13-R237
2013 -- S 0873
Enacted 04/24/13
S E N A T E R E
S O L U T I O N
PROCLAIMING
APRIL 24, 2013, AS "ARMENIAN GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE DAY"
TO COMMEMORATE
THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE OF 1915 TO 1923 AND IN HONOR
OF
ARMENIAN-AMERICANS
Introduced By: Senators Gallo, Goodwin, Ruggerio, Paiva Weed, and Jabour
Date Introduced: April 24, 2013
WHEREAS, One and a half
million men, women, and children of Armenian descent were
victims of the genocide perpetrated by the
WHEREAS, The United
States Ambassador to the
Sr., stated, "Whatever crimes the most perverted
instincts of the human mind can devise, and
whatever refinements of persecutions and injustice the most
debased imagination can conceive,
became the daily misfortunes of these devoted people.";
and
WHEREAS, The killing of the Armenian people was accomplished by the
systematic
destruction of churches, schools, libraries, treasures of art, and
cultural monuments in an attempt
to eliminate all traces of a noble civilization with a
history of more than three thousand years; and
WHEREAS, Contemporary
newspapers, such as the New York Times, carried headlines
including "Tales of Armenian Horrors Confirmed" and
"Million Armenians Killed or in Exile";
and
WHEREAS, Around the globe the Armenian genocide has been acknowledged
by
countries and international bodies such as
Nations, and
WHEREAS, Each year Armenians throughout the world honor those who
perished from
1915 to 1923, but truly all the world's people should
commemorate the Armenian genocide
because it stands as an ugly testament to man's inhumanity to
man; and
WHEREAS, We must all do our best to raise awareness about the
Armenian genocide,
not only because it is an undeniable chapter of world
history, but also because learning more
about this unconscionable tragedy will better help us
understand the necessity of eliminating
hatred from our own communities; and
WHEREAS, Residents of
Rhode Island are highly sensitive to the need for consistently
remembering and openly condemning the crimes committed against
any culture or people in
order to prevent similar atrocities in the future; and
WHEREAS,
Armenian-Americans living in
through their leadership in business, agriculture, academia,
government, and the arts; now,
therefore be it
RESOLVED,
That this Senate of the State of
hereby recognizes April 24, 2013, as "Armenian Genocide
Remembrance Day" in the State of
RESOLVED,
That this Senate respectfully urges the Congress of
the
likewise commemorate the Armenian genocide and acknowledge
that genocide is relevant to and
affects all nations; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the Secretary of State be and hereby is
authorized and directed to
transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the
Honorable Barack Obama,
President of the
Governor of the State of
the Armenian National Committee in
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