Syrian Nonviolence Movement
- Syria/ Global
Registered in Paris
Members
The Syrian Nonviolence Movement is a non-governmental organization formed in 2011 by a group of Syrian activists. They believe in peaceful struggle and civil resistance as a way to achieve social, cultural and political change in the Syrian state and society.[1]
The organization aims to spread awareness about how change should happen in society with no violence and through non-violence tactics.[2]
Projects
Dignity Strike
Syrian Nonviolence Movement has conducted several grassroots initiatives since the beginning of the Syrian revolution, such as karamah Strike (known as "Dignity Strike in Syria") [3][4]
Freedom Days
The group gathered other non-violence groups under an umbrella called "Freedom Days" which organized and planned many non-violent activities and projects during the Syrian Revolution
Non-violence Map
The Syrian Nonviolence Movement produced a map of nonviolence activities during the Syrian Civil War. The interactive map visualizes many civil initiatives that emerged during the civil war[5][6]
References
- ^ "About SNM". Syrian Nonviolence Movement website. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- ^ "Exiled Syrian activist calls for international pressure on Assad". Amnesty International. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- ^ "Syria: The virtue of civil disobedience". Aljazeera. 6 Apr 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- ^ "Dignity Strike: The virtue of civil disobedience". Global Arab Network. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
- ^ Benedict, Kristyan. "A Map of Non-Violent Activism in Syria". Amnesty International Blog. Amnesty International. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ "A web of non-violence". Aljazeera Stream. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
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