Armenian Genocide commemorative events planned

US Fed News
April 11, 2009 Saturday 4:08 PM EST

ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATIVE EVENTS PLANNED

FRESNO, Calif., April 7 — California State University Fresno issued
the following press release:

The Armenian Students Organization and Armenian Studies Program at
California State University, Fresno are planning a week of activities
to commemorate the 94th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The
award-winning documentary feature film "Screamers" will be shown at
7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23, in the East Engineering Building, Room
191. Admission is free. "Screamers," broadcast on the BBC and later
released theatrically in America in 2006, examines at the history of
genocide from the Holocaust and the Armenian, Cambodian, Bosnian,
Rwandan genocides through Darfur today. A campus march and vigil will
follow the showing of the movie. Those gathered will walk to the model
of the Armenian Martyrs Monument in the Free Speech Area at Fresno
State, where a brief ceremony will take place. At noon on Friday,
April 24, campus activities will commemorate the 94th anniversary of
the genocide. The Arax Armenian Dancers of Fresno will be featured in
a program of genocide-themed dances. Fresno State students and
students from the Keyan Armenian School will offer readings and
remarks. For more information, contact the Armenian Studies Program at
559.278.2669. The events are partially funded by the Associated
Students Inc. at Fresno State.For more information please contact:
Sarabjit Jagirdar, Email:- [email protected]

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS