Collective Action
Protesters take on EDL on 26th day of uprising
Hundreds remained camped out in front of Electricite du Liban's Beirut headquarters Monday evening, on the 26th day of the mass uprising against corruption and the ruling elite.
All around the perimeter of the Mar Mikahel building, protesters lit candles and held discussions on the future of the country.
Many had woken up in tents Monday morning, vowing to block the streets surrounding the EDL building for 24 hours to symbolize the state-run company’s failure to provide 24-hour power. Dozens of tents surrounded the building’s location in Mar Mikhael and blocked off the adjacent highway intersection.
The electricity sector is at the core of the state's financial crisis, hemorrhaging up to $2 billion annually. Yet round-the-clock electricity remains stubbornly elusive.