RHODE ISLAND OBSERVES GENOCIDE MEMORIAL DAY

The Sts. Vartanantz Parish and other members of the Armenian community of Providence, RI, observed the Genocide Memorial Day last Sunday, April 24, with commemoration events that included the Armenian National Committee-RI Flag raising ceremonies in North Providence Town Hall and Cranston City Hall and an event organized by the Armenian Martyrs’ Memorial Committee, with Stepan Piligian as keynote speaker.

With the Armenian flag hanging in the house chamber as well as outside it, the Rhode Island State House passed a resolution requested by State Representative and House Majority Whip Katherine Kazarian recognizing April 24th as Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, carrying on a tradition that has been taking place for decades.