Although today I was planning to post an interview with Lebanese photographer Youssef Nassar, I decided instead to refrain from doing so as, in light of the current situation, I feel it inappropriate and disrespectful to speak of anything other than the current crisis our country is facing.
It has been several weeks since Beirut's principal landfill was shut down and no solution was found for the growing piles of trash on our streets, threatening citizens' health and further exposing the corruption of the Lebanese government.
Yesterday, thousands of Lebanese citizens took to the streets to protest against the issue of trash flooding our country, under the motto #YouStink #YouReek طلعت_ريحتكم# . The peaceful protestors, among them many women, children, and elderly, were met with tear gas, water canons, rubber bullets, and live ammunition. Many citizens were hospitalized. Many people are still down on the streets.
Political and activist writing is not my forte, but I would like to share my solidarity with the men and women who are down on the streets. Hopefully soon we will wake up to a better Lebanon that we won't be ashamed of, a better government that we can truly stand behind, and a better future for us and our families.
Here are some posts from Lebanese bloggers about what went on yesterday:
This is the campaign's official Facebook page: Tol3et Re7etkom
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| Picture from yesterday's protest by Patrick Mouzawak taken from Facebook |
It has been several weeks since Beirut's principal landfill was shut down and no solution was found for the growing piles of trash on our streets, threatening citizens' health and further exposing the corruption of the Lebanese government.
Yesterday, thousands of Lebanese citizens took to the streets to protest against the issue of trash flooding our country, under the motto #YouStink #YouReek طلعت_ريحتكم# . The peaceful protestors, among them many women, children, and elderly, were met with tear gas, water canons, rubber bullets, and live ammunition. Many citizens were hospitalized. Many people are still down on the streets.
Political and activist writing is not my forte, but I would like to share my solidarity with the men and women who are down on the streets. Hopefully soon we will wake up to a better Lebanon that we won't be ashamed of, a better government that we can truly stand behind, and a better future for us and our families.
Here are some posts from Lebanese bloggers about what went on yesterday:
This is the campaign's official Facebook page: Tol3et Re7etkom
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