Armenian Genocide Resolution press conference

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Hole in the Air

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This episode is actually a full recording of a February 20 press conference having to do with the U.S. Congress finally acknowledging, late in 2019, that what was inflicted on Armenians a century ago was a genocide: the Trump administration's failed to follow suit. In January, 2020, the Los Angeles County Democratic Party unanimously adopted a resolution thanking Congress for formally memorializing that a genocide had occurred, but the resolution also decried the Trump administration's continued resistance to acknowledging that what happened was, indeed, a genocide. In March, the California Democratic Party will be considering whether to adopt the resolution at the state party level. Those who took part in the press conference echoed the resolution's sentiments while also urging the state party to adopt the resolution in March. Taking part were the resolution's three co-authors -- Caro Avanessian, Renee Nahum and Paul Neuman -- along with many elected officials, including State Senator Anthony Portantino and Assemblymember Laura Friedman, and community activists and leaders. Unfortunately, the audio quality is poor: the recording was made by a kind person who didn't have a good recording set-up, sorry. Still, this is being posted because of the topic's transcendent importance to many people.