OCCUPY MASHTOTS PARK ACTIVISTS TO DECIDE ON DISMANTLING KIOSKS NEXT STEPS
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04.03.2012
The “brigade” of local activists who expressed intent to dismantle
the kiosks in a central Yerevan park will convene a meeting at 5 pm
today to decide their next steps.
Recall, environmental and civic activists who for over a month and a
half have been protesting shop construction in Mashtots Park appointed
a brigade who arrived to the park on Mar. 31 sporting yellow hardhats
and green protective coats with the intention of dismantling the kiosks
they say have been illegally placed in one of the few remaining green
spaces in downtown Yerevan.
According to activist and new brigade member Oshin Yeghiazaryan, there
was a misunderstanding as people thought they would be dismantling
the kiosks at 1 pm today. Actually, the demolition brigade meant that
the deadline referred to when a state agency that will provide a legal
assessment of the unlawful construction in the park, something which
the police has refused to do, will arrive.
“This is an entire movement. We’re not putting down our weapons; this
isn’t just a matter of the boutiques, but an issue of privatizing
public space. After today’s discussion, the brigade will make public
a definite decision on what it will do next,” he said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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