Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun
Most news outlets smack you with a barrage of terror. Nonviolence News provides the solutions and the stories of the people working for those changes. This week’s headlines on the climate crisis show this contrast. In the regular news this week, the United Nations’ Climate Chief warned that we have only 2 years to avert catastrophic climate change. A new report showed that the US is increasing oil and gas production. And the average US tax payer paid nearly $3000 each for war and only $11 for climate transition efforts. This depressing news is factually true – but we need the other side of the story.
In the face of political gridlock and social inaction, climate activists are our only hope for a livable planet. So, three cheers for the Last Generation, hundreds of whom blocked roads in Vienna, Austria, and took action at numerous German universities. German bus drivers also joined climate protests in 57 cities in a show of solidarity. Scientists and citizens in Denmark have also been taking dramatic action. Swiss grandmothers won an important legal case showing that lack of climate action has put them at greater risk of death from heatwaves. Tajikistan mandated that all new buildings should have solar panels – and although they’re doing it for electricity grid stability, it’s also great for the planet. You’ll find more examples of how people are rising to the challenge – and pushing others to do the same – in this week’s round-up of 55 stories of nonviolence in action across the globe.
There’s good news, too. The Ohlone People in West Berkeley, CA, are celebrating the return of a 5,700 year old ceremonial site called Shell Mound. A Mexican town organized to save itself from ‘death by tourism’, putting in place important measures to avoid gentrification, overcrowding, and destructive impacts. Unarmed civilian protection is taking off around the world.
In more Nonviolence News, tens of thousands of Hungarians protested against their government, worried about corruption and cuts to healthcare and education. South Korea’s president has agreed to meet with the thousands of junior doctors who launched a strike in recent weeks. Indigenous Guatemalans are demonstrating outside a trial on the genocidal war that lasted from 1960 to 1996. An Africa-wide PRIDE movement is seeking to support LGBTQ+ persons across the continent. Meanwhile, US LGBTQ+ activists released 48,000 paper hearts in the Idaho state capital building rotunda in protest of a series of discriminatory bills.
Facing pressure from activists at home and abroad, President Biden issued his sharpest criticism yet of Israel’s attacks on Gaza, telling Netanyahu to work toward a hostage deal and ceasefire, and to take immediate steps on humanitarian aid. Activists want to see more tangible sanctions, however, and have not stopped their direct actions and disruptive protests. Record numbers of US residents are engaging in tax resistance and more than 500,000 people voted ‘uncommitted’ in the Democratic primaries. A flotilla of humanitarian aid ships is headed to Gaza in direct resistance to the blockade and ban. In Yemen, where people have faced famine under US sanctions, 4-5 million people are demonstrating each Friday in support of Palestinians. A #Strike4Gaza has been called for April 15th.
Here’s a story that impressed me this week: did you know that 50,000 people in São Paulo, Brazil, have illegally occupied empty residences in a widespread resistance to lack of affordable housing? Some of these occupations are ad hoc, but many are organized efforts run by committees and social groups. It’s an impressive way to challenge the housing crisis. Could your community use it? Would they dare?
