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PRESS RELEASE
December 1, 2006
CONTACT: Karoon Panosyan
E-mail: [email protected]
JOURNEY FOR HUMANITY TAKES ON WASHINGTON
Young Armenian-American Activists Meet with Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs
Washington, DC – After walking cross-country for four months from Los
Angeles to Washington, a group of Armenian-American activists who formed
Journey for Humanity, led a final march to the United States Capitol
this month. Along with Assembly Executive Director Bryan Ardouny, the
group met with the Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ)
and Joseph Knollenberg (R-MI) to discuss their 3,000 mile journey and
efforts to advance the cause of genocide prevention as well as honor the
victims and survivors of all genocidal acts.
"I commend the dedication of these six Armenian students, as well as the
Armenian Assembly for their efforts in raising public awareness and
affirmation of these crimes against humanity," said Pallone and
Knollenberg. "Awareness and education are the keys to prevention."
While in Washington, the group also participated in a panel discussion
hosted by the George Washington University Armenian Student’s Network.
The event was cosponsored by Georgetown University Armenian Student’s
Association, Students Taking Action Now for Darfur (STAND), Progressive
Student Union, Hillel and the Armenian Assembly. In addition to Journey
for Humanity, featured speakers included Lisa Rogoff of the U.S.
Holocaust Memorial Museum, Jana El-Horr of the American Islamic
Congress, Julia Fitzpatrick of Citizens for Global Solutions and Martha
Heinemann-Bixby of the Save Darfur Coalition.
"I applaud the entire Journey for Humanity team for their courageous
spirit," said Ardouny. "It is heartening to see this group of
thoughtful, civic-minded individuals devote their time and energy to
raising awareness of the need to remember and learn not only about the
Armenian Genocide, but all genocides in order to prevent future
occurrences."
Journey for Humanity’s next step is to create a speakers bureau which
will travel to universities, middle schools and high schools to discuss
genocide prevention.
To learn more about Journey for Humanity, visit their Web site at
The Armenian Assembly of America is the largest Washington-based
nationwide organization promoting public understanding and awareness of
Armenian issues. It is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt membership organization.
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Photograph available on the Assembly’s Web site at the following link:
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Caption: L to R: Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Vahe Abovian,
St. Mary’s Armenian Church Youth Director Daron Bolat, Sarkis Nazaryan,
Albrik Zohrabyan, Assembly Executive Director Bryan Ardouny, Hasmig
Tatiossian, Edward S. Majian, Represenative Joseph Knollenberg (R-MI)
and Levon Sayadyan.
