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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2011 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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CONGRATULATING NICHOLAS ALAHVERDIAN AND NEXUSGOVERNMENT ON | |
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FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN IN DCYF CARE AND FOR NICHOLAS | |
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ALAHVERDIAN'S SERVICE TO THIS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | |
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Introduced By: Representative Rene R. Menard | |
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Date Introduced: May 10, 2011 | |
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Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare | |
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WHEREAS, It is fitting that this House of Representatives recognizes those citizens who, |
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through their determination and unwavering commitment to the prevention of child abuse and |
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negligence, have distinguished themselves in academia, state government, and in their |
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communities; and |
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WHEREAS, Nicholas Alahverdian is one such exceptional citizen. He has relentlessly |
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fought for the rights and privileges of children and adolescents in state care; and |
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WHEREAS, As someone who was previously in DCYF care, Nicholas Alahverdian has |
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broken many barriers. He is authoring a book on the poet Sylvia Plath, he is the current policy |
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director of NexusGovernment, and he is a student at Harvard University; and |
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WHEREAS, His domestic non-profit corporation, NexusGovernment, duly established |
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with the Office of the Secretary of State, is a constant presence in the State House and across |
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Rhode Island, advocating for the protection of rights of all Rhode Islanders; and |
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WHEREAS, He was hired first by Senator Beatrice A. Lanzi and subsequently Speaker |
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Gordon D. Fox, and served this honorable House of Representatives as a Page and a Legislative |
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Aide from 2002 through 2003, and was a dependable and ubiquitous young servant to the duly |
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elected Representatives of this House; and |
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WHEREAS, He has been employed or otherwise associated with the Swearer Center for |
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Public Service at Brown University, the Providence Urban Debate League, the YMCA of Greater |
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Providence, the Rhode Island Disability Law Center, and NBC News; and |
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WHEREAS, Nicholas Alahverdian has distinguished himself as someone who is ready |
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and willing to conquer any possible obstacle that obstructs the path to ensuring that all rights of |
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children and adolescents in state care are protected; and |
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WHEREAS, Nicholas Alahverdian first carved out his place in history by having the |
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unique political beginner’s lesson of being heckled by over 900 people, when, as a mere high |
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school student in 2002, he testified in support of the Mayor of Cranston at a City Council hearing; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Nicholas Alahverdian deserved and wanted nothing more than a high school |
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education, pursuant to state law, but as a youth in night-to-night care under DCYF, was |
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prohibited from receiving the same; and |
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WHEREAS, An outspoken advocate for abandoned, abused, and neglected children, |
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Nicholas Alahverdian has done and will do his utmost to help provide for fair living standards |
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and the protection of rights for youth in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and |
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the United States of America; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
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Providence Plantations honors Nicholas Alahverdian’s tireless devotion to the protection of |
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children and adolescents in the care of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and |
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the prevention of abuse and negligence upon the same; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That we affirm that we appreciate his service to this House of |
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Representatives, Speaker Fox, the leadership of the State of Rhode Island and Providence |
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Plantations, and the people of this state. We extend our sincere wishes for his continued |
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happiness and success; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Nicholas Alahverdian. |
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