PRESS RELEASE
KNOW GENOCIDE Coalition
CONTACT: Harout H. Semerdjian
Tel: 617-489-1597
E-mail: HSemerdj@aol.com

April 10, 2006

BOSTON, MA – A new multi-ethnic, non-partisan coalition, KNOW GENOCIDE
will be announced to combat the ongoing denial of known cases of
genocide, such as the Darfur, Cambodian, Jewish, Rwandan, and the
Armenian genocides. The coalition is grounded in the understanding
that denial of genocide is the final stage of that crime. For the sake
of human rights as well as the historical truth it will counter and
expose attempts at genocide denial.

On April 21, 2006, at 1:00pm, KNOW GENOCIDE will be publicly launched
witha rally outside the Massachusetts State House directly after the
Armenian Genocide Commemoration Ceremony. The coalition’s inception
will bemarked by brief presentations by Dr. Taner Akcam, the first
Turkish scholar to publicly acknowledge and discuss the Armenian
Genocide, as well as major community leaders representing the
coalition.

Denial of genocide and silence in the face of ethnic cleansing
emboldens future perpetrators to carry out these same crimes. In
April, the month of commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, KNOW
GENOCIDE stands up for the Armenian community. The coalition is
prepared to stand up for others when efforts to perpetuate denial
surface.