Events

In the framework of activities held by the group "Reddo el Masrah la Beirut" (Translated: Reclaim the Theater for Beirut) to protect Beirut Theater from the risk of demolition and closure, we invite you to attend a theatrical event and protest against the closure of the theater and against the diminishing cultural and public space in Lebanon, participating in the event is a big number of artists and concerned activists.  Following the event is a march towards Beirut Theater in Ain El Mreisseh. All theaters are Beirut Theater. Thank you FDZ and Ramzi Madi for the Video, and Youmna Habboush and...

UNCOVERED is a three-year research-based art and media project under the curatorship of Basak Senova and Pavlina Paraskevaidou. Three terms – “memory construction,” “commons,” and “control mechanisms” – form the conceptual springboard for the project UNCOVERED. Nicosia International Airport. Book 1 documents the first phase of the project that culminated with an exhibition in September 2011, in NicosiaThe publication also introduces the archive that has been initiated as part of the research and includes texts by many international artists and the Lebanese Jalal Toufic and Lamia Joreigevlina...

A dinner organized by the Standing Commitee on Human Rights and Peace (SCORP) which is a part of the Lebanese Medical Students International Committee (LeMSIC) to be held between visually disabled participants from the Lebanese NGO Youth Association of the Blind (YAB) and blind-folded participants from all over Lebanon.  The aim of this event is to raise awareness about the difficulties that the visually disabled face in Lebanon due to the lack of appropriate facilities, as well as an effort for the participants to step into the shoes of a blind person for the duration of the dinner.  Ticket...

Adyan Foundation has the great pleasure to invite you to the Conference on Education on Citizenship and Coexistence in Lebanon, under the Patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Education and Higher Education Professor Hassan Diab, and in partnership with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at the American University of Beirut, held on Thursday 15th March 2012 at 4:00 PM, in Issam Fares Hall, American University of Beirut. Looking forward for your participation in this event that portrays the common will of cooperation for strengthening education on coexistence on Lebanon,     Please confirm...

Nadine Mokdessi, metteur en scène libanaise, présente la pièce de théâtre d’Alberto LOMBARDO, intitulée : "Octave et les valeureuses". «Octave et les valeureuses » est une comédie qui mêle rire et détente.

The forum aims to promote social entrepreneurship as a new business model in Lebanon. It will use real cases from Lebanon to enable participants and experts in defining the concept and the criteria for social entreprises in Lebanon, as well as proposing solutions to possible challenges.

Come and join us at the Avant-Premiere of "The Iron Lady" on Wednesday the 15th of February at 7.30 in ABC Ashrafiyeh. Don't forget to share with your friends !!! (Tickets are sold for LL50,000) We are counting on your support !!!!!!! Call us on 09-210285 to book your tickets.

Original title: Lakposhtha parvaz mikonand  Near the Iraqi-Turkish border on the eve of an American invasion, refugee children like 13-year-old Kak (Ebrahim), gauge and await their fate. Directed by Bahman Ghobadi and produced in 2004, Turtles can Fly is a must watch 98 minute drama about war, landmines and love. Screening at Nasawiya, Thursday at 7 pm. Anyone and everyone is welcome.

Calling all campaigners with a cause! Are you still wondering how to get started with social media and which tool is right for your cause or organization? To help newcomers get a grasp on these powerful tools, the inaugural MADskills class, in collaboration with more than a dozen civil society partners, will host Share the MADness: A Social Media BarCamp for Lebanese Civil Society, on Saturday, December 17. During the daylong camp, participants can choose from more than two dozen sessions on social media tools and tactics and how to use them for social change. So far, suggested sessions...

Within the Frame of the National 16 Days of Activism Against Violence Against Women   The Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World The Outreach and Civic Engagement The Office of the Dean of Students at the Lebanese American University, in partnership with KAFA (Enough) Violence and Exploitation   cordially invite you to A Forum Theatre Performance by Live Lactic Culture - لبن Download related document

“Call for Applications”(ICD Conferences, November 2011 – January 2012) The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy is currently accepting applications for the events outlined below, all of which will take place from November 2011 – January 2012. The Programs will bring together governmental and diplomatic officials, civil society practitioners, private sector representatives, journalists, young professionals, students and scholars, and other interested stakeholders from across the world for a program of lectures, workshops, panel and group discussions and social and cultural activities featuring...

NO VACANCY The Last days of the Carlton [ I ] By Estefanía Peñafiel Loaiza NO VACANCY is part of The Beirut Experience exhibition taking place at the Beirut Art Center (main venue) and The HANGAR (special venue). Curated and produced by attitudes, Geneva, it brings together 10 international artists selected for their interest in notions that are essential to the dual contexts of Beirut and Lebanon. These include architecture, urban planning, memory, history or cultural identity, as well as their capacity to adapt to the complex but stimulating Lebanese situation. The HANGAR co-produced...

Dar Manhal al Hayat in partnership with World Vision and the Lebanese Society for Educational and Social Development invites you to the book launch of "Profiles of Poverty" Excerpts from the book:  "This study seeks to understand why a country with relatively good indicators at a national level still has significant pockets of poverty by examining the problem through the testimony of the poor themselves. While existing reports provide quantitative data to analyze poverty in Lebanon, what is lacking is the voice of the poor and their description of their own reality. This narrative serves to...

12 Angry Lebanese-the documentary- First Broadcast on Aljazeera English channel is on Wednesday 21 September at 22.00 UK time & 22 September at 12.00 UK time. For more info and to share news with you, please join Catharsis new Facebook page by clicking http://on.fb.me/kzCfG7 , then by clicking on “Like” Help us spread the word and stay tuned for upcoming events! Thank you for your continuous support.