Coordinator |
Volunteer Needed
Documenters |
Omar Bsat + Hala Hneini
Researchers |
Lyne Sammury + Farah Zeineddine + Mohamad Moukadem + Stephanie Ghachibe
Author |
Nader Akoum + Anhal Kozhaya
Advisor |
Perla Daou + Nader Akoum
The Anti-Sectarian and Merit-Based State is a research project run by filmers, documenters, media researchers, surveyors, volunteers, and other actors involved in 'documentation for social impact.' It realizes itself based off of a sociopolitical awareness/ advocacy plan that is translated in audiovisuals, audio albums, and written narratives. This project sheds light on the failure of the system that Lebanon had accommodated for the past decades and encourages the concepts of a merit-based representation, inclusivity, and advocacy for an anti-sectarian government.
Impact
Reduced Inequalities, Access to Knowledge, Employment Opportunities, and Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions.
Project Narrative
The justice system failed to live up to its name, and the rule of law couldn’t but stay a well-structured set of sentences in books. There is a system that feeds the interests of those who are on top of it, rather than that of the public interest and the common good [Collard, R. December 13, 2019]. The post-war political class and their ideological 'politics' failed to rescue the country from despair. Imad Salamey's “The Government and Politics of Lebanon” presents the wide gap between theory and practice in regards to the political reality of Lebanon. Unfortunately, Lebanese people are mostly misinformed about this gap and do not truly acknowledge the marginalization of the rule of law and the constitution that is carried out by our politicians and government officials. This has led our living environments to chaos and violations.