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    ARMENIANS of COLORADO
    P.O. Box 13854
    Denver, Colorado 80201
    Website: www.armeniansofcolorado.org

    PRESS RELEASE
    Contact: Kim Christianian
    Telephone: (303) 588-5524
    E-mail: [email protected]

    Denver, Colorado
    Wednesday April 2, 2008


    Armenians of Colorado Inc, and Facing History And Ourselves,
    together with the Political Science and History Departments at the
    University of Denver will sponsor a talk with Harvard Professor David
    L. Nersessian, JD, PhD entitled The Power of a Word - Recognition of
    the Armenian Genocide as a Path to Reconciliation. The lecture will be
    held at University of Denver`s Lindsay Auditorium in Sturm Hall 2000
    E. Asbury Avenue, Denver on Saturday April 19, 2008 1:30PM. A Q&A will
    follow the talk as will a coffee reception. Books and DVD's on the
    Armenian Genocide will be available for purchase.

    Dr. Nersessian is the Executive Director of the Harvard Law School
    Program on the Legal Profession and Center on Lawyers and the
    Professional Services Industry. He earned his D Phil (PhD) in Law
    from Oxford University (St. Catherine's College), where his research
    concentrated on public international law, international criminal law,
    and genocide. He earned his JD magna cum laude from Boston University
    School of Law in 1995.
    The lecture, hosted by Armenians of Colorado, Inc., will be part of
    the Armenian
    Genocide awareness and remembrance events in Colorado that will
    include a
    commemoration program on Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 1:30PM at the
    State Capitol's
    Armenian Genocide Memorial Plaque located in the NE quadrant of the
    State Capitol grounds, Colfax and Grant.

    The Armenian Genocide was carried out by the Ottoman Turks during
    and after WWI. It resulted in the complete extermination of modern
    Turkey's indigenous Armenian population (1.5 million), and in the
    annihilation of Armenian cultural artifacts dating back thousands of
    years. The Turkish government to this day denies that the Armenian
    Genocide ever happened despite scholars', historians', and most
    western governments' published reports and archives affirming the
    facts.

    For additional information please contact Kim Christianian
    303-588-5524. Armenians of Colorado, Inc. (AOC) was established in
    June 1982. It is a 501(c) (3) non-profit, cultural organization
    charged with a purpose to create a cohesive Armenian community and to
    further the understanding of Armenian history, culture, and
    heritage. AOC actively supports issues and concerns of the
    Armenian-American community here in Colorado as well as those
    identified within the Armenian Diaspora throughout the world. For more
    information about Armenians of Colorado go to
    www.armeniansofcolorado.org

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    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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