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System of a Down Receives ANCA ?Voice of Justice? Award
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Among the most moving elements of the program was the presentation of the ANCA's ?Voice of Justice? Award to Serj Tankian and John Dolmayan of the Grammy Award-winning band System of a Down. Serj Tankian and John Dolmayan, took part in the observance on the final evening of their three-day advocacy tour of Washington, DC. They also participated in an April 24th rally outside the Turkish Embassy, the April 25th Capitol Hill screening of excerpts from Carla Garapedian's powerful new film "Screamers," and a series of Congressional meetings and media interviews.

In accepting the award on behalf of System of a Down, drummer John Dolmayan noted that, "This is a very personal cause for us. We are honored to be here to represent Armenians and also United States citizens. We consider ourselves very fortunate to bring this cause forward to people who may not necessarily have had a chance to understand or learn anything about the Armenian Genocide. We also feel it?s important to bring up issues that are taking place right now, such as the Darfur Genocide. As Armenians, I would like to challenge you to do what you can to help these poor people that are suffering the way we did almost a hundred years ago."



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