PRESS RELEASE
MARCH FOR HUMANITY
104 N. Belmont St. Suite 206
Glendale, CA 91206
Contact: Serouj Aprahamian, Vicken Sosikian
Tel: 818.507.1933
Fax: 818.240.3442
E-mail: [email protected]
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March For Humanity Reaches Final Preparation Stage
Los Angeles, CA March 14, 2005 – Less than three weeks from the start of an
unprecedented display of solidarity for the 1.5 million forgotten victims of
the Armenian Genocide, the organizing committee of the March For Humanity
reported Monday that it has completed the planning and organizing phase of
the 215 mile walk.
More than 40 Californians, 17 of which will walk the full 19 days, have
registered as marchers, prior to the beginning of the main recruitment
efforts.
“People of all age groups and many different ethnicities have shown interest
in marching the 215 mile course. This coupled with the outpour of moral and
financial support from dozens of communities including Central California,
the Bay Area, Washington D.C., New York, and Boston; gives us the confidence
that the March For Humanity will become the march of all justice loving
people,” said Vicken Sosikian director of the March For Humanity. “The
marchers’ heartfelt sacrifices show that even after 90 years of deceit,
denial and distortion; the Turkish government must come to terms with its
history and finally take genuine responsibility for the 1.5 million victims
of the Armenian Genocide.”
The march set to begin on April 2 in Fresno, Calif. will reach Sacramento on
April 21, where march participants, human rights activists and Armenian
American community members will gather for a rally organized to thank the
California State Legislature and 36 other states’ legislatures for
officially recognizing the Genocide. The “Rally For Humanity” will also
promote public involvement in securing justice not only for the Armenian
Genocide, but also for all unpunished crimes against humanity.
“The interest generated about the March For Humanity, on the internet alone,
has already surpassed our pre-march expectations,” said Serouj Aprahamian
coordinator of the March For Humanity. “Thousands have visited
, the official site of the march, hundreds have
completed action alerts and websites, blogs, message boards, and discussion
groups from as far as Europe, the Middle East and Armenia have been buzzing
with talk about the March For Humanity.
Aprahamian, a full distance marcher, says that the Armenian people living in
the Turkish Ottoman Empire suffered unspeakable and unimaginable horrors;
that this is the least the youth can do to show its solidarity.
For more information about the March for Humanity, visit
or call (818) 507-1933.