'Flowers Instead of Rights?': An 'Alternative' Way to Celebrate International Women's Day in Armenia

From March 8 to April 7, in honour of International Women’s Day, the Women’s Resource Center in Armenia (WRCA) will be coordinating a number of events aimed at raising awareness on women’s rights.

According to the NGO’s Facebook event page, the “WRCA is calling on everyone to stop killing the flowers by offering bouquets for the occasion to women and suggests to join its different activities and raise the issue of women's rights in Armenia.”

The line-up of events begins on March 9 with a public opinion poll asking “What is March 8 and what does it mean to you?

A series of discussions on such topics as the image of women in advertising, and feminism and March 8 are planned for March 19, April 3 and every Wednesday beginning this week at 6 pm at the WRCA offices.

Other events include an evening of “Music and Words” on March 26 beginning at 6 pm at the Bridge Club in central Yerevan, and an art exhibit running from March 30 to April 11 (6-9 pm) at the Yerevan State Chamber Theatre.

For more information, either visit the group’s event page on Facebook, or the WRCA’s official website at http://www.womenofarmenia.org/