Since the Lebanese uprisings began on October 17th, a group of regular civilians, like you and I,

gather at 8 a.m. in Martyr Square, the capital city's center.

Please, all newcomers go to Tony at the start to your point next to the truck. Thank you.

And these volunteers, they're there to clean,

to clean up after the hundreds of thousands of protesters

so that this public space stays clean for all those who will walk, march, sing,

dance, and maybe even sleep in that square that day.

And that might sound like it's not a big deal,

because it's just cleaning, right?

But in this country, with a garbage crisis that has lasted years without resolution,

where it's not uncommon to see people throw coffee cups, tissues, and even trash bags outside their window,

this, my friends, is a big deal.

The act alone is like a revolution in its own right.

And it's not a small group either.

When our Kernan Culture's team went out to meet them for the first time,

there were more than 200 people there,

latex gloves and pickers and all, sorting through everything.

I'm going to estimate around 300 the first, first day.

And you see people just walking by, and they're like, what's happening here?

Oh, we're clearly. Oh, okay, we'll pitch in.

This is Hibud and Dashley. She helps run these cleanups each morning.

Everyone wants to belong to something that is useful and productive.

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