Follow live streaming of Aurora Prize Ceremony on A1+ (video)
You can follow the inaugural Aurora Prize Ceremony live on A1+ at 9p.m. The Aurora Prize was established within the 100 LIVES initiative. The initiative began in March 2015, the year of the Armenian Genocide Centennial, to express gratitude to individuals and institutions whose actions helped Armenians survive the Genocide 100 years ago. The award to be given to one of four finalists tonight bears the name of Aurora (Arshaluys) Mardiganian. The prize named after one of Armenian Genocide survivors, Arshaluys (Aurora) Mardiganian, who went through the horrors of the massacres to tell the world about the atrocities that occurred in the Ottoman Empire in 1915, is awarded on behalf of all Genocide survivors to modern-day savors of human lives. As a child, during the years of the Armenian Genocide, Aurora witnessed the murder of her father and brothers. Aurora survived through all dangers and told the world about the atrocities that occurred in the Ottoman Empire in 1915. The four Aurora Prize finalists have named the organizations they nominate to receive the $1,000,000 award should they be announced as Aurora Prize Laureate at the inaugural Aurora Prize Ceremony tonight. In addition, a personal $100,000 grant will be given to the Laureate.
