In Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide - 2008

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PRESS RELEASE
Armenian National committee of America - Western Region
104 North Belmont Street, Suite 208
Glendale, CA 91206
Tel: 818-500-1918
Fax: 818-246-7353
Email: [email protected]

http://www.anca.org/

Contact: Ovsana Khodabakhsh
(818) 621-0245

April 11, 2008

Burbank AYF joins with Burbank ANC to commemorate the 93rd Anniversary of The Armenian Genocide

The Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) Burbank Chapter is taking over the
major duties this year from the Armenian National Committee (ANC) of
Burbank in organizing the commemoration of the 1915 to 1923 Armenian
Genocide, which left 1.5 million Armenians dead and 500,000 more
ethnically-cleansed from their ancestral homeland.

On Tuesday, April 22 at 6 PM, Burbank AYF chairman Shunt Jarshafdjian
will accept a proclamation from Burbank Mayor Marsha Ramos, at the
beginning of the city's weekly council meeting.

Jarshafdjian will be joined by fellow AYF members Ovsana Khodabakhsh and
Raffi Prudian, as well as Burbank ANC member Vahe Shahinian.

After the presentation by Mayor Ramos commemorating the victims of the
brutal genocide perpetuated by the Turkish Government, there will be an
8 PM candlelight vigil on the steps of Burbank City Hall, in memory of
the innocent men, women and children who were murdered from 1915 to
1923.

Members from an Armenian-American scouting organization, the Homenetmen
Sipan Chapter of Burbank, will officially kick-off the candlelight vigil
with the presentation of the colors and the flag salute.

Speaking at the candlelight vigil will be Hovan Tashjian of the Armenian
Cultural Foundation (ACF) of Burbank and AYF Central Executive Casper
Jivalagian.

There will also be a poetry reading accompanied by the playing of a
duduk.

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CONFERENCE ON THE GENOCIDE OF ARMENIANS

KarabakhOpen
11-04-2008 10:53:54

Yesterday Artsakh State University kicked off a scientific conference
"West Armenia, Past and Present", devoted to the 93rd anniversary of
the Genocide of Armenians.

Scholars from Armenia, Syria and France take part in this conference
organized by the Center of Armenian Studies at Artsakh State
University, the Museum of History of Artsakh, the Armenian Assembly of
West Armenia, and the RAA, an organization studying Armenian monuments.

The speakers noted that the purpose of the conference is not only
to discuss the Genocide but also to present the current state of
West Armenia.

Samvel Karapetyan, archeologist, demonstrated the activities of his
organization through photos and DVD.

http://www.karabakh-open.com/src/index.php?lang=en&id=2&nid=8753

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Schwarzenegger proclaims April 20-27 as Days of Remembrance of Armenian Genocide

Photo: www.governor.ca.gov

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has proclaimed the week of April 20th through April 27th as “Days of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide,” the Armenian Assembly of America told PanARMENIAN.Net.

The declaration says:

“Every April, we take time to commemorate the lives of those forever devastated by the Armenian Genocide. Between 1915 and 1923, more than one million Armenians were killed in the territory of the Ottoman Empire, and countless more lost everything they owned. Intellects and store owners, children and seniors, men and women, people from all walks of life were victims of these horrific acts. Often listed as the first genocide of the twentieth century, these events had a life-altering impact on many, and stimulated an Armenian Diaspora.

California has ensured that those lost and affected by this tragedy will not be forgotten. In 2006, I signed Assembly Bill 1210, authored by Assemblyman Lloyd Levine, to allow construction of a memorial for California’s survivors in Capitol Park. Additionally, in 2005, I signed Senate Bill 424 authored by Senator Chuck Poochigian, which designated in state law a specific time to observe the California Days of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide.

I ask all Californians to take time this week to reflect on this tragedy and its consequences. In joining our friends in the Armenian-American community in this observance, all of California helps remember the lives that were lost or changed by these fateful events.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, Governor of the State of California, do hereby proclaim April 20-27, 2008, as “Days of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide.”

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 7th day of April 2008.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER”

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FILMS OF APO TOROSYAN TO BE SCREENED DURING EVENTS DEDICATED TO ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

Noyan Tapan
April 11, 2008

BOSTON, APRIL 11, ARMENIANS TODAY - NOYAN TAPAN. Apo Torosian is
going to screen his documentary films "Voices," "Witnesses" and
"Discovering My Father's Village" at several events dedicated to
the 93-rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Those events will
take place on April 17 at the Peabody City Hall, on April 18 at the
Massachusetts State House in Boston, on April 30 at The Holocaust
Center Boston North and on May 22 at the Watertown Public Library.

http://groong.usc.edu/news/msg228360.html

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PanARMENIAN.Net

Armenian Genocide victims to be commemorated in Berlin

12.04.2008 14:46 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ This year the Armenian community in
Berlin is organizing a program for the day of
commemoration of the Armenian Genocide victims. The
commemorative address will be given this year by the
Vice President of the German Bundestag, Dr. Susanne
Kastner, and Rabbi Prof. Dr. Andreas Nachama, the
director of the documentation center for the history
of national socialism, Topography of Terror
Foundation, as well as by the Ambassador of the
Republic of Armenia, I.E. Karine Ghazinian, the
Armenian community of Berlin told PanARMENIAN.Net

The Berlin commemoration event will be musically
accompanied by the internationally renowned pianist
Vardan Mamikonian.

The ceremony of remembrance will be held on April 24,
2008 at 6:00pm in the Französischen
Friedrichstadtkirche (French cathedral), Am
Gendarmenmarkt, 10117 Berlin.

Last year the remembrance event on April 24 in the
German capital Berlin in commemoration for the victims
of the Armenian Genocide was well received, both
publicly and politically. The speakers were the
highest representative of the Federal Republic of
Germany, Prof. Dr. Norbert Lammert, President of the
German Bundestag, and Prof. Dr. Jan Philipp Reemtsma,
director of the Hamburg Institute for Social Research,
a leading figure in the public debates about genocide
in Germany. Among the guests at the remembrance event
were numerous ambassadors, state secretaries und
parliamentarians of the German Bundestag as well as
various state parliamentarians.

http://www.panarmenian.net/news/eng/?nid=25718&sub=2

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OFFICIALS TO HOLD ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATION FRIDAY

Belmont Citizen-Herald
April 14 2008
MA

State Sen. Steven Tolman, D-Brighton, Belmont's representative in
the Senate, along with state Rep. Rachel Kaprielian, D-Watertown,
and others, in conjunction with the State House Commemoration
Planning Committee, will host the 93rd Anniversary Commemoration of
the Armenian Genocide at the Massachusetts State House. The event
will take place at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 18, in the Chamber of
the House of Representatives, and will be followed by an informal
reception in Nurse's Hall.

This year's keynote speaker will be Nancy Kaufman, Executive Director
of The xxxish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston. The JCRC
is an umbrella for 42 xxxish organizations and also serves as the
public affairs arm of Boston's xxxish Federation, Combined xxxish
Philanthropies (CJP.) Ms. Kaufman holds a Bachelor's Degree from
Brandeis University; a Master's in Social Work from Boston College,
and a Master's in Public Administration, Kennedy School of Government,
Harvard University.

The commemoration ceremony traditionally honors survivors of the 1915
Armenian Genocide and their families with individual Proclamations
from the governor. As in past years, the day of tribute will also
feature several significant musical selections performed by the Erebuni
Armenian Chorus of Greater Boston, conducted by Maestro Artur Veranian.

Each year, April 24 is marked by hundreds of thousands of people
around the world in recognition of the Armenian Genocide of 1915.

Events like this one at the Massachusetts State House remember the
lives of those who perished in the genocide as well as acknowledge
the spirit and resilience of the Armenian culture.

http://www.wickedlocal.com/belmont/news/x1277312548

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CAPITOL HILL SCREENING OF "THE LARK FARM" CAPTIVATES AUDIENCE

armradio.am
15.04.2008 13:43

Over 150 congressional staffers and community activists were present
for a special Capitol Hill screening of "The Lark Farm" (La Masseria
delle Allodole), a powerful film depicting the events of the Armenian
Genocide of 1915-1923, reported the Armenian National Committee of
America, Eastern Region (ANCA-ER).

Hosted by the ANCA-ER, in cooperation with Rep. Daniel Lipinski
(D-IL-3), "The Lark Farm" tells the moving story of an Italian
Armenian family planning a visit to their home in Ottoman Turkey,
only to be caught up in the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923. It is
based on the novel "Skylark Farm" by Antonia Arslan, which has thus
far won 17 book awards in Europe, including the Italian P.E.N. Club
Award. Already translated into fourteen languages, "Skylark Farm"
was recently selected as a First Fiction Finalist for the 2008 Los
Angeles Times Book Prize.

Addressing the crowd during his introductory remarks, Cong. Lipinski
stated, "I am very happy to have been able to play this role in
bringing this film here up to Capitol Hill. I know that the issue of
the Armenian Genocide is one that we have to keep working on bringing
public attention to.

Unfortunately, it has been swept under the rug and we really need
to shine the light on it. This film really helps to do that, and
to spread the word about what happened there to so many millions
of Armenians." The representative concluded with "We need to fight
against genocide wherever it occurs to prevent future genocides."

The Lark Farm, directed by brothers Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani,
was featured at the Berlin Film Festival, as well as in Spain and
Armenia. With an outstanding international cast, including Paz Vega,
Mohammed Bakri, Tcheky Karyo and Arsinee Khanjian, the film helps the
viewer understand the struggles and devastation that the Armenians
endured from Turkish authorities during the genocide.

Following the movie, Arslan addressed the crowd, during which attendees
thanked her for all that she had done to raise awareness on this
issue. On tour in America to promote her novel, which has recently
been released in paperback, Arslan has traveled throughout the world
speaking to hundreds of thousands about the story of her family. "I am
very excited about being in America. The warm welcome from the various
audiences I have spoken to, both Armenian and non-Armenian, has been
wonderful. I hope the novel and the movie can play a role in connecting
not only the Armenian communities throughout the Diaspora, but also
in connecting Armenians to those who do not have any connection to
the Armenian people at all. My family's story is really the story of
all those who struggled - and continue to struggle - for survival,
for life, during and after a genocide."

Siobhan Nash-Marshall, Professor of Philosophy at Manhattanville
College in New York City and close friend of Arslan, made a
powerful closing statement at the event, "Without truth, there is
no peace." Marshall, who hosted a book reading of Skylark Farm at
Manhattanville College earlier this month, has been instrumental in
pursuing the advancement of this issue through education.

http://www.armradio.am/news/?part=soc&id=12459

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SCREAMERS 'ON TOUR' 2006-08


March 7, 2008, University of California, Berkeley
"Screamers" screening and discussion with Carla

February 19, 2008 DVD Release, Sony BMG

February 13, 2008, California State University, Long Beach
The President's Forum on International Human Rights: Modern Genocides and Global Responsibility, "Screamers" screening and discussion with Carla

January 20, 2008, New York City
Hrant Dink memorial service, screening of Dink interview, St. Vartan’s Cathedral

November 22-29 2007 Australian Release
Carla in Sydney and Melbourne to screen “Screamers”

November 15, 2007 Los Angeles Harbor College
“Screamers” screening and discussion with Carla

November 4, 2007, AFFMA Film Festival, Hollywood
Carla accepts the Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award on behalf of “Screamers” at the Sheraton Hotel, Universal City

October 27, 2007, Fordham University, New York
Carla delivers speech on Pontifical visit of Karekin II to the U.S.

October 28, 2007, Washington DC
Third Congressional Screening of “Screamers” for Congressmen

October 22, 2007, Sao Paulo, Brazil
“Screamers” in official selection of Sao Paulo Mostra Festival. Finalist for Audience Award.

October 18-22, Prague, Czech Republic
“Screamers” in MOFFOM (Music on Film-Film on Music) Film Festival

October 11, 2007, New York
Serj on CBS Morning Show, “Screamers” featured, on occasion of Sub Committee vote

October 15, 2007, European Parliament, Brussels
“Screamers” was shown in the European Parliament in a special tribute to Hrant Dink, who was murdered after the film was released. Dink was being prosecuted under Article 301, which prohibits discussion of the Armenan Genocide in Turkey. Carla met Charles Tannock MEP, who was a contributor in the film. After the screening, the European Commission asked Turkey to drop Article 301 as a condition of membership in the European Community.

