L’impegno del gruppo March nel Paese, in ginocchio dalla fine della guerra civile: «Arte e cultura sono catalizzatori di cambiamento. Vi racconto come metto sul palcoscenici combattenti e nemici» Una vita da mediatrice, nel mezzo di conflitti interconfessionali e settari, usando l’arte – in particolare il teatro sociale – come strumento per far abbassare le […]
Tag: Lea Baroudi
United for Tripoli : Football tournament
Sports for Reconciliation: Bridging Divides between Former Fighters and the Lebanese Armed Forces Tripoli has long grappled with conflict, social unrest, and insecurity within its communities, particularly in Jabal Mohsen and Beb El Tebbeneh. Furthermore, socio-economic instability, gang activity, drug use, and the widespread presence of illegal weapons have intensified these challenges. This situation often […]
In Tripoli’s Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen, ex-rival fighters light up former frontlines with solar energy
Darkness contributes to conflict. When you can’t see what they tell you is your enemy, you will live in perpetual fear. TRIPOLI — “We used to go to the Army in handcuffs, now we go to them with lightbulbs,” jokes Bassam*, a young ex-combatant from Tripoli’s Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhood. The men sitting around him in […]
À Tripoli, des porteuses de paix bâtissent des ponts entre des quartiers rivaux
Les habitants des quartiers de Jabal Mohsen et Bab el-Tebbané se sont longtemps livrés à des affrontements sanglants les uns contre les autres. Désormais, ils se réunissent autour de projets civiques grâce au travail d’une association menée par un groupe de femmes. Un jour d’hiver à Tripoli, deuxième plus grande ville du Liban, des jeunes […]
Tripoli’s Syria Street: A symbol of Lebanon’s divisions
In the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, one road symbolises the complex relationship between Lebanon and neighbouring Syria: the aptly named Syria Street. With the outbreak of civil war in Syria in 2011, Tripoli street also become a conflict zone. On one side, the Alawite district sided with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The Sunni neighbourhood […]
Il était une fois… Noël à Kan Ya Makan
Aux côtés des œuvres de l’artiste Yara Abou Farhat, la galerie Kan Ya Makan à Gemmayzé s’est parée des couleurs de Noël. Ce projet, issu de l’ONG March Lebanon, a présenté les designs, les vêtements et les meubles réalisés par de jeunes Tripolitains, autrefois ennemis, et qui racontent desormais, a travers leurs créations, l’histoire de […]
Kanyamakan Designs
Former fighters and adversaries become today’s artist and carpenters creating unique design items. Once upon a time, March brought together a group of former fighters and adversaries from Jabal Mohsen and Beb el Tebbeneh in Tripoli, Lebanon. They met on the former demarcation line called “Syria Street” and worked hand in hand to break down […]
لبنانيّة تحارب الطائفيّة بالفنّ والعلم وتتأهّل لجائزة عالميّة من بين 10 صنّاع تغيير ملهمين
جعلت من مقاتلين سابقين يحملون ريشة رسم بدلاً من السلاح، ويحاربون التطرّف والطائفية بالفن والثقافة والعلم. مؤسِّسة منظمة “مارش” غير الحكومية ووسيطة السلام ليا بارودي تتحدّث لـ”النهار”، عن أهمية جعل التعدد مصدراً للغنى بدلاً من الخلاف، وقد أثبتت ذلك من خلال تجربتها التي تفوق الـ10 سنوات مع شباب مقاتلين سابقين وفئات مهمشة في بلد كلبنان، وسيط […]
Lea Baroudi selected as one of the Ten Finalist for 2023 Global Pluralism Award
Lea Baroudi, Co-Founder and General Coordinator of MARCH, an organization dedicated to peacebuilding and conflict resolution and youth empowerment in Lebanon, has been selected as one of the ten finalists for the 2023 Global Pluralism Award. The 2023 Global Pluralism Award recognizes the remarkable efforts of Mrs. Baroudi, a passionate peace mediator employing art, culture, […]
اللواء – مهرجان ترفيهي في البداوي
بدعوة من “متحدون من أجل طرابلس” وبالتعاون مع جمعية “مارش” وبتنظيم من الجيش اللبناني أقيم اليوم مهرجانا ترفيهيا تحت عنوان “يلا نفرح سوا” وذلك في شارع سوريا في منطقة باب التبانة بهدف دعم الاستقرار بين منطقتي باب التبانة وجبل محسن بعدما قرر الأهالي وقف القتال المهرجان تضمن عروضات عسكرية ورسم على وجوه الأطفال وفقرات غنائية وترفيهية […]
