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Armenian Youth Federation-YOARF Eastern US
80 Bigelow Ave
Watertown, MA 02472
Tel. (617) 923-1933
Fax (617) 924-1933
www.ayf.org
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release ~ July 27, 2005
Contact: Sossi Essajanian
(617) 923-1933
AYF and ANC Members Say Never Again: Stop the Genocide in Darfur
WATERTOWN, Mass.-On July 26, members of the Armenian Youth Federation
(AYF) and the Armenian National Committee (ANC) of Eastern
Massachusetts participated in a protest organized by the Massachusetts
Coalition to Save Darfur at Boston City Hall Plaza.
The members joined a large crowd gathered to listen call for action to
end the genocide currently taking place in Darfur, Sudan. Through the
words of CBS4 newswoman Liz Walker, the message of "never again"
resonated throughout Boston Plaza. The program included a musical
selection, as well as moving accounts from survivors of the Rwandan
and Sudan genocides.
Joining in the call to end genocide, the Armenians held ups signs
reading, "Stop the Cycle of Genocide."
"I attended the protest to support the oppressed people in Darfur. The
Armenian genocide was an awful atrocity, and we should do our part as
Armenians to ensure that such crimes against humanity are never
repeated again," said AYF Central Executive member Anto
Megerdichian. "Regardless of race or color, human rights should be
respected. These speakers helped me realize that unfortunately, if you
don't have resources like oil to provide for this Administration,
you're simply not a priority."
The mission of the Massachusetts Coalition to Save Darfur is to
stimulate, support and facilitate the efforts of faith based and
secular organizationsin Massachusetts to stop the genocide, rape and
other crimes against humanity being committed in the Darfur region of
Sudan. The Armenian National Committee (ANC) of Eastern Massachusetts
is a member organization of the coalition. For more information, visit
www.savedarfurma.org.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
80 Bigelow Ave
Watertown, MA 02472
Tel. (617) 923-1933
Fax (617) 924-1933
www.ayf.org
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release ~ July 27, 2005
Contact: Sossi Essajanian
(617) 923-1933
AYF and ANC Members Say Never Again: Stop the Genocide in Darfur
WATERTOWN, Mass.-On July 26, members of the Armenian Youth Federation
(AYF) and the Armenian National Committee (ANC) of Eastern
Massachusetts participated in a protest organized by the Massachusetts
Coalition to Save Darfur at Boston City Hall Plaza.
The members joined a large crowd gathered to listen call for action to
end the genocide currently taking place in Darfur, Sudan. Through the
words of CBS4 newswoman Liz Walker, the message of "never again"
resonated throughout Boston Plaza. The program included a musical
selection, as well as moving accounts from survivors of the Rwandan
and Sudan genocides.
Joining in the call to end genocide, the Armenians held ups signs
reading, "Stop the Cycle of Genocide."
"I attended the protest to support the oppressed people in Darfur. The
Armenian genocide was an awful atrocity, and we should do our part as
Armenians to ensure that such crimes against humanity are never
repeated again," said AYF Central Executive member Anto
Megerdichian. "Regardless of race or color, human rights should be
respected. These speakers helped me realize that unfortunately, if you
don't have resources like oil to provide for this Administration,
you're simply not a priority."
The mission of the Massachusetts Coalition to Save Darfur is to
stimulate, support and facilitate the efforts of faith based and
secular organizationsin Massachusetts to stop the genocide, rape and
other crimes against humanity being committed in the Darfur region of
Sudan. The Armenian National Committee (ANC) of Eastern Massachusetts
is a member organization of the coalition. For more information, visit
www.savedarfurma.org.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress