The Syrian Nonviolence Movement is a

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 typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in h ...

formed in 2011 by a group of

Syrian Syrians ( ar, سُورِيُّون, ''Sūriyyīn'') are an Eastern Mediterranean ethnic group indigenous to the Levant. They share common Levantine Semitic roots. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend of both indi ...

activists. They believe in peaceful struggle and

civil resistance Civil resistance is political action that relies on the use of nonviolent resistance by ordinary people to challenge a particular power, force, policy or regime. Civil resistance operates through appeals to the adversary, pressure and coercion: i ...

as a way to achieve social, cultural and political change in the Syrian state and society. The organization aims to spread awareness about how change should happen in society with no violence and through non-violence tactics.

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 Strike for Dignity ( ar, إضراب الكرامة, the Karamah Strike, Arabic romanization, transliterated: ') was a nationwide general strike organised by groups in the Syrian Civil War in December 2011 as a nonviolent expression of d ...

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 A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...

References

Nonviolence organizations Nonviolent resistance movements Organizations of the Syrian civil war Movements for civil rights {{Syria-stub