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Ohlone Sacred Land Returned: In March, Ohlone people celebrated the return of the West Berkeley Shellmound — a 5,700 year old ceremonial and burial site — to the Sogorea Te’ Community Land Trust. Sogorea Te’ has plans to restore the sacred lands to become a “home to native medicines and foods, an oasis for pollinators and wildlife, and a place for youth to learn about their heritage.” Read more>>
Human Rights Violated By Switzerland Inaction On Climate, ECHR Rules In Landmark Case: The European court of human rights finds in favor of group of older Swiss women who claimed weak policies put them at greater risk of death from heatwaves. Read more>>
Brokering Peace To Return Home: In the Philippines, armed conflict broke out between the army and rebel factions. As the months dragged on, displaced families reached out to Nonviolent Peaceforce for support in returning home, especially with the approach of Ramadan. Over 250 families were able to safely return home in time to celebrate Ramadan together. Read more>>
How One Mexican Beach Town Saved Itself From ‘Death By Tourism’. The sunny coastal town Puerto Escondido was on a direct path to overcrowding and devastation. But the community fought back. “Change happens when communities unite at the grassroots level,” agrees Balassone, “and develop a long-term vision for the place that they love and a strategy for long-term protection”. Read more>>
A Tidal Wetland Restoration of Epic Proportions: Thousands of acres of lifeless salt ponds form a vast mosaic in California’s South Bay. Now, a 50-year project is transforming them into sprawling havens for wildlife. Read more>>
Tajikistan Orders All New Buildings To Have Solar Panels: Tajikistan’s government has ordered that all new buildings, including apartment blocks, shopping malls, hospitals, and government offices, in future be fitted with power-generating solar panels. The requirement may ease chronic electricity shortages. Winter-time power rationing was this year extended to the capital, which had avoided such inconveniences for the best part of a decade. Read more>>
Potomac Yard: A Rare Victory of People Power Over Stadium Socialism: The citizens and taxpayers of Virginia handed an ignominious defeat to the combined forces of corporate bread-and-circuses and the real estate-development complex. Read more>>
There’s a Better Way To Make Communities Safer — And It’s Taking Off Around The World: A growing number of courageous and creative people are showing that unarmed civilian protection is far superior to any smart or dumb weapon. Read more>>
Tens of Thousands Protest Hungarian Government: Tens of thousands protested against the government of Viktor Orban in downtown Budapest on Saturday, led by a lawyer formerly close to the administration who recently launched a political movement that aims to challenge the prime minister. Protesters marched to parliament in the unusually warm spring weather, some of them shouting “we are not scared” and “Orban resign!”. Read more>>
India’s Farmers Are Mobilizing Against the Modi Government: The Indian farmers’ movement has posed the biggest challenge to Narendra Modi’s government since it came to power. With elections approaching, farmers are mobilizing once again to challenge rural impoverishment under a destructive neoliberal model. Read more>>
South Korea’s President Meets Leader of Doctors’ Strike As He Seeks To End Their Walkouts: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met the leader of a strike by thousands of junior doctors on Thursday and said that the government is open to talks about its contentious push to sharply increase medical school admissions. The meeting was the first of its kind since more than 90% of the country’s 13,000 trainee doctors walked off the job in February, disrupting hospital operations. But there was still no immediate report of a breakthrough after the meeting. Read more>>
Campaigners Cheer FCC Plan to Vote on Restoring Net Neutrality Rules: “A healthy democracy requires a well-informed and educated public, but that’s not possible without an open and accessible internet.” Read more>>
LA Hotel Workers Hold Rally: Sen. Bernie Sanders joined hospitality workers in downtown Los Angeles on Friday as they picketed outside one of the dozens of hotels that have yet to reach a contract deal with UNITE HERE Local 11, whose membership is demanding better pay, benefits, and job protections in one of the nation’s most expensive cities. Read more>>
‘A Big Deal’: Progressives Applaud New Biden Plan to Provide Student Debt Relief for Millions: The president’s new plan would wipe out the entire debt amount held by about 4 million people, give debt relief of at least $5,000 to 10 million borrowers, and reduce the undergraduate and graduate student debt of 23 million people whose interest would be eliminated. Read more>>
