I'm in Lebanon in downtown Beirut where people have gathered for the past two and a half months to protest against the government. But today they're welcoming the New Year with a concert. DJs and singers perform for a crowd of protesters on New Year's Eve in support of the revolution. I mean you can party any day of the week, you can party on any New Year, but how many times can you revolt on the New Year? I found like it's an opportunity today to be with the people in the street, with the family, with the children. It all started in October when the government announced attacks on WhatsApp phone calls. With recent problems of corruption and a weak economy, this change was enough to trigger what many are now calling a SAUDA or a revolution. Since then, protesters have taken to the streets every day, some staying intense overnight despite the cold winter. When did you start sleeping here? I did on October 17, the first day was that the revolution. I'm 70 days from the 17th October till now. Oh, you've been sleeping here? Yes. You've been here protesting the past few days? For a few years. Yeah, yeah, no, I was coming almost every day. Since the Civil War 30 years ago, Lebanon's government has been separated by parties determined by religion. The protests began with one goal, to change this political system and to remove all the current ministers in power. We think that getting rid of the entire government right now is the right solution. Getting rid of them along it will not be the solution because we are asking also about many things we want to change the whole system that the government is based on. We have some new generation, we don't need this government anymore because this is an old generation that came from the Liberia's world. We know that Lebanon is one of the countries that really have 28 religions altogether living in the same country. We don't have any problems as you can see here. And in each stand, we are mixed, completely mixed. Now, protesters are asking for a lot more. There was one name at the beginning and then it came to be a lot of things that many people want. First, we are asking, we are fighting for one side. A quality between men and women. Second. Sir, I told you, we are having an economic crisis in Lebanon. There is no jobs. Water doesn't come constantly. There are special places and timing that just the water comes to your house. Other than that, health services are really... What do you think that everyone else is protesting for? I think each person has personal causes. But I think on a certain level, we are only united and we all want our basic needs. We all want our freedom. We all want peace in this country. We are writing history and whether we achieve our goals in the near future or far away, Lebanon will change. The people, they are already changing. Reporting for CalTV News, I'm Pearl Achehen.