Armenian National Committee-Western Region
104 North Belmont Street, Suite 200
Glendale, California 91206
Tel: (818) 500-1918
PRESS RELEASE
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Contact: Haig Hovsepian
Tel: (818) 500-1918
ANC AND AYF PARTICIPATE IN SOCIAL JUSTICE SUMMIT AT CSU FULLERTON
FULLERTON, CA—The Armenian National Committee (ANC) and Armenian Youth
Federation (AYF) partnered up on Saturday, April 17th to present a workshop
on the Armenian Genocide and its denial during the 2010 Social Justice
Summit on the California State University, Fullerton campus.
The day-long event featured workshops on a range of social justice-related
issues from the environment and labor issues to community quality of life
issues and crimes against humanity. The event was organized by Students
ACT-Students Advocating Civic Transformation and hosted by the Volunteer &
Service Center.
"This was a great opportunity to raise awareness about the Armenian Genocide
and its current consequences with individuals who are already passionate
about social justice and how to effect positive change in their
communities," said AYF Western USA Executive Director, Serouj Aprahamian.
Aprahamian and ANC-Western Region Community Relations Director, Haig
Hovsepian, partnered up to present an overview of the history of the
Armenian Genocide and how the issue has been addressed on the international
as well as the political stage in the United States over the past 95 years.
They also discussed the evolution of Armenian Genocide denial and its impact
on subsequent genocides including the current, ongoing genocide in Darfur,
Sudan.
The Armenian National Committee-Western Region is the largest Armenian
American grassroots community organization in the Western United States.
Working in coordination with a network of offices, chapters, and supporters
throughout the Western United States and affiliated organizations around the
country, the ANC-WR works to promote understanding regarding issues of
concern to the Armenian American community.