As to your own reaction, some self-reflection is in order. Did you truly wish to attend the Genocide Remembrance on April 24? If so, you should not have been deterred by the actions of these ultranationalists, but guided by your own feelings, and you should have talked to other more moderate voices, of which there are many, about the context of the situation.

And regarding what can be done, a lot of us have criticized the Diaspora, especially the ARF-Dashnaks, for perpetuating these nationalist feelings and focusing all their attention on Turkey and Azerbaijan, while studiously ignoring the dearth in Armenia of civil and human rights, the piggish and destructive oligarchy, the “unsolved” killings of 10 Armenians by other Armenians in the post-election crisis of 2008, and the wholesale selling off and long-term leasing of Armenia’s assets to Russian interests. If well-wishing Diasporans started to focus on these issues and demand improvements, fewer Armenians would need to emigrate, the investment climate would improve, and Armenia could begin to become a country that matched the imaginary one of the Diaspora’s dreams.