Comments on: Barekendan yesterday is reported as a success http://azat.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/barekendan-yesterday-is-reported-as-a-success/ Global, Caucasian and Armenian politics in anarchist perspective Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:06:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Indymedia in Armenia??? « Armenian Libertarian-Socialist Movement http://azat.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/barekendan-yesterday-is-reported-as-a-success/#comment-1344 Indymedia in Armenia??? « Armenian Libertarian-Socialist Movement Mon, 14 May 2007 17:08:32 +0000 http://azat.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/barekendan-yesterday-is-reported-as-a-success/#comment-1344 [...] Centre)” (which I believe still exists, and it appears that they participated in SKSELA’s Barekendan march), and it also appears that BEM was accused of being linked to USAID (which is the financial arm or [...] [...] Centre)” (which I believe still exists, and it appears that they participated in SKSELA’s Barekendan march), and it also appears that BEM was accused of being linked to USAID (which is the financial arm or [...]

]]> By: Observer http://azat.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/barekendan-yesterday-is-reported-as-a-success/#comment-80 Observer Tue, 20 Feb 2007 23:02:55 +0000 http://azat.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/barekendan-yesterday-is-reported-as-a-success/#comment-80 Barekendan was the top story around the Armenian blogosphere. As I reported earlier the event was initiated by civil society activists as a “call upon their fellow dormant citizens to “wake up” and become involved”, which was clearly a success. Armenian Blog Review - http://ditord.wordpress.com Barekendan was the top story around the Armenian blogosphere. As I reported earlier the event was initiated by civil society activists as a “call upon their fellow dormant citizens to “wake up” and become involved”, which was clearly a success.

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]]> By: Observer http://azat.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/barekendan-yesterday-is-reported-as-a-success/#comment-79 Observer Tue, 20 Feb 2007 23:02:10 +0000 http://azat.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/barekendan-yesterday-is-reported-as-a-success/#comment-79 Barekendan was the top story around the Armenian blogosphere. As I reported earlier the event was initiated by civil society activists as a “call upon their fellow dormant citizens to “wake up” and become involved”, which was clearly a success. Barekendan was the top story around the Armenian blogosphere. As I reported earlier the event was initiated by civil society activists as a “call upon their fellow dormant citizens to “wake up” and become involved”, which was clearly a success.

]]> By: kronstadt http://azat.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/barekendan-yesterday-is-reported-as-a-success/#comment-70 kronstadt Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:20:59 +0000 http://azat.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/barekendan-yesterday-is-reported-as-a-success/#comment-70 Onnik, thanks for the article. Interesting. I like the look on coppers' faces. Are they some kind of special force within the police? Isabella, thanks for the comment. I personally didn't take part (since I'm not in RA), but I had info that a minimum of 4 members from one of the Yerevan cells of our movement were going to attend and bring others along. I'm still waiting for their comments and reflections about Barekendan for publishing on this website. Onnik, thanks for the article. Interesting. I like the look on coppers’ faces. Are they some kind of special force within the police?

Isabella, thanks for the comment. I personally didn’t take part (since I’m not in RA), but I had info that a minimum of 4 members from one of the Yerevan cells of our movement were going to attend and bring others along. I’m still waiting for their comments and reflections about Barekendan for publishing on this website.

]]> By: isabella http://azat.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/barekendan-yesterday-is-reported-as-a-success/#comment-69 isabella Mon, 19 Feb 2007 05:57:36 +0000 http://azat.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/barekendan-yesterday-is-reported-as-a-success/#comment-69 Thanks a lot for taking part ! Thanks a lot for taking part !

]]> By: Onnik Krikorian http://azat.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/barekendan-yesterday-is-reported-as-a-success/#comment-68 Onnik Krikorian Mon, 19 Feb 2007 05:49:24 +0000 http://azat.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/barekendan-yesterday-is-reported-as-a-success/#comment-68 For your interest, I wrote <a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/civilsociety/articles/eav102105.shtml" rel="nofollow">an article on the Rock Festival</a> staged in Yerevan in 2005 for Eurasianet. <blockquote>Marieke Kitzen, a Dutch volunteer working with the Bem Youth Progressive Action Center, a local NGO that considers the development of youth culture key to involving young Armenians in the country’s socio-political life, agrees. "I thought the rock concert was a great success, although at the beginning, when there were more police than spectators, I had my doubts if rock in Armenia would ever work," Kitzen said.</blockquote> Full article is <a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/civilsociety/articles/eav102105.shtml" rel="nofollow">here</a>. For your interest, I wrote an article on the Rock Festival staged in Yerevan in 2005 for Eurasianet.

Marieke Kitzen, a Dutch volunteer working with the Bem Youth Progressive Action Center, a local NGO that considers the development of youth culture key to involving young Armenians in the country’s socio-political life, agrees. “I thought the rock concert was a great success, although at the beginning, when there were more police than spectators, I had my doubts if rock in Armenia would ever work,” Kitzen said.

Full article is here.

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