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    ASAS IN CALIFORNIA COLLEGES TO HOST SILENT PROTESTS CONDEMNING GENOCIDE DENIAL

    asbarez
    Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

    ALL ASA to hold silent protest Thursday

    LOS ANGELES-On Thursday, January 26 California universities will be
    hosting simultaneous silent protests on their respective campuses.

    Demonstrations, coordinated by The Confederation of All-Armenian
    Students Associations, will take place at UCLA, USC, UCSD, UC
    Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, UC Riverside, UC Berkeley, Loyola Marymount
    University, Occidental College, Cal State Northridge, Cal State Los
    Angeles, and Glendale Community College. Members of the Armenian Youth
    Federation and ARF Shant Student Association will also participate.

    The Stain of Denial, as the events is titled, aims at educating the
    greater campus community about the Armenian Genocide and the ensuing
    denial campaign by the government of Turkey. The ASA's have partnered
    with various on-campus organizations to protest the continuous
    repression of justice. On the heels of the passage of legislation
    criminalizing Armenian Genocide denial in the French Senate, we demand
    that the government of the United States, like France, can stand
    up to empty political bullying from Turkey and properly condemn the
    Armenian Genocide. The United States, following the French example,
    should continue the fight against genocide denial and reject Turkey's
    gag rule.

    Students, faculty, and community members are invited to commemorate the
    memories of the millions killed in the Armenian Genocide and to take
    action for recognition of the atrocities. Please contact the Armenian
    Student Association nearest you or visit www.StainofDenial.com for
    more information.

    Classified as the first genocide of the 20th century, the Armenian
    Genocide claimed the lives of 1.5 million people and forced the
    dispersion of Armenians throughout the world. The Republic of Turkey,
    descendants of the Ottoman Empire, have led a denial campaign in an
    attempt to stave off responsibility, setting a cyclical precedent for
    the repression of justice.The United States, under political pressure
    from Turkey, has refused to acknowledge the events by its rightful
    classification. As Armenian-Americans, we believe that politics and
    humanity need to be held in separate realms. Genocide is a punishable
    crime and ignorance on the part of other countries further encourages
    the tactics of denialists.

    The Confederation of All- Armenian Student Associations is a league of
    Armenian college student organizations that promote communication and
    collaboration amongst the constituent organizations. All-ASA provides
    a forum through which organizations can announce events, publicize
    activities, and share ideas regarding the Armenian college community.

    The formulation of All-ASA events and programs are run through a
    series of committees, hosted by individual constituent organizations.

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