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HINAD – Homosexuality Is Not A Disease

By on November 18, 2018 in Sexuality, Social

It is 2018 and NGOs in Lebanon not only have to make campaigns to get people to accept homosexuals the way they are, but to also raise awareness about homosexuality not being a disease an to not attempt to “cure it”!

For that reason, LebMASH (The Lebanese Medical Association for Sexual Health) collaborated with Agnes Varis Trust and launched a campaign this month titled HINAD (Homosexuality Is Not A Disease) to affirm once again that homosexuality is simply a state and not a disease, and to warn about the consequences about all the “conversion” attempts whether through coaxing, hormonal treatments or even “electroshock” therapy, that people think are effective to change the sexual orientation of a homosexual individuals.

A recent study that 72% of people in Lebanon believe that homosexuality is a mental disorder and 79% agree that homosexuals should be taken in for psychological or hormonal treatment, and that’s why they also made a hotline 76-085714 available for people who wish to report violations or seek information about the best ways to deal with LGBT individuals.

I truly believe there’s so much time ahead before we convince our society to accept homosexuals the way they are instead of bullying them and attempt to “straighten” them, and that’s why I hope this campaign makes an impact by driving more people to reach out to the available advisers.

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The Internal Security Forces rewarding seat-belt users

By on December 24, 2014 in Lebanon

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The minute I saw this photos on twitter I knew it was some kind of a media stunt by the Lebanese Internal Security Forces. And the first thing that came to my mind was that they should have been working to ease the traffic congestion over the past few days instead of taking photos with Santa. But now that I saw the video I think it was a nice move.

In a country where people honk at you at a red light, I personally would have loved to get rewarded by the ISF for wearing the seatbelt!

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Yet another flash mob at ABC Achrafieh

By on July 12, 2012 in Lebanon

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), one of the most common and serious forms of arthritis, is a chronic disease, mainly characterized by inflammation of the lining, or synovium, of the joints. It can lead to long-term joint damage, resulting in chronic pain, loss of function, irreversible joint destruction and disability.
RA affects 1% of the Lebanese population according to the Lebanese Society of Rheumatology.

The 2012 awareness campaign will highlight the importance of early diagnosis by detecting signs and symptoms of the disease.

As part of the awareness campaign activities and to ensure that the campaign reaches all segments of the society, the flash mob comes as a visual message highlighting the importance of early diagnosis for people with RA so as to keep on dancing and enjoying life.

Not only did it surprise and delight the mall shoppers who witnessed the ‘live’ version, the video has also gone viral via social media.

Credits:

This project is organized by IRADA, a non-profit patient support group that focuses on Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness in Lebanon. It was held at the ABC Mall, Achrafieh, and was performed by 100 talented dancers from the ‘Moves Dance Studio’.

Special thanks to: ABC Mall, Moves Dance Studio, MEMAC Ogilvy PR, Martin Solveig, Wagram Music

Soundtrack : Martin Solveig – Everybody Performed by Lee Fields

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Giveaway: 4 Tickets to Wickerpark Festival 2012

By on June 21, 2012 in Lebanon

The awesome people behind Wickerpark Festival 2012 granted me 4 tickets to the two-day event happening on June 29 & 30, and I’ll be giving them all away to two of you guys!

All you have to do is leave a comment on this post and I’ll be randomly selecting two lucky winners on Sunday night to get 2 tickets each. Just make sure to use a valid e-mail address when commenting to receive how to claim your tickets.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, the event will include short film screenings, fairs, and exhibitions on the first day, and a music festival to follow on the second day. As for the tickets, they’re available for $30 at Librairie Antoine.

Update:

Congrtulations Joseph & Cynthia, I’ll be sending you an e-mail shortly.

Wickerpark Festival 2012 – When Nature Pokes Back

By on June 14, 2012 in Events

We’ve got no more sea urchins in our sea, and a group of people decided to do something about it, those are the Wickerpark Festival team.

The first edition of Wickerpark Festival was held last year and was dedicated to raise to raise fund for replanting of trees in collaboration with the ministry of environment. This year, the festival is focusing on repopulating Sea Urchins by working again with the ministry of environment as well as the Marine Biology Center in Batroun, to repopulate urchins in safe waters before releasing them into the sea.

The festival itself will take place in an open-air venue in Batroun right by the sea, and will be held on June 29th & June 30th.

June 29th will include short-film screenings, ecological fairs, artist exhibitions as well as a series of small acoustic sets, while June 30th will include the Music Festival, with the following artists set to perform:

  • Karl Mattar
  • Sae Lis
  • Who Killed Bruce Lee
  • The Flying Circus
  • Zeid & The Wings
  • The Beirut Groove Collective

So here’s your chance to go have fun, listen to some good music, and give back to mother nature while at it!

Unfortunately I still have no idea about the tickets price and where can you get them from, but I’ll be updating the post once I get some additional info.

Update:

Tickets will be available for sale at Librairie Antoine outlets for $30, and will allow you to attend both of the first and second day of the festival.

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Metel Ma Shelta

By on January 21, 2012 in Lebanon

I just came across a cool anti littering campaign called “Metel Ma Shelta” via Elie’s blog.

Knowing beforehand that people would definitely pick a 10,000L.L off the street, a group of graphic designers threw small pieces of paper on the streets with a the forged look of a 10,000L.L bill on one side, while the other side had “As you picked this up, you can pick up the litter of the streets as well” written on it.

I’m sure this wont make the people who might fall for this trick actually start picking up litter off the streets, but it may at least make them stop littering or stop the people around them from doing it.

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