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    Yerevan ecologies trying to draw attention via rock concert, bike ride
    and innovatory art


    2008-03-29 12:43:00


    ArmInfo. Yesterday an Environmental Exhibition"Become the Voice of the
    Voiceless" was opened Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art
    [ACCEA]. The Exhibition is aimed at speaking through Arts on behalf of
    trees, animals, and homeless children, whose voice is not heard by
    society, carried away with material, daily and other concerns.

    Photos of Armenian journalists Narine Kirakosyan (ArmInfo news agency)
    and Galust Nanyan (Hayastani Hanrapetutyun daily) made over the last
    four years at the most ecologically unfavorable regions of Armenia were
    exhibited. Photos of local and foreign professional photographers were
    also exhibited. Photos of tailing pounds, toxic wastes of which are the
    most dangerous for ecology, prevail at the exhibition. Photos of
    children born with anomalies, often because of bad ecology, were also
    exhibited. The Exhibition presented various urgent ecological issues in
    Armenia to show the impact that local
    issues might have on the nature, global warming as well as present and
    future generations.

    Organizers of the exhibition, which will be open till 15 April,
    "Armenia Tree Project" (ATP) Charitable Foundation, "World Wildlife
    Foun " (WWF) Armenian Branch planed other ecological initiatives as
    well. In particular, tree planing and territory clean-up action in the
    Botanical garden (March 30), tree planting at Nubarashen N11
    boarding-school (April 6) and Rock concert at the Puppet Theatre (April
    14, at 19:00) with participation of lock bands and environmental
    cycling in the central streets of Yerevan (April 20).
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