50,000 Squatters Are Re-Occupying São Paulo Apartments in Brazil: In São Paulo, Brazil – South America’s largest city – legally-precarious occupations of apartment buildings are housing nearly 50,000 people. Some buildings are disorganized and filled with transient single adults. But many are run by organized, socialist housing movements who arrive, clean up the buildings and implement DIY water and energy hookups to make them habitable to families. Yet many occupations require basic upgrades and maintenance as their rents can’t fund the myriad needs of their deteriorating infrastructure. Political leadership of these occupations also often face ongoing criminalization. Read more>>
Archeologists Are Organizing To Dig Out Of Poverty Wages: Field archaeologists work physically demanding jobs exposed to the elements, often for low pay and meager benefits from private employers. We spoke to one self-identified “dirty shovel bum” about why he and his coworkers are organizing. Read more>>
UAW Files Charges In Germany Against Mercedes-Benz’ Anti-Union Tactics: Mercedes-Benz’s aggressive anti-union campaign against U.S. autoworkers in Alabama is a clear human rights violation under the German Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains. If found guilty, Mercedes-Benz faces billions in penalties, including significant fines and bans on government contracts. Read more>>
In Vienna, “Climate Stickers” Create Roadblocks: 200-300 people demonstrated in a “major protest for the right to survival”, called for by the climate group “Last Generation”. Read more>>
Last Generation Targets German Universities: As part of the “Student Revolution”, people of the last generation are committed to ensuring that the knowledge that is taught every day at universities is taken seriously. The slogan “Science is ignored” draws attention to the fact that the responsibility that comes with knowledge must also be taken on. Both in society, but especially in politics. Read more>>
Biden’s So-Called LNG Freeze Sacrifices Gulf South Communities – They Aren’t Waiting For Him To Act: More than 560 environmental, climate, health and advocacy organizations around the world signed a letter calling on the administration to expand the permitting freeze across all federal agencies and commissions in order to stop all pending LNG exports and fossil fuel infrastructure. But Gulf South communities aren’t waiting for the feds to save them. “It’s not a permanent ceasefire of the fossil fuel industry against Indigenous communities, Native communities, and poor Black and Brown communities, fishing communities, coastal communities. It’s not a permanent ceasefire in the war of the fossil fuel industry against life itself.” Read more>>
In Denmark, Climate Activists Block Highways In Protest of Expansions & Climate Inaction: Nødbremsen carried out five road and highway blockades this month, the first of which took place on International Women’s Day with 11 female and non-binary Nødbremsen supporters protesting in solidarity with the women and gender minorities around the world who are already feeling the impact of the climate crisis. Read more>>
Six Things Everyone Should Know About the Mountain Valley Pipeline: Behind the Mountain Valley Pipeline exists a wider power structure composed of CEOs, board directors, asset managers, and big banks who all stand to profit from the pipeline, and indeed already have. The names of consumer-facing financial firms like Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street are all propping up and profiting from the pipeline even as they give lip service to issues like “sustainability” and “net-zero commitments.” Read more>>
The Surprisingly Long History Of The Movement To Make Buildings Safer For Birds: Documenting the birds injured and killed by flying into buildings is difficult, emotionally draining work. One New York City Audubon volunteer looks to the past to find hope for the future. Read more>>
Will Euro 2024 Be The Greenest Sports Championship Ever? The European football championship is going green with veggie bratwurst, train travel and reused confetti to reduce carbon emissions. They’re also reining in the climate impact of the Euro 2024 football tournament by funding subsidised rail travel for fans, and initiatives to make Germany’s amateur football scene greener. But critics argue that for long-term sustainability, it’s the big players in commercial football who must reconnect with the sport’s values of fair play. Read more>>
