ACHIEVEMENTS since August 2007
KHALASS! Funeral Procession :: 22 November 2007
Khalass! organized a symbolic funeral procession on Thursday, November 22 passing by each major political leader’s residence to deplore their inability to lead the country out of crisis one day before the end of the constitutional deadline to elect a new President.
KHALASS! SIT-IN at Parliament :: 21 November 2007
Khalass! activists held a sit-in in front of Parliament on Wednesday, November 21 to urge their elected representatives to begin an open-ended dialogue with one another aimed at reaching practical, binding solutions to the crisis. Activists were forced to leave Parliament Square at the end of the day.
KHALASS! "No More Silence" Concert :: 9 November 2007
Khalass! held a free concert in Hamra on November 9 featuring Oumayma El Khalil, Tania Saleh, Hiba Mounzer, and Blend.
KHALASS! by Bike :: 15 October 2007
Khalass! volunteers raised awareness on bike in Beirut-area universities on October 15. Khalass! set up volunteer recruitment stands in Beirut universities to build awareness and the core team.
KHALASS! BUS Action throughout Lebanon :: 15 September - 7 October 2007
Khalass! volunteers traveled throughout Lebanon raising awareness about the campaign and signing citizens door to door.
| Area | Date |
| Mount
Lebanon
|
September
15-16
|
| North
Lebanon
|
September
22-23
|
| Bekaa
|
September
29-30
|
| South
|
October
6-7
|
KHALASS! by Foot & Bus - 20 October 2007
On October 20, starting at the Bechara Khoury Monument, Khalass! volunteers walked and took buses in Beirut to spread the word and sign the petition!
Media Appearances and Visibility
➢ 30-second Public Service Announcement TV spot produced by Khalass! volunteers is being aired on 7 TV stations: OTV, NBN, Future Television, New TV, Al-Manar, TeleLiban and LBC.
➢ TV interviews are being conducted on a regular basis. So far, Khalass! volunteers have appeared on NBN, Tele Liban, OTV, TV5 Monde, Heya TV.
➢ Numerous Newspaper/Web Articles have appeared on the campaign in An-Nahar, As-Safir, Al-Akhbar, Al-Liwa, Al-Mustaqbal, Al-Anwar, The Daily Star, L’Orient Le Jour, NOW Lebanon, Al-Jazeera, Naharnet, BBC Online.
➢ Khalass! Magazine Articles: L’Hebdo Magazine, Mondanité (in December 2007)
➢ 10 Reportages about Khalass! have aired on Al-Jazeera, LBC, Future TV, NBN, OTV, New TV, Al Manar, Tele Liban, Al-Arabiyya, Al-Alam.
➢ 6 Radio Interviews: Sawt al-Chaab, RFI, France Info, Sawt Libnan, RMC, Europe 1.
➢ Khalass! Song: Nicolas Saadé Nakhlé donated his song “Khalass!” to the campaign.
➢ 860 Khalass! Billboards throughout the country, donated by the THG Group and Memac Ogilvy
➢ 160 Billboards and Petitions placed by MEDCO, Phoenicia and CALTEX in all their gas stations
Links, Banners, Infos
Libnanews
Discover Lebanon
Vibe Lebanon
Liban Vision
Beyrouth sur seine
Tyros
The Lebanese Inner Circle
Libnanews
Lebanese bands
DTA Rocks
Beirut Los Angeles
Libanon Praat
Blogs
Tant qu'on reve encore
Rola Yahya
Erenelle
Sietske in Beiroet
For a Free Lebanon