Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Let’s start with some recent successes in Nonviolence News. A new report showed that 2023’s US worker strikes worked, winning wage increases that haven’t been seen in decades. The Yurok Tribe has become the first tribal group to steward land in partnership with the National Park Service. Sacramento declared itself…
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Tractor Protests & Train Strikes in Germany, Pakistan’s Women-led Movements & Serbia’s Disputed Elections
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun There’s a lot going on in Nonviolence News this week: Myanmar’s allies in the US are pushing to stop jet fuel and weapons sales to the military junta, Serbia and Guatemala are struggling over disputed elections, and First Nations activists broke into Trans Mountain Pipeline offices in Canada to stop…
Ceasefire Calls Grow, Indigenous Australians’ “Voice” Vote Defeated, Guatemala Roadblocks Continue
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun As the violence in Gaza continues, peace activists around the world are increasing their calls for a ceasefire. Notably, Jewish Voices For Peace and If Not Now held the largest civil disobedience of American Jews on behalf of Palestine in US history. Ten thousand people rallied while 500 Jews, rabbis,…
Symphonies, Ballets, Sports, Motorways: Shut It Down For Climate Action. Plus, Justice For Construction Workers
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Let’s start with some good news: new research has shown that the climate strikes launched by Greta Thunberg and Fridays for the Future have changed the behaviors of one third of Switzerland’s residents. Remember this the next time asks you: what’s the point of protesting? Also remember that this research…
France’s General Strike, Pakistan’s Peace March, Protest At Miss Kyrgyzstan Contest
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Millions of French citizens are marching, protesting, and participating in a general strike to keep the government from undercutting the pension plan, raising the retirement age from 62 to 65. For those of us watching from the United States, it’s impressive to see people in the streets over something we…
7K Nurses Strike, Brazil Defends Democracy & The Arc of the Universe
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929. The United States commemorates his life and legacy with a federal holiday. Over the weekend, people across the nation are holding marches, rallies, teach-ins, talks for racial justice and nonviolence. Dr. King is part of a long lineage of…
Sudan Protests Military Rule, Morocco Marches & Okinawa’s Poison Foam
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Protests have erupted in Sudan, once again, after a new power deal was brokered against the will of the 5,000 Resistance Committees who earlier rejected a power-sharing deal with the military. Citizens have been consistent in demanding a full civilian government since they ousted a 30-year-long dictatorship in 2019. Meanwhile,…
One Million Bolivians March, Intermodal Workers Double Salaries, Scientists Issue Paper On Necessity of Climate Action
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Bolivia’s use of nonviolent struggle has already reached epic proportions – and they’re at it again. Recently, a million Bolivians marched in La Paz in support of their left-wing government. The action was meant to counter right-wing attempts to destabilize the government and oust the president. If this all seems…
Sudan Rises Against Coup, Dads On Duty Stops Fights, Migrants Take Action For Justice
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun In 2019, Sudan successfully kicked its 30-year-long dictatorship out of power, forming a shared citizen and military transitional government until democratic elections could be held. Now, Sudanese citizens are back in the streets, mobilizing to end a military coup that tried to seize power this week. Does this mean the…
Rest In Power. Resist In Peace?
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…