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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…

Whale Rescues, Housing Occupations, & Dismantling and Rebuilding Police Stations

Posted on October 2, 2020October 2, 2020

Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun Is property destruction “nonviolent”? This is a frequent question that comes up around nonviolence. The short answer is that it’s complicated. It’s situational. Gene Sharp, a nonviolent struggle researcher, categorized destruction of one’s own property as nonviolent, but not destruction of others’ property. Many acts of property destruction are viewed…

Another World Is Possible … She Is Already On Her Way

Posted on June 13, 2020

Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun “Another world is possible. She is already on her way. On a quiet day, you can hear her breathing.” – Arundati Roy Mass protest has won a world unimaginable only a few weeks ago. Major cities are defunding police units, implementing professional crisis response teams, setting up community-led public safety…

Giant Murals, Banner Blockades, Street Dances, and More

Posted on May 25, 2020

Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun The pandemic has shape-shifted activism, but it hasn’t stopped it. In our opening image (above), these activists blocked four streets in downtown San Francisco while they painted a giant mural (side image – and notice how small the people are!) of a hot air balloon that was visible from the skyrise…

Pots-and-Pans Protests Raise a Racket for Justice

Posted on December 8, 2019

Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun Nonviolence comes in thousands of shapes and sizes.  It’s a force, a field of potential, a method of making change, even a way of life.  While this week’s headline celebrates the Latin America-wide cacerolazo (pots-and-pans protest), I’m also uplifting a few stories that show the wide-ranging potential of nonviolence, from small acts…

Save the Whales, Solidarity Strikes, Women Against Violence, and the World Leaders In Nonviolent Struggle

Posted on December 1, 2019December 1, 2019

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…

From Single Protesters to Global Solidarity

Posted on August 5, 2019

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….

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