ANCA-WR to host annual Advocacy Day April 15

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region (ANCA-WR) will be hosting their annual Advocacy Day on Monday, April 15, 2013.

Activists from across California will be united at the State Capitol where they will be commemorating the 98th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide alongside the California State Legislature. Over the years, the number of participants increases during Advocacy Day, reaching to over a 250 activists just last year, from across California. Efforts have served as an important opportunity to educate, motivate and engage advocates on the legislative process, as well as issues that will impact Armenian Americans living in the Golden State.

This year, the annual commemorations will be accompanied by a month long rotunda exhibit, featuring a selection of inventions patented to Armenian Americans living in California.

“This year’s exhibit highlights the contributions of Armenian Americans from California and the rebirth of Armenian ingenuity from the ashes of genocide,” stated ANCA-WR Government Affairs Chair, Armen Garabedian.

The exhibit, to be on display through April 30, will feature the stories of survival each of the inventors’ families endured during their escape for the Genocide to their journey to California.