERC). The April 12th conference in Sturbridge, Massachusetts was
    sponsored by the Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies and seven
    states' social studies' councils, and was attended by social studies
    educators from the region. "We were thrilled to present a workshop on
    genocide education at NERC. Over twenty teachers attended the session
    and were anxious to learn more about the Armenian Genocide and glad to
    receive materials and resources created by The Genocide Education
    Project," stated Getzoyan. "It was very gratifying to meet educators
    from across the East Coast dedicated to teaching about the Armenian
    Genocide."

    "In just one year we have made great strides in reaching educators in
    Rhode Island and the East Coast," said Raffi Momjian, Executive Director
    of The Genocide Education Project. "This is due in great part to the
    commitment and diligence of our Rhode Island branch members, Pauline
    Getzoyan and Esther Kalajian. The Genocide Education Project looks
    forward to expanding its reach across the East Coast in the upcoming year."


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    The Genocide Education Project is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3)
    organization that assists educators in teaching about human rights and
    genocide, particularly the Armenian Genocide, by developing and
    distributing instructional materials, providing access to teaching
    resources and organizing educational workshops.



    Photo Captions:
    - GenEd RI Branch Reception
    - GenEd Focus Group Session
    - GenEd Presentation at Northeast Regional Conference on the Social
    Studies (NERC)




    From: A. Papazian
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