URGENT: TAKE ACTION

Dear Community members & Friends,

Last night we learned about a troubling development from our State Capitol and Governor Waltz’s office. The Armenian Assembly was notified about a resolution that is being prepared to be signed by Governor Waltz to declare February 26th, the day of Commemoration of Sumgait Pogroms,  as Azerbaijani Day in MN.

Turkey and Azerbaijan have intensified their efforts to conceal the bloodiest chapters of their histories by pushing the State of Minnesota to declare February 26 as Azerbaijani Day, a day that Armenians commemorate the Sumgait pogroms, orchestrated by the Azerbaijani authorities, which lasted from February 26, 1988 to March 1, 1988.

I’m going to send a letter to Governor Waltz on behalf of our community & St. Sahag. Through our community connections we have already reached out to the Governor’s Chief of Staff and made them aware of the issue.

I urge you to contact Governor Waltz’s office to voice your concerns over the recent proclamation and to reconsider the suggested date.
Please contact his office at (651) 201-3400 or by email at gov.contact@state.mn.us.

Please click here to download  a letter draft/talking points to be used when contacting Governor Watz’s office or to send a letter.

Fr. Tadeos Barseghyan
St. Sahag Armenian Church, Pastor