‘SYSTEM OF A DOWN’ TO RAISE AWARENESS OF GENOCIDE
By Indo Asian News Service
DailyIndia.com, NY
April 6 2006
London, April 6 (IANS) Serj Tankian and John Dolmayan of rock band
‘System Of a Down’ are to talk with congressional leaders, to have
them end their complicity in Turkey’s ongoing denial of the Armenian
genocide.
Tankian and Dolmayan are set to go to Washington DC and take part in
a demonstration outside the Turkish embassy, reported contactmusic.com.
The day after the protest they will attend a congressional screening
of ‘Screamers’ – a documentary by Carla Garapedian, which shows the
band’s campaign to raise awareness about the genocide.
Three members of the band are said to be of Armenian origin.