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Tunisia Takes Streets, Portuguese Teachers Protest, Germany Marches For Peace

Posted on February 25, 2023February 25, 2023

Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun It’s a busy week in Nonviolence News. The stories are varied and diverse, though they share a common theme of people getting fed up with constant injustice. Tunisia’s unions took action against the rising cost-of-living. They’re not alone: Moldova erupted with protests against high fuel prices, the United Kingdom’s strikes…

Sudan Protests Military Rule, Morocco Marches & Okinawa’s Poison Foam

Posted on December 10, 2022December 10, 2022

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,…

Haiti Marches, France Strikes, Chad Protests, Egypt Demands Rosetta Stone Back

Posted on October 22, 2022October 26, 2022

Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun There’s a lot going on in the world. In Chad, protesters are mourning after security forces opened fire on people demanding that the military regime transition to civilian rule. France is bracing for the moment when widespread protests turn into a general strike. Afghan women held protests against the Taliban,…

Pakistani Workers Want Safety, BLM Protests For UK Rapper, South Koreans Push For Fair Medicine

Posted on September 17, 2022September 17, 2022

Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun The United Kingdom is asking whose lives matter after the police killed an unarmed Black rapper. When protest organizers were urged to cancel the demonstrations due to the queen’s death, they refused. They felt the greater insensitivity was asking them to cancel a protest over a Black man’s murder for…

Thailand’s Radical Grandmas, #EnoughIsEnough & China’s Mortgage Boycott

Posted on August 13, 2022August 13, 2022

Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun The United Kingdom is about to erupt in protests. An economic justice campaign called #EnoughIsEnough launched with a bold video decrying poverty wages, cost of living, and concentrated wealth. Over 100,000 people crashed the website trying to get on the email list. It’s a sign of the times. People around…

Mexico’s Water Caravan, Mongolia’s Empty Stomach Uprising & Puerto Rico’s Beach Party Protests

Posted on April 28, 2022April 28, 2022

Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun If you were wondering where this week’s Nonviolence News has been … the answer is Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts and finally Maine. I’ve been on the road this week, moving to Maine, which delayed the release of the new edition. But never fear! Between dodging…

A herd of large, sculpted elephants stands in front of an official building in London, UK.

100 Elephants Take Over London, Plastic Whale Tours World & Sharks Against Deep Sea Mining

Posted on August 13, 2021August 13, 2021

Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun A herd of one hundred, sculpted elephants took over London. They’re “marching” to raise awareness of the critical need for conservation efforts. Each sculpture was handmade by Indigenous communities in India. In a similar vein, Yalata women in Australia made a giant right whale sculpture from “ghost nets” and other…

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