Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun South Korean truckers have won important concessions from the government after bringing exports to a grinding halt for over a week. The strike sent shockwaves through global industry, especially since it threatened the critical microchip supply. Disrupting business-as-usual can be a vital part of waging struggle. It makes sure you…
Argentine Women March Against Femicide, Chicago Students Resist School Cops, Paris Tree-Sitters Protect Eiffel Tower Trees
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Around the world, it’s clear that people are tired of having their rights – and even their very identities – denied and excluded. Thailand held its first-ever Pride Parade, bringing both LGBTQ+ and their allies out into the streets for a much-needed statement of visibility, acceptance, and support. Thousands of…
Migrant Opera, Ghost Net Divers, Maori Boardgames & People’s History Walking Tours
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun This week’s Nonviolence News should bolster your heart. After a decade of campaigning against rip-off education, Corinthians students won student debt cancellation. The long-shot effort started with a handful of students refusing to pay back the debt and snowballed into a nationwide social justice movement. Now they’re pushing to get…
Peruvians Blockade Mine, 200 Walkouts Against Mass Shootings, South Africans Stop Amazon Offices
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun The mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas – which comes on the heels of the recent racially-motivated massacre in Buffalo, NY – has propelled students and allies into the streets. Walkouts and protests were held in over 200 locations calling for gun control and an immediate response to…
Finnish Activists Block War & Oil Train, Afghan Women Protest Burqa Law, Filipinos & Angolans Rise Up For Election Integrity
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun For an impressive 10 days, Finnish environmental activists blockaded a train carrying imports of Russian oil to oppose both war and fossil fuels. It was a potent action. The visual symbolism of having to put our bodies on the line to stop a freight train load of crises couldn’t be…
Albanians Protest Price Hikes, Tenants Form 10K-Strong Union, Sex Workers Walkout
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun One thing Nonviolence News offers is the bird’s eye view on emerging trends. For example, last week, we reported that Sri Lanka is in the middle of a national strike against a collapsed economy and that Mongolians took action over “empty bellies and empty promises”. This week, Albanians are protesting…
Cuba’s Massive May Day March, Sri Lanka’s National Strike & Anti-War Activists Everywhere
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun On May 1st, the international date honoring workers, marches and strikes launched around the world. Many countries’ laborers used the moment to call for peace in Ukraine, recognizing the longstanding connection between labor justice and anti-war organizing. Cuba held an impressively enormous day of action, mobilizing half its population in…
Mexico’s Water Caravan, Mongolia’s Empty Stomach Uprising & Puerto Rico’s Beach Party Protests
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun If you were wondering where this week’s Nonviolence News has been … the answer is Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts and finally Maine. I’ve been on the road this week, moving to Maine, which delayed the release of the new edition. But never fear! Between dodging…
Glue Girl, South African Miners, Portuguese Climate Caravan, Tunisia Protests Power Grab, Pakistan’s Protective Accompaniment
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun It seems like uprisings are everywhere. We’ve scoured the news to collect these stories for you – and we found a whopping 78 this week! South African gold miners are on strike … and platinum miners are planning to go on strike in solidarity with them. Sri Lankans continue to…
Scientist Rebellion, Flower Pickers Strike, Debt Collective Action, Student-Teacher Solidarity
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun I love smart campaigns. Strategy is powerful. A group of flower pickers in Washington State held a quickie strike just 2-days before a huge flower festival. Needless to say, the company conceded swiftly, meeting the workers demands. Timing is everything, they say. Another story that caught my eye this week…