Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun “With great power comes great responsibility,” is a line made famous by Spiderman, but activists could rephrase that as “with any power comes responsibility”. The Sisters of St. Joseph are taking that bit of wisdom to heart as they take on the corporate giant Microsoft. They’re leveraging their power as…
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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…
Honoring MLK With Action
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is commemorated each January in the United States. In many places, he is honored with “service”. This focus, while admirable, evades the radical legacy of resistance that defined Dr. King’s use of nonviolence as a tool of social change. To me, every person engaged in…
From Algeria to Ecuador, Sudan to Pakistan
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun: In this week’s Nonviolence News, you’ll find stories from around the world. People on every continent are rising up for human rights, political freedoms, and environmental protection. Many of them are using nonviolent action in the global quest for rights and justice. Here are some of there recent stories: Indigenous Hawai’ians blockade the construction…