DeFacto Agency, Armenia
April 14 2006

COMMEMORATION OF THE 92nd ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE TO BE
HELD AT THE WISCONSIN STATE CAPITOL APRIL 24

On Tuesday, April 24, 2007, the Armenian National Committee of
Wisconsin, State Representatives Mark Honadel, Jeff Stone and Robin
Vos and State Senators Mary Lazich, John Lehman and Jeff Plale are
hosting a reception and program to commemorate the 92nd Anniversary
of the Armenian Genocide. This event will be held from 9:45 to 10:45
AM in the Assembly Parlor at the Wisconsin State Capitol, 2 E. Main
St, Madison, WI 53702. The program will feature remarks from
Representative Robin Vos, Senator John Lehman and Zohrab Khaligian,
representing the Armenian National Committee of Wisconsin.
The event hosted annually by the ANC of WI gives the Armenian
American community an opportunity to thank the members of the
Wisconsin State Assembly and State Senate for adopting Armenian
Genocide Resolution, which designates April 24 of each year as
"Wisconsin Day of Remembrance for the Armenian Genocide of 1915 to
1923" and to continue to educate and promote awareness of Armenia and
Armenian issues, particularly the Armenian Genocide.
The State Assembly had adopted Assembly Resolution 42 (AR 42) on May
2, 2000, while the State Senate adopted Senate Resolution 14 on March
7, 2002, thereby reaffirming the Armenian Genocide as a fact of
history. The Armenian National Committee of Wisconsin has organized a
commemorative event at the Wisconsin State Capitol every April (with
the exception of 2006), since the Assembly adopted AR 42.
In addition to the State Capitol event, a joint memorial service will
be held at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, April 24, at St. Mesrob Armenian
Church in Racine, 4605 Erie St, Racine, WI 53402. The memorial
service will include the participation of all four Armenian churches
in Wisconsin: St. Hagop and St. Mesrob in Racine, St. John the
Baptist in Greenfield and Holy Resurrection in South Milwaukee.
To note, the Armenian National Committee of Wisconsin is a part of
the largest and most influential Armenian American grassroots
political organization. Working in coordination with a network of
offices, chapters and supporters throughout the United States and
affiliated organizations around the world, the ANCA actively advances
the concerns of the Armenian American community on a broad range of issues.