Books for Artsakh Armenians

On September 19, 2023, after a 9+ month blockade of the region, the authoritarian government of Azerbaijan attacked civilians in Artsakh, and on September 23rd it took control of the territory. 120,000 Armenians were subject to ethnic cleansing, as they were forced to flee their native land to avoid the massacres. Now, their ancestral homeland of over 3,000 years is completely cleared of its native Armenian population. We are witnessing a humanitarian catastrophe as an entire indigenous population is forced to leave everything behind; their belongings, homes, land, and cultural heritage.

This auction is designed to raise money to help with relief efforts to aid displaced Armenian families from Artsakh.

All donations will be given directly to these 501c3 non-profits. All four of these vetted organizations have a strong presence working on the ground in Armenia.
ARMENIAN RELIEF SOCIETY https://ars1910.org/
ALL FOR ARMENIA https://allforarmenia.org/
CODE3ANGELS https://www.code3angels.org/
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS https://www.icrc.org/
(If you choose to donate to the ICRC, please earmark your donation for Armenia.)

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. This auction is open from Friday, October 20 to Sunday, October 29 at midnight Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

2. We will not handle any financial transactions for this auction. Winning bidders are asked to please donate directly to one of the listed charities above. Please upload a screenshot of your receipt as proof of your donation to this Google Form: https://bit.ly/donationreceiptform.

3. Winners must show proof of donation by the end of Thursday, November 2nd at midnight EDT. Items will go to the next highest bidder if donations/proof are not made by this time.

Thank you for your generosity in providing relief for forcibly displaced Armenian families from Artsakh. Follow us on Instagram @Booksforartsakharmenians for more updates!

Fundraiser Organizers:
Astrid Kamalyan: https://astridkamalyan.com/
Taleen Voskuni: https://www.taleenvoskuni.com/
Anait Semirdzhyan: https://www.anaitsart.com/
Nadine Takvorian: https://www.nadinetakvorian.com/

We are a group of Armenian authors and illustrators uniting to mobilize the literary community and raise money for forcibly displaced Armenians from Artsakh. Our online, silent book auction “Books for Artsakh Armenians” is designed to raise money to help with relief efforts to aid forcibly displaced Armenian families.