 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 a new year? I found like it's an opportunity today to be with the people on the street even with the family, with the children. It all started in October when the government announced a tax 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 sauna or a revolution. Since then protesters have taken to the streets every day some staying in tents overnight despite the cold winter. When did you start sleeping here? I started on October 17 the first day was that the revolution. From 70 days from the 17 October till now. Oh you've been sleeping here? Yes. You've been here protesting the past few days? For four new years? Yeah, no I was coming like 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. Do you think that getting rid of the entire government right now is the right solution? Getting rid of them alone 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 are the new generation we don't need this government anymore because this is an old generation that came from the Libyan is war. We know that Lebanon is one of the countries that really have 28 religions all together living in the same country. We don't have any problem 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 aim at the beginning and then it cared to be a lot of things that many people want. At first we are asking we are fighting for women's rights equality between men and women. Second I told you we are having economic crisis in Lebanon there is no job. Water doesn't come constantly there are special places and timing that just the water comes to your house and other than that health services are really. What do you think that everyone 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 Perla Shaheen