Yerevan Diaries: Charents

No. 6: Yeghishe Charents

*Grigor Khanjyan, Cafesjian Museum of Modern Art

Video blogging from the top of Cascade in Yerevan: PINK’s volunteer on LGBT parenting

Joel Wiklund is from Sweden and currently volunteering for PINK Armenia. On Twitter he describes himself as an “Actor. Living in Stockholm/Paris/Yerevan. Social-liberal Socialdemocrat. Feminist and LGBT-activist.”

And now his first video message from Yerevan, on LGBT parenting (!) From the top of Cascade. Look forward to more, Joel.

PINK & friends make history in Armenia by marking IDAHO and turning Yerevan sky rainbow

May is truly a historic month for Armenians. Starting this year, it will become even double-triple historic for LGBT Armenians, their friends...

On 4 May, there was a groundbreaking presentation in Yerevan of the landmark report on discrimination towards LGBT people and state with their human rights in Armenia conducted within the framework of “We and Our Rights” project by PINK Armenia.

Today, on 17 May, for the first time ever, the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) was celebrated in Armenia. PINK Armenia & friends organised a flashmob with balloons in the heart of Yerevan. "We let the colorful balloons fly in the sky as a symbolic move to combat hate, ignorance and intolerance, to combat homophobia and transphobia," say organisers.

PINK Armenia & friends made history today by turning Yerevan sky rainbow. For me, they are the modern day heroes in Armenia. Their spirit, passion, determination make me hopeful that after all there is bright future for Armenia. They are the PERSONS.AM (in capital letters). I hope their spirit won't be broken... EVER!!!
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*video and pictures - by PINK Armenia

Armenia: International AIDS Candlelight event in pictures

Amazing pictures from the International AIDS Candlelight event which took place on 16 May in Yerevan.

*pictures - via Mamikon Hovsepyan and FB events page

Marking International AIDS Candlelight Memorial in Armenia

The International AIDS Candlelight Memorial, a program of the Global Health Council, was the first public event for AIDS awareness (1983) and one of today’s largest grassroots movements against the disease, spreading hope, developing leaders, and uniting communities | read more

Date: Sunday, 16 May 2010
Time: 18:30 - 19:30
Location: Cascade, Yerevan, Armenia

Description

*via Facebook events

Հին ընկերները կրկին միանում եմ վառելու իրենց մոմերը ՁԻԱՀ-ից մահացածների հիշատակին:

«Դրական Մարդկանց Հայկական Ցանցը», «Իրական Աշխարհ Իրական Մարդիկ» «Հանրային Տեղեկատվություն և Գիտելիքի Կարիք» ՀԿ-ի հետ միասին հրավիրում են Ձեզ մասնակցելու «Լույսեր անհամար, մարդու իրավունքների համար» միջոցառմանը:

18:30 Քվիլթ
19:00 Կարմիր ֆլեշմոբ
19:10 Մոմավառություն

Ցանկալի է կրել կարմիր հագուստ:
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Old friends are again getting together to light their candles for those people who passed away from AIDS.
Positive People Armenian Network, Real World Real People with Public Information and Need of Knowledge NGO are inviting all of you to take part in our event "Many Lights for Human Rights".

18:30 Quilt
19:00 Red Flashmob
19:10 Candlelight

We kindly ask you to be in red.

Yerevan diaries: Welcome to Yerevan ;)

Yerevan, Cascade, site of soon to be opened Cafesjian Centre for the Arts (Yerevan MoMA)