PROTEST ACTION IN NEW YORK
Support A1+!On April 21 Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), Armenian Charity Foundation and “Vardanants Sisters and Brothers” Organisation initiated a protest action in “Times” Square of New York. Thousands of people participated in the rally.
The protest action was dedicated to the 92th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. It is one of the great events organized by the U.S. Armenian communities to commemorate the victims of the great massacre.
The U.S. senators Charles Shumer, Robert Menendes, members of the Representatives Chamber Frank Palown, Adam Shift and Charoline Malony, John Avans, the U.S. former Ambassador to Armenia, made speeches. They all urged the U.S. Congress to pass a resolution reaffirming the Genocide.
To note, a number of marches and rallies, are scheduled in the U.S. cities on April 24, Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day.
