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    System Of A Down To Launch Three-day Washington, Dc

    Armenian National Committee of America
    1711 N Street NW
    Washington, DC 20036
    Tel: (202) 775-1918
    Fax: (202) 775-5648
    E-mail: [email protected]
    Internet: www.anca.org

    PRESS RELEASE

    April 4, 2006
    Contact: Elizabeth S. Chouldjian
    Tel: (202) 775-1918

    SYSTEM OF A DOWN TO LAUNCH THREE-DAY WASHINGTON, DC
    CAMPAIGN FOR ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RECOGNITION

    -- Band Members to Join Rally at Turkish Embassy; Screen New
    Genocide Documentary; Meet with Media and Key Congressional
    Officials on Pending Armenian Genocide Legislation

    LOS ANGELES, CA - Serj Tankian and John Dolmayan of the Grammy
    Award-winning band System of a Down will travel to Washington, DC
    on April 24th for a three-day campaign to urge Speaker of the House
    Dennis Hastert and other Congressional leaders to end their
    complicity in Turkey's ongoing denial of the Armenian Genocide.

    On the evening of Monday, April 24th - starting at 5:00pm - the
    multi-Platinum-selling group members will join with the Armenian
    National Committee of America and Armenian Youth Federation in
    leading a grassroots demonstration outside the gates of the Turkish
    Embassy at 2525 Massachusetts Ave, in Northwest Washington, DC.
    The Turkish government, through its Embassy in Washington, spends
    millions of dollars each year to bully, threaten, and blackmail the
    U.S. government not to recognize the Armenian Genocide.

    The band members will devote Tuesday, April 25th to providing
    interviews to the political media in Washington, and, in the
    evening, hosting a Congressional screening of "Screamers," a new
    documentary by filmmaker Carla Garapedian about the band's
    worldwide campaign for Armenian Genocide recognition.

    On Wednesday April 26th, System will meet with key Members of
    Congress to urge them to allow a vote on legislation recognizing
    the Armenian Genocide, and - at 5:30pm - will participate in the
    annual Capitol Hill commemoration of the Armenian Genocide. This
    event, now in its 11th year, is regularly attended by over 30
    Members of Congress, diplomats, ethnic community leaders, human
    rights activists, genocide prevention advocates, and Armenian
    Americans from across the country.

    Beginning on April 24, 1915, the Ottoman Turkish government began a
    centrally planned and systematically executed campaign to
    annihilate the Armenian people from their ancient homeland. By
    1923 over 1.5 million Armenians were killed and hundreds of
    thousands deported, in what constituted the first genocide of the
    20th century. Congressional legislation recognizing this crime
    (H.Res.316 / H.Con.Res.195 / S.Res.320) has broad bipartisan
    support, but has been blocked from coming to a vote by
    Congressional leaders, despite the fact that, five years ago, U.S.
    House Speaker Dennis Hastert promised to allow Members to vote on
    this human rights measure.

    In September of last year, Serj Tankian and John Dolmayan from the
    band traveled to the Speaker's hometown of Batavia, Illinois to
    lead a rally urging him to allow a vote on the Armenian Genocide
    legislation. During the rally, Tankian delivered a personal and
    powerfully worded message calling on the Speaker to do the right
    thing, and stressing that "historical truths should never be denied
    in a democracy - especially one with such a proud heritage of
    freedom."

    Speaker Hastert has it in his power to accomplish one of System's
    goals - official U.S. recognition of Turkey's destruction of 1.5
    million Armenians between 1915 and 1923. By allowing Congress to
    vote on this legislation, Speaker Hastert can end U.S. denial of
    this crime and open the doors to justice - to the restoration,
    reparation, and restitution owed to the victims of genocide. By
    continuing to block a vote on this legislation, Hastert effectively
    joins in the denial of this crime against humanity, and the denial
    of justice to an entire nation.

    The members of System of a Down, Serj Tankian, Daron Malakian, John
    Dolmayan and Shavo Odadjian, who are of Armenian descent, all
    personally lost family members and family history to the Armenian
    Genocide. "Because so much of my family history was lost in the
    Armenian Genocide," said Malakian, "my grandfather, who was very
    young at the time, doesn't know his true age. How many people can
    say they don't know how old they are?" Tankian, Dolmayan and
    Odadjian all identify their grandparents' memories as the only
    links they have to their respective family heritages, as most of
    their families were obliterated during the Armenian Genocide.

    "It's important for people to be aware of the Armenian Genocide,"
    explained Tankian, "and that those actions continue to be covered
    up by the Turkish government, the U.S. State Department, Turkey's
    allies in the defense and oil industries, and by our present U.S.
    Administration. Had the Armenian Genocide been acknowledged as a
    Crime Against Humanity as it was, Hitler might not have thought he
    could get away with the Jewish Holocaust. History does and will
    repeat itself, unless we stop that cycle."
    "All truth passes through three stages:
    First, it is ridiculed;
    Second, it is violently opposed; and
    Third, it is accepted as self-evident."

    Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)
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    Anyone know why the System of A down concert on April 24 in LA was cancelled?

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      Originally posted by peter
      Anyone know why the System of A down concert on April 24 in LA was cancelled?
      hm...read above...

