Colorado Governor Jared Polis has proclaimed April 24, 2023 as Colorado Day for the Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide. The respective proclamation reads as follows:

“Whereas, April 24, 2023 marks the day when the Armenian Community of Colorado and Armenians across the world commemorate the 108th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide;

“and whereas, Colorado has long memorialized the Armenian Genocide, including through the Colorado State Capitol Armenian Memorial Garden and the Khachkar [(i.e., Armenian cross-stone)] Memorial in Memory to the Victims of All Crimes Against Humanity;

“and whereas, the teaching of genocide is a required standard for high school graduation in Colorado; and whereas, as Armenians commemorate the genocide, we remain concerned by attempts to repeat the Armenian Genocide in Nagorno-Karabakh;

“and, whereas, ‘never again’ should mean ‘never again’ anywhere and everywhere across the world; therefore, I, Jared Polis, Governor of the State of Colorado, do hereby proclaim April 24, 2023, as Colorado Day for the Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide.”