An Appeal from Andrew Dismore MP‏

General Election will be called soon with the press speculating that this will be on 6 May.

All incumbent MPs who wish to continue in office will have to seek re-election in their constituencies.

One of these MPs is Andrew Dismore who will contest Hendon..

He (alongside other Labour MPs) thinks he has a tough battle ahead, and has asked for assistance to support his campaign.

This call for support has been extended to the Armenian community.

Why should the Armenians respond to this request?

Andrew is the MP whose lobbying resulted eventually in the establishment of the Holocaust Memorial Trust.

We have had our issues with the way this trust conducts its national commemorations.

But Her Majesty's Government that set the policy, not Andrew Dismore.

To my knowledge, Andrew has been attending Commons meetings on the Armenian Genocide since 2007.

He continues to do so and give advice to our activists.

He has secured his second private member's bill to be debated on this subject which unfortunately is likely to be stopped by the general election.

If you want to know how seriously the Turkish government views this initiative, read the material that follows.

We need Andrew in the House of Commons in the hope that he will continue his work for our cause.

Please offer yourself to enhance his chances.

To know what this entails, read the information at the end - and then volunteer.

Latest news on the Bill

This Bill was presented to Parliament on 6 January 2010.

This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.

The Bill is a Private Member's Bill which are often not printed until close to a Second Reading debate.

If the text of the Bill is not available on these pages and you want information about the text, then you would need to speak to the Member sponsoring the Bill.

This Bill will be on the Order Paper for a Second Reading debate on 30 April

Summary of the Bill

A Bill to introduce a national day to learn about and remember the Armenians

British justice minister tells Erdoğan ’genocide’ bill will not pass
ISTANBUL — Daily News with wires
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

British Justice Minister Jack Straw on Tuesday assured Turkey's prime minister
that Parliament would not pass a resolution recognizing the Ottoman-era killings

of Armenians as "genocide," CNNTürk reported.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was in London on an official visit

Tuesday, during which he was scheduled to meet with British Prime Minister

Gordon Brown.

"The chance of this becoming law is zero," Straw said, according to CNNTürk's

Web site. "I can assure everyone on this issue."

After the Swedish parliament adopted an Armenian "genocide" resolution last

week, many have turned their attention to the British Parliament, where a draft

will be submitted to a House of Commons committee after a second reading on

April 30.

If it is approved, an “Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day” will be established

in the country.

"The English government and the opposition do not support this draft," Straw said.

The British committee is scheduled to hold its last evaluation in late March; the first

reading of the draft was made Jan. 6. A similar draft will follow the same process

in the British House of Lords.

Armenians claim 1.5 million of their kin were massacred in 1915 at the hands

of the Ottoman Empire. Turkey rejects these claims and says many people on both

sides were killed during a period of civil strife.

Email from Andrew Dismore's office:

Dear Campaigners,

The election is right around the corner. We are confident that we can win the election in Hendon but we need to redouble our campaigning efforts in order to do so.

There are many different ways you can get involved and get keep Andrew in, and the Tories out. Remember, we need every seat possible in Westminster if we want to win!

STATIONS

We meet every day at 7.30am and hand out leaflets outside Tube stations.

Please call Tom on 0208 202 2145 for more information

SCHOOLS

We meet at different school gates in Hendon at around 2.30pm and hand out leaflets to parents, to encourage votes for Andrew.

Please call Tom on 0208 202 2145 for more information.

FOLDING AND STUFFING

Monday to Friday – all day from 10 am until late. Refreshments will be provided.

We need help folding and stuffing postal vote letters which are URGENT.

They will be delivered around the constituency, but people can only register before the election is called.

We’ve done about 8,000 and have 8,000 more to go!

Come to 79 The Burroughs NW4 4AX any time during office hours and we will show you what to do.

Contact Nagus on 07768 154878 or Tom on 0208 202 2145.

DOOR-KNOCKING

This Saturday 1pm at 79 The Burroughs

This Sunday 10.30am at 79 The Burroughs

On Saturday and Saturday we will be door-knocking in West Hendon, which is a marginal ward for Andrew and the Council.

The more people we talk to, the more chance we have of winning!

Call Nagus on 07768 154878 or Tom on 0208 202 2145 for more information.

TELEPHONE CAMPAIGNING

This happens at 79 The Burroughs every night from 6pm. Refreshments and a script will be provided. Every contact we make helps us identify our supporters.

Call Tom on 0208 202 2145 for more information.

If you have any questions, please get in touch.

I look forward to seeing you on the campaign trail!

Nagus

07768 154 878

nagusn7@googlemail.com