BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL CALLS UPON CONGRESS TO ADVANCE THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION
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07.02.2008 11:28
The Berkeley City Council unanimously passed a resolution calling
on the United States House of Representatives to advance H.Res.106,
the Armenian Genocide Resolution, reported the San Francisco Bay Area
Armenian National Committee (Bay Area ANC).
"Your action tonight will help send the message that Berkeley does
not want our country to bow to foreign intimidation on a matter
as fundamental as genocide," said Bay Area ANC Chairwoman Roxanne
Makasdjian in thanking the Council for adopting the resolution.
The measure was introduced by Councilman Kriss Worthington, who worked
with the Bay Area ANC in drafting the language for the resolution. A
number of Armenian Americans were on hand and spoke during the public
comment portion of the Council meeting, including members of the
Armenian Youth Federation and the University of California Berkeley
Armenian Student Association.
"I’m glad to see Berkeley once again stand up for human rights," said
Shant Hagopian, a UC Berkeley student and Bay Area ANC activist. "This
resolution is one more step forward on the path to justice."