October 12-18, Ghent, Netherlands
Flanders International Film Festival, “Screamers” screens October 12 and 17

October 12, 2007, Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw International Film Festival, “Screamers” official selection

October 11, 2007, Cincinnati
Carla guest speaker at University of Cincinnati screening of “Screamers”. Introduced by Dr. Mitchell Livingston, UC Vice-President. The “Dream for Darfur” torch arrived at University of Cincinnati’s Sigma Sigma Commons. “Dream for Darfur is calling for China to pressure the Sudanese government to end Darfur’s genocide.

Participants included Nick Clooney, renowned journalist and Darfur advocate; Henry Fenichel, Holocaust survivor, Dr. Mitchell Livingston, UC Vice-President; Leah Peelman, winner of the 2007 Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon; Mary Wineburg, 400 meter runner-in-training for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games; Billy Hatcher, Cincinnati Reds first-base coach and member of the Reds’ 1990 World Series team; Rabbi Ingber of the Cincinnati Imwise Temple; Father Hert of UC; Zeinab Schwen, president of the Cincinnati Council on American-Islamic Relations; Tony Schrietz, co-chair of Greater Cincinnati Advocates for Darfur, representing the Archdiocese of Cincinnati; and Homa Yavar, co-chair of GCAFD, representing Muslim Mothers Against Violence and the Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati.

October 10, 2007, Cincinnati, Freedom Center Underground Railway Museum
“Screamers” Benefit Screening for “Not On Our Watch”, Nick Clooney special guest

September 27, 2007, Reykavik, Iceland
Reykavik Film Festival, “Screamers” official selection

September 27, 2007, Hamburg, Germany
Hamburg International Film Festival, “Screamers” official selection, Carla does Q & A

September 22, 2007, Geneva, Switzerland
“Screamers” screening to UN representatives and members of community

September 19, 2007, Bern, Switzerland
“Screamers” extraordinarg screening to Swiss Parliamentarians
The screening, at the Kino im Kunstmuseum of Bern, was held one month before Switzerland’s federal elections to elect a new parliament, where Switzerland’s current anti-racist law, which makes Genocide denial illegal, is being attacked by the SVP (Swiss People’s Party). The screening was attended by prominent representatives from the Swiss Parliament, representing the entire spectrum of Swiss politics, including Chaira Simoneschi-Cortesi, deputy speaker of the National Council, Andreas Haemmerle, Vice President of the Socialist Party, Dominique de Buman, Vice President of the Christian Democratic Party, and Ueli Leuenberger, Vice President of the Ecological Party (Green Party). Mr. Leuenberger introduced the event, underlining the importance for civil society to have an anti-racist law. Twenty MP’s viewed the film and contributed to the panel discussion afterwards with director, Carla Garapedian, along with members of the Swiss media.

September 9, 2007, Los Angeles
University of Southern California (USC) Norris Auditorium “Screamers” screening and panel discussion, sponsored by Center for Religion and Civic Culture, the Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education, the School of Cinematic Arts, the Institute of Armenian Studies, the Peace and Conflict Studies Program, and the School of International Relations. The screening is an affiliated event of Visions and Voices: the Arts and Humanities Initiative. Panel discussion with Carla Garapedian, “Screamers” Director; Michael Renov, Associate Dean, School of Cinematic Arts; Douglas Greenberg, Exec. Director, Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education; Bill Yahraus, “Screamers” Film Editor and Senior Lecture, School for Cinematic Arts; Donald Miller, Exec. Director, Center for Religion and Civic Culture.

July 13-5 August, 2007, Johannesburg and Cape Town , South Africa
Encounters Documentary Film Festival. “Screamers” official selection. Carla attends screenings in Johannesburg and Cape Town, local press and radio.

July 22, 2007, Beirut
Carla meets His Holiness Aram 1 at the headquarters of the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia in Antelias, Lebanon.

July 21, 2007, Theatrical Release, Beirut
“Screamers” theatrical release, Empire theatres
“Screamers” hits the movie screens in the Middle East, to a packed crowd at the Empire Theater in Beirut, with local dignitaries, fans and members of the public. Carla gave interviews to various members of press, TV and radio.

July 10-15 2007, Yerevan, Armenia
Golden Apricot Film Festival, Screamers wins the “Golden Apricot” for Armenian Panorama and Ecumenical Jury Award

June 8-11, 2007, Theatrical Release, Toronto, Canada
“North by Northwest” Festival, Screamers Screenings at the Royal Theater, Toronto.

