Any Belarusian can join the Movement and choose from numerous options to resist the war and Belarus’ regime. Read the Manifest.
Here is an overview of the Movement on March 25.
Resistance
- Despite increased surveillance on the railway, Belarusian partisans carried out a successful sabotage operation near Barysau, burning down two relay cabinets.
- Svetlahorsk Welding Electrode Plant stopped its operations and made a statement demanding to stop the war.
- Residents of Minsk held pickets against the war and distributed anti-war stickers around the city: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Support for Ukrainians and Belarusians
- On March 25, Belarusians around the world celebrated Freedom Day and joined rallies in support of Ukraine.
- Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya handed over humanitarian aid to the POBACH Belarusian hub which is now helping victims of the war.
- The BYSOL Foundation delivered an electric generator and a batch of medicines for a children's hospital in Chernihiv.
- As the volunteers of the Kastus Kalinouski battalion took the oath, the battalion joined the armed forces of Ukraine.
- Women of Minsk walked across the city with umbrellas in the colors of the Ukrainian flag.
- The diasporas of Ireland and Belgium sent the 3rd batch of ammunition for the Kastus Kalinouski battalion.
- Parliamentarians from 10 countries are working on a support program for Belarusian soldiers who refuse to fight against Ukraine.
- Delegation of the democratic forces arrived in Ukraine and met with Belarusians of Kyiv to discuss support for Ukraine.
- The Belarusian PEN center reported raising more than 36,000 euros in support of Ukrainian artists together with other PEN centers.
- Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, joined by Pavel Latushka and Tatsiana Khomich, met with the President of Poland and spoke about the Anti-War Movement.
- Children drew pictures for the Belarusian volunteers fighting on the side of Ukraine to support them.
- Belarusians of Homiel collected aid for Ukrainian children.
- Belarusian musician Lavon Volski and Head of the Belarus office at Konrad Adenauer Foundation Jakob Wöllenstein released a new song 'Slava Ukraini' (Glory to Ukraine).
Awareness campaign
- The Lamant community started a newspaper. The first issue features articles on the situation in Ukraine.
- Belarusians keep distributing leaflets with honest information and combating propaganda.
- As part of the new campaign, the Honest People community appeals to Belarusian deputies to ask about their opinion on the war, and explains to Belarusians how to contact their deputies.
- Yulia Yukhno-Tarasevich, representative of the Supolka Belarusian diaspora community in Italy, spoke at the XIII CISL Congress and explained how Belarusians support Ukraine.
