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SPEAKER FOR THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
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Clark Magnet Highschool
May 3 2013
Friday, May 03, 2013
By Ramon Tumbucon
(May 2, 2013) -- On the morning of April 23, the topic of the Armenian
Genocide rang loud inside the head of many of the Armenian students
at Clark Magnet. Already throughout the school, people were wearing
shirts commemorating the genocide, which included catchphrases such as
"Never forget!" and "Go and ignore it, it's still genocide!" The fires
of the passion for the genocide would become quenched later in the day
with guest speaker Raffi Hamparian speaking in the school auditeria.
Hamparian is a national board member of the Armenian National Committee
of America (ANCA) as chairman of the Western Region. He has served
several high level staff positions in the U.S. House of Representatives
and is the brother of Aram Hamparian, the ANCA Executive Director.
During enrichment, senior Greg Grigoryan, founder of Geopolitics
Club, spoke in the auditeria filled with students. Having finished
his teleconference with 1988 presidential election candidate Michael
Dukakis, Grigoryan mentioned how Dukakis stated that if he had won
the election over George H.W. Bush in 1988, he would have recognized
the Armenian Genocide. "This is the first time the Armenian Genocide
has been mentioned in Geopolitics," Grigoryan said. "[The Armenian
Genocide] has always been a moral issue, not a geopolitical one."
Students during the assembly were shown a newscast from ABC from years
back discussing the Armenian Genocide, also known as the Armenian
Holocaust. The political side of the genocide was discussed along
with how the U.S. is afraid to recognize the genocide due to fear of
Turkey becoming invaded by a hostile country.
Junior Edward Antonyan then introduced the guest speaker with great
praise. Hamparian then began his speech with booming enthusiasm. "I'm
not a historian, and I am not here to discuss the history of the
genocide," Hamparian said. "We must discuss the values that must be
present, like love and trust." Hamparian covered several topics, such
as why the denial by Turkey is important specific to the Armenians
and the human race as a whole, stating how the human races should
want to live in a world free of genocide.
Junior Allen Dishigrikyan stated great interest in the speech. "It
was a very informative talk, the first in its making at Clark Magnet,
and Geopolitics is to thank for that," Dishigrikyan said. "I really
liked the introduction that Edward gave."
The main theme that Hamparian got across was that people should be
aware what they are protesting on April 24. He told the story of
senator William Proxmire, who gave daily speeches on why the United
States should ratify the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment
of the Crime of Genocide. "Imagine 100 speeches, then 200 speeches.
Then 365 speeches," Hamparian said. "One speech per day. He did this
every day in the Senate for 20 years. 3,211 speeches later, Reagan
signs the convention into law. Tomorrow, and throughout the years,
people should join in. You have to be that determined."
"Hamparian is a great public speaker," Dishigrikyan said. "He gave
interesting visuals on how courage and determination is for a cause
that has been lingering for a century. If it were to continue, it
would be due to the will power of the new generation."
http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/articleid/597217/newspaperid/2726/Speaker_for_the_Armenian_Genocide.aspx
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
My HSJ.org
Clark Magnet Highschool
May 3 2013
Friday, May 03, 2013
By Ramon Tumbucon
(May 2, 2013) -- On the morning of April 23, the topic of the Armenian
Genocide rang loud inside the head of many of the Armenian students
at Clark Magnet. Already throughout the school, people were wearing
shirts commemorating the genocide, which included catchphrases such as
"Never forget!" and "Go and ignore it, it's still genocide!" The fires
of the passion for the genocide would become quenched later in the day
with guest speaker Raffi Hamparian speaking in the school auditeria.
Hamparian is a national board member of the Armenian National Committee
of America (ANCA) as chairman of the Western Region. He has served
several high level staff positions in the U.S. House of Representatives
and is the brother of Aram Hamparian, the ANCA Executive Director.
During enrichment, senior Greg Grigoryan, founder of Geopolitics
Club, spoke in the auditeria filled with students. Having finished
his teleconference with 1988 presidential election candidate Michael
Dukakis, Grigoryan mentioned how Dukakis stated that if he had won
the election over George H.W. Bush in 1988, he would have recognized
the Armenian Genocide. "This is the first time the Armenian Genocide
has been mentioned in Geopolitics," Grigoryan said. "[The Armenian
Genocide] has always been a moral issue, not a geopolitical one."
Students during the assembly were shown a newscast from ABC from years
back discussing the Armenian Genocide, also known as the Armenian
Holocaust. The political side of the genocide was discussed along
with how the U.S. is afraid to recognize the genocide due to fear of
Turkey becoming invaded by a hostile country.
Junior Edward Antonyan then introduced the guest speaker with great
praise. Hamparian then began his speech with booming enthusiasm. "I'm
not a historian, and I am not here to discuss the history of the
genocide," Hamparian said. "We must discuss the values that must be
present, like love and trust." Hamparian covered several topics, such
as why the denial by Turkey is important specific to the Armenians
and the human race as a whole, stating how the human races should
want to live in a world free of genocide.
Junior Allen Dishigrikyan stated great interest in the speech. "It
was a very informative talk, the first in its making at Clark Magnet,
and Geopolitics is to thank for that," Dishigrikyan said. "I really
liked the introduction that Edward gave."
The main theme that Hamparian got across was that people should be
aware what they are protesting on April 24. He told the story of
senator William Proxmire, who gave daily speeches on why the United
States should ratify the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment
of the Crime of Genocide. "Imagine 100 speeches, then 200 speeches.
Then 365 speeches," Hamparian said. "One speech per day. He did this
every day in the Senate for 20 years. 3,211 speeches later, Reagan
signs the convention into law. Tomorrow, and throughout the years,
people should join in. You have to be that determined."
"Hamparian is a great public speaker," Dishigrikyan said. "He gave
interesting visuals on how courage and determination is for a cause
that has been lingering for a century. If it were to continue, it
would be due to the will power of the new generation."
http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/articleid/597217/newspaperid/2726/Speaker_for_the_Armenian_Genocide.aspx
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress