SYSTEM OF A DOWN URGES FANS TO WORK FOR ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION ADOPTION

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Sept 5 2005

YEREVAN, September 5. /ARKA/. System of a Down, a well-known American
rock band made up of Armenian musicians, continues its campaign
aimed at Armenian Genocide fact recognition by the U.S. Congress,
Washington Office of Armenian National Committee of America reports.
At the concerts staged this summer, the musicians urged their
fans to work for the resolution adoption. At their invitation,
ANCA, Amnesty International and Axis of Justice are distributing
files among their concerts, collecting signatures and organizing
discussions over Turkey’s policy of denying the fact of the Genocide.
This work is already carried out in San-Diego, Miami, Atlanta, Houston
and Philadelphia by ANCA in association with Dashnaktsutyun party.
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”.
In May 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 24 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. M.V. -0—