Bus Drivers Strike With Climate Activists In 57 German Cities: Public transit workers across Germany have broken new ground by coordinating our contracts—nearly all of them nationwide have expired over the last four months—and shutting down bus systems with strikes in 57 cities. To add to the pressure, we’ve done something new for our union and for Germany: we’ve formed an alliance between local transport workers and climate activists, including the students who have been leading massive school walkouts. The devastating effects of climate change are already rocking Germany: major heat waves, flooding, and water shortages. Read more>>
Who Are the Roma People? A History of Persecution, Displacement, and Resistance: Each year, April 8 is observed as International Roma Day to commemorate the millions of Romani people who have suffered violence and prejudice throughout history, as well as those who continue to fight to preserve their culture and heritage today. Read more>>
Indigenous Survivors Pursue Justice At Genocide Trial In Guatemala: Former army chief Manuel Benedicto Lucas Garcia is being tried for genocide and crimes against humanity in Guatemala. “We have never stopped seeking justice,” said Tecu, who has spent the last 30 years as a human rights activist and advocate for community rebuilding. Read more>>
Mutual Aid Groups Urge Congressional Investigation of Financial Surveillance of Stop Cop City Activists: In dedication to safeguarding digital privacy and community solidarity, Shareable has joined a coalition of over 25 mutual aid organizations to call on Congress to scrutinize and preempt the surveillance of activists. Read more>>
Re-building Resilient Black Food Systems: From North Carolina to Illinois, Black-led community projects are repairing food systems damaged by the legacy of dispossession and red-lining. NEC member Fertile Ground, says food apartheid can be deconstructed with healthy food cooperatives led “by a commitment to economic justice and the building of a new economy.” They’re opening a community-owned grocery store next year to do just that. Read more>>
Native Youth Heal Their Communities With Mycelium: Mycelium—fungi’s web-like inner network structure—has been shown to remove toxins from the soil while improving its overall health. Last summer, for instance, the organization’s mycelium-inoculated foodscapes demonstration garden yielded more than 1,000 pounds of produce for the elder food share program. Read more>>
How To Scale Community Organizing In Moments Of Crisis: George Gabriel reflects on the British Refugees Welcome movement, which helped bring tens of thousands of Syrians to the UK, and how a system of incubating and cascading created the local and national capacity necessary for the victory. Read more>>
Out In The World: First-Ever Africa Pride Aims To Bring LGBTQ Community Together In Solidarity: A hybrid global event, Africa Pride will be hosted in person and virtually throughout the African continent and around the world during Pride weekend, June 29-30. Due to the dangerous climate, many events in Africa will be hosted privately and online. In other African countries, such as Namibia, Tanzania, and South Africa, people will march in person along with Pride parades marching in solidarity that weekend in 12 Western and Latin American countries. Read more>>
Students Fear Suppression After North Carolina College Renames “Pride Week”: The North Carolina public university’s Pride Week — which typically takes place in April, hosted by the school’s LGBTQ+ Center — usually consists of panels, art galleries and socials that celebrate and affirm queer and trans identity. Instead, students say the program was rebranded, omitting “Pride” from the title. Some students on campus say they fear it’s a form of queer suppression on campus — and a threat of things to come. The concerns come amid a surge of anti-DEI bills targeting universities in red states, as well as other issues. “I feel less welcome on campus. I know my other queer friends feel the same.” Read more>>
Chilean Filmmaker Releases Musical On Feminist Protests in 2018: Oscar-winning filmmaker Sebastián Lelio has wrapped production on musical film The Wave (La Ola) inspired by the wave of feminist civil disobedience that swept Chile in the spring of 2018. The mass protests and university rallies, sparked by a collective desire to bring attention to widespread harassment and abuse against women in Chile, came to be known as the “Feminist May”. Read more>>
You Are Not Alone: Powerful New Film Documents How Women’s Protest Changed Spain’s Rape Laws: After a horrific gang rape, millions of women (and men) across Spain took to the streets and social media after the trial to express their outrage at the crime, and the original sentence. We can credit the mass mobilization of the women with the pressure required to successfully appeal the original flawed verdict, and to the subsequent “Only yes means yes” legal reforms. Read more>>
Protesters Toss 48,000 Paper Hearts In Protest Of Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills: Idaho lawmakers have passed a series of bills targeting LGBTQ+ residents this year, including two this week that prevent public employees from being required to use someone’s preferred pronouns and redefine gender as being synonymous with sex. In response to the slew of actions, protesters sent more than 48,000 colorful paper hearts raining down from the fourth floor of the Statehouse. The hearts symbolized the 48,000 Idaho residents who identified as part of the LGBTQ+ population in the 2020 census. The hearts were handmade and mailed to the ACLU from 18 cities across the state. Read more>>
Protesters Gather In Tel Aviv & Jerusalum To Mark 6 Months of Genocide: Protesters gathered outside of the U.S. embassies in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Friday to demand an end to the U.S. and Israel’s genocide in Gaza, marking six months since Israel began the siege that has killed at least 33,000 Palestinians so far. The “Say Their Names” gatherings, which doubled as both vigil and protest, were arranged by Israeli and Jewish activists, including members of left-wing anti-occupation groups All That’s Left, Free Jerusalem, and Radical Bloc. Read more>>
Still Facing US-Backed Famine, Yemenis Want to Save Gaza From the Same Fate: Millions in Yemen, where 80 percent are food insecure, protest every Friday in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. According to some activists, 4 to 5 million people are out in the streets. On February 23, there were over 120 demonstrations in major cities, small cities and small towns. Read more>>
McDonald’s Buys All 225 of Israeli Franchise Restaurants After Boycotts: McDonald’s has been subject to boycotts since franchisee Alonyal announced it would donate free meals to the Israeli military amid Gaza war. The (sales) slump comes after customers in Muslim-majority countries called for a boycott of McDonald’s in response to Alonyal’s announcement, which led franchisees in countries including Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia to distance themselves from the donations and collectively pledge millions of dollars in aid to Palestinians in Gaza. Read more>>
Israel’s Genocide in Gaza Is Provoking Tax Resistance in the US: As April 15 approaches, antiwar groups are responding to a surge of interest in tax resistance as a form of protest. Antiwar organizations say they’ve received a surge of interest from U.S. taxpayers considering tax resistance as a form of protest. “The office has received more calls and emails and orders for war tax resistance materials than in years,” says Ruth Benn, an organizer with the War Resisters League. Read more>>
Global Solidarity and Resistance for Justice in Palestine: To mark of the renewed Israeli attacks in Gaza, Nonviolence International and the Abdul Aziz Said Endowed Chair in International Peace and Conflict Resolution at the School for International Studies at The American University organized a panel to examine the phenomenon of global nonviolent protest and mobilizations for Palestinians, particularly in Gaza. The panel included leading activists including Louise Regan (UK), Mametlwe Sebei (SA), Ilana Dodelson (US), Medea Benjamin (US), Hazami Barmada (US/Palestine), and moderated by Professor Mohammed Abu-Nimer (US/Palestine/Israel). The event was kicked off by Palestinian poet Zeina Azzam. Read more>>
More Than Half A Million Voters Tell Biden – Save Gaza! The “uncommitted” campaign didn’t even exist at the start of the 2024 primary season. But now, more than 500,000 Americans in states across the country have cast Democratic primary votes for “Uncommitted,” “Uninstructed,” and “No Preference” ballot options to send President Biden a message about the urgent need to end the killing in Gaza. Read more>>
Gaza-Bound Flotilla Aims to End Inhumane Israeli Blockade: As Israel continues to starve Palestinians to death in the Gaza Strip, an international coalition on Friday was preparing to set sail with humanitarian aid and human rights observers “to challenge the ongoing illegal Israeli blockade.” Israel has limited the flow of people and essential goods in and out of Gaza for nearly two decades but dramatically increased those restrictions in response to the Hamas-led October 7 attack. Read more>>
Why I Laid Down My Gun In The Middle of a War: “Waging peace answered the questions my soul had been asking after laying down my weapon on the battlefield of Iraq. “Now what? How do I love my enemies here?” The answer was simple, but the reality of living it out changed my life more than I had ever bargained for. Violence is our only enemy. People are our most sacred responsibility. I went to war knowing what I would die for, but now I know what I’m living for: to be the first to love, every single time.” Read more>>
