Image: Remix by Nonviolence News from photos by Andrew McMurtrie on Pexels and Andrea on Pixabay Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Nonviolence isn’t just about protests. Nonviolence is the persistent, undaunted pursuit of justice and healing. One story in this week’s collection exemplifies that over a century of dedication toward racial justice. Tulsa, Oklahoma, was…
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Banana Blockades, Peru On Strike & 30-Mile Human Chain Protests Trump
Image: Remix by Nonviolence News from photos by LT Chan and Lara Jameson on Pexels Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Caught between a rock and a hard place of President Trump’s imperialism and President Mulino’s austerity measures, Panama’s workers and civil society have now entered into the third week of a general strike. Teachers, doctors,…

Rainbow Pencils, Climate Data Restored, 20K March In Brussels & Norway Trade Union Boycotts Israel
Image: Remix by Nonviolence News from photo by Andrea on Pixabay Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Powerful and interesting actions happen when people realize it’s up to us to protect what we love. When we stop waiting around for someone else to take action, we find that there’s a lot we can do – and…

89% of World Wants Climate Action, Tesla Down 70%, 1K Moroccans Demand Arms Embargo & 480 Colleges Oppose Trump Attacks
Image: Remix by Nonviolence News of Nigeria’s Green Walk by iammatthewmario on Pixabay Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun On April 22, millions of people worldwide honored Earth Day. Along with the usual actions of planting trees and cleaning up trash, many took action for climate justice. It’s not surprising – people want climate action. A…

#HandsOff Rallies Millions, Athens Strike Halts City & Nepalese Resist Cable Cars
Image: Remix by Nonviolence News from Donna B Nichols and StockSnap on Pixabay. Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun We all need to celebrate the wins – it is the antidote to the setbacks. After the formal impeachment of the president, South Koreans are holding massive celebrations to honor what their mass protest movement achieved in…

Flooding Snitch Lines, Blocking Wi-Fi To Fossil Fuel Insurers & Resisting the Politics of Hate
Remix of a protest against nuclear power plant, South Korea, 2015. Image by Daeyong Wee on Pixabay. Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun The inauguration of Donald Trump to a second term as president of the United States unleashed a new chapter in resistance. The politics of hate was given the keys to some of the…

Mexico Disarmament, South Korea Wins, Romania in an Uproar & Hopes of a Ceasefire
Image: Remix of India Farmer Protests by Jaskaran (JK Photography), CC BY-SA 4.0 Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun South Koreans’ persistence has finally paid off: after weeks of protesting for the arrest of their suspended President Yoon Suk-yeol over his martial law and power grab, he has been apprehended and will face legal proceedings. This…

Pirate Care, Salting, Knit-Ins Against Debt & Old Book Protests
Image: Remix from demonstration in Indonesia by Sigit Setiawan on Pixabay. Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun The horror of the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles is vivid this week as 10,000 structures burned in the second-largest city in the United States. Climate activists have been campaigning hard to make the connection to the climate crisis…