June, 2007, Vancouver, Canada
Special Screening of “Screamers” in local arts theatre

June, 2007, Providence, Rhode Island
Special Screening of “Screamers” in local arts theater

May 29, 2007, Glendale, California
Carla speaks at CASP awards night

May 22, 2007 Cannes, France
Press reception, Majestic Hotel

May 21, 2007, Cannes, France
Cannes Film Festival special screening, Olympia Theater
“Screamers” at the 60th Anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, with a special screening at the Olympia Theater in Cannes, attended by press, distributors and film festival participants.

May 5, 2007, Glendale, California
Carla speaks at AIWA symposium, “Leading Women - Women Leading
Renaissance Banquet Hall

April 27, 2007, Detroit, Michigan
Screamers theatrical release in Detroit

April 29, Los Angeles
Screening, The Knitting Factory, Hollywood

April 27-29, Coachella Music Festival
“Screamers” featured on Axis of Justice stand

April 27, Marseilles, France
“Screamers” screening
Cinema Les Varietes, 37, rue Vincent Scotto, 13001 Marseilles

April 24, 2007 London, UK
Screening at British Parliament, sponsored by the Genocide Prevention Committee
On April 24th which commemorates the beginning of the Armenian Genocide, “Screamers” was officially screened in the British Parliament by the Genocide Prevention Committee, chaired by John Berkow, MP. The Honorable Member made the following statement:
“Timed to coincide with the 92nd anniversary of the horrific Armenian genocide, this harrowing film is the most powerful reminder that the evil of genocide is sadly not a thing of the past but has remained a recurrent feature in our world to the present day, from Armenia to the Holocaust, from Srebrenica to Rwanda, and now to Darfur. Bestial slaughter of whole peoples continues to blight humanity, shaming and diminishing us all. By pitching the film to young people who often will know nothing of earlier horrors, Carla is encouraging a new generation to treat the business of murder as their business to stop, through campaigning, protest and pressure.” John Berkow, MP

April 24 2007, Los Angeles
Commemorative march, Hollywood
Screening at Barnsdell Park Theater

April 24, 2007, Los Angeles
Axis of Justice Radio Show on Genocide,
Hosted by Serj Tankian, Carla guest

April 24, 2007 Paris
March and Screening
Publicis Cinema/129 avenue des Champs Elysee

April 23, 2007 Paris, France
Notre Dame Cathedral
“Screamers” outdoor screening against cathedral

April 23, 2007, Yerevan, Armenia
Carla speaks at rally and march to Commemoration monument

April 17, 2007, Theatrical Release, Yerevan, Armenia
Screamers theatrical release, Moskva Kino theatre

April 15, 2007, Yerevan, Armenia
Naragatsi Art Institute screening, for press and public
Hosted by Nareg Hartounian

April 15, 2007, Syracuse, New York
Official selection, Syracuse International Film Festival
Screamers screening
Producer Peter McAlevey on Special Symposium, Representing Youth in Cinema

March 30, 2007, NYU, Greenwich Village, NY
“One Week for Darfur” screening with STANDNOW

March 30, 2007, Claremont McKenna College, California
Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights
Screening and Discussion, hosted by Professor Jonathan Petropoulos

March 24, 2007, Dallas, Texas
Official Selection, AFI Dallas Film Festival
“Screamers” screenings
Carla speaks at Documentary Director’s Symposium
Nasher Sculpture Center, March 22

March 23-24, 2007, Montreal Human Rights Film Festival, Canada
Screamers wins the Public Award. See press review in The Montreal Gazette.

March 14, 2007, London, UK
Premiere, Renoir Cinema, Bloomsbury
With Special Guest Elton John
Sir Elton John was the special guest at the “Screamers” London Premiere at the Renoir Cinema in Bloomsbury. Other guests included contributors to Vanity Fair and The Independent, Mr. David Furnish, Tim Jeffries, representatives of the Aegis Trust, London School of Economics and Political Science, the Royal Institute of International Affairs and survivors from Darfur, including Israel Jarbo.

March 2, 2007, Notre Dame University
Browning Cinema Screening
Part of “Genocide Films Series: On Our Watch?”
Sponsored by the Notre Dame Holocaust Project, the Nanovic Institute for Europen Studies, the Center for Social Concerns and the DeBartolo Arts Center.

