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Michigan House of Representatives Passes Armenian Genocide Resolution
LANSING, MIThe Michigan House of Representatives passed a resolution last
week designating April 24 "Michigan Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide
of 1915-1923."
Michigan House Resolution 58, passed the House Oversight Committee by a vote
of 4 to 18 and later passed the full House.
Representative Marc Shulman, who represents West Bloomfield and Commerce
Township, introduced the resolution, which designates April 24 of each year
as Michigan Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 1923.
In his remarks Schulman stated, "Our nation and state should not ignore the
Armenian Genocide at the hands of the Ottoman Empire. We wish to be on
record as recognizing the Armenian Genocide of 1.5 million Armenians from 1915 to
1923 and also to pay tribute to the survivors."
"The Armenian National Committee of Michigan and the entire Armenian
American community here in the Great Lake state are proud that the Michigan House of
Representatives has honored the victims of the Armenian Genocide by
commemorating this great tragedy," stated Harry Derderian, spokesman for the
Armenian National Committee of Michigan.
Michigan Senator George Zaven Hart introduced a similar resolution in the
State Senate. Senate Resolution 395 also designates the period each year
beginning on the Sunday before April 24 through the following Sunday as the
Days of Remembrance in Michigan, in memory of the victims of the Armenian
Genocide and in honor of the survivors. The Senate Resolution is pending in
the government operations committee and is due to be acted this week.
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