Armenian Students of Canada against Genocide in Darfur

April 17, 2009 - 02:31 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - On April 17, more than 45 students from the A.R.S. Armenian Private School (Canada) will be participating in 24 in April for Darfur, a twenty four hour fast dedicated to raising funds for and awareness about the ongoing genocide in Darfur and to simultaneously commemorate the 94th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide which is normally marked on April 24, thus the significance of the 24 hours.



All the students participating are the decedents of the survivors from the Armenian Genocide and have vowed to work collectively to insure the atrocities and consequences of the crime of genocide are not experienced by any other community. Nareh Galustiants the Vice President of the club said "As Canadian Armenians we are obliged to strive to establish a society free from discrimination and a world free from the horrors of genocide. It is not only never again for us but never again for the world."



The event is organized by the school's Humanitarian Club which is comprised of students from various grades.
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