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PORTANTINO AND ACHADJIAN CALL FOR GENOCIDE RECOGNITION
by Asbarez
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
SACRAMENTO-Assmeblymembers Anthony Portantino (D-La Caņada Flintridge)
and Assemblymember Katcho Achadjian, (R-San Luis Obispo), along with
State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) introduced AJR 2 designating
April 24, 2011 as California Day of Remembrance for the Armenian
Genocide. For the past several years, the state Legislature has
memorialized the events of the early 20th century with a resolution
marking April 24th as the symbolic beginning of the Armenian Genocide.
The resolution calls on President Obama and Congress to formally
recognize the atrocities committed during the genocide and calls
on Turkey to acknowledge its role in the Armenian Genocide and the
deaths of more than 1.5 million people.
The word "genocide" was first used in 1948 in the establishment of
the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of
Genocide in referring to "the Turkish massacres of Armenians".
California is home to the largest population of Armenians outside of
Armenia with large numbers of Americans of Armenian ancestry living
in the Southern California cities of Burbank, Glendale, Hollywood
and Pasadena.
"The Armenian massacre was one of the greatest crimes in modern history
and to ignore it is to condone," said Assemblymember Portantino. "I
am honored to join my new colleague, Assemblymember Katcho Achadjian,
in the introduction of this Resolution remembering the 1.5 million
Armenians who were tragically killed in the first genocide of the
20th Century. We hope to properly commemorate this horrendous act
and offer some peace and respect for the survivors and their family
members who live in California."
AJR 2 is a bi-partisan and bi-cameral effort, jointly authored by
Portantino and Achadjian with Principal co-authors, State Senators
Joe Simitian, Tom Berryhill, Kevin De Leon, Carol Liu, Mark Wyland,
and Leland Yee and Assemblymembers Mike Gatto and Linda Halderman.
From: A. Papazian
by Asbarez
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
SACRAMENTO-Assmeblymembers Anthony Portantino (D-La Caņada Flintridge)
and Assemblymember Katcho Achadjian, (R-San Luis Obispo), along with
State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) introduced AJR 2 designating
April 24, 2011 as California Day of Remembrance for the Armenian
Genocide. For the past several years, the state Legislature has
memorialized the events of the early 20th century with a resolution
marking April 24th as the symbolic beginning of the Armenian Genocide.
The resolution calls on President Obama and Congress to formally
recognize the atrocities committed during the genocide and calls
on Turkey to acknowledge its role in the Armenian Genocide and the
deaths of more than 1.5 million people.
The word "genocide" was first used in 1948 in the establishment of
the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of
Genocide in referring to "the Turkish massacres of Armenians".
California is home to the largest population of Armenians outside of
Armenia with large numbers of Americans of Armenian ancestry living
in the Southern California cities of Burbank, Glendale, Hollywood
and Pasadena.
"The Armenian massacre was one of the greatest crimes in modern history
and to ignore it is to condone," said Assemblymember Portantino. "I
am honored to join my new colleague, Assemblymember Katcho Achadjian,
in the introduction of this Resolution remembering the 1.5 million
Armenians who were tragically killed in the first genocide of the
20th Century. We hope to properly commemorate this horrendous act
and offer some peace and respect for the survivors and their family
members who live in California."
AJR 2 is a bi-partisan and bi-cameral effort, jointly authored by
Portantino and Achadjian with Principal co-authors, State Senators
Joe Simitian, Tom Berryhill, Kevin De Leon, Carol Liu, Mark Wyland,
and Leland Yee and Assemblymembers Mike Gatto and Linda Halderman.
From: A. Papazian