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One moment of my life that I will never forget was in my freshman year world history class. I went to a private school in America and was surrounded by kids from rich families who had been living in America for generations.

We had just finished a unit on the foundations of a guerrilla war and my teacher was taking questions. A girl in the back of my class raised her hand and stood to ask. She asked “do wars still happen?”

She asked this question in all seriousness, not a drop of humor in her tone.

And I froze.

A week before this, my home country had fallen into terrible war. Fathers and sons fought alongside each other, mothers buried their sons, gone too soon. The gangs in the streets had put aside their crime to fight for their country, their home because damn it all if we were going to let it be taken. 9 year olds carrying guns and wearing military uniforms every size too large because it was put upon them to protect their village. We all pleaded and begged for the media to recognize us and help us, to save us from the slaughter we faced. The media turned a blind eye and the humanitarians that decide which lives matter and which don’t had decided we weren’t relevant enough to be cared about. Unspeakable crimes against my people fought against by a nation that loves their country like no other. My people lost their lives to protect the future of those who’d come after them and keep the legacy of all who’d come before

And the child of America wonders if wars still happen.

This is very different from what I normally post but I ask that you don’t just scroll past.

A couple months ago, the war in my home country started again after three years of silence. I say war because that’s what news outlets called it, but there was no return of fighting from our side. Instead, innocent people were hurt, killed, martyred, and displaced from their homes after 8 months of blockade, which prevented the supply of food, water, and medical supplies, effectively starving innocents. It’s for this that Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh ended up being alerted on the official genocide watch.

Still, months later, the 120,000 people displaced in this ethnic cleansing from the region remain without housing, proper financial aid, or any resources to help them.

The following are funds and charities you can check out to help.

Armenian food bank

Kooyrigs Artsakh Armenian Housing Development Fund

Even if you can’t donate, reposting goes a long way. Thank you if you took the time to read all this.

Also consider:

Palestine Children’s Relief Fund

Nomad ESIM (NOMADCNG as a coupon)

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