Solidarity
Gdańsk shipyard movement
Solidarity was the independent trade union movement founded in Poland in 1980, led by Lech Wałęsa.
It became the first non-communist trade union in a Soviet-bloc country and played a pivotal role in ending communist rule in Poland.
The movement's success inspired democratic movements across Eastern Europe. (Lowercase solidarity is unity or mutual support.)
Wholeness through cohesion
- togethernessState of close connection
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
- comradeshipMutual loyalty among companions
fellowship · cohesion · community · mutual support · common cause · shared purpose · alliance · cooperation
Capacity to withstand force
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- movementChange in position
- activismDirect effort for reform
- dissentDisagreement with authority
liberation · struggle · revolution · uprising · civil rights · social justice · oppression · freedom fighters
Concern for others' distress
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- standing withAllied with, backing
allyship · kinship · identification · shared experience · emotional support · listening · presence · validation
Support given freely
- reliefEasing of distress
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- volunteeringGiving service without pay
crisis response · disaster relief · refugee support · food bank · shelter · international aid · NGO · humanitarian corridor
Slender ornamental strip
- armbandFabric loop worn above elbow
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
- saluteGestural sign of honor
- raised fistClenched hand elevated defiantly
linked arms · candlelight vigil · moment of silence · hashtag · flag · emblem · slogan · chant
unity
Wholeness through cohesion
- togethernessState of close connection
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
comradeship · fellowship · cohesion · community · mutual support · common cause · shared purpose · alliance · cooperation · collective action
resistance
Capacity to withstand force
dissent · liberation · struggle · revolution · uprising · civil rights · social justice · oppression · freedom fighters · grassroots
compassion
Concern for others' distress
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- supportTo uphold or sustain
standing with · allyship · kinship · identification · shared experience · emotional support · listening · presence · validation · accompaniment
aid
Support given freely
volunteering · crisis response · disaster relief · refugee support · food bank · shelter · international aid · NGO · humanitarian corridor · medical mission
ribbon
Slender ornamental strip
raised fist · linked arms · candlelight vigil · moment of silence · hashtag · flag · emblem · slogan · chant · anthem
- Communist PolandCommunist era, People's Republic, Walesa, state surveillance, martial law
- Cold War Dissentdissidents, samizdat, refuseniks, defectors, Radio Free Europe
- Eastern BlocEastern Bloc, communist regime, Warsaw Pact, Iron Curtain, Soviet Union
- Post-1989 Polandfree elections, shock therapy, democratic transition, regime change, parliamentary democracy
- Polish Historypartitions, Piast dynasty, Pulaski, September 1939, Warsaw Ghetto
- 1982E.T., Thriller, Blade Runner, Tron, Falklands War
Solidaritydivision
Splitting into parts
disunity · fragmentation · discord · isolation · alienation
Solidaritybetrayal
Breaking of trust
disloyalty · abandonment · treachery · defection · scabbing
SolidarityCommunist Party
Marxist-Leninist political organization
martial law · authoritarianism · state apparatus · communist party · totalitarianism
- worker solidarityMutual support among employees
- union solidarityWorkers' mutual commitment to each other
- workers' solidarityMutual support among laborers
- racial solidarityUnity through shared ancestry
- solidarity marchUnified public walking demonstration
- labor solidarityWorkers' mutual support movement