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Mobilizing our non-Armenian allies

The most effective way to get donations and calls to representatives is to directly message friends and ask them to act on their empathy. Write your own message or use one of these templates:

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Hey <NAME>,
On September 27th, Azerbaijan attacked Nagorno-Karabakh (or Artsakh as Armenians call it) – things have only escalated since then and become an all-out war between Armenia and Azerbaijan (and Turkey, who is backing them). Some of my close friends and family are in direct harm and I'm extremely worried for them.The attack was unprovoked, and targeted not only at the Armenian military, but also civilians – they've been shelling Artsakh’s capital non-stop with cluster bombs, and countless villages have been shelled as well.International media outlets are maintaining a toxic neutrality, where they call it “clashes”, which obfuscates Azerbaijan’s initiation and supports the aggressor – Azerbaijan in turn has banned all international journalists, only allowing local and Turkish journalists in, and has shut off social media in the country. So far, Azerbaijan and Turkey have rejected calls for peaceful negotiation and de-escalation, and broken the temporary ceasefire on October 10.To be honest I'm very scared and feel powerless – this feels like an existential conflict for my home and people. The Armenian diasporan community, myself included, is doing whatever it can to help – a large part of this is raising awareness in our networks and raising funds for humanitarian aid fundraisers, especially the ones which have matching. Please consider amplifying awareness and donating, it would mean so much to me. <LINK_TO_FUNDRAISER>You can also reach out to your congressional representatives here to get the US to act, it’ll only take a couple of minutes: http://anca.org/actionIf you want to learn more about the situation I suggest doing some independent research and visiting these links:- Vice news coverage of Stepanakert war crimes - https://youtu.be/Vw8WkEsHxmI- Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan’s interview with The Spectator (UK):
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/how-armenia-views-the-conflict-with-azerbaijan- International Human Rights Community statement:
https://hrhyerevan.org/en/news/statement-to-the-international-human-rights-community- Unbiased documentary on the history of the conflict: https://www.c-r.org/news-and-insight/film-parts-circle-history-karabakh-conflict

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Hi friends!I wanted to share something more personal this morning (and a bit more political so feel free to skip).As some of you may know, I’m Armenian. I have many close friends and family back in our tiny, landlocked country of 3M people.Early Sunday morning, Azerbaijan attacked Nagorno-Karabakh (or Artsakh, as Armenians call it), targeting not only the military, but also civilians. They've been shelling Artsakh’s capital non-stop with cluster bombs, and countless villages have been shelled as well. Azerbaijan denies having initiated the attack, but they have also barred any non-local or non-Turkish journalists from entering the country, and have shut off their people’s access to the internet and social media. Things have only escalated since then, and a lot of my friends and family from back home are at direct harm.This is shaping up to be existential for my tiny peoples, who have been through so much, from Genocide to war – nobody wants peace more than the people of Artsakh and Armenia.It’s hard not to feel powerless these days. In a grasp for some semblance of control, the diaspora is launching many donation campaigns to provide aid to Artsakh, many of which have backers who will match every dollar received.Please consider donating, it would mean the world to me and help me feel like I’ve made a difference, however small: <LINK_TO_FUNDRAISER>You can also reach out to your congressional representatives here to get the US to act, it’ll only take a couple of minutes: http://anca.org/actionIf you want to learn more about the situation I suggest doing some independent research and visiting these links:- Vice news coverage of Stepanakert war crimes - https://youtu.be/Vw8WkEsHxmI- International Human Rights Community statement:
https://hrhyerevan.org/en/news/statement-to-the-international-human-rights-community- Unbiased documentary on the history of the conflict: https://www.c-r.org/news-and-insight/film-parts-circle-history-karabakh-conflict- Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan’s interview with The Spectator (UK):
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/how-armenia-views-the-conflict-with-azerbaijan

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The easiest and most effective method for organizing your Armenia Fund campaign is via Facebook. The campaign can be easily shared with your network, and the funds will go directly to Armenia Fund with no fees.The campaign can be set up in a few simple steps:1. Click "Fundraisers" in the left menu of the News Feed.
2. Select "non-profit", and type "Armenia Fund" in the search bar.Selecting Armenia Fund will pre-populate your campaign page with the organizer’s name (you), the beneficiary (Armenia Fund), as well as details such as fundraiser name, donation amount, reason for raising money, and currency, all of which can be customized.If you decide to create a campaign personally matching donations, please contact us through this site so we can add your campaign to the list.Some tips:

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To aid Armenia and Artsakh against the unprovoked and aggressive assaults by Azerbaijan and Turkey, my friends and I have organized the following fundraiser to send funds to ArmeniaFund, which Artsakh's government has identified as their preferred source to fund.On Sunday, Azerbaijan began an assault which threatens to spiral into all out war. By late Monday 84 Armenian lives had already been lost. To our friends who might not know about Artsakh or its many decades long battles to preserve its right to self determination, you can read more about it in the posts on this page. Though the conflict might be on the other side of the world, we urge you to speak up, spread awareness, contact your representatives, and if you have the means, contribute.Take additional action by contacting your representatives:
- http://anca.org/alertRead more about the situation:- International Human Rights Community statement:
`https://hrhyerevan.org/en/news/statement-to-the-international-human-rights-community- Unbiased documentary on the history of the conflict: https://www.c-r.org/news-and-insight/film-parts-circle-history-karabakh-conflict- Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan’s interview with The Spectator (UK):
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/how-armenia-views-the-conflict-with-azerbaijanHoping for peace.

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Haghteluenq
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Help Artsakh (great article collection)
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Peace Through Culture
Artsakh Resources
Artsakh Twitter
Learn about Artsakh
Help Armenians Carrd
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