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Welcome To Our Website
On behalf of our members, we would like to welcome you to our website. Unified Young Armenians (UYA) are proud to be present on the web and allow for this website to become the virtual home of the young Armenians as well as the general public. Here, you can learn more about the accomplishments of our movement. You can have your ideas heard, and can hear the ideas of the others. On this website, you can join us, both as a member and as a donor, and by doing so do your part in bringing about positive change and hope. As we said in the past, we are here to serve you, our People. Therefore, navigate, learn, educate, motivate, and finally mobilize for the collective good.
The Essentials
Free Tutoring Sessions
Friday, 23 January 2009 10:32
We are excited to announce the newest UYA project: The UYA Tutoring Program. Starting May 15th 2012, UYA will be offering high quality tutoring, by experienced university graduate and undergraduate students. The tutoring will be absolutely FREE of charge, regardless of a student’s socio-economic background. The Unified Young Armenians has chosen to launch this program because of our understanding of the important role that education plays in the future of our youth. In order for our youth to be able to become influential members of society and have a positive impact on the future, they will first have to succeed academically today, and built the tools in academia which they can eventually use to shape a brighter tomorrow.
Who can utilize this FREE tutoring program?
The tutoring program is available to all students, regardless of background, ethnicity, religion, socio-economic background, etc. Our tutors are capable of tutoring elementary students up to high school students in every subject of need.
Dates and Times
The UYA Tutoring Program will take place every week on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6pm to 8pm. The Tutoring Program will continue until the end of the 2011-12 academic school year, and restart before the 2012-13 school year. The tutoring hours may be expanded in the future as more volunteer tutors become available.
How to take advantage of our FREE tutoring sessions?
This tutoring program will be on first come first serve basis, and a waiting list will go into effect once the number of interested students goes beyond the capacity of the available tutors. To register a student for the program you can call us at (818)-395-4447.
Location:
1110 Sonora Ave. Unit 106, Glendale, CA 91201
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Armenian Children Demanding Justice for Armenian Genocide
Saturday, 28 April 2012 12:38
Armenian children (wearing Truth shirts) demanding justice in the Armenian Genocide march in Little Armenia, Los Angeles.
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DUI Checkpoint in Glendale, California 04-27-12
Friday, 27 April 2012 10:53
For Immediate Release
April 24, 2012
DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint Planned this Weekend
Glendale, CA – Glendale Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on April 27, 2012. It will occur at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 8:30 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. DUI checkpoints are a proven enforcement tool effective in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes. Research shows that crashes involving alcohol drop by an average of 20 percent when well-publicized checkpoints are conducted often enough.
Officers will be contacting drivers passing through the checkpoint and looking for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment. Officers will also check drivers for proper licensing and will strive to delay motorists only momentarily. Individuals caught driving impaired can expect jail, license suspension, and insurance increases, as well as fines, fees, DUI classes and other expenses that can exceed $10,000.
In 2010, over 10,000 people were killed nationally in motor vehicle traffic crashes that involved at least one driver or motorcycle rider with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08% or higher. InCalifornia, this deadly crime led to 791 deaths because someone failed to designate a sober driver.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), checkpoints have provided the most effective documented results of any of the DUI enforcement strategies, while also yielding considerable cost savings of $6 for every $1 spent. Checkpoints are placed in locations that have the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence and provide the greatest safety for officers and the public.
“Deaths from drunk and drug-impaired driving are going down in California,” said Christopher J. Murphy, Director of the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). “But that still means that hundreds of our friends, family and co-workers are killed each year, along with tens of thousands who are seriously injured. We must all continue to work together to bring an end to these tragedies. If you see a Drunk Driver – Call 9-1-1.”
Funding for this checkpoint is provided to Glendale Police Department by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, targeting those who still do not heed the message to designate a sober driver.
MEDIA NOTES: To schedule an interview regarding the Glendale traffic safety operations, please contact Sgt. Phillips at rphillips@ci.glendale.ca.us . To schedule an interview regarding impaired driving efforts and programs in California, please contact Chris Cochran, California Office of Traffic Safety at (916) 509-3063 or via email at chris.cochran@ots.ca.gov .
