Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun In this week’s Nonviolence News, the 3,000 Columbia University teachers ended their historic strike and won several significant gains in their new contract. Meanwhile, 8,000 grocery store workers are on strike across the United States, namely because they can’t afford to buy groceries on their wages. Pakistani women organized a…
95 Thrilling Wins Towards A Better World – Special Report on 2021
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun From US pro-democracy activists thwarting a coup attempt by Trump supporters to Chileans impeaching their president and rewriting the constitution, it’s been quite a year. Aside from the 48 Wins For Workers & Wages, 80 Gains For Racial Justice, and 101 Victories For the Earth, here is another impressive collection…
Doctors & Nurses Take Action In Myanmar, Sudan, and Beyond
Editor’s Note By Rivera Sun As if a global pandemic weren’t enough, doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers have been rising up against injustice for a broad range of issues across the globe. In Myanmar, they continue to resist the military coup. In Sudan, they’re demanding that the hospitals be spared from attacks by security…
Colombia’s Peace Protest, Myanmar’s Silent Strike, and Kazakhstan’s Revolt
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun As we enter 2022, a handful of struggles rise to the top of my attention. Sudan ousted its dictator in 2019 and in 2021 launched renewed protests to stop the military from seizing power again. More than 50 people have been killed in the effort to kick coupists out of…
101 Victories For Earth – Special Report On 2021
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun At a time when it feels like all hope is lost, here are 101 Victories For Earth that show another part of the story. You can’t help but be heartened by this impressive list. It’s important to notice that movements are wracking up small and large changes. It adds up…
80 Racial Justice Gains In 2021 – Special Report
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun There’s a lot to lift up in 2021’s racial justice gains. More than 20 cities adopted some kind of #DefundPolice policy following the George Floyd Protests in 2020. These shifts included removing cops from public schools, replacing school officers with unarmed peacekeepers from the community, redirecting city funds to mental…
48 Wins For Workers & Wages – Special Report On 2021
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun There are over 323 success stories to celebrate in 2021! With this uplifting, empowering amount of “things going right”, Nonviolence News is releasing a whole series of special reports that offer a look at what nonviolent action and practices have accomplished this year. It’s easy to lose sight of the…
Crashing Kelloggs, Melting Racist Statues & Taking The Streets For Women’s Rights
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Here’s a meltdown you’ll be glad to hear about: an African-American museum has gained permission to melt down the confederate statue that sparked the deadly violence at the Charlottesville Unite the Right Rally. The metal will be used to make new art exhibits that address the racist history of the…
Nuns Tackle Microsoft, Tortilla Workers Win Sundays Off, Octopi Are Sentient Beings
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun “With great power comes great responsibility,” is a line made famous by Spiderman, but activists could rephrase that as “with any power comes responsibility”. The Sisters of St. Joseph are taking that bit of wisdom to heart as they take on the corporate giant Microsoft. They’re leveraging their power as…
Victory For Farmers & Tractor Workers
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun It’s an interesting week for farmers. After a year of record-breaking protests, the farmers in India won the repeal of the farm laws. More than 250 million people joined the demonstrations, marches, and strikes. Meanwhile, 10,000 John Deere Tractor manufacturers succeeded in gaining wage increases, better pension benefits, and bonuses….