Title: Keep Me Away From Your Stereotypes

Year: 2011

Language: English

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Յուրատիպ մասնագիտություններ ունեցող կանանց հետ մեր հարցազրույցների շարքը շարունակելով` մենք ներկայացնում ենք մի մարդու, ում մասնագիտական գործունեությունն այս բնագավառում ունի շուրջ յոթ տարվա պատմություն: Չնայած, որ Աննա Կոստանյանը առաջին մասնագիտությամբ բուժքույր է ու աշխատել է Էրեբունի բժշկական կենտրոնի վերակենդանացման բաժնում, այնուհետև` Երևանի զինվորական հոսպիտալում, սիրով է խոսում իր երկրորդ` հանդիսավարի մասնագիտության մասին: Աննան նշում է, որ մոր հորդորով է դարձել բուժքույր, հետագայում սրտի թրթիռներից ծնված տողերը վերածվել են բանաստեղծությունների և այսօր զարդարում են շատ ու շատ նորապսակների հարսանեկան արարողությունները: Այժմ մեր հյուրը համատեղում է թե' բուժքրոջ, թե' հանդիսավարի մասնագիտությունները: Իր համոզմամբ՝ երկուսն էլ, լինելով բոլորովին տարբեր, ունեն նույն առաքելությունը. երկուսն էլ ազգանվեր են: Զրույցի վերջում համոզվեցի, որ Աննան իսկապես մեծ սիրով է անում իր գործը` ջանասիրաբար աշխատելով իր հայեցի տողերով գոհացնել բոլորին: Ստորև ներկայացնում եմ մեր զրույցը Աննայի հետ:

Women in Black History:

Women in Black is a world-wide network of women committed to peace with justice and actively opposed to injustice, war, militarism and other forms of violence. Woman in Black is a means of communication and cooperation.

Women in Black began in 1988 in Israel. In 1987, 20 years after Israel occupied the West Bank and Gaza, the Palestinian intifada began. Intifada is an Arabic word which means uprising or resistance. Inresponse Israeli Jewish women began to stand in weekly vigils in public places, usually at busy road junctions. Starting in Jerusalem, the number of vigils in Israel eventually grew to almost forty. In the north of Israel, where the concentration of Arab communities is greatest, Palestinian women who are Israeli citizens were also active in Women in Black groups.

By the time, in other countries, including Canada, the USA, Australia, UK, Serbia and many other European countries, Women in Black vigils soon began to be organized in support of those in Israel. In Berkeley, California, for example, Women in Black group has been standing on weekly basis since 1988.

Yes! It’s already 10 years that Society Without Violence NGO carries its activities. During these 10 years we have been educating hundreds of girls and young women from villages and remote cities, inspiring them to be active in the political, social, cultural life of the republic and empowering to become leaders, woman human rights defenders. All our efforts are for the establishment of gender equality and the elimination of violence from the society.

I couldn't imagine seeing a fragile Armenian girl while standing in Abovyan Street. The only thing that makes her differ from others is that she loves football very much. Qristine, who mentioned that friends call her Tina, is the ex-leader of the Armenian young football players’ team. Now she practices in the National women football team. It's a must to say that being lover of football, I was looking for our conversation with breathtaking emotions. Tina was just so talkative that even drew a football field for me and explained what is ‘’off side’’ in the game. Now Tina studies in the institute of Physical Studies faculty of kinesiology.

In the morning of November 18th “Society without violence” NGO team went to hold its next training with young girls in the farthest villages near Artik city, Shirak region. Since my working first day the main factors which have motivated me are that my organization is keeping focus on the regional people, considering them as members of Armenian society. I know very well and I even feel myself how limited the opportunities of youth living in the regions are.

When there is no appropriate environment and conditions for having active life, when people are constantly emphasizing that you are a girl so you have limited, particular rights and nothing more, when you always hear “Be quite and sit in your place, you are not a boy”, it seems to you that there is a bog latter and you are in the lowest part of it, staring up and dreaming of the top…

The main goal of our visits to the regions is to explain girls that there is no difference between people, there is no stairs between them, and we are all equal. Both boys and girls have the same equal rights and opportunities. Our goal is to encourage, motivate, and activate their role in their family, community and society.

WORLD WIDE FAMOUS “WOMEN IN BLACK” ACTION
FIRST TIME IN ARMENIA WITH A SLOGAN
“STOP VIOLENCE AGAINS WOMEN”

The action is organized by Society Without Violence NGO and aims at silently raising the issue of violence against women. The slogan of the event is “STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN!”. During the event all participants should be in black clothes to show their unity toward this vitally important issue and in commemoration in domestic violence victims.