Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun High fuel prices are causing shock waves and mass protests across the globe. Ecuador, which erupted in Indigenous-led protests months ago, rose up against both the high prices and the expansion of oil and gas extraction. This week, they won major concessions from the government. Citizens of other countries are…
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From Protests To People-Powered, Nonviolent Solutions
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Nonviolence is more than just protest. It includes solutions as well as objections to business-as-usual. It can be personal as well as political. From the tens of thousands of people in Lebanon demanding an end to the violence of economic austerity (pictured above) to peace activists in the United States…

From Single Protesters to Global Solidarity
How the power of one multiplies into people power.Nonviolence News: Aug 3rd, 2019 Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun: In this week’s Nonviolence News, you’ll find stories of people taking action at every scope and size. When the courage of one becomes the actions of hundreds, thousands, and millions of us, our efforts add up into significant change….