PRESS RELEASE
Knights of Vartan
558 Hilltop Terrace
Cliffside Park, NJ 07010
Contact: Taleen Babayan
Tel: 201-693-3453
Email: [email protected]
Web: april24timessquare.wordpress.com
New York Commemoration of the 95th Anniversaty of the Armenian Genocide
NEW YORK, NEW YORK — On Sunday, April 25, 2010, for the 25th year,
thousands of Armenian Americans and people against genocide will gather in
Times Square from 2-4 PM to commemorate the first genocide of the 20th
Century, the Armenian Genocide (*Medz Yeghern*). The new theme is "Turkey is
the Question, America is the Answer."
This historic event will pay tribute to the 1.5 million Armenians who were
annihilated by the Young Turk Government of the Ottoman Empire (1915-1923)
and address the consequences which are still with us today. Government
leaders and the news media have recently been preoccupied with
Turkish-Armenians relations and the closed borders in the Caucasus.
Major political figures will speak as well as civic, humanitarian, and
educational leaders.
This event is sponsored by the Knights & Daughters of Vartan, a national
fraternal organization, and co-sponsored by the Armenian General Benevolent
Union, Armenian Assembly of America, Armenian National Committee of America,
Armenian Democratic Liberal Party, and the Armenian Council of America.
Participating Organizations include the Diocese of the Armenian Church,
Prelacy of the Armenian Church, Armenian Missionary Association of America,
Armenian Missionary Association, Armenian Evangelical Union, Armenian
Catholic Eparchy, and several national Armenian youth organizations.