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    Armenian National Committee - Western Region
    104 North Belmont Street, Suite 200
    Glendale, California 91206
    Phone: 818.500.1918 Fax: 818.246.7353
    [email protected] www.anca.org
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    PRESS RELEASE+++ PRESS RELEASE

    For Immediate Release: Wednesday, October 4, 2006

    Contact: Lerna Kayserian

    Tel: (818) 500-1918

    Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation to Build a Genocide Memorial
    in Sacramento

    Glendale, CA - The Armenian National Committee of America -
    Western Region welcomed the signing of AB 1210, which calls for the
    construction of an International Genocide Monument in Sacramento's
    State Capitol Park.

    The California State Legislature took the first step this year
    in working to construct an International Genocide Memorial in the
    State's Capitol. Authored by State Assembly member Lloyd Levine,
    AB 1210 was introduced in 2005 and is currently in the Senate
    Appropriations Committee. The bill establishes the International
    Genocide Memorial Commission and authorizes the construction of a
    memorial to California's genocide survivors in the Capitol Historic
    Park. However, AB 1210 prohibits the expenditure of state funding
    for both the Genocide Memorial Commission and the construction of the
    memorial. Funding for the construction will only be provided through
    private contributions.

    "We should never forget the inhumanity and brutality of genocide,"
    said Governor Schwarzenegger. "The construction of this memorial will
    help all Californians remember the unimaginable suffering genocide
    survivors endured."

    The State of California has a longstanding history in protecting the
    rights, history and culture of all its citizens, including those
    who are survivors and descendents of genocide and crimes against
    humanity. Just last week, Governor Schwarzenegger signed SB 1524,
    "Armenian Genocide Bank and Looted Assets Recovery Act". This bill
    will allow victims and heirs recovery - through California Courts -
    of assets looted by banks and financial institutions operating in
    the Ottoman Empire and Turkey during the Armenian Genocide which have
    been wrongfully withheld since the Genocide.

    An International Genocide Monument in the State Capitol would not
    only serve as a symbol for remembrance of past genocides, but also as
    a tool to educate thousands of students who visit the State Capitol
    annually for class trips.

    "The establishment of a memorial to the Armenian Genocide as well
    others marks the State's indelible recognition of the Armenian Genocide
    and the need for modern Turkey to finally come to terms with its
    history," said ANCA-WR Chairman Steven Dadaian.

    The ANCA-WR commends Governor Schwarzenegger and Assembly member Levine
    for their leadership in creating an enduring symbol of remembrance and
    recognition in California for all victims of genocide and injustice.
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