Collective Action
Lebanese women stage peaceful demonstration near Baalbek ruins
Lebanese women in Baalbek staged a peaceful protest near the entrance of the city’s ruins, raising the slogan “Baalbek the city of peace” and holding white roses as a peace sign.
The protesters chanted slogans rejecting sectarianism and raising a series of demands including fighting corruption, prosecuting corrupt persons, ending the waste of public funds, recovery of stolen funds and implementing development projects in the city of Baalbek.
Date:
October 26, 2019
Actors/ Mobilising structures:
Collective / informal group
Mode of Action:
Demonstration
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:
N/A