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        Serj Tankian and John Dolmayan Meet Speaker Hastert

        Armenian National Committee of America
        1711 N Street NW
        Washington, DC 20036
        Tel: (202) 775-1918
        Fax: (202) 775-5648
        E-mail: [email protected]
        Internet: www.anca.org

        PRESS RELEASE

        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
        May 4, 2006
        Contact: Elizabeth S. Chouldjian
        Tel: (202) 775-1918

        SYSTEM OF A DOWN PRESS FOR ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RECOGNITION
        DURING THREE-DAY WASHINGTON, DC ADVOCACY TOUR

        -- Serj Tankian and John Dolmayan Meet Speaker Hastert; Visit
        with Members of Congress; Hold Media Interviews; Host Screening
        of New Genocide Documentary; and Join Rally at Turkish Embassy

        WASHINGTON, DC - Serj Tankian and John Dolmayan of the Grammy
        Award-winning band System of a Down raised awareness, garnered
        national press attention on the Armenian Genocide and pressed
        legislators for action on legislation condemning this crime during
        their three-day advocacy tour of the nation's capital, reported the
        Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

        Among the highlights of the visit were the following:

        * An unscheduled meeting with Speaker Dennis Hastert, during which
        Serj reminded the Speaker about the band's past attempts to arrange
        a meeting to discuss the Armenian Genocide, briefed him about their
        ongoing positive meetings with legislators, and pointed out that
        the fate of Armenian Genocide legislation rested in the Speaker's
        hands. The Speaker noted that he hadn't looked at the band's
        letter yet, but promised to read it.

        * A series of strategy meetings with legislators on both the House
        and Senate sides of the Capitol. Among those they met with
        concerning the adoption of Armenian Genocide legislation were Chief
        Deputy Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA), Senator Wayne Allard (R-CO);
        Congressmen George Radanovich (R-CA) and Adam Schiff (D-CA), the
        lead authors of Armenian Genocide legislation before the U.S.
        House; Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ), the Co-Chairman of the
        Congressional Armenian Caucus, and; Representatives Thaddeus
        McCotter (R-MI) and Devin Nunes (R-CA).

        * The opportunity to meet dozens of legislators, including House
        Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier (R-CA), at the ANCA's annual
        Armenian Genocide observance on Capitol Hill on April 26th. This
        remembrance, which drew 40 Senators and Representatives, featured
        the presentation of the ANCA's 'Voice of Justice' Award to System
        of a Down. The band members were joined at this event by David
        Alpay, the star of Atom Egoyan's groundbreaking film on the
        Armenian Genocide, "Ararat."

        * The first-ever screening, on April 25th, of excerpts from
        "Screamers," a powerful and innovative new film by Carla Garapedian
        about the band's efforts to secure justice for the Armenian
        Genocide. The film, which was enthusiastically received by the
        Capitol Hill audience, was followed by an extensive question and
        answer session.

        * A series of media interviews, including an April 25th hour-long
        on-air discussion about the Armenian Genocide on DC-101's "Elliot
        in the Morning" show, Washington, DC's leading morning radio
        program.

        * Stories about their advocacy tour appeared in influential
        publications across Capitol Hill and around the country, including
        the Los Angeles Times and the Gannett News Service. Congressional
        Quarterly, the highly regarded weekly publication, ran a story
        quoting Serj Tankian stressing that, "for the government to still
        deny this historical truth is an absolute travesty." The Hill, an
        influential Congressional publication, quoted John Dolmayan as
        saying that he would continue his work until Congress recognizes
        the genocide: "Even a blade of grass can break through concrete,
        and I'd rather be the grass than the concrete."

        * Serj and John both took part in an April 24th anti-denial rally
        outside the Turkish Embassy organized by the ANCA and Armenian
        Youth Federation. Prominent among the more than 1,000 participants
        in the rally was Alecko Eskandarian, star forward of the DC United
        soccer team.

        =============================
        Meeting with Speaker Hastert
        =============================

        The unplanned meeting with the Speaker came on the heels of more
        than seven months of efforts by System of Down to schedule a
        meeting with him to discuss Congressional recognition of the
        Armenian Genocide. Last September, Serj and John traveled
        personally to the Speaker's district office in Batavia, Illinois,
        along with hundreds of their fans, to deliver a letter requesting a
        meeting about allowing a vote on Armenian Genocide legislation that
        had recently been overwhelmingly approved by the House
        International Relations Committee.

        Despite these repeated efforts over the course of more than half a
        year, the Speaker's office has not scheduled a meeting with System,
        nor has he responded positively to a series of meeting requests
        from the leadership of the Armenian American community. During
        this time period, however, Foreign Agent Registration Act filings
        at the Justice Department reveal that the Speaker has met
        personally with senior Turkish officials and their lobbyist Bob
        Livingston, who is paid close to $2 million a year to oppose
        American reaffirmation of the Armenian Genocide.

        Over 15,000 individual ANCA WebFaxes have been sent from across the
        United States urging the Speaker to allow a vote on the Armenian
        Genocide Resolution.

        ===================
        System of a Down
        ===================

        The members of System of a Down, Serj Tankian, Daron Malakian, John
        Dolmayan and Shavo Odadjian, who are of Armenian descent, all
        personally lost family members and family history to the Armenian
        Genocide. "Because so much of my family history was lost in the
        Armenian Genocide," said Malakian, "my grandfather, who was very
        young at the time, doesn't know his true age. How many people can
        say they don't know how old they are?" Tankian, Dolmayan and
        Odadjian all identify their grandparents' memories as the only
        links they have to their respective family heritages, as most of
        their families were obliterated during the Armenian Genocide.

        Having won a Grammy Award this year, debuted two #1 Billboard
        albums in 2005, and having sold over 16 million records around the
        world, System of A Down has a tremendous nationwide following and
        loyal fan base, who have heeded their call to action on social
        justice issues, including support of legislation recognizing the
        Armenian Genocide. The band's efforts have gained national press
        attention in hundreds of articles appearing in the New York Times,
        Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Newsweek, MTV,
        BBC, VH1, ABC, FOX, WB, and Rolling Stone.
        "All truth passes through three stages:
        First, it is ridiculed;
        Second, it is violently opposed; and
        Third, it is accepted as self-evident."

        Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)

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