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SYSTEM OF A DOWN URGES FANS TO WORK FOR ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION ADOPTION
YEREVAN, September 5. /ARKA/. System of a Down, a well-known American rock band made up of Armenian musicians, continues its campaign aimed at Armenian Genocide fact recognition by the U.S. Congress, Washington Office of Armenian National Committee of America reports. At the concerts staged this summer, the musicians urged their fans to work for the resolution adoption. At their invitation, ANCA, Amnesty International and Axis of Justice are distributing files among their concerts, collecting signatures and organizing discussions over Turkey's policy of denying the fact of the Genocide.
This work is already carried out in San-Diego, Miami, Atlanta, Houston and Philadelphia by ANCA in association with Dashnaktsutyun party.
ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian said "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".
In May 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 24 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.
YEREVAN, September 5. /ARKA/. System of a Down, a well-known American rock band made up of Armenian musicians, continues its campaign aimed at Armenian Genocide fact recognition by the U.S. Congress, Washington Office of Armenian National Committee of America reports. At the concerts staged this summer, the musicians urged their fans to work for the resolution adoption. At their invitation, ANCA, Amnesty International and Axis of Justice are distributing files among their concerts, collecting signatures and organizing discussions over Turkey's policy of denying the fact of the Genocide.
This work is already carried out in San-Diego, Miami, Atlanta, Houston and Philadelphia by ANCA in association with Dashnaktsutyun party.
ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian said "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".
In May 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 24 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.