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Rollerblade Climate Protests, Kayakers Block Oil Tanker, Ukrainian Protesters Push Back Soldiers

Posted on April 2, 2022April 2, 2022

Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun There are signs of hope. You just need to know where to look for them. (Hint: right here at Nonviolence News!) This week, hundreds of thousands of school children went on strike, marching out of classrooms in 750 cities and towns to demand climate action. Students in Kenya (above) even…

Lobster Boycott, Tenants Blockade, & the Earth On Fire

Posted on October 24, 2020October 24, 2020

Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun “You can’t lose if you never give up,” said Gene Sharp about waging nonviolent struggle. Bolivia just proved those words. After a right-wing faction contested last year’s election results, fomented confusion in the streets with protests, and took power with military backing, the people of Bolivia have spent the entire…

From Blockades To Embroidery

Posted on August 21, 2020August 21, 2020

Editor’s Note Moving beyond protests, people around the world are using nonviolent acts of noncooperation and intervention to strive for change. From blockades to embroidery, they’re using dozens of tactics. In Bolivia, 140 road blockades are shutting down the nation to stop the delays in their elections. Arizona schoolteachers, worried about unsafe school re-openings amidst the…

Election Uprisings

Posted on August 14, 2020August 14, 2020

Editor’s Note Election uprisings are in the air. Mass protests in Belarus are decrying the elections results that claim Lukashenko won his sixth term with 80% of the vote while Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the opposition candidate, was forced into hiding for fear of her safety. With police crackdowns, arrests of journalists, and repression of protests rocking…

Rest In Power. Resist In Peace?

Posted on July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

Editor’s Note Rest In Power, John Lewis. The news is full of tributes to congressman and civil rights legend John Lewis, praising his commitment to nonviolence and his lifelong efforts for racial justice. This is a week to remember and to mourn, not just for John Lewis, but for all of the people who have…

War & Peace: 2020 Launches Into Action

Posted on January 5, 2020

Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun The year 2020 launched into nonviolent action with a bang. Chileans rang in the New Year with mass protests. Fridays for the Future and the Student Climate Strikes walked out on the first Friday of the year. After President Trump ordered a drone strike assassination of the Iranian General Soleimani, hundreds of…

Bolivia Resists Coup; Protests Shake World

Posted on November 23, 2019November 24, 2019

Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun Global protests continue to shake the world this week.  Colombia and Georgia have joined the ever-growing list that includes Lebanon, Iraq, Haiti, Iran, Chile, Bolivia, and others. Nine victories for people and planet should give us reason to hope. Nearly 50 other stories should give us ideas for action, including everything…

Actions in Bolivia, Iraq, Lebanon, Algeria, Zimbabwe, and so many more!

Posted on November 17, 2019

Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun It was a huge week in global protest movements. There was so much going on, in fact, that it took an extra day this week simply to read up on the global protests. I wanted to dig beneath headlines and slants to gain a clearer picture of what was happening….

Mass Protests Erupt Around the World. What Are People Striving For?

Posted on October 27, 2019

Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun This week’s Nonviolence News is full of success stories . . . and stories to learn from. Lebanon’s “rave as revolution” protests have forced ministers to resign, major reforms to be passed, looted funds to be returned, and more.  Meanwhile, in Chile, protests were met with violent repression and the…

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