Eight billboards throughout Los Angeles draw attention to Armenian GenocideApril 22, 2010 - 20:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Starting this week eight billboards throughout Los Angeles are drawing attention to the Armenian Genocide. Sponsored by RoarUSA, the signs draw the attention of hundreds of thousands of residents each day and exclaim that the "truth will triumph." The billboard sponsor, Los Angeles-area businessman and owner of the apparel manufacturer RoarUSA, Deepak Vasandani was inspired to pursue this project after learning about the Armenian Genocide during a dinner conversation with business colleagues and friends Hovig Khaloian and Rafi Ekmekian. Vasandani, who had already engaged in other socially responsible corporate advertising campaigns with RoarUSA, suggested that the Armenian Genocide would be a good issue to address. It was Vasandani who contacted Khaloian after the recent March 4, 2010 vote in the US House Foreign Affairs Committee on H.Res.252 to discuss the vote and relay the news that he had reserved the billboards for the project. H.Res.252 is the current Armenian Genocide resolution making its way through the US House of Representatives. The billboards are located at La Cienega & Whitworth, Western & Lexington, Westwood & Santa Monica, Topanga Canyon & Schoolcraft, Roscoe & Reseda, Santa Monica & Western, and Sepulveda & Lucerne. They will be displayed for the next month. "The ANC would like to commend Mr. Vasandani's effort to provoke greater knowledge about the Armenian Genocide," remarked ANCA-WR Chairwoman Aida Dimejian. "Being a human rights issue, it is the responsibility of everyone to help end the cycle of genocide. Education and awareness are the first steps towards this end," Asbarez.com reported. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |