Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun The International Court of Justice has issued an advisory opinion that nations, businesses, and others have a duty to boycott, divest, and sanction (BDS) Israel over its illegal occupation and apartheid state. They say that BDS is “not just legal, but obligatory”. This has already prompted the Church of England…
Bangladesh Wins, UK Rises Against Hate & Nigerians Protest Bad Governance
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun This week, we celebrate the remarkable success of Bangladesh’s student-led movement to get their prime minister to resign. Facing discriminatory policies, economic hardship, and political corruption, the weeks-long mass protests finally forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee the country. The movement proposed Dr. Muhammad Yunus, a Noble Prize winner,…
Africa’s Powerful Movements, Baloch Women Rise Up & Gibraltar Activists Halt Military Fuel
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Nonviolence News shares stories from around the world. However, much of our readership resides in the United States. We’ve made a conscious choice to uplift nonviolence as a global field and offer our readers the opportunity to learn from their fellow human beings worldwide. They’re doing some remarkable things with…
Netanyahu Protests, Uganda Erupts & German Punks Spoil Holiday Island
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Israeli Prime Minister’s visit to US Congress set off a firestorm of protests. Around half of the Democrats skipped his speech to congress. Several came in protest, including Rep. Rashida Tlaib who held up a sign that said “guilty of genocide” on one side and “war criminal” on the other….
Bangladesh Quota Reform, Gazolinazo Protests & Wedding Dress Library
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun It’s been a week of political violence – and not just the assassination attempt at a Trump rally that left 2 dead and several injured. In Bangladesh, six people have been killed and hundreds injured as police violently repress the students holding mass protests for Quota Reform. They’re demanding that…
Protest Weddings, Mock Funerals, Train Blockades & Rainforest Protection
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Let’s celebrate a small victory in a bigger, still-ongoing struggle. Striking South Korean junior doctors walked out by the thousands months ago – and the government suspended their licenses. Now, the authorities are promising to restore the licenses as part of its effort to get the junior doctors back to…
Poor People’s March, Kenya Resists, Stonehenge Paint & Rock Climbers for Palestine
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Economic injustice is one of the major drivers of mass movements. This weekend, thousands of poor people and allies gathered in Washington, DC, as part of the Poor People’s Campaign’s March To The Polls, an effort to mobilize some of the 140 million poor and low-income US citizens into a…
Flower Strikes, Paris Converts Farmers & How To Spark Nonviolence News Conversations
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun How can you get the most out of Nonviolence News? In addition to savoring the 30-50 stories over your coffee, you can also use Nonviolence News as a discussion starter with friends, families, and colleagues. It’s common to talk about the news … but we rarely do it through the…
Heat Waves, Orcas Protest, Flight Attendant Picket Lines & Striking Out Fossil Fuels
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun High temperatures struck the globe this week, causing 1,000 to die of heat stroke on pilgrimage to Mecca, and hundreds more in cities across the globe. It is the earliest heat wave on record – and a sign of the deadly urgency of the climate crisis. Amidst this, climate activists…
Argentine Teachers’ Strike, Nigerians Power Outage & Teen Migrants Lead Paris Housing Protest
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Has President Milei had a week in office without a major strike, march or protest happening in Argentina? This week, university teachers went on strike after the government failed to reach a wage agreement with their union. Milei’s broad cuts to social spending have ignited mass outcry from many sectors…