Collective Action
People with special needs cut off Mina road to protest their kiosks’ removal
A group of disabled persons and their families in the North have cut off the road leading to the Municipality of al-Mina - Maritime Highway, and set up a tent in the middle of the road, with the participation of a delegation from the Labor Union in the North, including former MP Mesbah al-Ahdab, to protest the removal of their kiosks along the Corniche and the Municipality’s failure to fulfill its promises to hire them.
Date:
August 15, 2019
Actors/ Mobilising structures:
Affected group (inc. NIMBY)
Multi-organisational field (collaboration, allies) :
Labor Union / Syndicate
Mode of Action:
Demonstration
Road blockade
Objective:
Protest of a policy/ governmental measure/ etc.
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA:
Access to socio-eco rights
Injustice/Perceived injustice
Spatial characteristics:
Location on the Lebanese territory
Frequency:
One off
State response:
N/A