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Armenian grassroots activism in Boston yields roundtable discussions on Artsakh with US senators
BOSTON—To protest the lack of a U.S. response to Azerbaijan’s ethnic cleansing of Artsakh Armenians, a coalition of local advocacy, community, youth and student groups assembled by the Zoravik Activist Collective held a silent vigil every Thursday afternoon in October in front of the JFK Federal Building in Boston.
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Thank you for publishing this important story. A good example of what sustained street action by a handful of activists –and grass-roots activism in general– can achieve.
Please share this article widely and encourage everyone you know in the Boston area to attend the Rally to Demand U.S. Action for Artsakh this Saturday, Nov 18 from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm, at the JFK Federal Bldg in Boston.
Just like the Silent Protest series that preceded it, this Rally is co-sponsored by a wide cross-section of Armenian community organizations, including the Pan Armenian Council of New England, the Armenian Assembly of Massachusetts, and the Armenian National Committee of Eastern Mass, among others.
But unlike the previous set, this Protest will be anything but silent! There will be short activist-style speeches by over a dozen representatives of large and small, old and new, Armenian and non-Armenian organizations. And there will be live music by local up-and-coming musicians. So come, make some noise, and get your voice heard by our elected officials.
Rally details: https://www.facebook.com/zoravik/posts/pfbid0khaugLzNNwFJTETpsmExciALqjqxzR3MTSEDBSxbbYHPyRT97xSX5PvcaSRxArdQl
My name is Danielle Mikaelian and I am an Armenian student at Harvard Law. I was at this discussion and very much appreciated Senator Warren taking the time to hear us out. I hope she proactively takes steps to help the Armenian community.