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    GENOCIDE EDUCATION PROJECT LAUNCHES NEW DIVISION

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    December 16, 2011 - 15:54 AMT

    PanARMENIAN.Net - The Genocide Education Project is launching a new
    division focused on institutions of higher education in the United
    States.

    According to Asbarez, the new division will expand the organization's
    reach by sponsoring courses, lectures, exhibits and conferences at
    colleges and universities.

    "Our organization's mission is to help educators teach the history and
    consequences of genocides, particularly the Armenian Genocide. This
    new division is an important extension of what The Genocide Education
    Project has been doing on a high-school level since its establishment,"
    said Raffi Momjian, Executive Director of The Genocide Education
    Project.

    The new division is led by James Sahagian, a financial advisor and
    Rutgers University alumnus. Sahagian has also been actively involved
    in promoting Armenian Studies for nearly 20 years. Since 1992, he and
    a committed group of volunteers have been responsible for raising funds
    and providing logistics for the campus's Armenian Studies Program. This
    has included offering Armenian language courses every semester on the
    New Brunswick campus, as well as five different courses on Armenian
    history over the past 20 years.

    "There has been a long-time need for the establishment of an
    organization that will support the ongoing study of the Armenian
    Genocide from both a historical and modern human rights perspective,"
    said Sahagian. "As we approach the one hundredth year since the
    sinister campaign to destroy the Armenian nation was launched, it
    is our duty as justice-seeking people to make sure that the Armenian
    Genocide is not referred to as the "Forgotten Genocide" any longer."

    Beginning with an Armenian Christmas party at Sayat Nova Restaurant
    in Hackensack, New Jersey on January 7, 2012, a development campaign
    is underway to ensure the success of GenEd HigherEd and the progress
    of the Rutgers Armenian Studies Program.

    The Genocide Education Project is a nonprofit organization founded in
    2004, assisting educators in teaching about human rights and genocide,
    particularly the Armenian Genocide. GenEd develops and distributes
    instructional materials, provides access to teaching resources and
    conducts educational workshops.

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