We have many families from the south and members from our association in Tyre.
Were a space for humanity, for people.
We host people who are Lebanese, Palestinian and Syrian.
Volunteers lay out bedding in the former Empire Cinema turned cultural center in TripoliTiro Association for Arts
We even have people from France living here with us in the cinema.
Istanbouli shares pictures via email showing the 780-seat venue dotted with sleeping bags and personal belongings.
They sleep on the stage and use the space as a home.
Kassem Istanbouli (6th from left) with volunteers in front of Lebanese National Theater in TyreTiro Arts Association
We host them, bring meals for them and attempt to continue our activities.
Culture is a form of resistance and way to deal with problems we have in Lebanon, he said.
It is situated in the storied Rivoli Cinema, which first opened in 1952.
She had been in one of our workshops the day before and drew her last drawing.
Wed organize puppet, handicraft, storytelling, theater and photography workshops.