February 12, 2007, Carla on Fox News, Boston
"Screamers" follows the rock band System of a Down as they toured Europe and the US pointing out the horrors of modern genocide that began in Armenia in 1915 and is still going on today in places like Darfur. The members of the band are all grandchildren of genocide survivors. FOX25's VB discussed the film with director Carla Garapedian.

February 11, Cambridge, Massachusetts
ADAA/Techfusion Party and Q&A with Director

February 9, Theatrical Release, Chicago
theatrical release

February 9, Theatrical Release, Boston and Worcester
Premiere, theatrical release

February 5, 2007 Cambridge, Massachusetts
Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government
Starr Auditorium, Screening for Carr Center for Human Rights. Discussion with
Samantha Power, Anna Lindh Professor of Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy and Director, Carla Garapedian.

January 26, 2007 Theatrical Release, Washington DC
Washington DC theatrical premiere, with coverage in the Washington Post and The Hill and various news outlets (see press).

January 26, 2007 Theatrical Release, New York City
New York City theatrical premiere, Times Square, Empire theatre

January 25, 2007 New York City
Premiere reception, The Core Club

January 22, 2007 Encino, California
Temple Beth Shalom screening of “Screamers”, Shavo Odadjian special guest.
Hosted by Rabbi Ed Feinstein and Rabbi Harold Schulweis of xxxish Worldwatch, with a panel discussion including Harout Sassounian, editor of the California Courier and Carla Garapedian. Press coverage in the Daily News and Fox 11 TV.

January 20, 2007 Fresno
California State University, Armenian Studies Program with special guests Taner Ackam and Carla Garapedian January 19, 2007 Theatrical release, Fresno, California
theatrical release, local press coverage

January 19, 2007 – Hrant Dink assassinated in Istanbul, with vigils held around the world
Press conference, Hollywood, CA, Carla with community members

January 17, 2007 Washington DC
Capitol Hill screening, U.S. Congress
Sponsored by Congressmen Adam Schiff and Congressman Frank Pallone, Save Darfur, the ANCA Endowment Fund and the Raffy Manoukian Charity.
“Screamers” made its first full-length appearance on Capitol Hill in the Mumford Room of the Library of Congress, with members of Congress, staffers, think-tank guests and members of the Press. The panel discussion was chaired by Constitutional law expert Professor Paul Rothstein, of Northwestern University.

December 8, 2006 Theatrical Release, Los Angeles/Orange County
Los Angeles, theatrical release: Mann Theaters in Glendale, Hollywood, Santa Monica, Orange County and the Laemmle Theater in Encino.

November 2, 2006, Hollywood, California
PREMIERE, Arc Light Cinema, AFI FILM FESTIVAL
“Screamers” wins the ‘Audience Award’
“System of a Down” – their families, production-tour team and music management -- were our special guests at the “Screamers” premiere at the Audi Pavilion reception at the Arc Light Cinema in Hollywood. Other special guests included contributors Hrant Dink and Vartkes Yeghiayan, and humanitarian activist Bianca Jagger. The event was sponsored by The Raffy Manoukian Charity, Save Darfur and the Armenian National Committee of America.
Press Conference with John Dolmayan and Serj Tankian at AFM, Santa Monica, hosted by Save Darfur and the Armenian National Committee of America.

http://www.screamersmovie.com/tour.html

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Cyprus

APRIL 24 IN CYPRUS

Gibrahayer
April 5, 2008

Gibrahayer April 5 - Nicosia - Like every year after their arrival
in Cyprus as Genocide survivors, the Armenian community of Cyprus
is preparing to commemorate the reason why they ended up in Cyprus
almost 90 years ago.

The highlight of the series of events in the capital - under the
auspices of the President of the House of Representatives Marios
Garoyian - is the political meeting featuring PASOK MP and former
Defence minister Akis Tzokatsopoulos on Wednesday April 23. The
following day on Thursday 24 April, the community will march along
Armenia street, leading up to the Genocide Memorial where a Vigil
will be held, while the Armenian youth will set up a big screen
on Eleftheria Square and will distribute informative leaflets to
passers-by.

