Youth Rally for Recognition of Armenian Genocide: Dr. Hilmar Kaiser to Deliver Keynote

NORTHRIDGE, CA - The ARF Shant Student Association will hold its annual "Youth Rally for the Recognition of the Armenian Genocide" on the evening of Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 at the central square of California State University, Northridge (CSUN).

The keynote speaker of the evening will be Dr. Hilmar Kaiser, an Ottoman-era archival expert and Armenian Genocide historian. Kaiser will present new findings that shed light on the responsibility of Ottoman Turkish officials in the Armenian Genocide.

The ARF Shant Student Association chose to hold the rally, an annual tradition, at CSUN this year, because of the university's status of having the largest number of Armenian college students outside of Armenia. The CSUN Armenian Student Association is a co-organizer of the event.

The event will also contain an artistic program along with speeches by various community and student group leaders. The Youth Rally is free of charge and open to the public.

The ARF Shant Student Association's mission is to politicize and mobilize the Armenian university and college student population in Southern California to further the Armenian cause. The ARF Shant and CSUN Armenian Student Associations are full members of the Confederation of All-Armenian Student Associations (All-ASA).