Racine Armenians Commemorate 101st Anniversary of Armenian Genocide

RACINE, Wisc.—Racine Armenians held a series of events to commemorate the 101st Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

Unexpectedly, the first event, an information session, was held on Sun., April 3, following the April1-2 Azeri offensive into Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh Republic/NKR). Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Racine “Marzbed” gomideh chairperson Zohrab Khaligian informed the local community that this was the largest Azeri offensive since the 1994 ceasefire, stretching from Martakert to Hadrut. Fortunately, although the Azeris did advance and the Armenian forces suffered casualties, the NKR Defense Army eventually regained the lost territory and inflicted far greater casualties on the Azeri side.  Community members were strongly encouraged to go to the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) website and join the #StopAliyev campaign to urge President Barack Obama and Congress to take action to stop Azerbaijan’s attacks.  Laptops were made available to members of the community so they may take immediate action.