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  • ANC IL: Illinois Armenian Americans to Commemorate Armenian Genocide

    Armenian National Committee of Illinois
    1701 North Greenwood
    Glenview, IL 60025
    [email protected]
    www.anca.org

    PRESS RELEASE
    April 11, 2004

    Contact: Nishan Mekhdjian
    [email protected]


    ILLINOIS ARMENIAN AMERICANS TO
    COMMEMORATE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

    -- Demonstration, Commemorative Program, Vigil, Requiem Service, and Blood
    Drive Being Planned for 89th Anniversary of the First Genocide of the 20th
    Century

    GLENVIEW, IL--Several events in and around the Chicago area are being
    planned to commemorate the 89th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide,
    reported the Armenian National Committee (ANC) of Illinois.

    On Friday, April 23, the ANC, along with the Chicago Armenian Youth
    Federation (AYF) "Ararat" chapter, has organized a demonstration in front of
    the Turkish Consulate in Chicago. The demonstration, taking place on the
    corner of Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive, will begin at 11 am. For those
    interested in participating, buses will be available to transport
    individuals from the Armenian Community Center, 1701 North Greenwood, at 10
    am.

    The ANC of Illinois is sponsoring a commemorative remembrance program on
    Saturday, April 24, at 7:30 pm, in the Shahnasarian Hall of the Armenian
    Community Center.

    The featured keynote speaker, who will present a bilingual lecture, is
    Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Eastern Region Central Committee
    member Antranig KasBarian, PhD. Following the remembrance program, a
    candlelight vigil will be held at the Martyrs Monument.

    A requiem service and blood drive are planned for Sunday, April 25. The
    memorial requiem service begins at 11:45 am, at the Armenian All Saints
    Apostolic Church in front of the Martyrs Monument. In addition, from 10:30
    am to 2:00 pm, the Armenian Relief Society (ARS), in conjunction with the
    American Red Cross, is organizing a blood drive at the Glenview Community
    Center.

    All programs are free and open to the public. For more information about any
    of these events, contact Nishan Mekhdjian at [email protected].

    The Armenian National Committee (ANC) is the largest Armenian American
    grassroots political organization in Illinois and nationwide. The ANC
    actively advances a broad range of issues of concern to the Armenian
    American community.

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