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Armenian Clergy are united against Armenian Genocide Denial
Thursday, 26 April 2012 15:48
We would like to thank Abp Hovnan Derderian (Western Diocese), Abp Moushegh Mardirossian (Western Prelacy), Father Krikor Chahinian (Armenian Catholic Church), and Rev. Joseph Matossian (Evangelical Union) for their continued support of the Unified Young Armenians and the Armenian Cause.
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Press Release: April 23, 2012 Candlelight Vigil in Memory of the 1.5 Million Victims of the Armenian Genocide
Wednesday, 25 April 2012 19:34
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CANDLELIGHT VIGIL IN MEMORY OF THE 1.5 MILLION VICTIMS OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Glendale, CA - April 23, 2012 - This year marks the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. In commemoration of this solemn occasion, hundreds gathered near Glendale Civic Auditorium for a three-hourlong candlelight vigil organized by the Unified Young Armenians, Inc. (UYA).
The event was attended by several city and state officials, community advocates and religious leaders. Guest speakers included Mayor Frank Quintero, Council Members Ara Najarian, Rafi Manoukian and Laura Friedman as well as Congressman Adam Schiff, Assemblyman Mike Gatto, Glendale Unified School District Board Members Nayiri Nahabedian and Greg Krikorian and Reverend Fathers among others.
Schiff said, "It's time for this country to recognize the undeniable fact of the genocide. It's time for our president to realize his high ideals and speak plainly about the murder of one and a half million people."
Glendale City Council Member Friedman said, "I would love for there to be a day when we'd no longer have to implore the united states government to recognize the Armenian Genocide and that day will come. I want one day not to hear speakers demand recognition from the Turkish government and one day that will happen. I want one day not have to wonder why the Armenian Genocide, the first genocide of the 20th Century is not taught to children in our public schools across this nation."
President of Unified Young Armenians Aroutin Hartounian said, "The memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide will live in our hearts, in our minds, and most importantly, will be reflected in our actions. Our fight will go on.” UYA demands for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by both the Unites States of America and the Republic of Turkey. It seeks justice for the sake of all genocides in the past and present.
UYA is a non-partisan, non-religious, and a non-profit grassroots youth organization. Its goal is to encourage activism among the Armenian youth while advocating justice and human rights. It upholds the power of knowledge and education. UYA’s mission is to serve the collective good and to promote a world free of genocides.
If you have any questions, please visit http://www.
youngarmenians@yahoo.com
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Press Release: April 24, 2012 Armenian Genocide Commemoration March in Little Armenia, Hollywood
Wednesday, 25 April 2012 19:30
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 24
THOUSANDS GATHERED IN HOLLYWOOD DEMANDING THE RECOGNITION AND OVERDUE REPARATION FOR THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Little Armenia, Hollywood, CA, April 24, 2012 – Unified Young Armenians, Inc. (UYA) held its annual mass demonstration Tuesday in little Armenia at the intersection of Hollywood and Hobart Boulevards in Hollywood commemorating the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and protesting its continuous denial by Turkey as well as demanding a proper recognition by the US government.
Thousands, dressed in black, marched in protest in the event attended by genocide survivors, Armenian-American community and religious leaders and human rights activists, politicians and government officials. Guest speakers included, Congressman Adam Schiff, Assemblyman Mike Gatto, City Council Member Eric Garcetti, Member of the Canadian Parliament Jim Karajianes, Glendale Unified School District Board Member Greg Krikorian and Archpriest Fathers Viken Vasilyan and Hovsep Hacobian among others.
The protest began at 10:00 am and ended at 1:00 pm with other commemoration events and protests continuing throughout the day.
On April 24, 1915, the Young Turks carried out their plan to annihilate the Armenian population living in the Ottoman Empire. It became the prototype for all genocides following thereafter. The mass extermination and systematic killings resulted in the massacre of 1.5 million innocent Armenian men, women, and children. For the past 97 years, this crime against humanity has gone unpunished. The descendants of the Ottoman Empire – the Republic of Turkey – refuse to acknowledge the guilt of their ancestors and continue to blackmail, bribe and lie in order to conceal the truth.
