Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun We rarely discuss it directly: is nonviolent action a right? Should the ability to strike, protest, boycott, engage in civil disobedience, etc. be considered a political freedom? Our governments could – and should – respect our rights to use these tools, making it easier and safer to organize for social…
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Not My President. No Es Mi Presidente.
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun Dictators, despots, power-grabbers, presidents-for-life . . . autocrats around the world are being challenged by nonviolent movements. This week’s edition shares the many tales of presidents and protests. In Peru, mass protests forced the interim president to resign after a shady parliamentary coup shoved the previous president out of power….
Skywriting & Street Murals: Get Creative To Get The Message Out
Editor’s Note It’s been quite a week. Alternatives to militarized police are making headlines left and right. Virtual game players have been staging digital Black Lives Matter protests. A group with a biplane is skywriting the word “MapX” above migrant detention centers to reveal their locations across the United States. In the United Kingdom, citizens…
Save the Whales, Solidarity Strikes, Women Against Violence, and the World Leaders In Nonviolent Struggle
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun Nonviolence News is packed with awesome stories this week. Iraq ousted its prime minister. Black Friday protests swept the globe, many targeting Amazon’s inhumane worker policies. And tens of thousands of women took to the streets in dramatic and evocative protests against the global epidemic of violence toward women. The…
Art Conquers All: Haiti’s Artists Rally the People To Hold Creative March
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun Did you hear about the protests in Baghdad, Iraq? What about the ones in Catalan or Ecuador? (Find these stories below.) There’s so much going on in the world! As citizens, we should be heartened by these stories. People like us are refusing to put up with injustice. What’s my…
Mexico’s Glitter Revolution and What You Can Find By Reading Beyond the Headlines
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun When you’re scanning Nonviolence News, what should you look for? With 30-50 stories each week, we can watch brewing trends, rising campaigns, and get a bird’s eye view of nonviolence in our world today. Nonviolence News’ weekly round-up offers us not just individual headlines, but a chance to see nonviolence…