At “Article 3” club innovative ideas are generated 

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In June 2016,  “Article 3” club opened its doors in the center of a completely new platform which was presented to the public with a simple, yet innovative message to our reality, “Respect Article 3 of the Constitution”. The club is a platform based on the rule of human rights, equality and other democratic values that aims to raise issues of concern to the public and promoting the development of the country becoming a place for meetings, discussions and dialogue for the people concerned about the future.  Club founder, journalist, “For Equal Rights” NGO Gayane Abrahamyan, a few years ago still felt the need for such a platform.

 

“Originally the idea came up while covering the debates of  organizers of different environmental actions, when I saw that the activists just get together in any garden, there is no reliable area where they will be able to generate ideas and hold discussions, I  had the same idea when I saw the struggle for the sake of Mashtots Park,  during the demonstrations. For Electrician time.  I realized that we really have a  problem of  free, reliable and safe areas for activists, civil society” she says.

 

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