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PRESS RELEASE

September 28, 2009
Contact: Elizabeth S. Chouldjian
Tel: (202) 775-1918

OVER 10,000 CALL FOR COMMITTEE VOTE ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION

— California Rally Urges Chairman Howard Berman
to Immediately Schedule Human Rights Measure for a
Vote of the Foreign Affairs Committee

WASHINGTON, DC – More than 10,000 Armenian Americans from
throughout California, who gathered in Glendale yesterday for a
grassroots rally, called upon U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee
Chairman and longstanding friend of the Armenian American community
Howard Berman (D-CA) to immediately schedule a vote of his panel on
the Armenian Genocide Resolution, H.Res.252, reported the Armenian
National Committee of America (ANCA).

The grassroots resolution, prepared by the organizations serving on
the rally’s host committee, represents the broad range of
grassroots constituencies and Armenian American civic groups active
in California. It was read in full before the capacity crowd in
Pelanconi Park and adopted by a unanimous roar of approval from
those in attendance. A second resolution was also adopted that
called on the Armenian government to refuse to approve a set of
highly controversial protocols that represent a surrender of
Armenian rights, security, and dignity.

The Berman resolution also encourages "all the members of the
powerful California Congressional delegation, most notably Speaker
Nancy Pelosi, Chairman Berman, and the lead authors of this
legislation, Adam Schiff and George Radanovich, to ensure that this
genocide-prevention measure is adopted by the full U.S. House of
Representatives. Nearly the entire California delegation, the
largest and clearly the most influential in the House, is on record
in support of Congressional recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

For more information about the Protocols and the 10,000-strong
September 27th grassroots rally opposing their adoption, visit:

The complete text of the resolution is provided below.

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RESOLUTION

A CALL FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION BY THE U.S. CONGRESS ON

THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION

We, over ten thousand Americans of Armenian descent, gathered at
this political rally on September 27, 2009, at Pelanconi Park, in
Glendale, California, make this call for immediate action by the
U.S. Congress on the adoption of the Armenian Genocide Resolution.

We call upon our friend, Congressman Howard Berman, the Chairman of
the House Foreign Affairs Committee, to immediately set a date, in
the coming weeks, for a vote of his panel on the Armenian Genocide
Resolution, H.Res.252.

We encourage all the members of the powerful California
Congressional delegation, most notably Speaker Nancy Pelosi,
Chairman Berman, and the lead authors of this legislation, Adam
Schiff and George Radanovich, to ensure that this genocide-
prevention measure is adopted by the full U.S. House of
Representatives.

Unanimously adopted on Sunday, 27th of September, 2009, at Glendale,
California.