THOUSANDS URGE CONGRESS TO SCHEDULE A VOTE ON THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION

armradio.am
25.07.2007 11:27

With over 220 Members of the US House cosponsoring the Armenian
Genocide Resolution (H.Res.106), thousands of Armenian Americans
and human rights advocates joined together in the second Armenian
National Committee of America (ANCA) "Call for Justice" campaign
urging a swift vote on this human rights legislation.

For the second time in the last 30 days, over 10,000 visited the
ANCA Call-in webpage on July 23rd and more than 2,500 submitted
caller-feedback forms reporting their conversations with Congressional
offices. The first "Click for Justice" Call-In Day, held on June
27th, and extended to the 28th, came only days before support
for the resolution cleared the 218 mark – a majority of the US
House. The Call-In Day’s online counterpart, April’s successful
"Click for Justice" ANCA WebFax campaign to Congress, was touted as
the internet’s largest on-line genocide protest.

"We want to thank everyone who took part in our first Call-In Day –
which helped us reach the 218 mark – and to express our appreciation
to all those who, today, once again raised their voices to see
this measure brought to a vote on the floor of the US House of
Representatives," said Aram Hamparian, Executive Director of the ANCA.

Commenting on the first Call-In Day, Rep. Adam Schiff, the resolution’s
lead author, said: "The ANCA’s national congressional call-in day,
‘Call for Justice,’ is a great demonstration of the power of grassroots
advocacy.

These calls are a useful tool in the fight to get the Armenian Genocide
resolution passed. I thank the ANCA and all their supporters for
making these important calls."

Introduced on January 30th by Rep. Adam Schiff and spearheaded by Rep.

George Radanovich (R-CA), Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs
Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), Rep. Anna Eshoo
(D-CA), Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI),
the Armenian Genocide resolution calls upon the President to ensure
that the foreign policy of the United States reflects appropriate
understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human
rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States
record relating to the Armenian Genocide.

Currently, the Armenian Genocide Resolution, H.Res.106, has over 220
cosponsors, more than 50% of the membership of the US House. A similar
resolution in the Senate (S.Res.106), introduced by Assistant Majority
Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) currently has
31 cosponsors, including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)
and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (D-NY).