This week, festivities in Egypt mark the start of AGBU's Centennial year. Along with a week of activities to commemorate the organization's 100th birthday in Cairo, a host of other global programs are planned in Beirut, Paris and elsewhere.

This month will also witness an important first with the PBS broadcast of a riveting new documentary by Andrew Goldberg, entitled The Armenian Genocide.

With a potential reach of over 90% of the American and Canadian television-viewing public, the documentary has already stirred a great deal of commentary from the L.A. Times, the Washington Post, the New York Times, and even PBS itself. Most broadcasts of the groundbreaking program will take place on Monday, April 17— check local listings for the latest information.

For a complete list of AGBU events this month commemorating the Armenian Genocide, please visit the complete calendar at AGBU.org.

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PBS Broadcasts The Armenian Genocide Across North America
Narrated by Julianna Margulies, Ed Harris, Natalie Portman, Laura Linney & Orlando Bloom

The Armenian Genocide is the complete story of the first Genocide of the 20th century – when over a million Armenians died at the hands of the Ottoman Turks during World War I. This unprecedented and powerful one-hour documentary, scheduled to air April 17th on PBS, was written, directed and produced by Emmy Award-winning producer Andrew Goldberg of Two Cats Productions, in association with Oregon Public Broadcasting.

Featuring interviews with the leading experts in the field such as Pulitzer Prize-winning author Samantha Power and New York Times best-selling author, Peter Balakian, this film features never-before-seen historical footage of the events and key players of one of the greatest untold stories of the 20th century. The Armenian Genocide is narrated by Julianna Margulies and includes historical narrations by Ed Harris, Natalie Portman, Laura Linney and Orlando Bloom, among others.
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AGBU Sponsors Harvard Armenian Society Summit on the Future Of Armenia
The Harvard Armenian Society welcomed over 85 university students and young professionals to the Harvard Graduate School of Education in Cambridge, MA on February 18, 2006 to participate in its first Intercollegiate Summit on International Development. Funded by AGBU, the daylong program challenged participants to examine the role of the Diaspora in the development of Armenia, and propose concrete project ideas to build a stronger, more prosperous homeland.
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APRIL Calendar of Events

Be sure to visit our web calendar for the full list of Centennial and other exciting AGBU events happening throughout the month and the rest of the year.