LOS ANGELES TO HOST ROCK CONCERT ON OCCASION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 23, 2010 – 19:42 AMT 14:42 GMT
On April 24, El Rey Theatre of Los Angeles will host Silence the Lies,
Rock the Truth concert on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide. The concert organizers aim to increase awareness
of the Armenian Genocide and raise money for Armenian orphans.
Viza, Element, R-Mean and the Dirty Diamond Armenian groups, which are
famous in the U.S., will perform. Besides, Arek Santikian of Armenian
Youth Federation, Anthony Portantino, a CA State Assembly member,
and Jim Lafferty, a member of the National Lawyer’s Guild from Los
Angeles, will speak during the event.
The concert is organized by a coalition of community organizations and
artists for the second year. Proceeds of the concert will be donated
to two organizations – The Armenian Relief Society’s Armenia-Artsakh
Orphan Project and the Bird’s Nest Orphanage in Lebanon, both dealing
with problems of needy children.