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ASAS IN CALIFORNIA COLLEGES TO HOST SILENT PROTESTS CONDEMNING GENOCIDE DENIAL
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
ALL ASA to hold silent protest Thursday
LOS ANGELES-On Thursday, January 26 California universities will be
hosting simultaneous silent protests on their respective campuses.
Demonstrations, coordinated by The Confederation of All-Armenian
Students Associations, will take place at UCLA, USC, UCSD, UC
Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, UC Riverside, UC Berkeley, Loyola Marymount
University, Occidental College, Cal State Northridge, Cal State Los
Angeles, and Glendale Community College. Members of the Armenian Youth
Federation and ARF Shant Student Association will also participate.
The Stain of Denial, as the events is titled, aims at educating the
greater campus community about the Armenian Genocide and the ensuing
denial campaign by the government of Turkey. The ASA's have partnered
with various on-campus organizations to protest the continuous
repression of justice. On the heels of the passage of legislation
criminalizing Armenian Genocide denial in the French Senate, we demand
that the government of the United States, like France, can stand
up to empty political bullying from Turkey and properly condemn the
Armenian Genocide. The United States, following the French example,
should continue the fight against genocide denial and reject Turkey's
gag rule.
Students, faculty, and community members are invited to commemorate the
memories of the millions killed in the Armenian Genocide and to take
action for recognition of the atrocities. Please contact the Armenian
Student Association nearest you or visit www.StainofDenial.com for
more information.
Classified as the first genocide of the 20th century, the Armenian
Genocide claimed the lives of 1.5 million people and forced the
dispersion of Armenians throughout the world. The Republic of Turkey,
descendants of the Ottoman Empire, have led a denial campaign in an
attempt to stave off responsibility, setting a cyclical precedent for
the repression of justice.The United States, under political pressure
from Turkey, has refused to acknowledge the events by its rightful
classification. As Armenian-Americans, we believe that politics and
humanity need to be held in separate realms. Genocide is a punishable
crime and ignorance on the part of other countries further encourages
the tactics of denialists.
The Confederation of All- Armenian Student Associations is a league of
Armenian college student organizations that promote communication and
collaboration amongst the constituent organizations. All-ASA provides
a forum through which organizations can announce events, publicize
activities, and share ideas regarding the Armenian college community.
The formulation of All-ASA events and programs are run through a
series of committees, hosted by individual constituent organizations.
asbarez
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
ALL ASA to hold silent protest Thursday
LOS ANGELES-On Thursday, January 26 California universities will be
hosting simultaneous silent protests on their respective campuses.
Demonstrations, coordinated by The Confederation of All-Armenian
Students Associations, will take place at UCLA, USC, UCSD, UC
Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, UC Riverside, UC Berkeley, Loyola Marymount
University, Occidental College, Cal State Northridge, Cal State Los
Angeles, and Glendale Community College. Members of the Armenian Youth
Federation and ARF Shant Student Association will also participate.
The Stain of Denial, as the events is titled, aims at educating the
greater campus community about the Armenian Genocide and the ensuing
denial campaign by the government of Turkey. The ASA's have partnered
with various on-campus organizations to protest the continuous
repression of justice. On the heels of the passage of legislation
criminalizing Armenian Genocide denial in the French Senate, we demand
that the government of the United States, like France, can stand
up to empty political bullying from Turkey and properly condemn the
Armenian Genocide. The United States, following the French example,
should continue the fight against genocide denial and reject Turkey's
gag rule.
Students, faculty, and community members are invited to commemorate the
memories of the millions killed in the Armenian Genocide and to take
action for recognition of the atrocities. Please contact the Armenian
Student Association nearest you or visit www.StainofDenial.com for
more information.
Classified as the first genocide of the 20th century, the Armenian
Genocide claimed the lives of 1.5 million people and forced the
dispersion of Armenians throughout the world. The Republic of Turkey,
descendants of the Ottoman Empire, have led a denial campaign in an
attempt to stave off responsibility, setting a cyclical precedent for
the repression of justice.The United States, under political pressure
from Turkey, has refused to acknowledge the events by its rightful
classification. As Armenian-Americans, we believe that politics and
humanity need to be held in separate realms. Genocide is a punishable
crime and ignorance on the part of other countries further encourages
the tactics of denialists.
The Confederation of All- Armenian Student Associations is a league of
Armenian college student organizations that promote communication and
collaboration amongst the constituent organizations. All-ASA provides
a forum through which organizations can announce events, publicize
activities, and share ideas regarding the Armenian college community.
The formulation of All-ASA events and programs are run through a
series of committees, hosted by individual constituent organizations.