Glendale News Press: State senator pushes to allow Armenian Genocide recognition at GCC without cost
Friday, June 28 2019
Commemorating Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day isn’t a priceless event, at least not yet for Glendale Community College.
State Sen. Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) is trying to change that, however.
Portantino authored Senate Bill 568, which would allow Glendale Community College to observe April 24 without costing the institution in state funding.
The day is annually dedicated in Glendale and elsewhere to memorialize the 1.5 million Armenians exterminated by the Ottoman Turks from 1915 to 1923.
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