#12 Using your voice and body to fight gender based violence with Gohar Khachatrian

What if there was a way to combat gender based violence? Empowerment self-defense (ESD) claims to be the way. It's a comprehensive, evidence-based, and trauma-informed approach to personal safety training. Gohar Khachatrian is a level three instructor in Armenia and breaks down the basics of ESD on this episode. She's also the co-host of Country of Dust, a podcast that tells stories of a changing Armenia, and works at Femlibrary, a feminist library in Yerevan, where we recorded our conversation. Read Gohar's article about ESD here: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:4b8fa460-c7a3-4557-9427-229000cae874Learn more about ESD: https://www.esdglobalselfdefense.org/ This episode was recorded and produced by Lucy Martirosyan. Find us on Youtube, instagram, and TikTok @jazvetalks.If you enjoyed this episode, remember to rate, comment, share, and follow us. You can also buy us a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/jazvetalksThis podcast is supported by Women’s Fund Armenia, and filia, a feminist fund based in Germany.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.