Burning Tires the Bokja Way – a Colorful Protest against Beirut Pollution

Following a spate of tire burning protests in Beirut that choke the city’s skies and people, Hoda Baroudi and Maria Hibri staged a colorful protest. The creative duo behind Bokja Design Studio treated more than a dozen tires with the same reverence as their antique and vintage furniture pieces by wrapping them in opulent textiles reminiscent of the Levant and legendary Silk Road. They then scattered the adorned tires across a road in Saifi Village as two young volunteers held a banner stating quite simply: “We are Tyre(d).”  Disenchanted Lebanese residents have been blocking Beirut roads with stacks of burning tires in order to stage protests, whilst attempting to subdue these violent elements is understandable, the approach is exceptionally toxic to both the environment and people. (Source: http://www.greenprophet.com/2012/07/burning-tires-the-bokja-way/)