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Kentucky Becomes 41st State To Recognize Armenian GenocideFRANKFORT, KY--The Armenian National Committee of America- Eastern Region Friday welcomed a proclamation issued by Kentucky Governor Steven L. Beshear recognizing the Armenian Genocide. The "Bluegrass State" proclamation brings the number of states to formally recognize the Armenian Genocide to forty-one.

The powerfully worded proclamation designated April 24, 2008, as "Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide" in the state of Kentucky, noting that "recognition of the ninety-third anniversary of this genocide is paramount to guarding against the repetition of future genocides and educating people across the Commonwealth about the atrocities of these horrific events."

"Gov. Beshear's proclamation reflects the growing sentiments of U.S. government officials to speak with moral clarity on the Armenian Genocide," stated ANCA Eastern Region Executive Director Karine Birazian. "The burgeoning Kentucky Armenian community's initiative serves as an inspiration to Armenian American activists across the U.S. to redouble efforts to end Turkey's gag rule on U.S. affirmation of this crime against humanity."

The Armenian National Committee of America is the largest and most influential Armenian American grassroots political organization. Working in coordination with a network of offices, chapters, and supporters throughout the United States and affiliated organizations around the world, the ANCA actively advances the concerns of the Armenian American community on a broad range of issues.

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Which US States haven't recognized it yet ? And why ?

Alabama, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Mississipi, South Dakota, Texas, West Viginia and Wyoming.

 

 

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List Of The States That Have Recognized The Armenian Holocaust

 

 

-Alaska

 

-Arizona

 

-Arkansas

 

-California

 

-Colorado

 

-Connecticut

 

-Delaware

 

-Florida

 

-Georgia

 

-Idaho

 

-Illinois

 

-Lousiana

 

-Maine

 

-Maryland

 

-Massachusetts

 

-Michigan

 

-Minnesota

 

-Missouri

 

-Montana

 

-Nebraska

 

-Nevada

 

-New Hampshire

 

-New Jersey

 

-New Mexico

 

-New York

 

-North Carolina

 

-North Dakota

 

-Ohio

 

-Oklahoma

 

-Oregon

 

-Pennsylvania

 

-Rhode Island

 

-South Carolina

 

-Tennessee

 

-Utah

 

-Vermont

 

-Virginia

 

-Washington

 

-Wisconsin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Is there any Armenian organization that fights for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide in these states (Alabama, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Mississipi, South Dakota, Texas, West Viginia and Wyoming) ??

 

 

Yes, the local ANCA chapters work on such issues. We are very close in one of those states. Texas would be the hardest to do.

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Yes, the local ANCA chapters work on such issues. We are very close in one of those states. Texas would be the hardest to do.

Texas is Bush-land. Need I say more? Maybe! When one does not know how far Baghdad is from Brownsville TX !!!

Among the renegade states we also cited West Virginia. Do you know the senior senile senator from W Va Robert Byrd, yes "bird" as in furkey. Do you know that he was the main filibusterer against Sen. Dole. Did you know that he is the father (father in law) of a furk?

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Arpa jan, that's exactly my point, we need more politicians in Texas, - vorpesi karoghanan qayqayel ayt nahang@... hamarya te bolor naxaganer@ texasits en... Hay diasporan shat tuyle texas, isk furqakan uzhegh... hayer depi texas!!!
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  • 7 years later...

KENTUCKY STATE SENATE WITHDRAWS PRO-AZERBAIJANI RESOLUTION

07/03/16

FRANKFORT, KY - The Armenian National Committee of America Eastern
Region (ANCA-ER) announced today that it successfully defeated Senate
Resolution 168 in Kentucky, which grossly misrepresented the facts of
Artsakh-Azerbaijani conflict. Dozens of Kentucky residents responded
to the ANCA-ER action alert and successfully defeated the measure.

Kentucky joins Idaho, New Hampshire, and other states which have
already rejected similar misleading pro-Baku measures in the recent
past.

"Our experience in Kentucky proved again that the democratic process
works and our state legislators will not tolerate any attempt of
interference and misrepresentation that serve the interests of a
foreign dictator like Ilham Aliyev, who has ruthlessly repressed
his own people and taken an increasingly anti-Western stance,
while continuing aggression against Armenia and Artsakh effectively
endangering fragile peace in the region," said ANCA-ER Communications
and Community Outreach Director Artur Martirosyan. "With our
wide network of local ANCs and advocates, we will continue to work
diligently to ensure the rights of the free people of Nagorno Karabakh
Republic are protected and affirmed by the international community."

S.R. 168, sponsored by Senator Daymon Thayer, was introduced in the
Kentucky Senate on March 1, 2016. Upon learning about the resolution
by local advocates, ANCA-ER immediately mobilized the grassroots and
spoke strongly against the deceptive and dangerous resolution calling
upon the Senate President and Majority Floor Leader to withdraw it.

Earlier today, the Kentucky Senate officially withdrew the measure
from the proceedings of the legislative body and effectively killed
the resolution.

The numerous calls and emails generated by the ANCA-ER and local
residents caused Senators to educate themselves on the realities of the
Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Sumgait and Baku massacres of Armenians,
Azerbaijan's gross human rights track record, Baku's destabilizing
role in the region as well as the rightful aspirations of the people
of Artsakh Republic to live in an independent state free of Azerbaijani
repression.

About ANCA-ER

The Armenian National Committee of America Eastern Region (ANCA-ER)
is the grassroots advocacy organization representing the views and
advancing the policy priorities of Armenian Americans and other friends
of Armenia across the Eastern United States. Working in coordination
with a network of local ANCs, community advocates and local supporters,
the ANCA-ER actively advances the concerns, interests, and priorities
of the Armenian American community on a broad range of issues.

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