AYF Targets Corporate Complicity in Genocide Denial with Launch of Chevron Protest Campaign

WASHINGTON—The Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) joined with Armenian Americans and human rights activists in kicking off a nationwide campaign to raise awareness about Turkish government coercion of energy giant Chevron and some five multinational corporations currently lobbying against Armenian Genocide legislation.

The protest began on July 22 at the Chevron headquarters in San Ramon, Calif. and local stations across the U.S., in conjunction with an online letter writing campaign to Chevron CEO Dave O’Reilly urging the company to publicly apologize for profiting from genocide denial. (For details, visit www.anca.org/chevron). Over 1,000 activists are already part of a Facebook group taking action on the initiative.