Araa (Opinions) Forum
Dialogue space for all
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Peace Revival
We believe in living together.
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We believe in living together
Araa (Opinions) Forum
Dialogue space for all
Araa (Opinions) Forum
it is a civil, social and cultural dialogue space designed to provide o comprehensive space for all Syrians
to shore their news, experiences, cultures and resources to achieve o more peaceful future.
it can also be considered o safe platform for learning, spreading awareness and trust building
amongst all Syrian institutions and individuals who are participating in developing relations between
members and emphasize their roles through interaction, coordination and networking with each other.
The Forum seeks to stimulate ideas and constructive critical discussions thot would contribute into the
sustainability of peace-building processes and the gools of sustainable development, also to enhance
awareness about the issues of contemporary citizenship, human rights, justice and governance to the
Syrian local, regional and global levels.
Araa (Opinions) Forum established by Peace Revival Organization, which believes in the importance of
dialogue and networking in promoting coexistence, cultural citizenship and respect for diversity. in
addition to thot, it seeks for coordinating efforts and developing advocacy strategies thot is related to the
common societal matters.
The
general
objective
of the
forum
Contribute to spreading and strengthening the state of understanding
among Syrians about peace concepts and its practical applications in
various Syrian societies and locations.
ı- Promoting Syrian cultural meetings thot enhance the state of
communication and dialogue between the various members of society.
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Building understanding and trust through the methodology of societal
dialogue.
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Contributing to the maturation of peace concepts and its practical
applications to the level of dialogues first and to the level of
implementation later among Syrians.
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Establishing o dialogue gathering of Syrian actors, practitioners,
academics and activists in the fields of citizenship and peace.
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signing and managing dialogue platforms and participatory
workshops related with topics of interest to Syrians in countries of asylum. 6-
Promoting the participation of youth and women in general matters and
emphasize their roles in Dialogue.
Peace Revival
We believe in living together
Araa (Opinions) Forum
Dialogue space for all
Forum
tools
The dialogue table is the tool to organizing dialogues with one session's
manager, and several speakers who ore carefully selected according to
the topic to hand and who present different points of views, the audience
observe/ participate by asking questions. This tool enables us, in Araa
(Opinions) Forum, provide opportunities for Syrians to meet with
pioneers, practitioners, experts, and academics in various fields thot
achieve the forum's vision.
The World Cafe: it is o method thot uses informal cafe environment for
participants to conduct o dialogue session about specific issue, or several
issues, by discussing them in small groups around o table. The discussion
tokes place in multiple rounds, the cafe atmosphere intended to allow
more safe and open conversations.
Culture and Arts Space: Art is considered one of the most important tools
for expressing culture and societal identities, and also has an important
role in strengthening bridges of communication of peace. We work to
create common space between Syrian artists and talents in the current
state of diaspora for the continuity of Syrian art and culture in all its
forms, and to invest in the Syrian artistic cultural capital for the soke of
positive change, promotion of rights and citizenship, building bridges of
cooperation, promoting common understanding, and getting to know
different ideas and joint learning.
- What does the Culture and Arts Space offer?
interactive theater- Discussing o book- Watching o film and discussing it-
Drawing exhibitions- Musical bonds from the Syrian heritage- Theatrical
show. And other tools of art, culture and creativity
Araa (Opinions) Podcast: We believes that Syrians have many success
stories and challenges of change on individual and collective levels inside
Syria and in the countries of Asylum. We are determined to connect
Syrians with each other for collective learning and maximize resources
for the soke of societal and advocacy issues, by using on easily accessible
and popular tool in our current time which is audio blogs or podcasts.
