Dear Instagram friends,
Many of you have been asking me about the current situation in Artsakh and Armenia and have even generously offered to help. In case you don't know or may be wondering why you're seeing so many posts about Armenia, there is an unprovoked war happening right now in Nagorno-Karabakh (also known as Artsakh) and Armenia! The latest reports are showing that Azerbaijan is violating the ceasefire agreement in Artsakh and is attacking historic cathedrals, hospitals, and shelling civilians in the capital Stepanakert.
Turkey is responsible for the Armenian Genocide of 1915 - 1923, massacring 1.5 million Armenians. And, until today, still denies this crime. And in the last few days Turkey has been paying Syrian Jihadist Fighters to fight alongside the Azerbaijani army and deploying its F-16's in the air attack against Armenia.
WAYS TO HELP:
DONATING TO ARMENIAFUND: Please join me in raising funds for ArmeniaFund. Whether you donate $5 or $500; your contribution will make an impact! Every little bit helps. Note that Armenia Fund, Inc. is a 501 tax-exempt, non-governmental, non-political corporation.
In addition to what I have already donated, I am going to match the first $5,000 raised.
DONATING GOODS: Please reach out to me if you have any goods you would like to donate. I know I work closely with most of you in designing and custom tailoring clothing. These goods, especially winter gear, is welcomed. I have included some pictures in my latest humanitarian efforts of sending 1000 pairs of shoes to a church in Armenia who is helping triage displaced women and children from Artsakh.
TO LEARN MORE AND TAKE ACTION: Please watch and share the video below. Then visit /alert and sign petitions to call on Congress and the Presidential Candidates to sanction Turkey and cut off all U.S. military aid to Azerbaijan. Thank you! #StopTurkeyNow #StopErdogan #StopAliyev #ArmeniaWantsPeace #RecognizeArtsakh
Thank you for your support. Together, we will win!
My dear friends and colleagues, I would like to take this moment to explain why Armenians are protesting today in the streets of Los Angeles - Armenia is currently under attack by the neighboring country of Azerbaijan. The present conflict began in 1988, when the Armenians demanded that Karabakh, the land that was part of Historic Armenia, be transferred from Soviet Azerbaijan to Soviet Armenia. The conflict escalated into a full-scale war in the early 1990s. The resulting six year war between 1988 and 1994 caused an estimated 30,000 casualties and displaced hundreds of thousands before a ceasefire brokered by Russia ended large-scale fighting. But Armenia and Azerbaijan never signed a peace treaty and the conflict has remained unresolved, frequently seeing violent clashes for the past three decades. Just a week ago Armenia was once again attacked by Azeris and the war still continues, however we have received little or no coverage by the US media. With these protests we hope that our voices will be heard. Thank you for understanding.
Our team here at Serj Costumes are more than happy to volunteer to sew masks and lend a hand to the many people working in healthcare, hospitals, and essential workers.
