ROCLAMATION
W9ETRTS, the City tflendile isproiitito be home to the largest ti-nieiiiaiipopulatioii outsitie oJlriiieitia—a community whose history, resilience, anticulture are tie eply woven into the fabric of our city, antiwhose presence hasprofountily shapeti qlendä Ic’s itieiztity antigrowth; a i iii
W3ITRT.AS, the Strineiiiaii people have entiu retioppression, eiiocitie, aiitiexile, yet have always risen—presen’ing a civilization rich in language, music, art, architecture, antifaith. Their siin’ivalis a triumph of human will anticulturalentiurance; anti 1VFTVJ.S, priliiiarks one of the tiarlest chapters in 51i-iiien ian aiid world history—I he 1nnen Ian çniocule of 1915, in ii’hich the Ottoman ‘Empire ca i-rieti out the systematic extermination ojz.s million 9nneiiiaiis. This atrocity not only sought to erase a people, but to annihilate their heritage, memory, andjiiture. Thi-key’s antithe world’sfailure tofuffy recognize aiiticondenin this crime allowetithe seetis ojfutiire eiiocities to take root; anti
W3(T’RTAS, history continues to repeat itself In 2020, 4zerbaijaii—lVith direct military antipoliticalsupport from Thrkey—launchetian unprovoketiattack on the ‘Republic of .Slrtsakh (flagoi-no-Karabakh) andYtnnenia, targeting civilian areas, cufturalmonuments, antisacred sites. Thousantis of lives were lost, antiiarmenia;ifanulies were 011cc again Jbrcecltofieefroni their ancestralhonieland anti in 2023, this aggression escalatedfurther when over 120,000 indigenous Arnienians were fi’rcthhj displácedfroni J1rtsakh fidhns’ing a months-long hlocka tie aiztla military offensive that amounted to çenoci& aiitiethii ic cleansing. lo this tiay, _5lnnen taii prisoners of war remain uizlairfully dctainetibi, Azerbaijan, suljectetlto tort ure, humiliation, antiden ieti their most basic human rights. The continueti captivity of these ‘POh’sis a gross violation of inteniationallaw antian affront tojustice antihumanity; anti W3(’ERT45, the lendäle City Councilhas consistently opposeifi1zerhaijaii ‘5 anti‘[ui-key’spolicies of aggression, acts of-war crimes, antiethnic cleansing, as rejiecteclin our jel’ruary 6, 2024, resolution (ffvb. 24-23) contienining ethnic cleansing anti enocitie in Art sakh, antithe October 22, 2024 resolution (:M,. 24-1 78) tkmantiing the release of 51 nneiliail hostages antiby Proclamation oil i1prili6, 2024. We reajfinn our callfor the ‘UiiitetiStates antithe internationalcommunity to exert every pressure on Azerhajan to entithese egregious human rights violations; anti We ui-ge the ‘U.S. overnment to use every measure available to secure the imnietiiate antiuncontiitionalrelease of these prisoners andto holti4zeriia,1an andflirkey accountable for its violations of internationallcni’ antiwar crimes; anti Wa1rWE.S, tie_spite generations of trauma and loss, 54rneiiitllls have transformetipai i into power. Across the globe antihere locally, 5tnne,i iaizs have contnbutetiiminenseh, to the ativancement of hunianit y—pioizeei-ing in science, art, metitci ie, technology, education, lite i-at u i-c, in usic, lair, a ntipolitics; anti
1V31TRS, in glentiale, Annenian 54mei-icans are a cornerstone of our civic hfe—etiucators, business owners, artists,fii-st respiiiitiers,pubhc sen’aiits, dwtoi-s, eiiguzeers,faith leaders, and advocates for lustice. ‘Their culture, values, antiwork ethic have elevatetiour city, antitheir pursuit ofjust ice antitiign ittj con tin ties to in_spire us affi anti WIfTRT.AS, it is not only ourprivilege hut also our din y to honor Armenian 9lentage—not just as a culturalobsen’ance, hut as a moralstanti As a city that values truth, justice, antihuman rights, glentiale stantis in solitiarity with the Annenian people antitheir ongoing struggle for recognition, reparations,peace,freediim antito lie able to live on their own ancestrallantis; WOW T91TRTJQ1, I, TEen Asatryan, 24 ayor of the City of gtentale di’ hereby proclaim the month of April2025 as:
AR21T2JLA31 çrwoczvr. RT9sI u94BR.d’1C& AR.1T2u,dv”Tnat.QT 103VT5( in the City of glentiale anti urge all residents to stantii’ith the Armenian people in re,nenihrance, in resistance, anti in celebration—honoring the legacy of their ancestors, supporting the rights of those suffering totiay, antiensuring thatfuture generations continue to rise above ativersity, thriving with resilience, strength, andthe unwavering spirit ofprogress. ‘Elen 9.satryan, l4ayor
J4prifl, 2025