March 2016

GLENDALE — The Glendale Unified School District Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to observe April 24 as the “Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day” and mandating the closure of all 14 schools within the district. The resolution, the first of its kind in the Diaspora, will be enacted within the entire GUSD system, which represents more than 50,000 Armenian students, parents, teachers, administration, and staff. Several board member spoke at length and in favor of the resolution and all of its historic implications. Prior to the board’s vote community organizations, leaders and members one after another took to the podium to speak in support, including ANCA Glendale Chair Zareh Adjemian, Community and Outreach Director Gev Iskajyan, and ANCA Western Region Executive Director Elen Asatryan. In his…

GLENDALE — The Armenian National Committee of America, Glendale (ANCA-Glendale) in conjunction Glendale High School History Department and the Associated Student Body hosted a “Camp Darfur” exhibit on the grounds of Glendale High School. Camp Darfur is an interactive awareness and educational event that brings attention to the ongoing genocide in Darfur, Sudan, and gives students the opportunity to discover their ability and power to make a difference. The traveling refugee camp raises awareness and examines Sudan’s Darfur region and its humanitarian crisis – genocide – by placing it in an historical context with Armenia, the Holocaust, Cambodia, and Rwanda. Camp Darfur empowers students to raise their voices and take action against inhumanity and injustice. “I would like to thank Glendale High School’s administration and…