It is soon Women's Day in Armenia and this year women are asking for more than flowers and chocolate, they are asking for equal rights, equal opportunities and a life without violence.
The Women's Resource Center in cooperation with other NGOs is launching the activites for the Month dedicated to women's issues in Armenia.
Events:
MARCH 7
Photo exhibition -- Armenian women; Yesterday, today, tomorrow / time :10am @ Sayat Nova 4
FILM -- "Finding Zabel Yesayan" / time: 2 and 5pm @ Sayat Nova 4 (by invitations)
MARCH 8
"Burying the Red Apple" Ceremony @ 3pm from Zarubyan 34
MARCH 12
FILM and DISCUSSION on lesbian women @ 5pm - Zarubyan 34
MARCH 20
CLean up of Armenian women writers' tombstones at the Pantheon @ 11am
APRIL 2 - APRIL 12
ART EXHIBITION -- "ALL and NOW" / ART 4 - ARVARSTAN
curator: Eva Khachatryan
APRIL 6
Round Table discussion on "Abortion in Armenia"
While it is silent here majority of Russian speaking users of LiveJournal reacted to this news. 99% negatiely. Moreover they even have gone so far to get togather at the same place to iterfere.Last time they gave "soaps" to Vanyan. I wonder if they can give anything to Black Gago in May.
ReplyDeleteInternational Women’s Day in Armenia: small women’s march, riot police van, private burial of “Red Apple”, business as usual
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Burying the Red Apple
BSW, they won't have enough guts to do so. They only put 'brave faces' in front of women or other people who despise violence and hate. Unless it is absolutely necessary, I tend to ignore them.
ReplyDeleteClean up at the Pantheon / remembering our Armenian foremothers
ReplyDeleteWomen march and burial of the Red Apple in Yerevan, Armenia (video)
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