ACTIVISTS FROM ACROSS GOLDEN STATE TO JOIN ARMENIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF AMERICA-WESTERN REGION FOR ADVOCACY DAY AND ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATIONS

Noyan Tapan
March 24, 2010

SACRAMENTO, MARCH 24, NOYAN TAPAN-ARMENIANS TODAY. Activists from
across the Golden State will join the Armenian National Committee
of America-Western Region for Advocacy Day and the Armenian Genocide
Commemorations in the California State Legislature. The Legislature
floor commemorations and the Advocacy Day will take place on
Thursday, April 15, 2010 in Sacramento and will be part of a series
of commemorative activities slated for the 95th Commemoration of
the Armenian Genocide. "We continue to work toward the recognition
of the Armenian Genocide nationally and internationally," stated
Karnig Dukmajian, ANCA-WR State Affairs Committee Member. According to
, Assemblymembers Anthony Portantino and Kevin de Leon
will host the iWitness photo exhibit in the Rotunda of the Capitol
Building. The photo exhibit is a photographic project that began in
1995, when artists Ara Oshagan and Levon Parian began documenting
survivors of the Armenian Genocide. During Advocacy Day, Armenian
Americans will help raise awareness among California legislators
regarding the history of the Armenian Genocide and other issues of
concern to the Armenian American community.