0:00 Intro
2:32 Anniversary
4:11 Long-Term Goals & Grassroots Activity
13:07 A Late Stage
18:44 Both Sides Fighting for Survival
22:03 Megaphone Today
26:47 Social Pact Discussion
34:15 A Year from Now
We're with Jean Kassir for Episode 218 of The Beirut Banyan.
Click to watch:
https://youtu.be/S5gXhJTmHHs
We discuss the one-year anniversary of the October 17 Uprising and reflect on accomplishments and setbacks since the protests began.
Our conversation includes politics at the grassroots level and wider debates over a new social pact. We also talk about both sides - the political establishment and protest movement - fighting for survival.
We talk about Megaphone's evolution and alternative media entering the mainstream.
Jean Kassir is a co-founder and managing editor of Megaphone.
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Music by Marc Codsi. Graphics by Sara Tarhini.