Inside The Pro-Palestine Movement Bird-Dogging Biden Everywhere He Goes: These activists turned Biden’s ritzy New York City fundraiser into a night of protests against Israel’s war in Gaza. The pro-Palestine movement’s most visible actions have been loud, growing protests in city streets, at national landmarks, and in closed-door meetings alike. Read more>>
Nonviolent Peaceforce Protection Officers Share Stories: On April 4, two of Nonviolent Peaceforce’s most experienced Protection Officers – Daphne Macatimbol and Rocky Ambago – shared their experiences using Unarmed Civilian Protection to move beyond divisions affecting communities in the Philippines and Iraq. Read more>>
Lessons Learned From Global Campaigns On Social Housing: Across Europe, tenant activists have rallied around different strategies to maintain social housing — from expropriating corporate-owned housing, to organizing tenants unions, and enshrining the right to permanent housing. Check out these lessons learned from the fight for social housing. Read more>>
Nonviolence In Medieval Christianity: This episode of Nonviolence Radio welcomes Dr. Craig Atwood, professor of theology at Moravian Theological Seminary and director of the Center for Moravian Studies. Identifying the central role of nonviolence in Moravian theology at that time illuminates its long historical roots, extending the community of those committed to nonviolence far into the past and in this, strengthening and legitimizing a tradition which – as seen in the Nonviolence Report at the end of the show – continues to grow today. Read more>>
10 Self-Study Courses In Nonviolence: Metta Center for Nonviolence has ten free self-paced study courses in nonviolence for anyone to explore. Read more>>
How The Peace Sign Went From Powerful Protest Symbol To Lifestyle Motif: For a younger generation, the once-powerful protest symbol packs about as much of a punch as a smiley face. Read more>>
The Ten Components of Good Strategy: Never Again Action’s Serena Adlerstein proposes a framework for understanding strategy that aims to give organizers what they need to build more resilient, and effective, organizations. Read more>>
Dialogue For Peace In South Sudan: South Sudanese farmers were in conflict with Arab nomads. Crops had been destroyed when the cattle and goats of Arab nomads came into the area – leading to frustrations and violent confrontations. Multiple people had been killed as a result. Nonviolent Peaceforce worked with the Chief of Lelo Payam and the Arab nomad community to bridge divides and end cyclical violence. Read more>>
How To Film Activists Better: If you film your campaign group in action, the footage can be used on social media or even broadcast news to get the message out to a wider audience. By filming it yourself, you are being part of DIY (Do It Yourself) culture and not relying on the mainstream media to turn up. Here are a few hints to get you going, using a smartphone. Read more>>
Strike4Gaza: American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) and a coalition of groups from across the United States are calling for a national strike on Monday, April 15th to demand an end to the U.S.-funded genocide in Gaza. AMP calls on all mosques, organizations, businesses, students, and workers to strike on April 15th. Learn more>>
Tell Congress: Fund the Affordable Connectivity Program: Keep the internet accessible for low-income households. Over 22 million low-income American households are at risk of losing internet access starting this month if Congress doesn’t move quickly and renew funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)―a popular program aimed at reducing the digital divide between those who can afford broadband access and those who cannot. Learn more>>
Tell Biden To Push Pause On All New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure: If anyone isn’t willing to spend the money to transition our economy off of fossil fuels, it’s Exxon. They are pushing ahead with aggressive fossil fuel-expansion plans while basking in record profits. It’s time for President Biden to step in and say enough is enough. Can you write to the Biden administration calling for a permanent pause on all liquified natural gas and related fossil fuel infrastructure permits across all U.S. federal agencies? Learn more>>
Tax Day Protests: Join American Friends Service Committee and people around the U.S. on Tax Day, April 15, for our NO Tax Dollars for War Crimes day of action. We’ll visit the offices of our representatives and senators to demand a cease-fire and an end to U.S. funding for Israeli attacks on Gaza. Organize or find an event in your community. Learn more>>
