Sunday, April 20, St. James Armenian Church is hosting Guest Speaker, Karine Birazian, following Badarak (approximately 1 p.m.)

Light lunch provided by the Armenian Relief Society, Richmond Hooys
Chapter. Event co-sponsored by the ANC Richmond.
Karine Birazian currently serves as the Eastern Region Director for the Armenian National Committee of America.
Ms. Birazian was born and raised in Illinois and holds a degree in
nursing. She has maintained a strong focus on genocide education and
broader human rights issues.
As an activist, Ms. Birazian has educated students in Illinois
schools about genocide awareness. She has also exhibited and given
presentations on the topic of genocide curricula at the National
Council for the Social Studies.
On Capitol Hill, Ms. Birazian has lobbied for genocide and human
rights issues. She is an effective community-events organizer and
public speaker who continues to build coalitions with various human
rights organizations. Ms. Birazian co-founded the Genocide Education
Network of Illinois in 2006 and, in the last year, has worked to
advance the Armenian cause through the works of the ANCA. She also
works with various organizations to stop the ongoing genocide in
Darfur.