Upcoming Events in Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide‏

Dear Friends,

As a member organization of the Armenian Genocide Commemoration Committee, the Bay Area ANC wishes to inform you of events organized in the Bay Area by AGCC member organizations on the occasion of the 98th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

Sunday, April 14 at 8:00 am

Annual Santa Rosa Walk to End Genocide

Location: Congregation Shomreh Torah, 2600 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa

To sign up, sponsor, or donate, please visit http://www.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=1054449 and choose the Armenians of the North Bay Team.

Sunday, April 14 at 12:00 noon

Film Screening and Discussion: Mt. Davidson Cross documentary film and guest speaker Dr. Abraham Terian

Admission: $15 adults/$10 students; includes lunch

Location: St. Vartan Armenian Church Hall, 650 Spruce Street, Oakland

Organized by the St. Vartan Cultural Committee.

Monday, April 15 at 8:30 am

ANCA-WR Advocacy Day in Sacramento

Location: California State Capitol, 1315 10th Street, Sacramento

Email the Bay Area ANC at mail@ancsf.org for more information.

Tuesday, April 16 at 5:30 pm

Film Screening: "Voyage to Amasia"

Location: San Francisco Public Library, Main Library, Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco

Cosponsored by the San Francisco Public Library and the Bay Area ANC.

Sunday, April 21 at 10:00 am

Symposium: "The Armenians of Turkey after the Genocide"

Speakers: Umit Kurt (Clark University), Ayda Erbal (New York University), Talin Suciyan (University of Munich)

Location: UC Berkeley, 60 Evans Hall, Berkeley

Organized by the Armenian Studies Program at UC Berkeley.

Sunday, April 21 at 11:15 am

Armenian Genocide Walk for Remembrance

Location: Starting at Midtown Terrace Playground across from St. John's Armenian Church (275 Olympia Way, an Francisco), a 1.5 mile walk to the Mt. Davidson Cross

Organized by the Armenian Youth Federation Rosdom Chapter.

Sunday, April 21 at 2:00 pm

Armenian Genocide Commemoration Requiem Service

Location: Mt. Davidson Cross, 125 Dalewood Way, San Francisco

Organized by the Armenian Genocide Commemoration Committee of Northern California.

Sunday, April 21 at 7:00 pm

Candlelight Vigil

Location: UC Berkeley Memorial Glade, Berkeley

Organized by the UC Berkeley Armenian Students' Association.

Monday, April 22 at 7:00 pm

Lecture: "Hearing the Footsteps of Dawn: Turkey and the Armenian Genocide" by Khatchig Mouradian, Editor of the Armenian Weekly

Location: UC Berkeley, B5 Hearst Annex, Berkeley

Organized by the UC Berkeley Armenian Students' Association.

Tuesday, April 23 at 7:00 pm

Film Screening: "The Ordinary Genocide: Sumgait, February 1988"

Location: UC Berkeley, 100 Wheeler, Berkeley

Organized by the UC Berkeley Armenian Students' Association.

Wednesday, April 24 at 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Silent Protest

Location: UC Berkeley Memorial Glade, Berkeley

Organized by the UC Berkeley Armenian Students' Association.

Wednesday, April 24 at 7:30 pm

Armenian Genocide Commemoration

Location: Calvary Armenian Congregational Church Hall, 725 Brotherhood Way, San Francisco

Organized by the Armenian Genocide Commemoration Committee of Northern California.

Thursday, April 25 at 7:00 pm

Concert: Armenian Public Radio

Location: Krutch Theater, Clark Kerr Building 14, 2601 Warring Street, Berkeley

Organized by the UC Berkeley Armenian Students' Association.

Friday, April 26 at 12:00 noon

United Hands Across Cal

Location: UC Berkeley, Upper Sproul, Berkeley

Organized by the UC Berkeley Armenian Students' Association.

We look forward to seeing you at these events.

Sincerely,

Armenian National Committee

San Francisco - Bay Area

51 Commonwealth Avenue

San Francisco, CA  94118

Tel: 415-387-3433

mail@ancsf.org

www.ancsf.org