Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced on Wednesday that on April 22nd, for an entire hour on the House Floor, he will read the names of a small fraction of the 1.5 million people killed during the Armenian Genocide. Congressman Schiff invites the descendants of Genocide victims - in his district and around the nation - to submit the names of family members who were killed for inclusion in his speech and in the Congressional Record, Asbarez reports.
"In a single hour, I will only be able to read the names of a mere fraction of those who were killed in the Armenian Genocide. To read all of the names of the more than 1.5 million people murdered at the time, would take many weeks and weeks, and I hope that the recitation of the victims will help call attention to the magnitude of the crime. A name, unlike a number, is no abstraction - each was a son or daughter, a mother or father, a grandparent, an aunt or an uncle; each was a precious life.
He urged everyone whose family lost loved one during the Armenian Genocide to send their names through the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1mig8GYxDyDTbqqLopIDFwgCYj6UyPBIDXBesl8uy2lM/vi ewform.
The source recalls that this past month, Schiff joined 40 congressional colleagues to introduce the Armenian Genocide Truth and Justice Resolution http://asbarez.com/133080/over-40-house-members-introduce-bipartisan-resolution-to- recognize-genocide/. This bipartisan resolution calls upon the President to work toward equitable, constructive, and durable Armenian-Turkish relations based upon the Republic of Turkey's full acknowledgement of the facts and ongoing consequences of the Armenian Genocide. The resolution will also establish a fair, just, and comprehensive international record of this crime against humanity.