SOLIDAR is a

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an network of

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s working to advance

social justice Social justice is justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society. In Western and Asian cultures, the concept of social justice has often referred to the process of ensuring that individuals fu ...

in Europe and worldwide. SOLIDAR voices the concerns of its member organisations to the EU and international institutions across the policy sectors of

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, international cooperation, and lifelong learning. SOLIDAR has 60 member organisations based in 27

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(22 of which are EU countries), and is active in 90 countries worldwide. Member organisations are national NGOs in Europe, as well as some non-EU and EU-wide organisations, working in one or more relevant fields. The network is brought together by its shared values of

solidarity ''Solidarity'' is an awareness of shared interests, objectives, standards, and sympathies creating a psychological sense of unity of groups or classes. It is based on class collaboration.''Merriam Webster'', http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictio ...

social equality Social equality is a state of affairs in which all individuals within a specific society have equal rights, liberties, and status, possibly including civil rights, freedom of expression, autonomy, and equal access to certain public goods and ...

, and participation. SOLIDAR works in cooperation with its members,

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s, political institutions, and civil society actors. SOLIDAR aims to influence policy at the EU and international levels, and link members together to learn from each other and help them carry out projects. The organisation is affiliated with the

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. Solidar Suisse featured Habte Araya in a 2017 advertising flyer to promote integration. Araya went on to push a 78-year old woman, and an unrelated 40-year old mother and her 8-year old son in front of a train at Frankfurt Central Station in 2019. The mother and child were run over by the train; the mother survived. Araya threatened a neighbor with a knife.

Member organizations

As of 2015, there are 34 full member organisations in the SOLIDAR network: *

Arbetarnas Bildningsförbund Arbetarnas bildningsförbund (ABF) (the Workers' Educational Association) is the educational section of the Swedish labour movement. ABF conducts seminars, classes and study circles on a variety of subjects, including workshops, languages and mu ...

(ABF),

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

*Association Européenne des Droits de l’Homme (AEDH), EU *Arbejdernes Oplysningsforbund (AOF DK),

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

*Studieforbundet AOF (AOF NO),

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

*Alianza por la Solidaridad (APS),

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

*Associazione di Promozione Sociale (ARCI),

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

*Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB),

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

*Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASBÖ),

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

*Auser, Italy *Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO), Germany *Arbeiterwohlfahrt International (AWO INTL), Germany *Berufsförderungsinstitut Oberösterreich (BFI OÖ), Austria *Centres d’Entraînement aux Méthodes d’Education Active (CEMEA),

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

*International Cooperation Network (CGIL), Italy * Community Service Volunteers (CSV),

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

*Féderation Européenne de l’Education et la Culture (FEEC), France *Fagligt Internationalt Center (FIC), Denmark *Fonds voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking - Socialistische Solidariteit (FOS),

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

*General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU), UK *Humanitas, The

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

*International Federation of Workers’ Education Associations (IFWEA),

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

*Instituto Sindical de Cooperacion al Desarrollo (ISCOD), Spain *Instituto Sindacale di Cooperazione allo Sviluppo (ISCOS), Italy *International Solidarity Foundation (ISF),

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

*La Liga Española de la Educación y la Cultura Popular (La Liga Española), Spain *La Ligue de l’Enseignement (La Ligue), France *Movimiento por la Paz, el Desarme y la Libertad (MPDL), Spain *

Norwegian People's Aid Norwegian People's Aid ( no, Norsk Folkehjelp) was founded in 1939 to provide post-conflict reconstruction assistance and humanitarian relief during conflicts. NPA is now engaged in more than 33 countries in de-mining, humanitarian relief, promot ...

(NPA), Norway *

Olof Palme International Center The Olof Palme International Center is a Swedish non-governmental organization and the Swedish labour movement's cooperative body for international issues. The center's areas of interest include democracy, human rights and peace. The center is nam ...

(OPIC), Sweden *

Solidar Suisse Solidar Suisse is a Swiss non-governmental organization A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are ty ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

*Solidarité Laïque, France *Työväen Sivistysliitto - Worker's Educational Association (TSL), Finland *Volkshilfe Österreich Bundesverband (VH), Austria *

Workers’ Educational Association The Workers' Educational Association (WEA), founded in 1903, is the UK's largest voluntary sector provider of adult education and one of Britain's biggest charities. The WEA is a democratic and voluntary adult education movement. It delivers lea ...

(WEA), UK

Affiliate member organisations

As of 2015, there are 24 affiliate member organisations in the SOLIDAR network: *Asociaţia pentru Dezvoltarea Organizaţiei (Ado Sah Rom),

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

*Asociácia odborných pracovníkov sociálnych služieb (AOPSS),

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

*Assamblea de Cooperacion por la Paz (ACPP), Spain *Baltic Platform, comprising: ::-Johannes Mihkelsoni Keskus (JMK),

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

; ::-Latvian Trade Union of Education and Science Employees (LIZDA),

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

; ::-Lithuanian Labour Education Society (LLES),

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

*Czech Council on Foreign Relations - Rada Pro Mezinarodni Vztahy (CCFR),

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

*Coordinamento delle Organizzazioni non governative per la Cooperazione Internazionale alla Sviluppo (COCIS), Italy *DGB-Bildungswerk (DGB BW), Germany *Forum Solidarni Dla Postepu,

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

* Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), Belgium *Initiative for Development and Cooperation (IDC), Serbia *Institute for Social Integration (ISI),

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

*Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade (ISQ),

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

*Institut für Sozialarbeit und Sozialpädagogik (ISS), Germany * International Union of Tenants (IUT) *Narodna Dopomoha (People's Aid),

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

*Pour la Solidarité (PLS), Belgium *Samaritan International (SAMI) *Solidarité Socialiste (SolSoc), Belgium *Solidarité Syndicale (OGBL),

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

*Solidarity Overseas Service (SOS),

Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...

*Union Aid Abroad (APHEDA),

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

*Volkshilfe Hellas,

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

References

External links

* http://www.solidar.org {{Authority control International organisations based in Belgium