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ANCA-WR: ANCA Joins County of LA For Armenian Genocide Commemoration

Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region
104 North Belmont Street, Suite 200
Glendale, California 91206
Tel: (818) 500-1918

PRESS RELEASE
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Contact: Haig Hovsepian
Tel: (818) 500-1918

ANC JOINS COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FOR ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATION

LOS ANGELES, CA—Leaders from the Armenian National Committee of
America-Western Region (ANCA-WR) as well as local ANC leaders from across
Los Angeles joined the Los Angeles County Supervisors in commemorating the
95th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide on Tuesday, April 20th. The
event, led by County Supervisor Mike Antonovich, was hosted in the Kenneth
Hahn Hall of Administration.

"Being a human rights issue, it is everyone’s responsibility to confront
genocide and we are proud that the County of Los Angeles continues to do its
part by commemorating the Armenian Genocide in a forthright manner," said
ANCA Los Angeles South Bay Chapter Chairman, Shant Baboujian.

During the morning event, the Los Angeles County Supervisors issued a
proclamation designating April 24, 2010 a "Day of Remembrance for the
Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923."

Members of the Armenian Church community as well as other community
organizations also participated in the commemoration event along with the
Armenian National Committee.

The Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region is the largest and
most influential Armenian American grassroots advocacy organization in the
Western United States. Working in coordination with a network of offices,
chapters, and supporters throughout the Western United States and affiliated
organizations around the country, the ANCA-WR advances the concerns of the
Armenian American community on a broad range of issues.

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
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