Evening honors Assemblymember John Harabedian with the “Legislator of the Year” Award, Filmmaker Jivan Avetisyan with the “Advocacy in Cinema” Award, Texas Advocate Shevan Basmadjian with the “Steve Artinian Visionary Activist” Award, and California Armenian Schools with the “Gabriel Injejikian Educational Excellence” Award (more...)
Washington D.C. – The Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region (ANCA-WR) mobilized advocates from Colorado, California, Oregon, Washington, Texas, Arizona, Alaska, and Wyoming to take part in ANCA Strategic Advocacy held over September 14 and 15. ANCA-WR’s delegation joined activists from across the country in a national effort spanning over 30 states, which included more than 150 meetings with Congressional offices and over 100 advocates overall. (more...)
ANCA-WR will present the Steve Artinian Visionary Activist Award—named in memory of lifelong community activist and former ANCA-WR Board Member Steve Artinian—to Dallas-based advocate Shevan Basmadjian, whose grassroots leadership has advanced Armenian Genocide education and civic engagement across Texas, from testimony at the State Capitol to statewide teacher-training programs reaching thousands of students. (more...)
The Armenian National Committee of America Western Region will present its “Advocacy in Cinema” Award to the Artsakh-raised filmmaker whose acclaimed features have carried the story of his homeland onto international screens despite considerable political pressure and censorship surrounding this subject matter. (more...)
