Collective Action
Protesters rally at Jiyyeh plant over severe power rationing
Dozens of people headed to the Jiyyeh power plant Friday, on the 58th day of the nationwide uprising, to protest the lack of consistent electricity supplies and the air pollution emitted from the facility’s smokestacks. The protesters, chanting the famous “hela ho” ending with the words “where’s the electricity, handsome?” blocked the main highway in Jiyyeh with burning tires later Friday.
Protesters from the nearby town of Barja said that they had only been receiving two hours of state-provided electricity in recent days.
Date:
December 13, 2019
Actors/ Mobilising structures:
Affected group (inc. NIMBY)
Multi-organisational field (collaboration, allies) :
Collective / informal group
Mode of Action:
Sit-in
Objective:
Revolutionary (seeking radical change across society/ political system)
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA:
Access to socio-eco rights
Corruption
Policy Grievances
Spatial characteristics:
Location on the Lebanese territory
Frequency:
Continuous
State response:
Bargaining