QUEENS, N.Y. (A.W.)—The ARF Eastern Region organized a one-day conference on Jan. 14 that focused on ways to cultivate, organize, and develop community initiatives and events, and to capitalize on human resources. The event took place at the community center in Queens, N.Y. The Regional Executives of the ARS, Homenetmen, Hamazkayin, and AYF were present. Each organization presented a summary of the previous year’s work, and discussed plans for the coming year.
Members also discussed plans for the 100th year anniversary of the genocide, in 2015, including the organizational and financial aspects. They unanimously agreed that the event must have a pan-Armenian nature, and should include all Armenian organizations in the region. They decided that it would not suffice to plan commemorative events for April 24; instead, they suggested organizing multiple events, spanning the duration of 2015, and conveying demands for reparation. According to the participants, the significance of the year calls for a national and united effort. Hence, they resolved to take initiatives in the political and cultural fields, as well as the media, to create a positive response in the U.S. public sphere.
The participants also met with Armenia’s ambassador to the U.N., Garen Nazarian. The meeting lasted an hour, during which Armenia’s current political, economic, judicial, and social affairs were discussed.
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