Attend AGHET: A GENOCIDE this Wednesday

Dear Friends,

We are proud to announce that the San Francisco Public Library will be presenting a free screening of Aghet: A Genocide on the occasion of the anniversary of Armenian Genocide.

Aghet: A Genocide
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Doors open 5:30 pm, screening 6:00 pm sharp
San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch
100 Larkin Street, Koret Auditorium (Lower Level), San Francisco

Aghet: A Genocide is a powerful documentary which debuted on German public television (NDR) in April 2010, depicting the annihilation of 1.5 million Armenians from 1915-1923 and the effects of the Turkish Government's international campaign of genocide denial on international policy. Award-winning director Eric Friedler assembles an impeccable cast, who bring to life the original texts of German and U.S. diplomatic dispatches and eyewitness accounts, interspersed with never-before-seen footage of the Genocide and its political aftermath.

The 90-minute film features prominent German actors depicting the roles of the non-Armenian witnesses of the Genocide (e.g. diplomats, medical and military personnel) reciting memoirs of the events in Anatolia during 1915-1916. The film, applauded by Nobel Prize laureate Gunter Grass, has sparked debate throughout Europe. It is now being showcased around the world on television, and in major film festivals. This will be the film’s San Francisco debut screening and will be in English.

We hope that you will be able to attend and invite your family and friends to this free screening. Please share this email with those you believe will be interested.

This event is cosponsored by the Bay Area Armenian National Committee.

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Armenian National Committee
San Francisco - Bay Area
51 Commonwealth Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94118
Tel: 415-387-3433
Fax: 415-751-0617
mail@ancsf.org
www.ancsf.org

News, Action and Weekend Events

Dear Friends,

Given the U.S. Senate’s action on the nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan and the announcement of the U.S. Ambassador to Armenia’s Diaspora Tour this week, we thought you would appreciate the following list of items for your consideration along with announcements regarding two events this weekend.

THANK SEN. BOXER FOR BLOCKING BRYZA

Despite serious concerns regarding Matthew Bryza’s unusually close ties to Azerbaijani government officials, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to approve his nomination as U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan on September 21. Following the vote, Senator Barbara Boxer placed a “hold” on the nomination, which prevents fast-tracked Senate consideration of the Bryza nomination, effectively blocking his confirmation for this ambassadorial post. To learn more, please visit http://anca.org. Please take a moment to thank Sen. Boxer for blocking the Bryza nomination by calling (202) 224-3553.

AMBASSADOR MARIE L. YOVANOVITCH TO VISIT ARMENIAN DIASPORA IN THE U.S.

On October 3-14, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Marie L. Yovanovitch will travel to the U.S. to meet with representatives of the Armenian-American Diaspora community in Philadelphia, Detroit, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. She looks forward to exchanging views on current developments in Armenia, U.S-Armenian relations, and U.S. assistance to Armenia.

In all of the cities, the Ambassador will hold public Town Hall Meetings with all interested members of the Armenian community. In addition, she will meet with members of youth groups, representatives of community organizations, as well as clergy.

The Town Hall Meeting in San Francisco is scheduled for October 7, 2010, 7:00 pm at the San Francisco Marriot Marquis. Additional information about the Ambassador’s trip, as well as updates to the schedule, will be posted on the U.S. Embassy Facebook page at www.facebook.com/usdos.armenia. Updates will be also available through Twitter at www.twitter.com/usembarmenia. Finally, the public can email questions about the tour to DiasporaTour@state.gov.

EVENTS THIS WEEKEND

Saturday September 25, 2010
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation’s 120th anniversary event at Saroyan Hall has been cancelled.

Sunday September 26, 2010, 2:30 pm
UC Berkeley Armenian Alumni and Bay Area Armenian National Committee wine and cheese reception with photographer and “How We Live” author Sara Anjargolian
St. John’s Church
275 Olympia Blvd.
San Francisco, CA
Free admission. Books will be available for purchase. $40 cash/check only please.
Email contact@ucbaa.com for more information.
For more information about Sara’s projects visit www.SaraAnjargolian.com.


