{"id":7371,"date":"2022-05-04T17:31:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T13:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxygen.org.am\/news\/%d5%a5%d5%bd-%d5%af%d5%ab%d5%b6-%d5%a5%d5%b4\/"},"modified":"2023-01-09T14:06:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T10:06:40","slug":"%d5%a5%d5%bd-%d5%af%d5%ab%d5%b6-%d5%a5%d5%b4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oxygen.org.am\/en\/news\/%d5%a5%d5%bd-%d5%af%d5%ab%d5%b6-%d5%a5%d5%b4\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Event “I am a Woman” in Goris"},"content":{"rendered":"

In April 30 the small hall of Goris State Dramatic Theater was full. About 100 representatives from health care and educational institutions, civil society, and Police, and simply Gorisians, gathered to participate <\/span>in the first event of “I am a Woman” <\/b>campaign. <\/span>The campaign implemented by OxYGen Foundation <\/b>and <\/span>the United Nations Population Fund<\/b>(UNFPA) aims to promote women’s empowerment, overcome discriminatory social norms and harmful practices, ensure equal rights and equal opportunities for women and men in Armenia.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“<\/span>The performance we are about to watch today, touches upon topics we usually avoid speaking out. And yet, some of them can relate to any of us. It’s about violence, and not only physical, but also psychological and economic violence<\/span><\/i>,\u201d said Zaruhi Tonoyan, UNFPA Project Manager, in her welcome speech. <\/span>“Very often people avoid raising these problems, thinking that nothing will change anyway. But the issue is there, and we all have our own share in preventing these issues from manifesting in the society once and forever<\/span><\/i>,\u201d she noted.<\/span><\/p>\n

The performance is a monologue of three women facing the court based on true stories. With different characters and different social background, these women are victims of domestic violence, in a trial for crime. One of them resorted to offense to save the child from abuse, the other in an attempt to save the unborn child, and the third unable to withstand the humiliate any longer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“All three stories are real, I have dealt with all three cases, and unfortunately, these are no exceptions,<\/i><\/b>” underscored <\/span>Khachatur Gasparyan, psychologist, Head of the Medical Psychology Department, YSMU<\/b>, who after the performance facilitated the discussion between the actors and spectators, asking them to share their thoughts, feelings and suggestions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“The story of my hero taught me one thing: when you are in a swamp, most often you do not take heed of it. And in this case, you need help from the public, people. One should not let the situation aggravate<\/span><\/i>,\u201d pointed out <\/span>Zhanna Hovakimyan,<\/b> an actress who personified one of the women, recalling how a young girl came to her after one of the performances, saying: “Your story is so similar to mine, may I give you a hug?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

And how to prevent abuse in the form of violence, such tragic situations, asks the psychologist.<\/span><\/p>\n