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SOAD TO LAUNCH WASHINGTON CAMPAIGN FOR ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RECOGNITION
Yerkir
04.04.2006 14:00
YEREVAN (YERKIR) - Serj Tankian and John Dolmayan of the Grammy
Award-winning band System of a Down will travel to Washington, DC
on April 24th for a three-day campaign to urge Speaker of the House
Dennis Hastert and other Congressional leaders to end their complicity
in Turkey's ongoing denial of the Armenian Genocide.
On the evening of Monday, April 24th - starting at 5:00pm - the
multi-Platinum-selling group members will join with the Armenian
National Committee of America and Armenian Youth Federation in leading
a grassroots demonstration outside the gates of the Turkish Embassy.
The Turkish government, through its Embassy in Washington, spends
millions of dollars each year to bully, threaten, and blackmail the
U.S. government not to recognize the Armenian Genocide.
The band members will devote Tuesday, April 25th to providing
interviews to the political media in Washington, and, in the evening,
hosting a Congressional screening of "Screamers," a new documentary
by filmmaker Carla Garapedian about the band's worldwide campaign
for Armenian Genocide recognition.
On Wednesday April 26th, System will meet with key Members of Congress
to urge them to allow a vote on legislation recognizing the Armenian
Genocide, and - at 5:30pm - will participate in the annual Capitol
Hill commemoration of the Armenian Genocide. This event, now in its
11th year, is regularly attended by over 30 Members of Congress,
diplomats, ethnic community leaders, human rights activists, genocide
prevention advocates, and Armenian Americans from across the country.
Yerkir
04.04.2006 14:00
YEREVAN (YERKIR) - Serj Tankian and John Dolmayan of the Grammy
Award-winning band System of a Down will travel to Washington, DC
on April 24th for a three-day campaign to urge Speaker of the House
Dennis Hastert and other Congressional leaders to end their complicity
in Turkey's ongoing denial of the Armenian Genocide.
On the evening of Monday, April 24th - starting at 5:00pm - the
multi-Platinum-selling group members will join with the Armenian
National Committee of America and Armenian Youth Federation in leading
a grassroots demonstration outside the gates of the Turkish Embassy.
The Turkish government, through its Embassy in Washington, spends
millions of dollars each year to bully, threaten, and blackmail the
U.S. government not to recognize the Armenian Genocide.
The band members will devote Tuesday, April 25th to providing
interviews to the political media in Washington, and, in the evening,
hosting a Congressional screening of "Screamers," a new documentary
by filmmaker Carla Garapedian about the band's worldwide campaign
for Armenian Genocide recognition.
On Wednesday April 26th, System will meet with key Members of Congress
to urge them to allow a vote on legislation recognizing the Armenian
Genocide, and - at 5:30pm - will participate in the annual Capitol
Hill commemoration of the Armenian Genocide. This event, now in its
11th year, is regularly attended by over 30 Members of Congress,
diplomats, ethnic community leaders, human rights activists, genocide
prevention advocates, and Armenian Americans from across the country.