Their demand to live in dignity in Lebanon

Hala Al Khatib - Beirut

The Lebanese revolution has gathered a large number of trends, stressing that the cry of the people represents the demands of change. Al Jazeera Net met with actresses Nada Abu Farhat, Carmen Lips and Rola Shamia, who shared their views and experience in the revolution.

Nada Abou Farhat
Nada Abu Farahat previously participated in the demonstration of waste removal, a demand that is now part of the files of corruption. "Now, all citizens are united, one hand from all sects, religions and parties, except for a small percentage of party citizens," she says.

Indicating that the files of corruption have become public, and the new generation and the previous conscious of the situation of the country, and more open, and insist on taking power in place of the political class "corrupt", and there is no way out of the political class only insults and accusations of external financing, as happens in all revolutions; Thirty years have exploded, and we will reach a country that deserves to live where our children live, ”she said.

Nada believes that the focus should be on dialogue. Those who follow the dialogues of the tents in the yards of the revolution know that the people have overcome the stage of fear, wishing to transfer this model to the media through programs "Talk Show."

Nada went down with her child to a demonstration, and says that she did so to tell her son after the situation improved even twenty years later, that she was one of the first to demonstrate that Lebanon became a more civilized country.

`` People see us in demonstrations every day.It is our duty to deliver a constructive and positive message to reach a civilized country.We influence people in a positive way and we encourage them to break their fear after we have broken our fear.We must help them to believe in their cry, '' says Nada.

Nada believes that everyone must abide by one word and one voice and the cry of a people, and to inform people of the places of dialogues and invite them to participate and learn.

Carmen Wearable
Carmen had previously taken part in a demonstration in 2015 when waste was spreading in Lebanon and took part in this revolution.``What specifically made me participate is that for the first time since the civil war so far, I feel that a class of young people have sufficient and unencumbered awareness behind the parties and are deciding what the leader says. ''

I felt that people came down for Lebanon, for one demand, for the stability of the country and for stopping waste and corruption, because as an economic system it is easy to live comfortably, but corruption has made things that way. Recent taxes and the desire for power are no longer acceptable, she says. Carmen.

patriotism
"When I hear the national anthem I cry, I never left Lebanon in all wars," she said.

Carmen believes that all demands must be met, and cannot be fulfilled within 24 hours. After a civil war and 30 years of corruption, everything cannot be changed with magic. Stressing that the most important demands to overthrow the government and the formation of a transitional government, and the House of Representatives is to give confidence to the government.

Carmen calls for the suspension of pensions of former deputies and ministers, because the ministry and the prosecution are not the profession of people, elected deputies and appointed ministers for a certain period run the country to improve. After they stop working, they may not continue to receive pensions and compensation, and they live at the expense of the people who work.

Rola Shamia
Actress Rola Shamia joined the movement in his early days, and then traveled to work abroad, says Rola, "My request, everyone is to overthrow the government and the President of the Republic and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, we have been satisfied with this power. Since my birth and the politicians themselves govern the people, as if there are no educated and educated youth "The time has come for a new spirit and a new breath of change in Lebanon."

"The first time the union is strong, they broke their silence for the first time, and they are no longer interested in anything. I am the first time to participate in a demonstration because the first time I feel that Lebanon is one and the world is one, we have taken off sectarianism and sectarianism and we all demand," she said. "The Lebanese people have humor despite the pain, and this is funny."

Live with dignity
Regarding the most prominent demands, Rola stresses, "My demands are to live in dignity, since I was born and the problems of electricity and water exist, there is no medicine, no education, no decent roads, we demand the least that can be in a country.

Rola hopes that the movement will have a good result, especially since the authority runs the "Tarsha ear", and officials do not care about the hunger and pain of the people, only interested in their pockets. I hope that the cry from the south to the north will be a blow to the awakening of power.