On Thursday 17 April at 4:00 pm, during the session of the
Cyprus Parliament, commemorating the Armenian Genocide, Armenian
representative in the Cyprus Parliament Vartkes Mahdessian will address
the House. The entrance to the public during the commemoration is
open to all community members.

Please read the Gibrahayer Calendar for the complete series of events.

http://www.gibrahayer.com/

GREEK FORMER MINISTER OF DEFENCE AKIS TSOKHADZOPOULOS, TO ADDRESS APRIL 24 COMMEMORATION IN CYPRUS

Gibrahayer
21 April, 2008
Nicosia

Wednesday 23 April at 8:00 pm - Former Defence Minister of Greece and
PASOK MP Akis Tsokhadzopoulos is the main speaker of the Commemoration
of The Armenian Genocide in PASYDY. The event is under the high
auspices of The President of The House of Representatives Marios
Garoyian.

Buses will leave from the Armenian Churches of Limassol and Larnaca
at 6:00 pm and bring community members to the political gathering.

Thursday 24 April - The Armenian Cypriot youth will distribute leaflets
at Eleftherias Square, where information about the Armenian Genocide
will be projected on a big screen.

Thursday 24 April at 5:00 pm - Holy Liturgy at Sourp Asdvadzadzin
Church in Nicosia.

Thursday 24 April at 6:30 pm - March along Armenia street ending at
Genocide Memorial Thursday 24 April at 7:00 pm - Memorial and Vigil
at the Genocide Memorial.

Sunday, May 4 at 5:00pm - Armenian Evangelical Church Service
Bashdamounk - Hantisoutioun, to Commemorate the victims of the
Armenian Genocide, in the Greek Evangelical Church, 20 Gladstonos -
street in Nicosia. Guest speaker: Rev. Dr. Manuel Jinbashian.

http://groong.usc.edu/news/msg229675.html

ARMENIAN COMMUNITY IN CYPRUS URGES TURKEY TO ACKNOWLEDGE GENOCIDE

PanARMENIAN.Net
25.04.2008 17:14 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Armenian community in Cyprus yesterday marked
the 93rd anniversary of the 1915 Armenian Genocide, with a call to
Ankara to recognize its historical crimes.

The anniversary was marked by a series of events under the auspices
of House of Representatives President Marios Karoyan.

Yesterday's event involved a service at the Armenian Church, and a
march in Nicosia.

Vartkes Mahdessian, Armenian Representative at the House, said that
the message the Armenian people wanted to send was one of continuous
struggle to internationalize and resolve the Armenian question,
and also to receive acknowledgement and condemnation of the genocide.

"Armenians will continue their struggle until the final justification,
a duty owed to the victims of the genocide," Mahdessian said. "It
is time that the political leadership of Turkey found the courage
to recognize the crimes the previous Turkish governments committed,
justifying the victims of not only the Armenian genocide but of the
Greeks, Cypriots, Kurds, Arabs, Pontic Greeks and other peoples,
in the hope that it will at some point join the European Union."

Karoyan, in an official statement, reiterated the support of the
House to the demand of the Armenian people for the recognition of
the genocide.

He called on Turkey to recognize and admit its crime and to apologize
to the Armenian people and humanity as a whole.

"We do not beg, we do not implore. We demand justice from the
contemporary democratic humanity, the entire international community,
all the nations and all the peoples. Nothing more, nothing less,"
he said, Cyprus Mail reports.

http://www.panarmenian.net/news/eng/?nid=25903

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Canada

Armenian National Committee of Canada
Comité National Arménien du Canada
130 Albert St., Suite/Bureau 1007
Ottawa, ON
KIP 5G4
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PRESS RELEASE

April 14, 2008
Contact: Roupen Kouyoumjian

Ottawa - The Canadian-Armenian community and Armenians around the world will
soon commemorate 93rd Anniversary of the death of 1.5 million Armenians
exterminated during the first genocide of the 20th century by Ottoman
Turkey.

In Canada, The various commemoration events will culminate on Parliament
Hill on April 24. Religious leaders, representatives of other community
organizations, political representatives, and representatives of other
genocide victim nations will attend the commemoration ceremony in Ottawa.

Several speakers will address the gathering and a ceremony dedicated to the
disappeared will take place near the Eternal Flame.

List of Various Commemoration Events:




Montreal
What: Genocide Commemoration
When: Sunday April 20, 2008 - 7:00 pm

Where: Armenian Community Centre, 3401 Olivar Asselin, Montreal
Keynote Speaker: Aram Hamparian
Contact: Vicken Affarian
Tel: (514) 942 2717



Cambridge
What: Genocide Commemoration
When: Sunday April 20, 2008 - 2:30 pm
Where: ACC Cambridge, 15 International Village Drive, Cambridge Ontario
Keynote Speaker: Professor Kaprielian - Churchill
Contact: Mr. Jack Assadourian
Tel: 519-748-7817



Toronto
What: Genocide Commemoration
When: Sunday April 20th, 2008 - 2:00 pm
Where: Armenian Youth Centre, 50 Hallcrown Place Toronto, Ontario

Keynote speaker: George Shirinian
Contact: Mr. Khachig Karchafjian
Tel: 416 491 2900 option 1

What: Toronto Armenian Youth Candle light vigil
When: Friday April 25th, 2008 - 7:00 pm
Where: Queens Park, Toronto, Ontario
Contact: Ara Hasserjian
Tel: 416.491.2900, option 1



What: Inter-communal Requiem
When: Thursday April 24th, 2008 - 8:00 PM
Where: Armenian Evangelical Church of Toronto - 2600 14th Avenue, Markham,
Ontario.
Keynote speaker: Rev. Vahan Toutikian
Contact: Mr. Hagop Janbazian
Tel: 416 - 885-1430



St. Catharines
What: Genocide Commemoration
When: Sunday April 20th, 2008 - 4:00 PM
Where: ACC St. Catharines, 156 Martindale Road, St.
Keynote speaker: Mr. Ara Hasserjian
Contact: Mr. Setrak Khatcherian
Tel: 905-941-8991


Ottawa
What: Commemoration in front of the House of Commons

When: Thursday April 24th, 2008 - 1:00 pm

Where: Centre Block, Parliament Hill.

Keynote Speaker: Ken Hachikian

Contact: Mr. Aris Babikian
Tel: 613.235.2622


Who: Armenian Cultural Foundation of Ottawa

What: Commemorate

When: Sunday April 27th, 2008 - 11:00 a.m.

Where: 181 Donald street (Ararat Armenian School)

Keynote Speaker: Mr. Aris Babikian

Contact: Varouj Boyadjian

Tel: 613-237-7025




Vancouver
What: Genocide Commemoration
When: Saturday April 26th 2008 - 8:00 PM
Where: ACC Vancouver. 13780 Westminster HWY, Richmond, BC

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Girair Basmadjian
Contact: Jack Der Hagopian - Tel: (604) 617-6866

Vahe Andonian - Tel: (604) 240 5490




Hamilton
What: Genocide Commemoration
When: Sunday April 27th 2008 - 2:30 PM
Where: ACC Hamilton. 191 Barton St. Hamilton, Ontario
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Chris Haroutyounian
Contact: Mr. Hagop Apkarian
Tel: 905-304-4908

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Ms. Marianne Davitjan
April 18, 2008
Tel: (416) 505 3181
Armenian National Committee Toronto

Armenian Community of Toronto Commemorates 93rd Anniversary of
Armenian Genocide

Toronto, Ontario - The Canadian-Armenian Community of Toronto will
be commemorating the 93rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of
1915. Over 1.5 million Armenians perished in a systematic effort by
the Turkish government of the Ottoman Empire to eliminate the
indigenous Armenian population living peacefully on its historic
homelands. It was the Armenian Genocide which introduced the spectre
of holocaust to the 20th Century; a crime that has since been
duplicated in various forms in Nazi Germany, Rwanda and Darfur .

Date: Sunday, April 20, 2008

Time: 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Location: Armenian Youth Centre, 50 Hallcrown Place , Willowdale
(major intersection Victoria Park Ave. and Highway 401)

Members of all levels of Canadian government and major political
parties will be participating.

It is expected that 800 members of the Canadian-Armenian Community of
Toronto will attend.

For further information on the Armenian Genocide, please see the
Armenian National Committee of Canada website at
http://www.anccanada.org.

The Armenian National Committee of Toronto is a chapter of the
Armenian National Committee of Canada, a grassroots organization that
was founded in 1965 to address the concerns of the Canadian Armenian
community on a broad range of issues.

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