In 1918, former President of the United States of America, Theodore Roosevelt wrote in a letter to Cleveland Hoadley Dodge: "… the Armenian massacre was the greatest crime of the war, and the failure to act against Turkey is to condone it… the failure to deal radically with the Turkish horror means that all talk of guaranteeing the future peace of the world is mischievous nonsense." The denial campaign of the Armenian Genocide by the Republic of Turkey continues. UYA demands for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by both the United States of America and the Republic of Turkey. It seeks justice for the sake of all genocides in the past and present.
UYA is a non-partisan, non-religious, and a non-profit grassroots youth organization. Its goal is to encourage activism among the Armenian youth, while advocating justice and human rights. It upholds the power of knowledge and education. UYA’s mission is to serve the collective good and to promote a world free of genocides.
If you have any questions, please visit http://www.YoungArmenians.com or http://facebook.com/
youngarmenians@yahoo.com.
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April 23, 2012 Armenian Genocide Commemoration Candlelight Vigil (Glendale, CA)
Sunday, 22 April 2012 23:58
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April 24, 2012 Armenian Genocide Commemoration March in Little Armenia, Hollywood (Los Angeles)
Written by Administrator Tuesday, 10 April 2012 15:10
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Call on World Wide Armenians
Register a Unified Young Armenians (UYA) Regional Chapter in Your Region
We call on the worldwide Armenian youth to contact us to receive information about how to start a UYA regional chapter in your area. Join us and let's spread UYA world wide and ensure that our people's rights are protected, and the memory of our forefathers are respected. All regional chapters will be connected to the UYA main headquarters and will enjoy our support and resources. Therefore, you will not be alone in your journey of service and you will know that we are there every step of the way.
You Can Do It - It's Simple
Just follow these 4 simple steps:
STEP 1
You need at least 3 people to create the regional chapter of Unified Young Armenians - a President, a Treasurer, and a Secretary.
STEP 2
Contact us to let us know of your intent to form a regional chapter of the UYA. We will provide you with any information that you might need.
STEP 3
We'll walk you through the creation of the process (both legal and otherwise) and would give you the necessary rights and accreditations to make you an Official Representative of UYA in your region.
STEP 4
After the establishment of the regional chapter, we will provide you with ongoing support including training, capacity building, etc.
Why do we take pride in our office?
Becuase this is the only independent home of the Armenian youth of its kind. In this place the youth can freely express their ideas, plan and execute their ideas, all in an independent manner. This is our headquarter. This is OUR home.
Some of the programs that take place in this humble home of ours:
- Free Armenian language, history, and culture classes
- Monthly Seminars
- Weekly Meetings
- etc.
Our Ideals
- Empowering Armenian Youth Across the World
- Preventing Genocides (e.g. Darfur, Sudan), Obtaining Justice and Historical Accuracy (e.g. Armenian Genocide)
- Tender the Riches of the Armenian Culture to the Non-Armenian Public
- Foster the Learning of the Armenian Language, History, and Culture
- Promote Volunteerism, Community Service, and Collective Action
- We do we take pride in our office?
- Our Ideals
What People Have Said...
Սիրելի հայ երիտասարդներ՝
Շնորհակալություն ձեզ նշելու՝ մեր անցյալների հիշատակը հարգելու համար: Մենք հայ ենք, դարերը մեզ չեն ընկճել, ջրհեղեղներ, պատերազմներ, երկրաշարժներ, ոտնակոխ անող հողմեր: Ճոճվել ենք բայց, չենք ընկել: Կանգուն ենք մեր հավատքով՝ Հիսուս Քրիստոսով: Տերը պահապան իմ ազգին, և ձեզ իմ սիրելի երիտասարդներ:
Հարգանոք Հասմիկ Գասպարյան
What Do You Think?
Are you for or against the Armenian-Turkish protocols?
We Value Your Input
We would love to hear from you. Please do not hesitate to contact us with your ideas, thoughts, and even criticism. We aim to improve our programs and events, therefore, any input by the community is gratefully appreciated. In our "contact us" section, you can write to us and discuss with us your ideas. We aim to bring bright minds together so that we can be the force for change.
Partner With Us
We are looking to expand our Free Armenian language, history, and culture classes to Hollywood, North Hollywood, and Pasadena. If you are a business or individual who would like to join us in this noble mission of "հայապահպանում", please do not hesitate to contact us. You can make a huge difference.
