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Ani Khoodaverdian is an artist, human rights activist, attorney, master’s student in clinical psychology, and the creator of the #ArmenianFeministRevolution. She runs an Instagram page @telojantelo where she shares her Armenian feminist artwork.In this episode, we delve into Ani’s unique journey of growing up as an Armenian in Sweden, the US, and the importance of speaking out against rape culture and the “unhinged male gaze.”  To watch an excerpt of this interview, head over to our Youtube channel and Instagram page @jazvetalks.

Մեր առաջին հայերեն թողարկման հյուրը Լիզա Մաթեվոսյանն է, Կանանց Կենտրոն. Շուշի ՀԿ-ի համահիմնադիր: Նա պատմում է կազմակերպության գործունեության, բռնի տեղահանված անձանց տրամադրված աջակցության մասին եվ կիսվում Շուշիի մասին իր հիշողություններով:

Jazve Talks co-host Sona Grigoryan interviews Maria Zakaryan, a visual artist and film photographer, about their new Armenian techno song, "Kali", named after the Indian goddess. Maria reads hate comments they received on their photo projects on period shame in Armenia and the rent crisis in the country triggered by emigration of Russians after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.Listen to "Kali" ft Maria on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2ZUAjGzx8xHfwdjx1iMheW?si=8de037fd6e5b4e9fThis episode was produced and mixed by Lucy Martirosyan. Thanks to FemLibrary, a feminist book-sharing collective in Yerevan, for letting us record at their center and borrow equipment to make this episode possible!

Hello and welcome to Jazve Talks! We're your co-hosts Lus and Son. Join us to spill the coffee, not the tea. In the first episode, we discuss overcoming internalized shame, embracing Armenian joy, and what led us to Armenia.