http://www.jamaalyad.org/

http://www.friedensfestival.org/IsraelPalastinaDialog.htm
today at Alexanderplatz!

http://www.after-the-silence-documentary.com/

tomorrow at Freiluftkino Kreuzberg!

ON A LIGHTER NOTE...

This, I find  funny, so I thought I'd share it with you guys

Since Lebanon is never in the World Cup, we live vicariously though other countries and support them.. and it can get pretty funny and violent at the same time....

Germany is one of the most supported countries, and this is  a collection of photographs taken in Beirut Last year after Germany won 4-0 in a match against Argentina in the World Cup.... it got pretty crazy in Beirut...

 They blocked the roads for fireworks and the burning of the Argentinian Flag....

Some Things of Interest

FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN BEIRUT:

This is a mapping project that our friend at the university, Mira Mortada, worked on last year. She compared taking the van (usually regarded as the fastest, and yet most dangerous mode of public transport in Beirut) to when he mother would drive her to university. She included a traffic meter, and stops and switches she would make, etc. She also added in a few comments that van passengers or her mom would say while on the way. (You will notice those in Arabic on the map...) 

I found it much better to understand when it was printed, but it's like A1, so maybe you print it in a smaller size or something for practicality.....

here's the link:
http://yourmediafiles.net/content/nZX53fja9fvA8KYVAWp6/Final+Map.pdf

FOR RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND XENOPHOBIA IN BEIRUT, in the particular case of migrant domestic workers from The Philippines, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, and other countries:

This is a report I just submitted for a course I was taking in university. It is a report about migrant domestic workers and the human rights violations they face in Beirut, and it particularly deals with their use of public space. This introduces Lebanon's history with these workers, and explains their current conditions. Towards the end, the report becomes kind of a proposal for a project to make people aware of these issues.

Let me know if you have any questions, please, I did a lot of research on this matter, and I's be happy to answer any questions you have.

here's the link:
http://yourmediafiles.net/content/9JGhBMRgVEpVh1VpJb43/LeenCfinalproposal.pdf




FOR GENTRIFICATION:
I'm scanning in an article about a neighborhood in Beirut which has recently become a "hip" creative hub... I'll have it on here by tomorrow....

 hi everyone

we saw an exhibition of a Palestinian artist's work...

"Born and bred in Sabra refugee camp, 1983, Beirut, Abdulrahman Katanani is a young artist whose work is noted for its intensity in portraying a vivid recollection of stories amassed throughout the years that initially depict the tragedy and hardships endured at the camp. Through his work, he is delivering the camp’s message of resistance and endurance using tools from the camp that resonate happiness, apathy, empathy, tears and joy. His creativity is exemplified in his artworks representing a deeply felt compassion, dramatic and lively, devoid of any rigidity."

check out this link if you're interested:

http://www.agialart.com/exhibition.html

- ps. too much beirut on this blog we will start posting more berlin!

Fighting Amnesia

Hi everyone! This is a reading that discusses the issue of uncovering the truth about all the people that went missing during the civil war in Lebanon. 

http://yourmediafiles.net/content/jyf1XofBW8cl9HjXIQpn/Fighting_Amnesia_Ways_to_uncover_the_truth_about_Lebanon.pdf

I hope this information can inform some of your projects..and if not, well it's still a wonderful reading.