The documentary film screening sponsored by ARCS on Nov. 30 at the Bulgarian Consulate in New York, in collaboration with Consul General Radoslav Totchev, was a success beyond all expectation. When the lecture room was full, many more chairs had to be brought in, and in the end the room was packed, with people standing in the adjoining hall. 

Consul Totchev introduced the program and gave his views on the importance of Nassya Kralevska-Owens book. Kevin Clinton (President of ARCS Board of Trustees) said a few words about ARCS and introduced the speakers, who each spoke briefly about the book: Bulgarian Ambassador to UN Stefan Tafrov, Evelina Kelbetcheva (American University in Bulgaria and Member of ARCS Managing Committee), and Ivan Emanuilov Ivanov (New York University). We then screened Kiriakov's film, "Camp Tales," consisting largely of survivors' accounts of the labor camps under Communism. 

US Director of ARCS, Todor Petev, set up in the adjoining hall a display of printed material (newsletters, brochures) about ARCS, several copies of the book, and a Power Point presentation about the Center and communist monuments, which played continuously. Nina Totcheva, ARCS Financial Manager, made the arrangements for the beautiful reception.