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  • ANCA to Co-Host Darfur Genocide Vigil at White House

    Armenian National Committee of America
    888 17th St., NW, Suite 904
    Washington, DC 20006
    Tel: (202) 775-1918
    Fax: (202) 775-5648
    E-mail: [email protected]
    Internet: www.anca.org

    PRESS RELEASE

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    September 1, 2005
    Contact: Elizabeth S. Chouldjian
    Tel: (202) 775-1918

    ANCA TO CO-HOST DARFUR GENOCIDE VIGIL AT WHITE HOUSE

    -- September 8th Event Will Mark One-Year of White House
    Inaction in the Face of Ongoing Darfur Genocide

    WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to encourage the President to take
    decisive action to protect the people of Darfur, Armenian
    Americans will join with a diverse coalition of human rights
    groups at the White House on September 8th to mark the one year
    anniversary of the Administration's determination that genocide
    is taking place in the Darfur region of Sudan.

    The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) is working on
    this event in partnership with lead sponsor Africa Action and a
    broad-based coalition including NAACP, National Council of
    Churches, United Methodist Church, American Jewish World
    Service, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, TransAfrica
    Forum, Sojourners, Sudan Peace Advocates Network, Save Darfur
    Coalition, STAND, Darfur Rehabilitation Project, Faithful
    America, Greater Washington Jewish Task Force on Darfur, Human
    Rights First, and Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism.

    The program will take place from 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm on
    September 8th at Lafayette Park in front of the White House.
    The initial list of speakers includes Dr. Bernice Johnson
    Reagon, representatives of the Darfurian community in the U.S.,
    Rev. Dr. Bob Edgar, General Secretary of the National Council of
    Churches, Aram Hamparian of the ANCA, and other leaders in the
    effort to stop genocide in Darfur.

    The aim of the gathering is to kick off a period of renewed
    activism by people of conscience across the country to encourage
    the President to take every step necessary to ensure an urgent
    multinational intervention to provide security to the people of
    Darfur. To date, over 400,000 people have been killed; hundreds
    of thousands more are at risk in the coming weeks unless urgent
    action is taken.

    This event, the latest in a series of more than 1,000 recent
    actions across the country, accompanies a nationwide grassroots
    petition effort, which has gathered tens of thousands of
    signatures in recent weeks. The ANCA organized a May 25, 2005
    "Armenians Against Genocide" vigil for Darfur at the White
    House, and has led community participation in Africa Action
    protests, in demonstrations at the Sudanese Embassy, and in
    supporting legislation to help end the Darfur Genocide.

    For directions or more information, contact ANCA at (202) 775-
    1918 or [email protected].

    For more information about Darfur:
    http://www.africaaction.org

    To send a free ANCA WebFax protesting the Darfur Genocide:
    http://www.anca.org

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