The Non-Governmental Organizations Initiative (NGOi) at the American University of Beirut is organizing a Series of Panel Discussions titled “The Civil Society Sector in Lebanon: A Beacon of Hope in Times of Conflict” to highlight key aspects, initiatives, and data/figures from the response of the civil society sector to the ongoing war in Lebanon.
The Non-Governmental Organizations Initiative (NGOi) at the American University of Beirut is organizing a Series of Panel Discussions titled “The Civil Society Sector in Lebanon: A Beacon of Hope in Times of Conflict” to highlight key aspects, initiatives, and data/figures from the response of the civil society sector to the ongoing war in Lebanon.
The Non-Governmental Organizations Initiative (NGOi) at the American University of Beirut is organizing a Series of Panel Discussions titled “The Civil Society Sector in Lebanon: A Beacon of Hope in Times of Conflict” to highlight key aspects, initiatives, and data/figures from the response of the civil society sector to the ongoing war in Lebanon.
في الجلسة الأولى من هذه الندوة، سنعرض ونُناقش بحث الدكتورة ليلى دخلي حول "انتفاضات الخبز" التي اندلعت في تونس في 28 كانون الأوّل/ديسمبر 1983، في أعقاب البرامج التي رعاها البنك الدولي. بالكاد استمرَّ هذا التحرُّك لمدّة عشرة أيّام، لكنَّه أودى بحياة أكثر من مئة شخص. يشرح البحث كيف كانَ ردّ فعل سكّان الأحياء الشعبية على إنشاء شكل جديد من دولة الرفاه التي اهتمَّت بمكافحة الفقر - أو محاربة الفقراء - أكثر من اهتمامها بتكافؤ الظروف أو تقديم الفُرَص للجميع بالتساوي. ستُناقِش الدكتورة دخلي كيف مثَّلَت هذه الاحتجاجات مفترقًا مختلفًا عن الممارسات السابقة لإصلاح الدولة والاحتجاج الشعبي، مُشيرةً إلى أنَّ...
The first session of this webinar cycle will present and discuss the research of Dr. Leyla Dakhli on the “Bread Riots” that broke out in Tunisia on 28 December 1983, in the wake of World Bank-sponsored programmes. This movement lasted barely ten days, yet cost the lives of over one hundred people. The research explains how the inhabitants in popular neighborhoods reacted to the establishment of a new form of welfare state that was more concerned with fighting poverty – or fighting the poor – than with equalizing conditions or offering the same opportunities for everyone. Dr Dakhli will discuss...
The Wide Awake Art Contest, an open call to Lebanese and Tunisian artists as well as artists living in Lebanon or Tunisia to explore the theme “The Sound of Dissent.” The contest will showcase works by those who are documenting and memorializing their communities’ stories in times of instability, resistance, and change.
The Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development and Lebanon Support cordially invite you to a discussion on “Localising the 16 days of activism against GBV”.
"يسرّ منظمة النّهضَة العَربيَّة للديمُقراطيَّة والتَّنمية ومركز دعم لبنان دعوتكم إلى نقاش حول "تعزيز محليّة حملة الـ ١٦ يوم لمناهضة العنف على أساس النوع الاجتماعي
