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Syrian Nonviolence Movement

Syrian Nonviolence Movement

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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]

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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

  1. [1]
    "About SNM". Syrian Nonviolence Movement website. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
  2. [2]
    "Exiled Syrian activist calls for international pressure on Assad". Amnesty International. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
  3. [3]
    "Syria: The virtue of civil disobedience". Aljazeera. 6 Apr 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
  4. [4]
    "Dignity Strike: The virtue of civil disobedience". Global Arab Network. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  5. [5]
    Benedict, Kristyan. "A Map of Non-Violent Activism in Syria". Amnesty International Blog. Amnesty International. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  6. [6]
    "A web of non-violence". Aljazeera Stream. Retrieved 12 July 2013.


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