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Armenian National Committee
San Francisco - Bay Area
51 Commonwealth Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94118
Tel: 415-387-3433
Fax: 415-751-0617
mail@ancsf.org
www.ancsf.org


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Join in Remembrance

Dear Friends,

Please join the Bay Area community in commemorating the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Through our active and public expressions of remembrance, we honor the victims, respect history, and promote the need for justice.

Below are the events being held over the next two weeks.

Sunday, April 18:
8:00 am: 2nd Annual Walk to End Genocide
Location: Congregation Shomrei Torah, 2600 Bennett Valley Rd Santa Rosa, CA 95404-5693
Register to walk or contribute to the Armenians of the North Bay Team (hosted by Jewish World Watch)

3:00 pm: Requiem Service at Mount Davidson Cross
Location: Mt. Davidson Cross, 39 Dalewood Way, San Francisco
Clergy from all Bay Area Armenian churches conduct a requiem ceremony; guest speakers, cultural performances, flower offering (hosted by the Armenian Genocide Commemorative Committee)

7:00 pm: Candlelight Vigil
Location: UC Berkeley, Memorial Glade (hosted by UC Berkeley Armenian Students Association)

Monday, April 19:
7:00 pm: Genocide Awareness Concert
Location: UC Berkeley, Lower Sproul Plaza (hosted by UCB ASA)
Armenian Hip-hop artist and lyricist performs works on genocide, global consciousness, and solidarity.
Free Admission

Tuesday, April 20:
7:00 pm: Talk by Armenian Weekly editor, Khatchig Mouradian: "Hearing the footsteps of dawn: Facing History, Restitution, and the Road to Peace in Lands where Genocide Struck"
Location: UC Berkeley, Valley Life Sciences Building, Rm 2060 (hosted by UCB ASA)
Free Admission

Wednesday, April 21
7:00 pm: "The Lark Farm," a film chronicling the plight of an Armenian family during the Genocide. (in Italian with English subtitles)
Location: UC Berkeley, 110 Barrows (hosted by UCB ASA)
Free Admission

Thursday, April 22
7:00 pm: Talk by Michael Bobelian, author of "Children of Armenia: A Forgotten Genocide and the Century-long Struggle for Justice"
Location: UC Berkeley, Valley Life Sciences Building, Room 2060 (hosted by UCB ASA)
Free Admission

Friday, April 23
12:00 pm: United Hands Across Cal
Location: UC Berkeley Campus, Upper Sproul Plaza steps
UC Berkeley students join hands across campus in solidarity against injustice and crimes against humanity. (hosted by UCB ASA)

7:00 pm: "Veratarts," a musical theatrical production
Location: Saroyan Hall, 825 Brotherhood Way, San Francisco
Free Admission
Written and directed by Noushig Mikayelian and performed by KZV Armenian School students, "Veratarts" ("Return") is dedicated to the 95th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and the 30th Anniversary of KZV Armenian School. Musical arrangements by Avetis Berberyan (hosted by KZV School)

Saturday, April 24
11:30 am - 2:30 pm: Walk for Remembrance
Location: Golden Gate Bridge (beginning at the parking lot at the south (SF side) entrance to the bridge)
Armenian community members will be joined with members of other San Francisco ethnic communities who have been victims of crimes against humanity, will walk across the Golden Gate Bridge in commemoration of victims of genocide. (hosted by Armenian Genocie Commemorative Committee)

7:00 pm: Armenian Genocide 95th Anniversary Main Commemoration Event
Location: St. Ignatius Church, University of San Francisco campus, 650 Parker Ave., San Francisco
Keynote speaker, Aram Hamparian, Executive Director, Armenian National Committee of America; cultural program, government representatives (hosted by Armenian Genocie Commemorative Committee)

Tuesday, April 27
6:00 pm: Michael J. Hagopian presents: "The River Ran Red," a documentary film screening, w/ the filmmaker, in person. (hosted by the Bay Area Armenian National Committee)
Location: San Francisco Public Library, Koret Auditorium (Lower Level),100 Larkin Street at Grove
Free Admission
The River Ran Red describes filmmaker and genocide survivor, Michael J. Hagopian's epic search for survivors of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 along the Euphrates River.

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Armenian National Committee
San Francisco - Bay Area
51 Commonwealth Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94118
Tel: 415-387-3433
Fax: 415-751-0617
mail@ancsf.org
www.ancsf.org