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CAPITOL HILL ARMENIAN GENOCIDE OBSERVANCE SET FOR APRIL 25
ASBAREZ
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) with
Yeretsgeen Sirarpi Khoyan at the 2011 Capitol Hill Commemoration of
the Armenian Genocide.
Eastern Prelate Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan to offer the morning
prayer in the Senate earlier that day
WASHINGTON~WArmenian American organizations, in conjunction with
the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, and with support of
the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia and the Office of the Nagorno
Karabakh Republic, will host the annual Capitol Hill Observance of
the Armenian Genocide in the historic Senate Kennedy Caucus Room on
April 25th, reported the Armenian National Committee of America.
The Master of Ceremonies will be Glendale City Clerk Ardashes
Kassakhian. Armenian Americans and anti-genocide advocates from across
the United States are invited to join Senators and Representatives
in marking this solemn occasion, and reaffirming the commitment of
the American people to a truthful and just resolution of this crime.
Earlier that day, Eastern US Prelate Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan has
been invited to offer the morning prayer on the Senate floor. The
Archbishop~Rs invocation will be broadcast on C-Span 2 and streamed
online on cspan.org as well as senate.gov. In 2010, Archbishop Choloyan
offered the morning prayer in the U.S. House of Representatives at
the request of Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and the invitation of the
House Chaplain.
Two pieces of legislation have recently been introduced in the U.S.
Senate related to the Armenian Genocide. The first, the Armenian
Genocide Resolution, S.Res.399, offered by Senators Robert Menendez
(D-NJ) and Mark Kirk (R-IL), calls upon the U.S. government to properly
recognize the Armenian Genocide and to use the lessons of this atrocity
to prevent future crimes against humanity. The second, the Return of
Churches resolution, S.Res.392, introduced by Senators Scott Brown
(R-MA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Mark Kirk calls upon Turkey to
return stolen Christian church properties to their rightful owners.
The Senate Kennedy Caucus Room is located in the Russell Senate Office
Building Room 325, located on Constitution Avenue, between Delaware
Ave, NE and 1st Street NE. The closest metro station is Union Station
(Red Line). Limited pay hourly parking is available at the Union
Station parking structure. Contact the ANCA at [email protected] with
any questions.
Visit the Capitol Hill Observance Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/events/204594996312569/
ASBAREZ
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) with
Yeretsgeen Sirarpi Khoyan at the 2011 Capitol Hill Commemoration of
the Armenian Genocide.
Eastern Prelate Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan to offer the morning
prayer in the Senate earlier that day
WASHINGTON~WArmenian American organizations, in conjunction with
the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, and with support of
the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia and the Office of the Nagorno
Karabakh Republic, will host the annual Capitol Hill Observance of
the Armenian Genocide in the historic Senate Kennedy Caucus Room on
April 25th, reported the Armenian National Committee of America.
The Master of Ceremonies will be Glendale City Clerk Ardashes
Kassakhian. Armenian Americans and anti-genocide advocates from across
the United States are invited to join Senators and Representatives
in marking this solemn occasion, and reaffirming the commitment of
the American people to a truthful and just resolution of this crime.
Earlier that day, Eastern US Prelate Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan has
been invited to offer the morning prayer on the Senate floor. The
Archbishop~Rs invocation will be broadcast on C-Span 2 and streamed
online on cspan.org as well as senate.gov. In 2010, Archbishop Choloyan
offered the morning prayer in the U.S. House of Representatives at
the request of Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and the invitation of the
House Chaplain.
Two pieces of legislation have recently been introduced in the U.S.
Senate related to the Armenian Genocide. The first, the Armenian
Genocide Resolution, S.Res.399, offered by Senators Robert Menendez
(D-NJ) and Mark Kirk (R-IL), calls upon the U.S. government to properly
recognize the Armenian Genocide and to use the lessons of this atrocity
to prevent future crimes against humanity. The second, the Return of
Churches resolution, S.Res.392, introduced by Senators Scott Brown
(R-MA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Mark Kirk calls upon Turkey to
return stolen Christian church properties to their rightful owners.
The Senate Kennedy Caucus Room is located in the Russell Senate Office
Building Room 325, located on Constitution Avenue, between Delaware
Ave, NE and 1st Street NE. The closest metro station is Union Station
(Red Line). Limited pay hourly parking is available at the Union
Station parking structure. Contact the ANCA at [email protected] with
any questions.
Visit the Capitol Hill Observance Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/events/204594996312569/