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COLORADO LEGISLATORS PASSED RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING FACT OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN OTTOMAN TURKEY
12.04.2002

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Yesterday the House of Representatives and the Senate of Colorado US state passed a joint resolution on recognition of the Armenian genocide in Ottoman Turkey. The document says that the events in 1915 were the first genocide in the 20-th century and took 1.5 million lives. In the course of the discussions around passing the resolution, passages from the book of memorials on the Armenian genocide written by Henry Morgenthau, who was US ambassador to Turkey at the time, were read.

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COLORADO LEGISLATURE DESIGNATES APRIL 24 AS "COLORADO DAY OF REMEMBRANCE OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE"

APRIL 13. On April 11, the 63rd General Assembly of the State of Colorado unanimously passed a joint resolution commemorating April 24 as the "Colorado Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide. " Democrat State Senator Stephanie Takis said "Only through awareness can we ensure that such a tragedy will never happen again." Concurrent with the passing of the joint resolution, yesterday Governor Bill Owens signed a proclamation proclaiming April 24, 2002 as the "Armenian Genocide Day of Remembrance. " "The Armenian Genocide is a tragic example of what fear and intolerance of others can lead to," President of The Armenians of Colorado Kim Christianian said. The Armenians of Colorado, Inc (AOC) was established in June 1980 as a non-profit, cultural organization. Its purpose is to create a cohesive Armenian community and to further the understanding of Armenian history, culture, religion. language, customs and heritage. AOC actively supports the activities of the Armenian American community in Colorado and represents the interests of over 1,000 Colorado Armenian residents

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no wonder i love Colorado Soo much

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Colorado House Passes Bill on Holocaust, Armenian Genocide Education

June 5, 2020

 

Colorado House of Representatives passed a bill mandating Armenian Genocide and Holocaust education in the state’s public schools

The Colorado House of Representatives on Thursday unanimously passed House Bill 1336 – Holocaust and Genocide Studies in Public Schools – which requires Holocaust and Armenian Genocide education as a condition for High School graduation in Colorado, the Armenian National Committee of America Colorado reported.

The ANCA Colorado thanked the original sponsors, Representative Dafna Michaelson Jenet, Representative Emily Sirota, Senator Steve Fenberg, and Senator Dennis Hisey, as well as “honorary Armenian” lawmakers Rep. Daneya Esgar and Senator Dominick Moreno, for championing this bill and making sure that the Armenian community was included in the process from the very beginning.

After the measure passed, Esgar took to Twitter to say that “I had never heard of the Armenian Genocide until I learned about it from an Armenian friend. She [Eds: the friend] didn’t understand why we never talked about the genocide of her people.”

“We must do better. It is critical for us to teach students about these atrocities,” added Esgar.

The Colorado ANCA also expressed special gratitude to its partners, the Coalition against Global Genocide and Jewish Colorado, for working hand in hand with ANCA Colorado to make the cause of genocide education a reality.

“And a huge thank you to all the organizations, in particular Armenian National Committee America – Western Region, Armenians of Colorado and ADL – Anti-Defamation League, for making sure that the State of Colorado has the funds to implement the law,” the ANCA Colorado said in a Facebook post.

The legislation is expected to be discussed and voted on in the Colorado Senate, then it will go to the governor for his signature.

 

 

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