Civic Alliance Foundation


The Civic Alliance Foundation is a Romanian non-governmental organization. It is one of the largest Romanian NGOs, working for the consolidation of a civil society in the aftermath of the 42-year-long communist regime. The AC has subsidiaries in 36 of the 41 counties, overseen by a 27-member National Council. Its motto is Nu putem reuşi decât împreună.

History

Founded on November 6, 1990, when a group of 216 founding members signed a project-statement, it was officially registered on November 29 of the same year. During the early 1990s, the association was involved in protests against the ruling National Salvation Front, including the Golaniad public gathering that were ended by the June 1990 Mineriad. In July 1991, a sizeable portion of its members, led by Nicolae Manolescu, split with the AC over participation in national elections, and founded the Civic Alliance Party.

Principles

According to its statute, the main goals of the Civic Alliance Foundation are as follows: