SYSTEM OF A DOWN CALLS FANS TO PROMOTE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION ADOPTION

Pan Armenian News
02.09.2005 05:48

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ System of a Down continues to deliver its message
of justice for the Armenian Genocide, educating fans at its Summer
2005 concert series about this crime against humanity, and urging
them to work for the adoption of the Armenian Genocide Resolution,
the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) reports. The ANCA, at
the invitation of the band, has worked alongside Amnesty International
and Axis of Justice at activist tables at concerts to distribute
educational materials, secure signatures on petitions, field questions,
and promote discussion about the Turkish government’s ongoing denial
of the Armenian Genocide. The ANCA, in coordination with its regional
offices and with the help of the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF),
has already worked shows in San Diego, Miami, Atlanta, Houston and
Philadelphia. In May of this year, Mezmerize, the first half of the
band’s two-part album Mezmerize/Hypnotize, debuted as the number-one
selling CD in the United States. On April 24th of this year, System
held a sold-out “Souls” benefit concert for the ANCA and other groups
working to prevent genocide and counter genocide denial. The band has
sold nearly 10 million CDs worldwide. A Google search for “System of a
Down” returns over 1.6 million hits. “We are tremendously encouraged by
the overwhelming response to System’s creative and powerful outreach
to their growing fan-base,” ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian
said. “The band has educated literally millions about the Armenian
Genocide, increasing awareness of this crime and helping generate
the political will we will need to defeat Turkey’s campaign to deny
justice to the Armenian people.”