Sign The Petition Urging President Biden To Act Now On Sudan: Since April 2023, the ongoing fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has devastated the country, with countless atrocities and millions forcibly displaced and in dire need of humanitarian assistance. Call on the president to strengthen diplomatic efforts to end the war in Sudan. On April 15, American Friends Service Committee and partners will hold a rally in Washington, D.C. and deliver this petition. If you haven’t already, please add your name today! Learn more>>
Nonviolence Conversation Group: Join Metta Center to draw from some material from Michael Nagler’s The Third Harmony: Nonviolence and the New Story of Human Nature, while we explore what’s on our hearts and minds about the world at large. Sessions will include pair/share/dyadic opportunities for depth and self-exploration. Let’s talk, study, and grow! Hosted by Stephanie and Michael. Registration for each session required. (April 21) Learn more>>
US Boat to Gaza: Members of the U.S. Boats to Gaza will be on ships in mid-April as a part of a Gaza flotilla to break the illegal Israeli naval blockade of Gaza and stop the criminal Israeli starvation of Gaza! Apply to participate in the flotilla here. Learn more>>
Move For Peace: Every time you walk, jog, run, cycle, row, use a wheelchair, or engage in any activity that moves you forward, document it and send it to us to share widely. Learn more>>
Mediation For Movements: Join movement organizers and scholars from South Africa, India, Turkey, the U.S., and Canada as we explore how movements can manage internal conflict when it inevitably arises as they seek to build broad-based pro-democracy coalitions of active, passive, and unlikely allies. (April 16) Learn more>>
Decolonizing Economics 2024: Earth Day to May Day: A space for learning and solutions, the Decolonizing Economics Summit 2024 is a 3-day virtual conference that serves as a space to exchange experiences and information, strengthen alliances and networks, and devise strategies to decenter colonial systems and implement concrete solutions to heal the land and people. The virtual summit will take place from May 1-3, 2024. Learn more and register. Learn more>>
Think Twice Toolkit & Training: Join American Friends Service Committee for an empowering 4-part series designed to equip you with a comprehensive toolkit of police alternatives and personal skills. (April 17 & 24, May 1 & 8) Learn more>>
Earth Day 2024 – Peace & Planet Mobilization: Join Campaign Nonviolence for their first-ever Peace & Planet Mobilization from Earth Day to May Day. With the extreme urgency of the climate crisis and the growing concerns about ongoing and escalating wars, we are asking people to take action with Campaign Nonviolence from April 22-May 1, 2024. Learn more>>
People Power & Peace: Join this an inspiring 6-week course, where you’ll explore powerful stories from around the globe. From Liberia to Northern Ireland, Colombia to the Philippines, you’ll discover how communities have successfully halted or averted wars through nonviolent action. (May 6-June 17) Learn more>>
9-Day Peacebuilder Immersion: Peacebuilding is an emergent field empowering individuals and communities to interrupt cycles of conflict and violence by addressing root causes and facilitating changes in the underlying beliefs, attitudes and behaviors. In this immersive experience with the River Phoenix Center For Peacebuilding, we explore the foundational elements that are essential for cultivating peace personally and collectively. (May 17-26) Learn more>>
Teach Truth Day of Action: Defend the right to #TeachTruth (including about Palestine), fight book bans, and defend LGBTQ+ rights on June 8, 2024. The Zinn Education project (coordinated by Rethinking Schools and Teaching for Change) will provide you with banned books and other materials for an information table at a library, bookstore, farmers market, or other public spaces. (June 8) Learn more>>
Join The 24-Hr Peace Wave: International Peace Bureau and World BEYOND War will hold the third-annual 24-hour peacewave on June 22-23, 2024. This will be a 24-hour-long Zoom featuring live peace actions in the streets and squares of the world, moving around the globe with the sun. There will be a live Q&A section on Zoom for the last 10 minutes of each hour. This Peace Wave will happen during the RIMPAC war rehearsals in the Pacific and just prior to protests of NATO’s meeting in Washington in July. Learn more>>
Peace Team Going To West Bank in October 2024: Meta Peace Team is organizing a peace team to go to the West Bank in October. The group will undergo extensive training before being placed on the ground. Learn more>>
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