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    02.09.2005 14:16

    YEREVAN (YERKIR) - Cutting-edge, multi-platinum band System of a Down continues to deliver its message of justice for the Armenian Genocide, educating fans at its Summer 2005 concert series about this crime against humanity, and urging them to work for the adoption of the Armenian Genocide Resolution, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

    The ANCA, at the invitation of the band, has worked alongside
    Amnesty International and Axis of Justice at activist tables at
    concerts to distribute educational materials, secure signatures on
    petitions, field questions, and promote discussion about the
    Turkish government's ongoing denial of the Armenian Genocide. The
    ANCA, in coordination with its regional offices and with the help
    of the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF), has already worked shows in
    Long Beach, CA; San Diego, CA; Phoenix, AZ; Dallas, TX; San
    Antonio, TX; Houston, TX; Pensacola, FL; Miami, FL; Atlanta, GA;
    Hampton, VA; Baltimore, MD; East Rutherford, NJ; and Philadelphia,
    PA.

    In May of this year, Mezmerize, the first half of the band's two-
    part album Mezmerize/Hypnotize, debuted as the number-one selling
    CD in the United States. On April 24th of this year, System held a
    sold-out "Souls" benefit concert for the ANCA and other groups
    working to prevent genocide and counter genocide denial. The band
    has sold nearly 10 million CDs worldwide. A Google search for
    "System of a Down" returns over 1.6 million hits.

    "We are tremendously encouraged by the overwhelming response to
    System's creative and powerful outreach to their growing fan-base,"
    said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. "The band has
    educated literally millions about the Armenian Genocide, increasing
    awareness of this crime and helping generate the political will we
    will need to defeat Turkey's campaign to deny justice to the
    Armenian people."
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